Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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All wrapped up — Longwood ' s Bob Hulsev has a decided upper hand on his opponent. Longwood ' s 1980-1981 wrestling team won more matches than the t v ' o pre- vious teams combined while finishing with a 3-12 record. Under the direction of first year coach Steve Nelson, the Lan- cer grapplers defeated Lynchburg 31-29, Howard University 26-25, and Loyola of Baltimore 25-21, while wrestling com- petitively against a rugged schedule. Nelson brought new enthusiasm and spirit to a program which had won but two matches in two previous years. Leading the way for Longwood was Joe Bass who logged an overall record of 11-8 while wrestling at 177, 190, and heavyweight. Bass scored several wins in the heavyweight class and competed in the NCAA Division II Eastern Region- als at 177, finishing 5th out of 12 com- petitors. Other top performers for Long- wood included: Steve Shennett, Mike Freischlag, and Frank Denaro. Nelson is extremely optimistic about the 1981-19S2 season with a solid group of returnees and what should be a talented group of recruits. jncer Bob Hulsey prevents an escape attempt. t vent%--5even

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LANCER WRESTLINGj Mike Freischlag (flashlight) works for a takedown Front row: Chad Roll, Bob Hulsey, Frank Denaro, Gary Walker,. Back row: Mike Freischlag, Steve Shennett, Joe Bass, Frank Hormuth, Steve Nelson. Absent: Derick Wolf, Roy Carswell, Mike Groff. twenty-six

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GYMNASTICS TALENTED — That is the first word that comes to mind upon considering Longwood ' s 1980-1981 gymnastics team. The team was young, 8 out of the 12 were first time members. Coach, Ruth Budd, told of the talented team who has a lot of enthusiasm and works well together. Longwood gymnastics team placed second in the VAIAW State Gym- nastics Meet at James Madison on March 1, 1981. Coach Ruth Budd pointed out that her team topped the other Division II competitors, Radford, William Mary, losing only to Division I James Madison. Longwood was represented in the AIAW Division II Gymnastics Cham- pionships. This year three gymnasts competed in the preliminary round. Out of 100 plus competitors. Pillow, Idelson, and Chandler tied for 22nd in the floor exercises with a score of 8.6. Despite strong showings and high scores by each girl only Idelson qualified for the finals. Kathy ' s 8.55 score on the beam gave her 8th place finish in the nation. Everyone was pleased with the results. Coach Budd, Kathy, her teammates, and the parents of these girls, not to mention their fans back at Longwood. Idelson be- came Longwood ' s first All- American in any sport two years ago when she finished seventh at nationals in floor ex- ercise. Then last year she finished 13th in beam and 14th in floor exercises. Coach Budd felt that all three gymnasts did an excellent job in representing their team in the toughest competition of the year, especially Monica since it was her first time at nationals. Kathy ' s on the beam — Kathy Idelson performs on the balance beam, an event in which she placed 8th in the nation. Lancer, Kim Pickel, displays grace and dexterity in the floor exercises. twenty-eight