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

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WOMEN ' S POWERLIFTING TEAM. Kathy Solomon, Christina Heb- ert. Jennifer Kelley. Kimberiey Ashton. Carrie Pearson, Becky Dieck. Elisa Tharps. Shauna Hauser, Monica Manzo. Missy Werner, Soo Lee Davis. MENS POWERLIFTING TEAM. Al Armonda. Richard Clark. Scott Hods- den. Kevin King, Dan Cooney, John Roou. Doug Cramer, Jason Shrader, Craig Rivet, Pat Brundidge, Pat OBrien, Dewey Mosley. Jose Bracero. John Pagnini, Craig Baker, Tom Sanders, Mi- chael Stokes, Daniel Pillitiere. Heath Niemi. Kit Sweicki, Darrick McGill. Remi Najjar. Greg Breitenfeld. Ben Ford. Mike Andres. Squatty Scott Hodsden gets ready for the lift of a lifetime at Nationals. Doug Cramer puts on his baby face in a lift against Air Force. John Palazzolo swings at the ban and drives it downcourt. Activities 317

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OWERLIFTING National Champions ' : j ' he Army Powerlifting Team capped its most successful season ever with both the men ' s and women ' s teams winning the Na- tional Collegiate Championships at Annapolis. This was the first time ever that the Army Men s team has won the national title, while for the women ' s team this makes it two in a row. Leading the way for both teams were the first classmen with Scott Hodsden taking second at 198 pounds, Rich Clark was third at 1 81 pounds, and the men ' s team cap- tain John Roou finished second in the tough 220 pound category. Also named as All Americans were Bubba Stokes and Dan Pillitiere who finished first and second in the 1 65 pound class, respectively. For the women, senior Kathy Solomon took first place in the 1 1 4 pound weight class. Also winning their weight classes were Shauna Hauser at 1 23 pounds and Jennifer Kelley at 148 pounds. Other lady lifters named to the All American team were Kim Ashton at 97 pounds, Becky Dieck at 105 pounds, Soo Lee Davis at 123 pounds, Carne Pearson at 132 pounds, and senior Christina Herbert at 148 pounds. Winning the Nationa Championships was a fit- ting conclusion to a season which saw both the mens and women ' s team beat Navy and Air Force. In addition to the All Americans noted above, other first class- men who won their weight classes in head- to-head compe- tition against the other service academies in- clude CIC Al Armonda at 1 48 pounds, Kevin King at 198 pounds, and Dan Cooney in the heavyweight class. HANDBALL Handball Team. Despite for- feiting many of their practice courts to wallyball intramurals, the 89-90 Handball Team en- joyed much success this sea- son. The team traveled to Alba- ny, Penn State, and Portland, Oregon where they proved to be some of the best collegiate handball players in the nation. One of the highlights of the sea- son was the West Point Invita- tional Handball Tournament held in the Cadet Gym. The team played well, even when they lost to players with over twenty years of experience. The doubles teams of John Pa- lazzolo and Tyler Fitzgerald won the ' B doubles division, while Holly Stein and Keisha Frieson won second place in the wom- an ' s bracket. The team was composed of a mixture of firsties and new com- ers to include John Palazzolo, Tyler Fitzgerald, Don Hicks, 316 Marty Wegner, Holly Stein, Ed Nieto, Keisha Frieson, Jein Gad- son, Dave Tamburri, and Chris Prevo. BOWLING TEAM Bowling. West Point does in- deed have a bowling team which competes in the Tri-State (NY, MA, CT) league against ten oth- er colleges such as Boston Uni- versity, SUNY Albany, and MIT. They have both a men ' s and women ' s team whose competi- tions take place on winter week- ends. Despite their determina- tion to continue the arch rivalries by bowling in matches against Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, the team ' s greatest goal is to have fun. John Roou goes for a big squat The ball rockets away with a power- as his partner Scott Hodsden spots ful swing of the arm. and Doug Cramer look on.

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SmpN ' S VOLLEYBALL The men s volley bail team en- tered the year with high expec- tations after last year ' s 36-6 record and a 15th place finish at nationals in California. More im- pressively though, was the team ' s 10-3 record against var- sity teams, including three matches against top-twenty opponents. Army turned many heads as it consistently proved ability and toughness against the nation ' s best. The future is even more prom- ising considering the quality improvement the team will de- velop as it consistently faces varsity teams. Such a schedule could happen by next year with the teams optimistic chances for varsity status. Unfortunately, Navy refuses to play Army until that time. Mens Volleyball. Front Row: Jason Hodell. PatWilkison. MikeBerke. Randy Crist. Brian Hale. Adam Kocheran. Vince Lindenmeyer: Back Row: CPT Ward. CPT Partier, Pat Keane. Mike Hosie. John Babb. Chuck Durr, Craig Rooney, Curtis Sawyer. CPT Raymond. MAJ Hartig. CPT Bumbulsky (Head Coach). Racquetball. Front Row: Yoosh Kim. Hugh Hardin, Mark Derber; Second Row: Percy Dunagin. Brad Swim. Kurt Filosa. Dave Brown. Nicolette Mark. Jim Guenter. Kara Soules, John Bair; Back Row: CPT Smithers, Sharlene Knyvett, Kirk Swanson, Pat Quin. Chuck Krum- wiede. Lain Hancock. Brad Mitchell, Pat Neuschwanger, CPT Rowen. RACQUETBALL The West Point racquetball team had a very successful year. Despite few returning players, the team recorded a 7-2 dual meet record. Also, while the women won the East Coast regionals, with the team placed third overall. At the Univer- sity of California at Berkley. Sharlene Knyvett and Casey Soules played all the way to the semi- finals. The team placed 16th out of 46 teams. This year ' s team officers were: Brad Mitchell (President), Sharlene Knyvett (Vice President), Pat Quinn (Treasurer), and Kirk Swanson (Sec- retary). 318 Pat Quinn exhibits perfect racquet- bail form. Ten years later DPE welcomes; Pat back to the department as an ir»-- structor. Kate Rivet, women ' s 3 pteyer- winds up on another hit.