McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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142 Enda Coll, a sophomore accounting major, finished his cross country trek with a 26:42 time. The McNeese Invi- tational was held at the Lake Charles Country Club. (Photo by B. Mericle) Sports Freshman, Kevin Vitatoe, of New Iberia, warms up before the 200-me- ter dash at the McNeese indoor track meet held in the Recreational Complex. (Photo by G. Edwards) ; i |

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a Winning the Northeast Louisiana Invitational gave McNeese’s Golf Team an Ace in the Hole i a(, th »shman Pat Mahoney's (of Rock- mpton, Connecticut) putt for a |die falls a foot short of its destina- n. (Photo by B. Mericle) | iq | | : : 7 t i ; : | , | A team with experience would be an accurate descrip- tion of the McNeese 1984-85 Golf Team. With six of the ten man team returning from last year’s squad, the 1984-85 sea- son got underway with a fifth place finish at the University of Southern Mississippi. Winning the Northeast Louisiana Invita- tional set the pace for the Poke golfers for the remaining season. Led by Tim Holt’s fourth place finish, the Pokes Front row, left to right: Tim Holt, Paul Wauley, Jeff Overholt, Keith Harris, Billy Gabbert. Back row: Coach Ellis Guillory, Danny Tatum, Rick Wood- took second in the St. Thomas- Angelo Invitational and contin- ued to the Louisiana Intercolle- giate tournament to take fourth. Qualifying rounds for the West Florida Invitationals were held at the Lake Charles Coun- try Club to determine which five McNeese golfers would go to that tournament. Holt, Wau- ley, Harris, Gabbert, and Brew- er received those five valued slots and traveled to Perdido ‘ain 8 son, Bob Brewer, Pat Mahoney, Kenneth Pearson. (Photo by B. Meri- cle) Bay, Florida to compete. Keith Harris’ third place fin- ish paced the Pokes to a victo- ry in the tournament. ‘Beating Lamar (who is ranked tenth in the nation) in the Southland Conference Tournament, is our main goal,”’ confided Keith Harris of Baytown, Texas. Har- ris also said that he feels the team has a good chance with the returning members and the new transfers, Bob Brewer and Billy Gabbert. Golf Schedule Sept. 22-24 Univ. of Southern Miss. Sept. 28-30 Northeast La. Invit. Oct. 4-5 St. Thomas-Angelo Invit. Louisiana Intercollegiate West Florida Invit. Nov. 11-13 Feb. 7-9 Feb. 27- Mar. 2 Mar. 12-15 Mar. 28-31 Apr. 10-12 Apr. 26-28 New Orleans Classic Panhandle Tournament All-American Classic Moe O’Brien Memorial Southland Conf. Meet Golf 141

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— Whether they are competing in a long distance run, a short sprint, or a field event, the Cowboys are SEE Setting the Pace Coach Bob Hayes’ 18 years at McNeese have given him many lasting memories, and 1984 was no exception. The season had a number of excit- ing moments and outstanding performances. Cross Country season be- gan in the fall semester with the McNeese Invitational. Rob- ert Stolz, who was an all-SLC performer in 1983, led the Cowboys to a third place finish in the team standings. Stolz also led the Pokes at the UT-Arlington and Louisi- ana Tech Invitationals. Other runners who performed for the Cowboys were Enda Coll, Ter- ry Jones, Bill Bradshaw, Nick Eyrich, Kevin Gibson, and Ronald Evans. One of the best meets for McNeese was at the North- western Invitational in Natchi- toches. The team finished third with 78 points. Coll placed eighth in the five mile race in 26.42, Bradshaw fin- ished 14th in 28.44, and Jones placed 12th in 28.34. The Cross Country season McNeese sprinter, Victor Bailey, charges out of the blocks against fel- low competitors during the indoor in- vitational. (Photo by G. Edwards) ended with a sixth place finish at the SLC meet in Ruston. Stolz again led McNeese with an 11th place finish in 33.07 over the 10,000 meter course. Brian Cooper, who was ineli- gible in 1984, charged into the 85 indoor campaign with some record setting perfor- mances. At the first meet, the McNeese Invitational, Cooper set a school record by winning the long jump with a leap of 26'11”, which qualified him for the NCAA National Indoor Meet. Cooper then finished fourth at nationals and earned All-American honors. “Although | felt | could've fin- ished higher, | was very happy to be an All-American,’ said Cooper. Cooper won the SLC long jump title with a new confer- ence meet record of 25'10%%” and finished second in the 60 yard dash with a time of 6.27. During the indoor campaign several other school records were broken. Freshman Gary Bean, who finished third in the SLC, set the school high jump record with a leap of 7’0”. Mark Fisher, who holds the Cowboy outdoor pole vault re- continued Track 143