JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================RK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?<2>!#nӜUոbGFq+$o)$V`p'zJ%r3V-1) ^3)^Qv;hہ=һrsjpa##_˵QLVHO6/R.{I<#\ ltWc% Č⢜ ّ5uՠ'ZclyCe>cWAAY`71 h4Pݐ-b؇JLdrxe-ig .2Gڕd) ]c*=.Ulqr*smvĂQQ )\Fj'clrG  QՎcK$XmЅ0:Vm.q&sWm-_(ڲADžΎ'gbE7d}.M31qZ em99U^bnF9+3eVm\MUm2r]J_.*!'*3p3A *%w*Wew]EOz DFlmʌ)Ҥ`AkWdeV˾>Q~5 _Z"5L%9Y$P$ɫqC3\,H7!FqX~ѵ9{;Δܳ'c=h5Lj4hv>X9Z]?KQcdl`>x4εj6ikrHd`jd }+r\UoRE"+@14݅'`5y5}9^` Sxi˭ݬp 矦iJǩI $Zop>WRZo4O[DYqfԦ٬EFǢrbnˏADo퓙G>oqi*U͝9i'v9cڠIĶ`o ]zbˡΰ LQtiiC߼ zfsĈ+#c=ۜH)X$mqq6c웃}clVxn Voc!zt1)h()h74QLEr>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 leading Shepherd to a 10-2 record and its first-