Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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TOUGH tournament in Maryland. Seventh ranked Arizona State walked away with first place. Utah State achieved second place honors followed by Oregon State in third place. I think placing third in the Pac-10 pleased everyone, noted Cardwell, whose performance earned him a trip to the nationals. We missed second by only a few points. Cardwell was also named Outstanding Wrestler of the Pac-10. The unanimous decision was made by all the coaches at the tournament. Winning the Pac-10's and getting the Outstanding Wrestler award was probably the highlight of my entire season, said Cardwell. A junior in Health and P.E. from Lowell, Oregon, Cardwell had been wrestling since the fourth grade. The NCAA Tournament was one highlight of the Beaver season. Four wrestlers qualified and traveled to the University of Maryland to compete with the top wrestlers in the country. Jeff Card- Gary W«i well wrestled 158, David Boyle wrestled 142, Tim Glennie wrestled 126 and Dave Orndorff wrestled heavyweight division. We did very well, said Thomas. We placed ahead of everyone from the Pac-10 except Arizona State. The Beavers placed 22nd out of 350 teams in the United States. Success did not come easy for the Beaver team, however. Much training, hard work and sacrifice were involved in the everyday life of each team member. Glennie was a pharmacy major. His hardwork, dedication and, of course, talent earned him a trip to the Nationals in Maryland. He found being a varsity athlete meant making sacrifices and prolonging graduation was often one of them. In the long run, it will probably take me a little longer to graduate, stated Glennie. After two years of keeping up with a grueling full time schedule of sports and classes, Glennie was consid- ering lightening his class load and taking more time to graduate. I'll probably end up taking one or two terms more than everyone else, said Glennie. Practice started the first day of School in September and continued throughout the year for the wrestlers. Their alarms went off early every morning as the team ran and lifted weights at 6:30 a.m. The team met again at 3:30 p.m. for two hours of wrestling and instruction. To get as skilled and as tough as we are, we have to do this, commented Thomas. And tough they were. As if placing third in the Pac-10 and qualifying for Nationals weren't enough, the Beavers were looking forward to an even brighter future. None of the team members graduated and all would return the following year. We're looking forward to next year, commented Card-well. □ by Laura Larsen and Karen Young. Guy w» Oregon State University wrestler Jeff Cardwell gets a thumb in his eye at the Pac-10 championships when he eventually won the match and the weight division for OSU. Eric Miller attempts to pull out from a hold during the Pac-10 tournament at which OSU placed third overall in the tournament with an inexperienced team. David Boyle (top) gets on an opponent during the Pac-10 meet, placing first in his weight division for the Beavers. Guy Wru Wrestling 219

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Jeff Cardwell (standing), Pac-10 champion in his weight division, attempts to stop an opponent. Dr. Dale Thomas. Beaver wrestling coach, sits on the edge of his chair anticipating an OSU win during the Pac-10 Championships held at Gill Coliseum. Cary WM Sidelines Men's Wrestling Won 13 Lost 13 Maryland 12 24 North Carolina State 8 31 North Carolina 2 42 Navy 6 36 Clemson 15 21 Army 3 37 Bloomsburg Univ. 3 46 Lehigh Billy Sheridan Tour Fifth Weber State 35 9 Oregon Invitational First Humboldt State 38 8 Buena Vista at Chico, Ca. 10 23 Chico State 20 18 Fresno State 14 31 Stanford 36 11 San Jose State at Stanford 27 11 San Francisco State 30 18 Oregon 27 13 Boise State 38 6 Simon Fraser 33 9 Oregon Wrestling Classic Fourth Portland State 25 13 Utah State 13 22 Brigham Young 14 21 Pacific 28 9 Oregon 20 16 Pac-10 Championships Third NCAA Champ. TWenty-second Gary WrM 218 Wrestling

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The Beaver's Ben Johnson, freshman in Science, squares off to bunt in a game against Portland State University. After hitting a homerun, Tim Lambert. No 22, celebrates with high-fives from Lance Rice, No. 14. and other Beaver teammates. 4 .» Drbbir Writhrn Despite losing top pitchers to injuries, competitive Beavers battle Pacific 10 - Northern Division foes to a ©(DM IFsiEiGS Scrappy. If any word described the Oregon State University baseball team, scrappy did. We were a real scrappy team. That's the way we had to be, said senior outfielder Bryan Canter. The team had to be scrappy to counter injuries. OSU's top two pitchers, John Sipple and Chris Payne, were both injured before the start of the league season. The outfield was depleted by injuries toward the end of the season when Canter broke his thumb and freshman Larry Vladic had an abdominal ailment. Finally, senior utilityman Lestee Ceasar cracked a bone in his wrist. What does a baseball team do in the face of such unfortunate luck? Oregon State players pulled on their hats, picked up their bats and took second place in the Pacific 10 — Northern Division league with a 15-9 league record and a 31-13 regular season record. When you look back at all we've accomplished without a best pitcher and missing our number two pitcher for most of the year, I have to be very pleased with the result, said Head Coach Jack Riley. At times it (the injuries) drew the team together, Riley added. Although Riley was pleased with the team's performance, he felt that the team would have been more successful if Sipple and Payne could have played. However, even without Sipple and Payne, the OSU pitching team held its own. Sophomore Jeff Otis pitched a 9-4 season and was named first team pitcher on the All-Northern Division Squad. Junior Rod Scheckla was named second team pitcher on the All-Northern Division Squad after being brought to the mound from his original position, third base. It was kind of a patchwork Jack Riley, coach of the Beavers for 15 years, is accustomed to watching his team play during a spring team downpour on the Coleman Field. 220 Baseball