JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================2K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Mi qIy[s g?)9'F-nwRpP츲sV(Nr}W$(NO}$欑|@@!*6rxA}Xe׊qc_c4R"`9P,cOƺqaK֒Q`G8ed箭Um =yMpys=F~'OKriP\9V:#XB&q2FU<$5l5U0T}KAdp #ӎjKK=PWn02MFRV:4h)'f tیѪXoOJڴ : x_Vl'Xf(٘/Փj$JDžSҞ&0}u,{V|" >!-$ f]ZY`7\ z7G)yBo=XIO,x֞9Y܃ע k,Em/e` 3V&3f#;C"om*4}>r+|{QEaGȶPU---rwQEtO)ΓP$jX8Es=(s on the new roster.<br>Beane didn't step onto the Shepherd College Ram's turf with any great fanfare. He wasn't even the featured back when he left Baltimore City College High School in 1996. As a junior, Beane earned All City/County honors as a defensive back, although he also rushed for 952 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a senior he was an honorable mention City/County running back. Colleges were cool about recruiting Beane because of his grades, says City coach George Petrides.<br> It was a combination of his grades and his size- both a little lacking back then-and I wasn't surprised that he wasn't more heavily recruited, recalled Petrides, who added  But, I always thought he had the ability to play at the next level."<br>Three years, 45 touchdowns, an extra inch of height and more than 30 pounds of rock-solid muscle later, Beane has proven he has what it takes, and then some. The two-time All-American enters the 1999 season as a leading candidate for the Harlon Hill Award (The NCAA Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) after lead