Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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Redmen Played Exciting Football In 1983 Ripon Goes 3-4 Sports 25 Loti: Cooches Gillespie. Terry. Lorson Krouss Dlnwtddro. Summers. MIA: Goy. Members of the 19 3 Football team 0 Dewhursf. G Dlonco. D Cloy. R Frelmonn. M Floherty. J. Rodmon. M SmoliK T Follls. 0. McGrall. J. Droemet. J. Morgon J Szymczok. J. Floryonce. S. Feyrcr. I. Toney. J. Grober 0 Olenchek 1. Thompson. T. White I. Wilcox. 0. GervenoH. C. Oenzel M Cutcuno. J. Thompson. V Tnon. S. Pflueger. P. Ehern, J. Trlon. S. Perry. 0. Doyo M Rudolph T. Schuermon. T Theisen. D. Conklin. S. Templlo. R Smollk. J. Schwotrz. 0. Oroemer. j. Decker. T. Johnke. J. Endrizzi M McKoy. V. Torres. F. Von Ruden G. Holvorsen. R Schroeder. T Fenei. M. Jonos. E- Monohon. D. Drenski 0 Wolkner. M Freitas C Poullerre. T.J. Mokowskl. G. Morgo. K. Lowery. M Orogln 0. Repke. 0 Ponzertl. M Mochoy 0 Kohl J. Pekso. J. Thiel, J. Thiel. 0. Feld. G Dutcher. T. Geslelczyk. D Wood. J. Porter. M. Gosper. J. Mother. S. Miller. R Docskoi. j. Thompson S. Derry.

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Atiei o slow jton. the 1963 Rlpon Redmen com bock In ih lotter port of ih seoson to ploy rh exciting hind of footboll ihot hos b n their trademoik over the post few yeors. Storting out with two lossos In the first three gomes the Redmen come home for the 1963 Homecoming game ogolnst on olwoys tough team from Coe College, ond they did so without the services of leodlng rusher Tim White, who wos injured. The Redmen fell behind eorly. but. to the delight of the largest home crowd of the yeor, they mode up o fourteen point deficit. With sen- iors Jim Droemer ond Jeff Szyczok hooking up time ond time ogaln. the Redmen monoged to tie the gome lote In the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for the home team Coe kicked o lote-ln-the-gome field gool to clinch the victory. A week loter. the Redmen would gorner their first home victory with on upset defeot of Northern rival St. Norbetts. Defense wos the key to this gome os the defen- sive unit honded the boll to the offense twice. Eorly In the gome, sophomore Croig Denzel broke through the Knights' line to block o punt thot wos quickly converted Into o Otoemer Szymczak score. Defensive bock Orion Ooyo hod two Interceptions ond Orion McGroll hod three socks In that gome. The test of the seoson would be os tough, os the Redmen would split the lost four gomes. The high- lights were many In number. Tim White, ploying in his lost yeor os 24. would finish os the oll-time leodlng rusher with 3149 yords. over 400 yards oheod of second place. Injurys plogued his final yeor. but he finished os the team s leodlng rusher for the fourth yeor. Jeff Szymczok finished the seoson with three Rlpon receiving records of cotches In of career yords ond cotoer cot catches. oil set In the gome ogolnst Coe. Oorh men Division III statistics In their respective They cought mote posses for total yordoge years thon ony other Division III ployer college. Jim Droemer finished os the second ing possetr In Ripon's history. Orion McGtoii Morgan. Dovld Gervenok. More Curcurlo. Trton Vtnce Torres, Joe Thompson. Oill KoN Gregg Halvorsen all ployed their final yeor lot Redmen With a mojonty of the starters r to Rlpon In '64. the Redmen should be return to be o Midwest Conference coot o final note, six members of the 63 Redmen named to the oil conference teom-Toilbock White, split-end Jeff Szymczok offensive Rocky Torres, offensive tockle Oill Kohl, bock Jim Droemer ond defensive end McGroil. 24 Sports

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center Dove Chlosto hokli th ball offer loving the boll: for right: Moft Keller outruns his opponent. The season staffed out with high hopes for the Ripon College soccer team In 1980. When practice began in the Foil, it looked os though the kickers hod the best chance to bring the Midwest soccer championship to Ripon, especially with the help of 1982 all-conference returners Do Sa- frahg. Kwafla Drowne and Dove Chlosta. However, it was not to be os the Redmen limped their woy to a 5- 5-1 record and only one of those wins came in conference play. All the gomes were close and could have gone either way. but un- fortunately the goals were more of- ten than not for the other team. There were a number of bright spots this year . . junior Ken Carlson's im- provement over the post yeor gained him the most improved play- er oward. His performance was out- standing in wins over St. Norbert and Marian. Drowne and Sofrong played well all season and looked very good in wins over Madison and Plar- teville. Dorh men's ploy gained them all-conference honors for the second yeor. Drowne, playing his lost season for the Redmen. was awarded the most valuable trophy. Jeff Messen- ger and Gary Page also finished fine careers for the Redmen In 1983. With the 1983 seoson behind them, the Redmen look to the future-the 1984 seoson. With such talent os Joe Cul- len. Jim Garden. Rob Needham. Mike Richter and Ken Carlson return- ing In the Fall, if looks os though Dove Scott, head coach, and the team will hove an outstanding 1984 season. Photos: Ken Carlson works on getting the boll to the goal (immediate right): 26