SUNY at Oswego - Ontarian Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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FIRST ROW: H. Schwartz, S. Ort, C. Drake. SECOND ROW: Coach George Crowe, T. Hay, H. Edelst- ein, I. Rosen, R. Gibbs. TENNIS The 1964 tennis team accumulated a five-win-four- loss record and also battled its way to a respectable fourth place in the New York State College tourna- ment. Ron Gibbs maintained the best individual record, his being a record of eight wins and one loss for the season's dual meet competition. These fine records definitely put Oswego back on the winning track in the tennis world as the Laker team improves every year. The return of several veterans and seven sopho- mores, who weren't allowed to play varsity last year be- cause they were freshman, should provide tremendous inter-squad competition. The 1965 tennis team prom- ises to be the best ever. .4 - T4 .. ..4....

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FIRST ROW G Kaess A Russo F Rookey J Bome J Viola P Var vanaugh, R. Kennedy, E. Wilcox, R. Valentine, T. Macko, J. Furey, J. quez Mr Gens SECOND ROW Instructor Bechard F Gantley P Ca Gast. J U DO CLU B The Judo Club, which is now a member of the ASB, was originally founded in 1962 as a private club and the organ- ization is now in its third year under the leadershi-p of Instructor Jerold Bechard, holder of a black belt. The club is designed to give the individual student some acquain- tance with the art of Judo and Jujitsu as a sport, as well as a means of defense. This year, as in the past, the club started with a huge in- itial membership of sixty-five men and forty-five women. Although most of these initial enthusiasts have lost inter- est, over three-hundred students have received some train- ing in the club since its start, and a select few have gone on to win memorable distinctions in the art of Jujitsu. ln one recent tournament against Canada, five members of the Oswego-Club. received the rare distinction of Hbatseig- un or on-the-spot promotion as a result of outstanding competitive performance. The club takes part in many tournaments in the United States and other countries. In the first year of competition, 1963-1964, the club lost only two of fifteen tournaments and they placed third in the Eastern Collegiate Champi- onships. This year the team is undefeated in United States competition and has lost only one match, a decision to the Kingston team from Canada. 168

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FIRST ROW: D. Meyerhoefer, D. Nazarian, D. Van Essendelft, B. DeSoto, D. Walters, A. Schaal, S. Parker, Coach Howard. SECOND ROW: M. Kean, B. Gould, N. Isaacs, L. Thompson, B. Eipp, R. Hassler, J. Nacht, B. Cousins, D. Fine, Coach See. FIRST ROW: P. Marek, R. Gerber, R. Smith, J. McKiernan. SECOND ROW: Coach See, W. Keller, K: Sharp, K. Rollins, B. Butterfield, M. Ingram, C. Goodwin, Coach Howard. Not photographed - F. Schieffer. 170 TRACK Bolstered by the talent from the 1963 Frosh track team and a nucleus of five veterans, the 1964 track squad finally numbered twenty- one. The sprints and broad jump were handled by Isaacs, Gould, DeSoto, and Spaller, while Walters, Nazarian, Schaal and Meyerhoefer ran the middle distances and relays. Eipps and Hassler provided the mainstays in the hurdles, and Davis Van Essendelft carried the burden in the mile and two-mile runs. The team's basic weakness proved to be a lack of depth in the field events, but Cousins and Nacht handled the shotput, Opdyke and Cousins threw the discus, and Hassler was the lone high jumper. The big spear was thrown for the Lakers by Gould, Parker, and Eipps. The team ultimately compiled a two-win and three-loss record. Although both of their dual meets ended in defeat, the 1964 Frosh Lakers possessed a high degree of drive and ambition. Several members of the freshman team did well in their first collegiate competition and they should add much needed talent and strength to the 1965 team.