March 21, 1974 Wrestlers Place Third Dist. 18 by Jim Concelmen With a 9-5 season record, and a third place finish in - the NAIA District 18 tournament, the Behrend Wrestling team com pleted its finest year in four year college competition. Several records were broken and several were shattered. The shattered includes Total Season Points and total season victories. Ashley Swift earned the top spot of these two categories with 54 points and 16 victories breaking Julio DiMarco's old mark of 51 points and 11 wins. Brian Vollant and Al Carter also got-into the record books with 53 points, 15 wins and 52 points, 12 wins respectively. Four Behrend grapplers placed in the NAIA tournament. Al Carter (118), Greg Wozniak (126) ' and Ashley Swift (150) each placed second in their respective weight classes while Brian Vollant (167) placed third. Behrend placed third in the tournament with 70 points behind Indiana with 146 points and Edinboro with 125 points. "Indiana just had it all together," stated coach Onorato. However, Onorato was very pleased with the fact that Behrend finished ahead of Waynesburg and California who defeated the Cubs in dual meet competition during the season. "We felt we could do it," said Onorato who has always believed Behrend to be somewhat underrated. Carter advanced to the finals with a 15-3 win over Dan Car naham from Edinboro. Just a week before, Carnahan had. beaten Carter 6-5 in a close dual meet match. According to Onorato, it was a "big win for Carter." Carter lost in the finals to Tom DeLong from Indiana. "DeLcing was slick on his feet," stated Onorato who thought that "people were really impressed by Car ter," in the 7-1 loss. At 126 pounds, Greg Wozniak avenged an earlier tie to Dan Sweet of Edinboro by defeating Sweet 9-6, in semifinal competion. Wozniak was behind with about five seconds remaining. when he brutishly pancaked Sweet to win the match. "Yeah, I had 'em under control," Wozniak con tended after the match. In the finals, Wozniak "got lulled into situations he wasn't Collegian Apologizes The Behrend Collegian wishes to apologize to the Behrend Wrestling Team for lack of pictures in this issue. It was our intention to have a visual display of the four wrestlers that placed at the NAIA District 18 Nationals. However, all wrestling negatives have disappeared from the College office. Chess Team Stays Home Chess players at The Penn sylvania State University have found a way to cut traveling expenses during the energy crisis—they stay at home to play their "away" matches. Penn State's varsity chess team met the team from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. And neither team left their respective campuses. The match was played via short-wave radio. The player' moves were transmitted from the playing tables, via walkie-talkies, to a short wave set located in a nearby building. From there, the moves were sent by ham radio operators to Indiana. Counter moves were transmitted the same way. The match took five hours to complete, with Indiana winning 2 1 / 2 to 1 1 / 2 . Luckily for the Penn State team, the "long" journey home after a tough defeat con sisted of a walk across campus. used to," Onorato said of the 12-5 loss to Keith Koski of Indiana. At 150 pounds, Swift wrestled the "worst three matches since he's been here," said Onorato,. Yet Swift's worst was good enough to get him a second place. In the semi-finals, Swift won a close 3-2 match in over time against regular season rival, Tom Hutchinson from Edinboro. The one point resulted from Swift's slight margin in riding tithe. Swift lost to Rich Shoemaker of Indiana (where else) 5-2. According to Onorato, the match was not overly exciting or active. Shoemaker wrestled very smart, if not methodically taking► ad vantage of two penalty points and Swift's mistakes. Jim Tracy lost in the opening rounds of the 158 pound class but defeated an old Waynesburg rival, John Mitsch, 5-1 in a con solation match. Brian Vollant was scheduled to wrestle 167 lbs. Unfortunately, the morning before the match Brian weighed 168 pounds. Two Florida Practice Tans Tennis Team Behrend's tennis team was hosted and toasted over spring break, spending a week catching the rays in Boca Raton, Florida. However, bronzed bodies were earned on the tennis court where the Cubs gof a week of good weather which means a week of good tennis. For the past couple of