California Lutheran University - Kairos Yearbook (Thousand Oaks, CA)

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CONTENTS Varsity Football Knave Football Soccer Mens Cross Country Womens Cross Country Mens Basketball J.V. Basketball Golf Womens Basketball Wrestling Mens Volleyball Womens Volleyball Mens Tennis Womens Tennis Mens Track Womens Track Varsity Baseball 2 6 8 10 11 12 16 17 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 34 36 Sports Illustrated Cover Photograph by Mamoru Marugaki Editor Steve Bogan Assoc. Editor Donna Maganaris Senior Editor Mark Bndgewater Photographers: Frank Pefley Mamoru Marugaki

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OMENS CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES 15 AND VARSITY FOOTBALL TAKES DIST. Ill CROWN

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FOOTBALL 1978 was another in a long line of highly successful seasons for the CLC Kingsmen. Only a nar- row 15-12 loss on the road to Cal State University at Chico marred a perfect record on the field. An off the field loss due to an ineligible player resulted in CLC forfeiting it ' s win over the Uni- versity of San Diego. The eligibil- ity ruling most likely kept CLC out of the N.A.I. A. playoffs. The Year of the Kings saw CLC in exile from the playoffs despite a great record verse out- standing teams. CLC won eight straight games and was tabbed 9 nationally in the final NAIA poll. Senior Captains Dan Buckley and Tom O ' Brien made All- American honors, and Buckley was honored as Southern Calif. Defensive Player of the Year. Captain Sid Grant was given the Don Garrison Hitter of the Year award. Other honored players were Dan Craviotto, Mark Weber, John Craviotto, Craig Fulladosa, and Mike Hagen. An excellent coaching staff headed by veteran Bob Shoup gained him District Coach of the Year honors and CLC was named District champions as well. Senior Paul Odden led in scor- ing with 59 points, closely fol- lowed by receiver Mike Hagan with 58. The two biggest wins came at the expense of the University of Redlands and St. Mary ' s Univer- sity, both on the road. CLC slip- ped by Redlands 28-26 and was awesome in demolishing the Gaels 38-6. Both Redlands and St. Mary ' s had very successful seasons. The season came to a close as the weary Kingsmen held out to beat San Francisco State 28-20. CLC traveled 5,000 miles and played before 33,000 spectators. K.G.O.E. radio covered the team at home and on the road. Twenty two seniors played their last sea- son. In their four years at CLC, they lost only six games. The team was very well bal- anced, scoring 31 points a game, with a total of 1,800 yards rushing and 2,072 passing. The defense gave up just 37.9 yards per game SCORECARD on the ground and intercepted 31 passes. 1978 set a high standard of excellence in the reign of the KINGS. MEN ' S CROSS COUNTRY Jeff Jierle, a world class runner himself, coached the cross coun- !«s f i QpQQQQQpOpppp p ■ try team this year. As Jierle put it, We came to campus in Septem- ber very young and very out of shape. For that reason the team spent most of the year training and preparing for the District finals in hopes of qualifying for the National Championships. Thus the season was not filled with many fantastic perform- ances due to the fact that they would go into competition dead tired. Placing 3rd at the Chapman Invitational was the highlight of the year, followed by a 5th place finish at the District meet. These were the two best efforts of the year. Chuck Nichols had an out- standing season being the 1 runner throughout the season. Being a freshman, this gives Nichols 3 more seasons with the Kingsmen. and possible All- American honors down the road. WOMENS ' CROSS COUNTRY When head coach Dale Smith prepared for CLC ' s first intercol- legiate womens ' cross country team this year, he found a mix- ture of ingredients with which to work. There were several upper- classwomen who had run long distance in track, a sprinter, and some hopeful prospects in the freshmen group. That was more than enough. This group of talented young women ended the season 15-0 against small colleges and placed tenth in the AIAW Regionals in Long Beach. Julie Wulff, the only senior on the team, led the Regals in the regional competition and was the top finisher among small colleges. Julie holds the school record in both the mile and half mile. Laurie Hagopian finished four seconds behind Wulff in the 5,000 meter race at Long Beach and looks to be the top runner next season. Laurie holds the CLC course record of 19:39, and all college records for two miles and up. Continued on page 23