Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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Gisburne, a sprinter, shared much of the limelight with his teammate and likewise helped to lower existing college records. Colleqe marks that had stood tor years were shattered as the two soph- omores got underway. ln the opener with Amherst, Bowan blasted wide open the 220 and 440 yard figures. lncidentally, the latter record was estab- lished 'way back in l93l against Fordham by present Faculty Manager ot Swimming, William E. Moore. Likewise a new 440-yard relay mark was established in this contest by Messrs. Lynch, Kelly, Gisburne, and Rowan. Against Fordham, Rowan broke his own 220 recordg at Princeton, he equalled it and then lowered the l00-yard dash mark made by Howard Lewallen against Cornell in l93l. Gisburne then bettered Rowan's century time against St. Thomas, the new time being 01549. As the season progressed, so did Rowan, tor against Delaware he again lowered his quarter-mile time, in the Connecticut State meet he did the samep -this time reducing it to 5:l2.l, and in swimming the 220 against Pennsyl- vania cruised at a 2:17.23 pace. Kaplan, Dilts, Fred Dippel, Iohn Bachalis, lohn Socolchik, and Robin Brown are the lettermen lost tor '37 by graduation. Captain-elect Rowan, Gisburne, Ed. Kelly, George Dzurinko, Frank Meng and Bob Lynch will be on hand as will Rudolph Toth and Alfred Zinn, the latter two clever treshrnen aquatic navigators.

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l93 VARSITY SWIMMING RE-SEASON statistics indicated a successful aquatic season. Hopes were high for winning three or possibly four dual meets. The College boasted of having an Olympic team swimming coach, three very outstanding mermen, and the enthusiastic support of the student body. But for some reason, all didn't work out as planned. The high class com- petition was generally blamed. For instance, Amherst turned out to be the New England Collegiate Champions and Rider was taken in stride by the Lord Ieffs while on a southern tour. Likewise, Delaware, whom Rider has not defeated in four tries, had a crackerjack organization, and managed to subdue Rider by 3 points. And then again, Fordham won the last event, the relay, by a scant foot, to take away another anticipated triumph from the Roughriders. All of which helps to account for a record of but two victories in seven dual meets. A Connecticut State College was defeated which evened the long-standing rivalry of six consecutive years-four victories apiece. St. Thomas, a new- comer to swimming, was handily trounced. Princeton and Pennsylvania each administered impressive setbacks to the locals. ' For the sixth season, William Bill Brooks was the Rider coach. This year, Mr. Brooks has the honor of coaching the Bermuda Clympic swimming team, and will take to Berlin a number of his proteges who have made astound- ing progress while under his guidance. Rider's l936 team was headed by co-captains Merrill Dilts and I-Iyman Kaplan, but Dave Rowan and Eddie Gisburne were outstanding. Rowan was undefeated and established numerous records during the swimming campaign.

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I9 36 I 34 VARSITY TRACK a i P ' , '4 2 5 f s ,4 4 -fs.- NNN '-P--N 44. 5 r 1 4'5- 7 'Q 9 K4 ,V . .Y 4. X 1 1 'ZV4 ' if 'z Z , K Ra .ni 'if' 5 N ,, 7 W , f . in J. 5' ,i A ' ,f x www I. T' 154 gf, ITH- only a single defeat during this year's meets, the track team enjoyed a successful season under the guidance of their able mentor, Prank Donlon. The Roughriders went to Philadelphia for their initial start to meet the formidable traclcsters of La Salle College. lt proved to be a successful trip, for when the boys returned they carried the bacon with them. ln the intercollegiate Carnival at Penn this year, the relay team duplicated last year's feat bY finish- ing third in its division, despite the fact that it ran against the sternest competition of the year. Minus the services of several of their stars, the Purple and Gold runners and jumpers lost and won in their two remaining meets. They made a futile attempt against luniata College, but when theY encountered State Teachers' College, it was another story. Kuzianik, individual star, who was undefeated in the lOO- and 220-yard dashes and the broad jump, and Thorne, stellar middle-distance man, also ruler in his specialities, were too much competition fOr our local rivals. ' After Coach Donlon and his proteges had taken a bow, the curtain came down to mark the endinq Of a successful year for Rider. Members Thomas Thorn lohn Pierson Adrian Bartela Edward Gisbourne, CCIPT- Richard Smith Charles Morrison l-larold Marcus, Manaqer Walter Kuzianilc Bill Connolly N Raymond lenlcins Robert Mansure Arthur Cochran Edward Wilder