Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Row 1: R. Grogg, B. Shrock, R. luUis. T. Reusser. Row 2: Coach Glass, T. Sorg, T. Oliver, S. Gradeless, R. Getz, D. Kaiser, A. Feeley, P. Brady, J. Slocum. Senior Brad Shrock has a good season. « Brad Shrock, Jim Slocum, and Tim Reusser settle into a smooth flowing stride and bide their time.

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Cross Country team claims district crown The 1973 Taylor University Cross Country team had another typical win- ning season except for one aspect. For the first time in eight years the Trojans failed to win the Hoosier Buckeye Col- lege Conference championship. It was quite an upset as the Trojans had re- cently defeated EarUiam, the new cham- pion, rather handilv. Coach George Glass stated that he felt much growth and learning had taken place as result of ex- periencing second place for the first time. The Trojan harriers were led all year by their outstanding senior and team cap- tain, Taylor Oliver. Oliver placed first and set a new Taylor course record (26:23) in the HBC conference meet. Other season highlights included a very strong showing in a triangular meet against Calvin and Ferris State Colleges in which Oliver set a course record of 25:41. The Trojans successfully recap- tured the Taylor Invitational champion- ship with a one point win over Rio Grande College. They also became Dis- trict 21 NAIA champions with their strong place at the Little-Big State meet held at Purdue. Other strong runners all season in- cluded seniors Al Feeley and Brad Shrock. Underclassmen Steve Gradeless. Tim Reusser. and Dave Lewis also con- tributed valuable points. Next year should have to be quite a challenge for Coach Glass as the loss of several experi- enced seniors will undoubtedly hurt. 1973 CROSS COUNTRY | Taylor Conditioner 2nd Indiana State lost Calvin won Purdue lost Manchester won Taylor Invitational won Alumni Meet won Butler lost District 1st Little State 2nd HBCC 2nd Tavlor Oliver sets Tayl. ir depth h; abled the har nsistentJv run bv the PP

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Trojans explode with powerfiil offensive attack After dropping their first two games. Coach Nelson Gould ' s 1973 fighting Tro- jans put Tavlor fans on their feet with an exciting and varied offensive attack. Led bv junior transfer student Rod Shafer. the Trojans filled the air with flying foot- balls and were a threat to score from any- where on the field. Utilizing the triple option offense, thev averaged nearlv .330 yards per game to top the Hoosier-Buck- eve Conference in offense statistics. Taylor ' s explosive team proyided sev- eral highlights and nearlv captured a con- ference title. The Trojans defeated Wil- mington College 24 to 17 to win Homecoming. Parents Day saw them de- feat Findlav College bv the same score. A very satisfying victory was the 45 to 12 defeat of The Anderson Ravens. Prob- ably their best game was a narrow 14 to 13 loss to Westminister College who was undefeated and ranked number two nationally. Losing the conference title in the last game of the season. Tavlor finished 4-2-1 in conference play and 4-4-1 overall. Next year will undoubtedly be an ex- citing year for Taylor football as nearly all of the heavy offensive machinery re- turns in pursuit of that evasive confer- ence championship. ( ' .(laili Nel.-on Giiuld prtmdes quarterback Riid Shafer with offensive strategy 1973 FOOTBALL TV 0pp. Bluffton 20 Alma 7 21 Manchester 35 35 Wilmington 24 17 Earlham 17 16 Anderson 45 12 Westminister 13 14 Findlev 24 17 Hanover 14 28 (rifihl) Jnln W illiams ami Cref; Rue M-.-ier make bone jarring tackle as Mike Snider and Steve Zii merman move in f )r the assist.