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

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‘nt row, left to right: Brian Cooper, Enda Coll, Ken Jussard, Joe Goodley, Steve Guerin, Ted Harris, Mark izel, Mark Fisher, Shannon Daugherty. Top row: ach Bob Hayes, Jack Aumiller, Garry Bean, Charles Freshman, Garry Bean, attempts to clear the bar set at six feet in the high jump competition at th e McNeese indoor track meet. (Photo by G. Edwards) Landry, Author DeGray, Kevin Vitatoe, Fred Henry, Andrew Porter, Kevin Nickson, Nick Eyrich, Ronald Bates, Will Taylor, Greg LeJune, Scott Myers, Coach Jack Reirdon, Duriel Peloquin. (Photo by G. Edwards) Preparing for the Rice Invitational are juniors Mark Prinzel and John- son Brown. The two runners com- peted in the steeplechase. (Photo by G. Edwards) Track Schedule Mar. 2 SE LA — McNeese Dual Meet Mar. 9 Northwestern Relays Mar. 16 Rice Invitational Mar. 23 LSU Invitational Mar. 30 Cowboy Relays NYG 2 Ty Terrel Relays Apr. 3-5 Texas Relays Apr. 13 USL Relays Apr. 19 Baylor Relays Apr. 27-28 Southland Conference Meet Track 145

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cord, broke the indoor mark by clearing 16’0” and finishing third at the SLC meet. Senior Robert Gaines shat- tered the school indoor 400 meter dash record with a 49.0 clocking. Gaines was also on the mile relay team of Arthur DeGray, Williard Taylor, and Reggie Jenkins that placed second in SLC with a new school mark of 3.17.9. At the SLC Championship Indoor Meet McNeese scored 43 points to place sixth behind defending champion Lamar, 152 points. “We have a much better team than we showed at con- ference and we will prove it in the outdoor season, ’ said Hayes. The outdoor season began with an impressive 90-63 victo- ry over Southeastern. Cooper won four events. Several other members of the team also looked good. Andrew Porter won a double in his first meet. Porter threw the shot over 50’ and the dis- cus over the 150’ mark. Ted Harris, who placed fourth in the SLC meet in 1984, was the top javelin performer for the Pokes with a best of 144 Sports Setting the Pace 218'3”. Greg Lejuene, 207’, and Scott Myers, 200’, also helped in the javelin events. Johnson Brown, a junior col- lege All-American transfer, scored in the steeplechase and ran on the distance med- ley team of Ronald Evans, Todd Sigaty, and Reggie Jen- kins. Sigaty and Evans also ran low 1.50’s in the 800 meters. Nick Eyrich helped the dis- tance group with a personal best of 15.21 in the 5,000 me- ters. In the high jump, freshman school record holder Gary Bean placed third at the Rice Invitational while Robert Ben- net, 6'10”, and Charles Landry, 6’10”, also helped the Pokes. Shannon Dougherty came off an injured hamstring to score for McNeese in the high and low hurdles. Shannon also long jumped over 24’. Freshman Williard Taylor, who missed early meets with injuries, Arthur DeGray, and Kevin Vitatoe ran well enough to score for the Pokes. Assistant Coach Jack Reirdon sig- nals the beginning of a 100-meter time trial. (Photo by G. Edwards)

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With new freshmen in training and ° rm , experienced transfers, McNeese’s 1984 squad brought about Confidence for the Future The 1984 season was a re- building period for the volley- ball team, but head coach Cheryl Manuel felt that the 7- 26 Cowgirls still had some bright spots. Among them were the ef- forts of Dana Perkins, Sammy Bordelon and transfer Karen Owens. All three played in all of the team’s 104 games. Owens led the squad in kills and blocks, while Perkins paced the team in hitting per- centage. Quincy Graves’ ace average of 3.4 was a team high. Composed mostly of fresh- men, the team lacked experi- ence from the outset, but Man- uel pointed out that the sports- manship and maturity of the young Cowgirls will be a big step toward next year. “This was a rebuilding year 146 Sports for the Cowgirls,’’ Manuel said, adding, ‘‘the foundation has been laid ... we can ex- pect better results for next year’s team.’ Upon assuming the head coach position last August, Manuel had little time to recruit experienced players for the season. Since Perkins was the only returning player with on- court experience, the addition of Owens as a transfer was a plus. (Owens had previously played under Manuel at John Ehret High School.) Highlighting the season standings were two wins apiece against Northwestern and Nicholls, as well as victo- ries over Stephen F. Austin, Southern and Northwestern. Above left: Leading the team in kills and blocks, sophomore transfer, Ka- ren Owens slams one home against the Lady Lions of Southeastern. (Photo by T. Maricle) Above: The serve, one of the decid |, ing factors of the game, is nea bs rn. mented by veteran player, Dana Pell kins (a Pasadena, Texas senior) dul on ing the Northeast match. (Photo Dy G. Edwards)