University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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glas Mercer, Garry Day, Scott Cole, Martin Luecke and Jose Martinez perform their backward-flip routine before an enthusiastic home crowd at the Utah football game. BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS: FIRST ROW: Mark Jeffrey Williams. SECOND ROW: Leslie Ana Scott, Carajane Garner, Traci Leigh Bransford. THIRD ROW: Joseph William I Center, Patrick Wendell Goudeau, Joseph Charles Ford. Texas Cheerleaders 243

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The Spirit J.t took an incredible amount of gymnastic ability and many long hours of practice to develop the distinctive Texas style that defined the cheerleading team as one of the top squads in the nation. By competing in contests during cheerleading camp at the University of Tennessee in August, the squad qualified for the National Cheerleaders Association Championship in Dallas on Jan. 8. Memphis State won first place at the championship contest while the ' Horns tied for second place with the University of Florida. Although the ' Horns tied the Gators for second place, they were still rather disappointed. Memphis State had 34 members on their squad and Florida State had 14, while Texas had only 10. I don ' t think the judges were quite ready for that. It was a little unfair, said Longhorn cheerleader Martin Luecke. Five of the 1982 cheerleaders had been cheerleaders in 1981. These were Garry Day, Pepe Martinez, Scott Cole, Susan Fumic, DeeAnna Gilliam and Patrick Goudeau. Other members of the cheerleading squad were Douglas Mercer, Martin Luecke, Traci Wilcots, Stacey Beasley, Dee Carter and Lance Watson. Six alternates were chosen to help the cheerleaders during the rigorous basketball season. These basketball cheerleaders were: Joe Ford, Tracy Brannsford, Joe Center, Leslie Scott, Cara Garner and Goudeau. Fumic and Martinez were elected as head cheerleaders to lead the squad throughout the athletic seasons. Many of the Longhorn cheerleaders had had previous gymnastic experience and training before making the UT squad. Long hours of practice went into perfecting new and traditional yells and routines. The total number of hours spent cheering, practicing and attending various functions like alumni parties and parades amounted to approximately 20 hours per week. In spite of all the work involved, the squad enjoyed representing UT wherever they went. by Melanie Wilson FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS: FIRST ROW: Susan Marie Fumic, Deeanna Gilliam, Dee Ann Carter, Stacey Diane Beasley, Traci Siobhann Wilcots. SECOND ROW: Jose Agustin Martinez, Douglas William Mercer, Garry Stewart Day, Scott Warren Cole, Martin Wright Luecke. 242 Texas Cheerleaders

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TEXAS BASKETBALL I It can only get better thought we continued to play hard although we didn ' t always get what we wanted. We never quit. But that ' s going to have to be the nature of this team their understanding that for us to get better, they are going to have to keep playing harder, said Texas head coach Bob Weltlich. The season saw the departure of players, some on their own initiative, others as the result of prompting by Weltlich; the arrival of several walk-ons and in the midst of this unrest, the setting of a school record of 22 losses in a single season. At one point during the season, walk-ons numbered seven. The team returned five lettermen, but only two survived the season. Mike Wacker, who had not played since his 1982 knee injury against Baylor in Waco, was redshirted for the year to let his knee recuperate further under therapy. James Booker injured his finger and ended his college career missing the last eight games. Only Bill Wendlandt and Carlton Cooper manged to endure the season. I certainly don ' t feel cheated, said Wendlandt. I ' m honored to play for Texas. What happened to us is unfortunate, but everybody has problems. The ' Horns started the season Nov. 27 against North Carolina Wesleyan. The 53-42 win was Texas ' 63rd season opening victory in 77 seasons. The win was also one of the few the team would encounter. The non-conference schedule brought five of the Longhorns ' six wins. Besides beating North Carolina Wesleyan, the ' Horns beat Biscayne College, Harvard and Missouri Western State in Austin and North Carolina-Charlotte in the consolation game of the Cable Car Classic. Heading into SWC play with a 5-5 record, the ' Horns faced the Frogs of TCU on Jan. 3. The Frogs left Austin with a 70-54 win. Against TCU we appeared disorganized a lot of the time and we weren ' t nearly as competitive on the backboards as we needed to be, said Weltlich. Whatever the reason, and I ' m sure immaturity had a lot to do with it we just didn ' t have the poise and patience we needed to have. The ' Horns did not taste victory again until the meeting against the Rice Owls Jan. 19 in Austin. Texas had lost to Kansas State, Texas Tech and Houston. Texas won its only SWC game over the Owls by the score of 47-45 in which the ' Horns only had eight players suited out. It was a critical game for us because of all the adversity we had undergone in the previous two or three days, said Weltlich. We threw three new kids in there and had a couple come off the bench. I can ' t say enough about the performance of our players. It wasn ' t a well played game but it was a game they won with character and pride, he added. Texas experienced a shuffle of personnel before the Rice game when letterman Jack Worthington decided to leave and trans- ferred to Southwest Texas State. Injuries to freshman Karl Willock and junior Don Ellis left the team with two starters. When things don ' t go well, we sit back and say, ' Here we go again, ' said Weltlich. That happpens when you lose a lot. k - . F, lew;; ' FIRST ROW: Bubba Simpson, Spanky Stephens, Jimmy Carlson, Mitchell J. Parrish, Karl J. Willock, Brett D. Smith, Jack Roland Worthington, David Bradley Willett, Donald G. Ellis, Blake Edward Patterson, Brett S. Kalbfleisch, Michael Clark Ebey. SECOND ROW. Deloss Dodds, Bob Weltlich, Pan Peterson, Eddie Oran, Carlton Dewayne Cooper, William Barry Wethington, James Grant Booker, David Seitz, Michael John Wacker, William George Wendlandt, Michael Scott Bond, Robert Lee Hughes, Douglas Ronald Moe, Leroy McClendon, Dana LeDuc, Greg Bistline. 244 Texas Basketball