United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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Women ' s Lacrosse Wins Six ' Nii ' •n msm trpg s S!!ms j TOP: FIRST ROW: .1. Gibbon. A. Thompson. I), Corkan. S. Slaughter. .J. Muiar. D. Fleming. SECOND ROW: R. Kdlcson. R. Hernandez. V. Conflit. M, Callan. M. Balzano. D. Davus. .1. Spangler. THIRD ROW: A. Dn.slane. T. Houghnon. K. Uvan. K. Connelly. K. King. S. Benavide.s, P, McDermotl. FOURTH ROW: MA,J Wattendorf. I). Dierk.s. 0. Uojas. S. Wolf. T. Halslead. M. Garcia. M. Sturgeon. K. Boh- lender. B. Dcmp.sev. MAJ Knowlton. FIFTH ROW: .1 Regan. P. Abcar, S. Reardon. .1. O ' Conner. K. Medan.s. C. .Johnson. D. Brazil. TOP RIGHT: .leanette Regan hurls a ball to- ward midfield. ABOVE: Both Brenda Edle.son and her opponenl go after the loose ball. ABOVE CENTER: .lane O ' C umor races away from an opponenl. ABOVE RIGHT: Sharon Reardon wants the ball as much as the Cortland player. RIGHT: Donna Brazil and fellow Cortland player wait for action to resume. The Women ' s Lacrosse Team, with nine First Class cadets, finished with a 6-5 season. The year ' s high- lights were the varsity team ' s upset of Long Island University and the successful 8-1 season of the Junior Varsity. The team was ably coached by MAJ Knowlton and MAJ Wat- tendorf and led by team captains 354 Donna Brazil and Kathy Medaris. • n .r • . ♦ . . 4 ' l lib

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TOP: Dwayne Hill attempts to break the board with his right fool. CENTER LEFT AND ABOVE: Dwayne Hill, Joe Adams, and Gary Ladson demonstrate the basic tech- niques to a crowd at Ike Hall. LEFT: The devastating nature of the martial arts is illus- trated by Butch Blyden ' s board-breaking ability. Long afternoons of stretching, kick- ing and punching led to the Ka- rate team ' s first undefeated sea- son. The Karate team, led by captain Tom Loper, compiled a 5 - record with two victories over Navy, and one each against Air Force, the Mer- chant Marine Academy and South- ampton. At the Tri-Service Meet held at West Point, Army defeated Air Force and Navy by a 31-13-0 score. Individual champions for the Army Karate team were Ric Ashley, Duane Hill, Tom Vanmeter, Joe Ad- ams, and Butch Blyden. Karate Is Undefeated 353

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SCUBA The SCUBA Club was active throughout the year, giving cadets a chance to practice diving skills and go places where few have been. Led by OICs LTC Wilson and MAJ O ' Connor and CIC Bruce Babbitt, the club took three trips in the fall, making open water dives at Sheeps- head Bay, Long Island, Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, and Newport, Rhode Island. Spring trips included dives at Rehobeth, Newport, Brant Beach, NJ, and Lake Mohonk, NY. The highlight of the year, however, was the trip to Key West. Members had the chance to dive in the coral reefs as well as soak up the Florida sun. Most importantly, though, the SCUBA members had an opportuni- ty to better understand the undersea world. Scene.s of underwater expeditions taken by me mbers of the cadet SCUBA club. 355