Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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Sports with a Spanish Acc the story of BGSU's track team in Central America told head coach Mel Brodt--written by lohn Cessna It was ironic that we got to go to Central America, head coach Mel Brodt explained. The night before the United States Track and Field Federation Meet CUSTFFJ on June 12 we first learned that the first and second place teams would be able to send five team members and the coach to hold clinics and exhibitions in the Caribbean and Central America respectively. I had already handed in the roster containing the names of the men who would compete in each event and I could not change it. The sad part was that l had placed the men in events which would save them for the National College Athletic Association meet to be held a day after the USTFF Meet. When the official tally of points was made, it show- ed the University of Kansas was first with 58 points. lronically Bowling Green was second with 29 points, just in front of a third place tie among Penn State, Western Kentucky, and Brigham Young-all with 28 points. As a result of the second place honors Steve Dan- forth, Jeff Huston, lim Reardon, Sid Sink, Paul Zitko, and myself CCoach Brodtl were cho the USTFF to represent the U.S. in Central An We arrived in Guatemala on luly 15. One of our missions, Coach Brodt said, i try to enhance their interest by being ther . , e 1 holding clinics Another mission of cours goodwill Poverty was evident in all countries in la mounts. ln many towns especially in Costa Ri Honduras, facilities and programs for tracl most other sports are poor because of a la basic educational facilities. There are few coaches in most areas ofC America and no schools that offer Physical l: tion as a major. Brodt said thatalthough soc the major sport of Guatemala, Honduras, and Rica, most of the soccer coaches are educat the United States. Panama, althoughnotasadva as the U.S., has the best athletic facilities programs in Central America. Coach Brodt attri this to the fact that they are probably America by the influence of the Canal.

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mer vacation, Eat, sleep, work . . . eat, sleep, work . . . ever, the benefits enormously outweigh any disadvantages conveniences for any one seriously interested in the theatre. t of all, the Huron Playhouse provides a temporary but inten- thrust from student-actor life into professional-actor life. lt ides a good testing ground for the student to decide if theatre ly is his bag. Secondly, Huron provides the opportunity to ex- ence a summer acting workshop with an extremely well- lified staff who can offer their own years of experience and ledge. n N. Kepke, the Managing Director ofthe Huron Playhouse, is ssociote Professor of Speech at BGSU and Chm. of the Faculty te for l97O-7l. He has worked in the past with the Stadium tre at Ohio State and with the Summer Circle Theatre at igon State. He directed BGSU's production, last season, of o's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and has iust completed his nth season at Huron, H. Hepler, Associate Managing Director and Designer-Techni- Director ot the playhouse is also an associate professor of ch at BGSU, and has devoted l9 years of service to Huron. k Glann, Associate Technical Director for the Playhouse, and ife Jann Graham-Glann met and were married after working ther at the Huron Playhouse. es exposure to a theatre living environment and experienced onnel, the students can also receive up to I2 hours college it for the summer season at Huron. This coupled with the satis- on of helping. with or acting in a production, of seeing all the hard hours materialize into a finished product with the open- of hearing the audience approval at the final curtain it worth all the work. nember team of actors at Huron Playhouse spent many hours both backstage in make-up and on stage in rehearsals. .,,f. si. ...I fig Tit, , l 1 g srl 8

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ey are a proud type of people Coach Brodt said, ey know they don't have facilities or opportun- 1. What they do have is interest. We learned this te clinics and exhibitions we held in Guatemala, duras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. five men who conducted these clinics are now h more appreciative of what they have in the of athletic facilities and educational opportun- here in America. was the first year a program like this has been nlucted. The USTFF has tried to set up similar rams in the past but the Amateur Athletic Union up until now, blocked all efforts. The USTFF ves the program was very successful. It was orted well in all countries by their athletic ations who paid all the team's expenses during hree week tour. Plans are underway to continue rogram in Central America and the Caribbean hopes to expand into other countries in the e. can be certain of one thing-if Bowling Green on tour next year it won't be irony. - .. up- ...--r-nge. , - . i Wi.. L-.- fs- in f-i emwwin-aeaxw-ew ww- 4 ,:x.mexmamuv.a 1. me E Ssso Bowling Green track team members pro- vided instruction and demonstration in all areas of track and field. Paul Zitko Ctopj gives hints to Guatemalan hurdlers. Jeff Huston Cmiddleh talks about the javelin in Costa Rica. The shot is demonstrated in Nicaragua by lim Reardon tleftj. eltzei'