Grand Rapids Community College - Olympian Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Track First Row - Steele, Oleszkiewicz, Clay, Wood, Schneider, Kruse, Warbec, Steenhagen. Second Row - Upton, Hawkins, Raab, Dykhouse, MacMahon, Loeks, Magennis, Reed, Marlatt, Bowen. Weak in the field events, but strong otherwise, the Raider track team for 1941, nearing the end of its schedule, had compiled a record of one win and three losses. ' - At the beginning of the season, the squad looked good, with the return from last year of such point-getters as Julian Rymar, Ray Schneider, Moymir and Bob Polakovich. Added to these were an excellent crop of freshmen who gave the Sophs a battle in the inter-class meet, but finally suc- cumbed 72-76. In their first meet, that with Kalamazoo, the Raiders put up a game fight but lost 69143 to 61M3. Roger Reed took first place in the mileg Dale Bowen captured the two milez, Moymir Polakovich was supreme in the shot put, Price in the pole vault, Schneider in the high jump and Reed in the javelin throw. The relay team also came through with a blue ribbon.

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In their first game with Calvin, the Raiders ran into the curve ball pitching of Bob Westveer, and were let down with one hit, losing the game by the score of 4-0. Bill Schriber was the losing pitcher, but with more support could well have won the game. The next game was with Hope, and this time the team really got going, with Whitey Colem- biewski setting the Dutchmen down with three hits, and with excellent fielding, winning the game 2-1. Ward Rockwell was the hero of the game, however, coming up with the bases full, and whamming out a double. A second game with Calvin was disastrous for the Juniors, who, despite the fine pitching of Golembiewski in the first four innings, later com- mitted eight errors and let in five runs, and so lost the game, 6-4. Reserves for the squad are Joe Baleski, Richard Boes, Joe Cassis, Don Oleszkiewicz, Carroll Van Hartesveldt, Jack Whalen, and Joe Pattok. Victor Grey and Lawrence Bernstein are managers, and Schriher and Johnson are the co-captains. The schedule for the rest of the year is as fol- lows: May 6 Muskegon J.C. here May 8 Aquinas College here May 13 Hope College here May 20 W.S.T.C. Frosh there May 22 Muskegon J.C. there May 27 W.S.T.C. Frosh here

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T n ,Iourneying to Mt. Pleasant, the Locals next took on the Central State Teachers Bearcats and again lost, 81 113 to 50 2f3, lack of adequate replace- ments in the field' events spelling their doom. Reed again captured the 880 and Price the pole vault. Against Albion, the team put up something more of a battle, but again lost out in the closing minutes, 69 3X 5 to 62 2f5. Oleskiewicz was tops in the 44-0, Kruse in the 330, and Bill Upton showed excellent form in taking the two hurdling events. Price again: took the pole vault, with Schneider and Loeks tying in the high jump. The relay team, one of the best that Junior has ever had, and composed of Worbec, Kruse, Reed, and Oleskiewicz, burned up the track and took the relays. 1 A Junior's big moment came in a triangular meet with Calvin and Ferris Institute, when the Raiders took first in everything except the shot put and the discus, and so emerged with a total of 935 points, as compared with Calvin's 35M and Ferris's 13. Junior college also sponsored the Second An- nual JC Relays, held at Houseman Field on May 9, to which were invited all the teams in the Grand Valley and Ken-0-Wa leagues. A Only the two following meets now remain on the schedule: . May 8 W.S.T.C. Frosh here May 16-17 State Intercollegiate E. Lansing