months, Behrend 's racket squad has been practicing indoors at the West wood Baguet Club. The purpose of the Florida trip was to get the team outside into the sun and wind and away from what coach Lauffer cans the "sterile con ditions of Westwood". We wanted to be where we could predict the weather", coach Lauffer stated. The main emphasis was on practice, but Behrend competed in two matches with their host, Florida Atlantic University. The Cubs lost both matches 7-2, but coach Lauffer fells that the concentrated outdoor practice was more significant than any competition at this point. The team will travel to Youngstown State on April 6 for their first match. Although there are no definite positions, Coach Lauffer is getting a good idea how things look. Dave Ott, the number five man last year, is one returning letterman Lauffer is counting on. Another returning veteran is Barry Healy, the number six man last year. Stiff competition can be ex pected from Soph. Mark Fair child,, and freshmen Mark Leonard,: Ken Buchanon, Norm Jackson, Don Fuller and Tim Winder: Right now, Coach Lauffer is looking for a break in the weather. That will enable the team to get some outside practice before the Youngstown match PSU Baseball to Begin University Park, Pa. March— Penn State, the defending National Collegiate Athletic Association District 2 baseball champion, has a 28 game schedule this year. Coach Chuck Medlar's team, 19-7 last year including a pair of losses in the College World Series, opens the season on the road with games at Lehigh on April 3 and at Villanova April 6. The Lions' first home ap pearance is a doubleheader with Ithaca on April 7. Medlar has a record of 165 wins, 82 losses and three ties and has led the Lions to the District 2 playoffs six times fii his 11 years as head coach. The Lions, who completed a one-week training trip to Florida this week, should be in contention for a district playoff berth again this season. Behrend Collegian hours of sweat and bard work brought him down to the required weight but along with the weight, he lost some valuable energy. In the consolation match, after winning an overtime referee's decision, Vollant got the meet's fastest pin in order to capture third place. Vollant pinned Don Higgins of Frostburg in 1:35. Alan Volkman's hopes were 'dashed by a knee injury he received in the semifina ls. Volk man went onto wrestle in the consolation match, defeating one opponent, before relinquishing third place because of his "Hectic at best," was how coach Onorato described the NAIA. Nationals in Wisconsin. Bebrend's entries comprised only four out of 437 total participants and Behrend was only one school out of 107. The Cub grapplers wrestled admirably but the tension caused them to be too tight, afraid to chance. Behrend didn't go very far at St. Paul but, according to Onorato, Behrend will "take experience next year." and the first home match on April -13 against Cleveland State. Behrend Indoor Soccer Team Maintains Active Schedule To a spectator, indoor soccer no doubt it is popular in this area. might seem more like ice hockey than a form of soccer. However, Behrend's indoor soccer team the basic skills are still those of (it's more an informal gathering the world's most popular sport. actually) placed its two teams Because of its lightning fast (Ist and 2nd) in league com tempo, indoor soccer is becoming petition before break and com very popular in the U. S. There is Peted in two tournaments last B-Ball Award Given University Park, Pa., March—. Penn State basketball captain - Ron Brown has been named the winner of the school's John Lawther Award as its Most Valuable Player. Brown, a 6-4 senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the award for the second time. He also had been voted the team's best player as a sophomore. The award is named after the former Penn State basketball coach. "Ron has given us some great moments," says Nittany Lion coach John Bach. "He was the man the team looked to for in spiration and leadership on the court." A high school All-American, Brown led the Lions to three straight winning seasons. Penn State was 17-8, 15,8 and 13-12 in Brown's three years on the varsity. Brown was Eastern College Leading the returnees are co captains Jerry Micsky and Rick Sherkel. Micsky was the first team all-district shortstop last year when he batted .284 and led the team