Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Gymnastics Gains Strength Gymnastics Team was made up of 15 devoted students who worked out three hours a day in Withrow,s North gym. Under coach Ken Conners and graduate assistant Tony Webber, the team pre- pared for competition. Meets ran from December through March. The team competed against such schools as Ohio State, Kent State, Ball State, Indiana University and Western Michigan. All 15 had had much previous experience, with the exception of one female member. The team consisted of eleven females and four males. Beverly Playforth, one of the team members said the team was fun, and not very strict. It was not until they began spring train- ing that theformat became more struc- tured. To prepare themselves, they em- phasized strength and flexibility. Part of the training was weight lifting exer- Cises. Besides practicing for their various gymnastics meets, the team helped to instruct the 54 members of the Gymnas- tics Club. Two times a year for a ten- week term, the team instructed a chil- drents class. The team also sponsored the National Acrobatics Championship in Oxford June 11-12. . Gymnastics team was self-sufficient, raising money for equipment, uni- forms travelling expenses food and t . . t Using muscles some people dontt know they have, Holly Elmore preforms a routine on the balance 33.3- Thls. years. new unlforms were blue beam. Under coaches Ken Conner and Tony Weber, the girls gymnastic Club has broken many Wlth Whlte strlpes. 1nd1Vidual and team records this year. Throughout the year the team so- cialized together at parties, picnics and the annual banquet. W Steve Braun Although her pointed toes make it look easy, the concentration on Jill Grayts face shows the difficulty of a well executed straddle mount. 7:? g .9 o :1 st: MEN'S AND WOMENS GYMNASTICS. w FRONT ROW: Beverly Stabler, Chris Nellis, Scott Webster. THIRD ROW: Coach Tony Playforth, Megan erght, Becky Mong, I111 Gray, Cathy Cheney, Lynn Webber, Jean Ewing, Pam Haynam, Debbie Lodder, Kim Olds, Jane McGraw, Debble Hyde, center front John Toth. SECOND ROW: Mark Schantz, Coach Ken Conner, Coach Kathy Saunders. Suzimoto, Jeff Hamlin, Marty Petrofes, Mike Kiehl, Rob Evans, Jeff The flpor rputine isoften the favorite among both participants and spectators because of the wide range for 1nd1v1dua11ty. Debble Hyde uses great expression in combining dance and tumbling into her routine. Steve Braun 206 Athletics

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Wrestlers Gain Strength In anticipating the Mid-Amerioan Conference wrestling championships, Miami coach Mike Stanley felt that there were eight ttbona fide contend- ersii that could walk away with the 1980 team championship. The race could have been even closer than last years, which saw Kent State win with 571A points, just 211A points in front of the eighth place team. Miami placed its hopes on the shoul- ders of seniors Jim Althans USO lst, Jim Tebbe t158 lst, and Russ Picker- ing UB7 lst. This trio had supplied the consistency and leadership for the Redskins all season. Stanley felt that all three needed to finish at least second and figured that the additional points must be picked up elsewhere. Freshman Scott Pagenstecher, who dropped to 126 pounds after wrestling most of the sea- son at 134, was expected to surprise some people at the MAC Championship tournament held at Ball State Univer- sity in Muncie, Indiana. 81 looked for big things from himii Stanley com- mented. Other Redskin hopefuls were sophomore John Ulrich l118 lbs.J and freshman Mike Holcomb tHth. Miami needed plaoewinners in some of these weight classes in order to finish high in the tournament. ' In evaluating the contending teams, Stanley picked Ball State as the ttodds- on-favoritefi quickly adding that three-time defending champion Kent State was a serious threat and could never be counted out. He called Ohio University the ltbest tournament-style team? referring to several strong indi- viduals who stood out prominently. Results of the tournament showed that Miami placed third out of the ten MAC teams. This was a big improve- ment from their eight-place finish in 1979. Russ Pickering, senior, placed first in the 167 lb. weight Class. This was his third year as conference cham- pion, and he was the second All- American wrestler in Miami history. Jim Tebbe also placed first in the 158 lb. Class, and Jim Althans placed second in the 150 lb. Class. Mike Holcomb, the only freshman to place, finished fourth. in the heavyweight division. These four were just a few examples of the talent on Miamiis fine wrestling team. m Senior Iim Althans shows the determination that enabled him to capture first place in the 150-pound weight class at the Ohio State Tournament. Jim finished second in the MAC tournament at Ball State. Jim, Russ Pickering, and Jim Tebbe also traveled to Corvallis, Oregon for Nationals. U E A E-t u: m M 3 WON 4 LOST 4 Ball State Ashland Bowling Green Kent State Ohio Championships Indiana State Redskin Open Ohio University Toledo Indiana MAC Championships Terry Puckett Russ Pickering, a MAC Champion and a NCAA qualifier, looks over his opponent before beginning to wrestle. 205 Wrestling Terry Puckett

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