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

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Competing in the 123lb class at the National Collegiate Championships, senior Mike Duhon lifted well enough to take home fifth place All-Ameri- can honors. (Photo D. San Miguel) AY 1985 SMe aie ener — ol | eNERSL Nith two spotters and teammate tharlotte Rawson there for safety ®asons, sophomore Tracy LeGros if Jennings practices her techniques 1 the squat. (Photo by B. Mericle) Tim Trahan, a sophomore from Lake Arthur, utilizes the equipment avail- able in the field house to build strength in his legs. (Photo by M. Du- hon) NEESE Ho ne ai ¢ | Front row, left to right: Mari East- man, Tracy LeGros, Pam Pujol. Sec- ond row: Vickie Myers, Belinda Smith, Denise Bennett, Charlotte Rawson. Back row: Coach Mike Du- hon, Jack Drouilhet, Tim Trahan, Tom O'Hara, Harry Ihles, Chuck Fox, Lee Coltzman, Orin Ortego, David San Miguel. (Photo by B. Mericle) Lake Charles native, David San Mi- guel attempts a lift of 303lbs in the 114lb class at the National Colle- giate Championships. (Photo by M. Duhon) Powerlifting 149

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148 Sports Bringing recognition to McNeese by setting national records, the Powerlifting Team ts Pulling Their Weight Practicing three times a week as a team and individual- ly proved to be a winning com- bination for the McNeese Powerlifting team. The Cow- boys and Cowgirls attended several competitions in prep- aration for the national meets held at West Point, New York and at Texas A M University at College Station. The United States Power- lifting Federation held their National Collegiate Champ- ionships at West Point Mili- tary Academy. Representing McNeese at the champion- ships were senior Mike Duhon; juniors Pam Pujol, Vickie Myers, Charlotte Rawson; and sophomores David San Miguel and Mari Eastman. Bringing home All-American honors were Duhon, who finished fifth overall, and Rawson, who took third place honors. Just miss- ing All-American honors with sixth place finishes were Vickie Myers and David San Miguel. For the Drug Free Nationals | held April 13, 1985 at Texas | A M, McNeese captured sec- ond place All-American team honors. Duhon set a new na- | tional record in the 123lb class with a dead lift of 418lbs, while | Tracy LeGros set a national re- | cord in the 139lb class with a 159lb benchpress.

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Claiming second place in the Southland Conference Tournament, the McNeese Tennis Team is Taking Advantage The 1985 tennis season for McNeese State University was very different for the men’s and women's teams. Coach Lee Holland's Cow- boys had to replace three All- Southland Conference per- formers from 1984 in order to challenge for the league crown in '85 while the Cowgirls had to have a new coach in Ann Robique. Replacing three of the top four players in the Cowboys’ lineup was a major task for Hol- land, but an early signing suc- cess brought a pair of talented Swedish players to McNeese. They were Johan Kjellsten and Ulf Persson. Together they eased the pain of the previous year’s losses. These two newcomers along with the return of seniors Robinson Ureta, Anders Os- berg, Sergio Villa and Johan Hallin and junior Rodrigo Are- nas gave the Pokes the basis of a strong team. In January McNeese picked up its third recruit of the sea- son in Pontus Lavefalk, an- other Swede who in the end would make the year's recruit- ing class one to remember. ‘It was going to be hard to replace the players of the cali- Oo Sports ber we had here from 1984,”’ said Holland. ‘‘All three of those had been SLC finalists and knew what it took to win on the college level.’ ‘No matter how good the freshmen you recruit, it is hard for them to adjust to the col- lege game,” Holland added. “But Johan Kjellsten had no trouble with the transition. After the fall semester Ulf Persson was ready, and Pon- tus Lavefalk never missed a beat. ‘| had the feeling after the first three weeks of practice that this team had a chance to be very good by the end of the season.’ Where the freshmen fit in the lineup was the major sur- prise. Kjellsten took the No. 1 singles spot from the time he arrived, and Lavefalk took No. 2. Persson took the No. 6 slot. Seniors filled the other three positions with Ureta stepping in at No. 3, Osberg at No. 4 and Villa at No. 5. All three are All-SLC performers. “The thing that made this team work was the blend of talent,’’ said Holland. ‘‘The freshmen added the youth and excitement while the seniors Continued Senior economic and finance major, Anders Osberg of Sweden uses a sweeping backhand to return the ball. (Photo by D. Smith) Using a two handed backhand, se- t nior Sofi Tegerstrand of Sweden| — gets a good return. (Photo by D. if Smith) ‘