JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Z( ( ( ( (*_jZo똠dfFcE4s xH5B][kM7~ [mVHMViYn/cXS[ED%Iʦn9?J(((((((ʀ (ʏʀ (܅}F+i|9%݆-ռ2n@rASOڇq8PG WX_[~S,Ĩ>WVU7Ls'U,$xЉA +1^k#MmDYA(4-zR-3[ßREvTeI!T&.}M)k`C_ʏʷ0 (ʏʀ (ʏʀ (<8:-Z0[iw{o/գ-ZA1&{{-Z?~xŵQD+DAygsjCm&rVvWeœ;E] ?hc@[ڿtY)W<- >a-4lc@[-Z, G4k}bYdEzVrhw25~#yspƹi*MV6iq""ݰ ޹+.Tݴ0Ļ&w-NEnxVΟܻ\ƼM$Ӯ75_ir[J]oRqhLߍuƟ.RAUǫx?<1Q95=zG//կRc-ځ ?G/կU.ʣnN?Zi:{@b sV͏n׋GFF8*ɠhe@[-Ze)÷V<"ʑNF R(?}YgطYEy,0 P(0PsiB9\,Fq9tQ> p:f8<'H@*v:soAݞxS8f5 efKoECɎCHrs}(oZ[ްHuXr5ŕHQu !,w3$J ǯ^T}̽uK?Չ]9E6rT~8qsQx\_C8Dz ʃ0HQ,Pn`+|#+ŧ&$v-s׽y8ܟ꼡9n($x|4w)dZ$s$UmtIi4 Ђ<iA,S3伵m=5iRo9C  ~V}9 0Hn:^E4Cpo˕;sX~߆R4vo|ɥZ$%9X~(GZͧm LP J=k$dyZU!s޻.o#yZȧsDH]sfrh7v$xIK/Ҷ|G[[Di~S3."݀RS_,Tzֲ|Yg f(YYˁde}*di9[cT`IfM5LW)R?8MpPReUA [wj2;fBϓVCʷZm{ )tN+آ#bz~XifT\cn+?ioipL]ZUn\4!\dejƤR֔fЭ걷Ñ=+ĩ ;ۍǮIk 606 I*;ŴR˹I\bsFE P\xPh BF? +Z8Ht-tJz̄.(up5)`}oCQW_/2qϥ}q1kKyXfg!HerΥ4p!lc֪ކ]r؊䶆e"Hц;:Fxc8zW?56XTG^\ /-ZN }^68ݎqT5m]YZu糼0=ֳwZ$4eB$W }35>}KHJvL!LQv(ov% .ѓۯZmⴷ$QTP8SZƛ@\|n$!qHA۞uba>Gs0rx5G+ y+N;Cqa (Wvj>>^GwspHs?ڱo{nj~=ǿjQ{R2ǵ&3zR={Pm=iߏj?Ԭr6[5k3ZNmxi2z0!¹%9lkh5'y"ʼn+Jy-ٛoԦ}RX$KG2Mqf;GQ ZO-f>a>{Qz3ړ>$cgkZվf..D@@ '?zV{FtSw>>Wk&yw 2qFiBDE{5,8'Uœ H̝&zF7(8yVb-DNqь 77Dzx'Wv+[OV' S=t%{ȎWbĦr9Cꏂxr>gh$mۚX懧]y1̒4h-f]3s=]qgk389$=3ֹHNG!tOxu]"34#-ܯh 69tZE_S9ՏRZ{xaugFJjRv ˰0RTx.nϑzu]|f/ob{؄AϩJ 1 .Q VWI4_Tj)>ycyv\9Hc9x?_S\濨_/*+=|#8z_M>]2 -L?J.SNWk|cfdZh6ラTxS['87 :g^k(]jLȾt|5?4BRpxTaclQsM$e:۱VGu˨m =oHTY'sYǚƲi"V+w*/CJNʯ0n(KfyVkIrQ[U']>Dg/^"{,(y`FEj⢌eN[j$`OJc|$Փv҅VLM4EƅXzr4^ Q\I`2pN tvE8i~œ>Cs 9q֓fQaܦ_{TŀǐZUt C.O4AWBE#o/<'*2I8R &0p6`W'4ݭ#rÎ96@u dGJ rxrި l đxL(R!Yy#>?Z@]>ZW9b_+sP_EZ:qMYa2:`v5=v:.!qN`zkn7m430O&'Ck l|zQJcxn;,`8qH&Pss,!g9TQaPRqW}U㹉NSjyt)}}ڨI*8X@=)RKY={ d`f-qTqojVv91Niޤۗ3 +KBmm TG8F~:u5h2,8>s^j6JUa'ܓv$L145tK8] 0f#G"Z秭dݓc<(!G4ϲYYXld`9tJ6 SP"Gu!NFM<The most inspirational person in Ben s life has been his father.  He hasalways been there for me, says Ben.  My father has been a good example. Ben s father was a former Minnesota Viking offensive lineman. He taught Ben well. Ben is the first offensive lineman to be named All-American since Outland Trophy winner Bobby Bell in 1962. <br>Ben red-shirted his first year and was a Scholar-Athlete winner. He started as a freshman in 1997 in all 12 games and was an All-Big Ten selection. The next year Ben was a pre-season honorable mention All-American. In addition to being a first team All-American last year, Ben was named the team s Paul Giel award winner, which honors the player who exhibits total unselfishness and most concern about the University of Minnesota. <br>One of the pre-season teams that Ben made was the Playboy All-American team. He turned them down.  My relationship with God is the most important thing in my life, explained Ben.  Turning down Playboy was hard because lineman don t get many honors. But I didn t want to give a mixed message. If you are a Christian, you should lead by example. <br>Ben leads by example in other areas. He doesn t smoke, chew or do drugs.  You can find that stuff, Ben says.  I ve just never wanted to try it. Ben carries a 3.2 GPA. He is never late to class. In fact, one of his traits is that he is always early. Ben has missed zero tests.<br> I don t miss things, says Ben.  You have to pay attention to time management. I have a day planner type of calendar. Besides, I really like my classes, especially math and my major. Ben will graduate in Civil Engineering and, after whatever happen in pro football, wants to manage construction projects. <br>Karon did not lift weights at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit.  Because, says Karon,  I was always in sports. I played three sports and I was naturally strong. Karon was All-State in both football and basketball. He also ran a 10.8 100 meters at 210 pounds. Karon carried a 3.65 GPA.<br>Karon never did drugs or drank alcohol in high school.  Never, exclaimed Karon!  I was petrified. I was scared to drink. A lot of my friends did. I was usually the mediator. Detroit is not a good place not to be sober. My uncle was a police officer and I learned that it was just not worth it. <br>Being in the  hood was part of Karon s everyday life while growing up. He gives the following advice to survive:  First, be aware and be smart. Second, be down to earth. Don t try to seem better than others. Third, be careful where you go and who you are with. You can be guilty by association. <br>Karon chose SMU to play football and made an immediate impact. He became a starter for the Mustangs at mid-season during his true freshman year. Karon also did well the following year but he wanted to be closer to home. Thus, a monumental decision was made. He transferred to Minnesota. However, according to NCAA rules, Karon sat out the first year, but was given the DefensZMb~tG\Ӛ&pCNb@{[ %_Z WpўqN2dcpc69\?3@A=Yv)ۣ񹀫FAAWLz5CVPNdoA4.^hF2)]PW[_16zfpbO#Q{[[0i %m5ݐ\ :D5b%#`~,Q*e-vTAL