in runs batted in with 23. Sherkel, who can also pitch, hit .247 in 1973 as the regular left fielder. Greg Vogel, Kevin Burke and Art Ochs are the other returning regulars from last year's team. Vogel won the second base job as a freshman last season and wound up the season with a . .305 average. He led the team with eight stolen bases. Burke, a co-captain-elect of the Penn State basketball team, hit .218 last year as the regular right fielder. Ochs batted only .211, but was a standout in the field as the Lions' first baseman. (Continued on Pus 4) BEHREND COLLEGE VARSITY WRESTLING SEASON RECORD 5 Behrend 27 Case Western 24 Behrend 24 Thiel 21 Behrend 31 Westminster 18 Behrend 19 Buffalo State 27 Behrend 20 Allegheny 21 Behrend 34 Westminster 18 Behrend 29 Grove City 17 Behrend 33 Malone 12 Behrend 41 Wrestler Alir Carter (Fr., Academy) Greg Wozniak (So., Erie Tech) Larry Fabrizi (Jr., Cathedral Prep) Mike Mucciarone 142 (So., Strong Vincent) Ashley Swift 150 (Fr., McDowell) Buzz Mealing (Fr., Conestoga) Brian Vollant (So., McDowell) Rob Gornall (Fr., Strong Vincent) Alan Volkman 190 (So., General McLane) Greg Evans - 158 (So., Northwestern) Tim Evanoff (So., McDowell) Keith Richardson (Jr., Greenville) Kevin Yendell (Fr., North Allegheny) Jim Tracy 158 (So., Harborcreek) Athletic Conference Sophomore of the Year in 1971-72 when he averaged 18.1 points per game and led the team in assists and rebounds. His playing weight soared and his performance dipped as a junior when he averaged 13 points per game. Weight was a problem for Brown again this year, although he averaged 17.4 points per game and tied his own school record for assists with 120. ' Brown finished second on Penn State's all-time scoring list with 1,184 points. Jesse Arnelle is the all-time leader with 2,138 points in four seasons (1952-1955). Among Brown's ac complishments at Penn State are seven school records—most assists in one game (14), season (120), and career (350; most steals in a game (8), season (97) and career (252) ; and most points by a sophomore (434). Brown led this year's Lion team in scoring, assists and steals and was third on the team in rebounding. Junior Randy Meister of Baldwinsville, N.Y., was the only other Lion player in - double figures in scoring with an average of 12.7 points per game. Meister, a 6-9 center, also averaged 9.1 rebounds per game. Senior Jon Marshall was the team rebounding leader with 11.4 per game. et ibte wiN tot o Frozen Pizza 00 0 Fresh Lunch Meats _ Soft - Beverages ice Ice Cream Drugs Open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 Days A Week Station 8 Nagle Rd. Behrend 5 California State 31 Behrend 9 Waynesburg 27 Behrend 30 Case-Western 18 Behrend 10 Ryerson 30 (Freestyle Exhibit) Behrend won !orfeit Carnegie Mellon Behrend 11 Edinboro 27 Duquesne 6 Individual Stats Wt. W. L. 118 11 2 T. Pins Points Overall 0 4 52 12-3 68 48 4 28 322 weekend. This Saturday the Cubs travel to Indiana Pa. to compete in a 32 team tournament, perhaps the largest tournament in the nation. Last Friday night the Cubs competed with five other teams in a tournament hosted by Gannon College. The Cubs defeated Alliance 2-1 and Gannon 1-0 but Behrend fell to the Erie Soccer Club 0-1. and to the eventual overall winner Edin boro, 0-1. At 7:30 A.M. Saturday 12 bedraggled Behrend Booters traveled to Slippery Rock. The Cubs defeated Indiana 3-0 but lost to tournament winners Slippery Rock 0-1. Grove City was the victor in the f nal game 0-2. Coach Lauffer felt that at times the squad played good soccer, but there was "a lot of dumping and running", which is to say the Cubs played a kick and chase game rather than a close passing game. According to Lauffer, things were a little tough at Slippery Rock. The squad played at Gannon until 10:30 the previous night only having to get up at 7:30 the next morning for the Slippery Rock tournament. This Saturday the Cubs will be in competition with such teams as Penn State Main Campus, Pitt, Akron and VVVU, in a 32 team tournament at Indiana. The teams will be divided into 8 leagues. Behrend will meet in its league, PSU B team Indiana and the Gannon A team. They must place first of second in their league or advance to the playoffs. The tournament will last all day which means "endurance is important to sustain the grind" Coach Lauffer stated. 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