Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Women on track; new sport begins It was a beginning. Austin Peay's women's track squad completed its first full season with few outstanding marks to show. But that was not unexpected. As a program still in its infancy, the women's track program operated in 1977 without great expectations Under the direction of Betty Williams, the Lady Govs competed in few meets but did qualify an individual - . . , Ruby Ogburn - for national competition in the long f t jump. E? The Lady Govs won their only meet home competition when they scored an impressive 48-19 victory over Vanderbilt. In addition to Ogburn, other top performers during the season included Ruby Miller Gong jumpy Edwina McNair tshot put, discus; Vicky Denley and Reggie Smith tsprintsy .. - .. -, mama: QUITE A LEAP - Austin Peay's Ruby Ogburn demonstrates her long jumping form in the Lady Govs' win over Vanderbilt. Ogburn's long jumping effort qualified her for national competition.

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IN GOOD FORM - Freshman pole vaulter Glen Colivas set an OVC record Now as he cleared 16-0 to take first place in the OVC pole vault competition. Warner Brown Mbon had to settle for second place in the high jump competition as he went 6-9. Husky John Eddins mighn set several school records in shot put and discus events. Hurdler Pat Fogarty Mighn was another bright spot in the Governor year as he took top honors several times in the 110-meter high hurdles and placed well in long jump competition

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Gov puzzle finally fits Like a big jigsaw puzzle, Austin Peay's baseball team took quite a while to piece together in 1977. Coach Joe Ellenburg felt he had a contender from the start. The Governors got rolling near mid-season and compiled an impressive 27-17-1 record and came very close to winning the Ohio Valley Conference Western Division championship. Ellenburg stifled teams with a crafty pitching staff that blanked its opponents eight times and compiled a 3.11 earned run average. Doug Eargle continued his impressive offensive show as he slugged .368 and tied Tom Schoettle for the team leadership with 30 runs batted in. Mike McGill clubbed .323 while Robbie Fant fashioned a .289 average and freshman Chris Vinyard slugged an impressive .285 for the year. 'Outfielder Pat Dennis set several school records as he finished the year with five home runs to give him a career total of 28. Dennis established or tied nine school career records including games, runs. hits, doubles, home runs, walks, runs batted in, stolen bases and total bases. On the mound, John Sarver fashioned a no hitter during the season and compiled a 7-3 record with seven complete games and a 1.77 earned run average. Freshman Rick Richardson had six complete games in his 11 starts and finished with a 4-3 record and a 1.86 ERA. Joe Briley, coming on strong at the end of the season, Dave Kautz, Doug Downey and Daryl Heimbold provided valuable support throughout the season.