Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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7 I- Ihe “Bod Boys uf Bed pawn their fact in support of the Wildcats. 2-Cow ctizy Wanda Mi¬ chael . of Con-Moody Farm fame. entertains as a fvc«i comae in the SUB pit during Homecoming Ml eck. k- Jim IflilL ff. look Tor an ope receiver a the Pioneers close in 4-CMItftl students enjoy the preliminary Turtle Races m the SLB pit. 5-Thc country style Barto Stephen Whitney flail goes a down home feeling to the downtown parade f»- Hushing don ' the competition, the Tent-n-Iube Toilet team member arc first nemo the finish tine ?• A long way from planet Ori, celebrity Rob¬ in Williams shine as a comic star in F.llcnsburg for Knmociiitung 19 6. Homecoming 17

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Wave of Homecoming humor rolls over campus “It was a complete success!” - Tami Hastings CWU ' s 1986 Homecoming theme. “Laugh Tracks, the Central Connec¬ tion,” provided a new twist to a usually conservative tradition. Highlighting the theme was the sol- dout performance of Robin Williams in Nicholson Pavilion. This very informal and crowd-oriented performance had Williams in and out of countless charac¬ ters and impersonations and deftly field¬ ing every audience reaction. Throughout the week semi-professional comedians entertained in the SUB Pit at noon, in¬ cluding a regular from the Cow-Moody farm, who, yes, really did grab a glass of milk after her act. This year saw the second annual Toi¬ let Races on Barto lawn, and Tent-n- Tube wheeled theirs to victory. The Jackson-Five turtle raced through the preliminaries in the SUB. then on to the Buckboard Tavern to win first place in the Turtle Races, On the final day of Homecoming Week. Carmody-Munro Hall, in alli¬ ance with Green and Kennedy Halls, won the parade float-building contest with “The Underwear Float.” Barto and Stephens-Whitney entered a float based on the tv show “Hee-Haw”, and came in second with third place going to Ka- moia Sue Lombard ' s “Victory or Bust float. The Wildcats purred contentedly after their sweel defeat of the Lewis and Clark Pioneers, 24-14. Entertainment for the crowd during half-time included the theme from the “Cosby Show, done in massband style with area junior and senior high schools all participating Also heard, an untitled Disney medley, arranged by graduate student, Paul Rowan. Wrapping up the festivities, students danced the night away at the Homecom¬ ing Victory Dance in the SUB Ballroom, which was decorated with a colorful cir¬ cus motif. The crowd and band “Boys will be Boys” enjoyed the evening enough to extend the dance into the wee morning hours.

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’Cat pride helps keep Wildcats in stride ‘I feel I have been blessed to do something I enjoy as much as coaching for as long as I have. ' -Coach Tom Parry The CWII Wildcats concluded their 1986 campaign with an impressive 6-3 overall record, securing their sixth con¬ secutive winning season since 1981. Central tied Simon Fraser University and the University of Puget Sound for a second place finish behind Pacific Luth¬ eran University in the Columbia Foot¬ ball Northern Division. Head Coach Tom Parry, after 20 years at Central. retired, thereby concluding his miles¬ tone career with over 9$ victories under his belt. This record represents the most wins for a football coach in Central ' s history The team met with defeat during its first game of the season against defend¬ ing NAIA Division II national champi¬ ons. the 1.infield Wildcats. Putting this loss behind them, the ' Cats regrouped, defeating Whitworth. Simon Fraser. Western Washington, and Lewis Clark in the nest four games. At mid- season. they were thus tied with the Pa¬ cific Lutheran Lutes for first place in their league. The second half of the season started on a sour note however, as the Wildcats lost consecutive games to bitter rivals PLU and UPS. Once again, the team bounced back, ending their season with two outstanding shut-outs against Southern and Eastern Oregon Within the team. Central set a total of 1$ new records and extended 5 others. Individually, the ' Cals were led by senior running buck Ed Watson and senior pla- cckicker Craig Warmenhovcn Between the two, a number of team and personal career records were set