Umpqua Community College - Tahlkie Yearbook (Roseburg, OR)

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Building Year of UCC '1'with k: i b 2'! 1.4. w aw? i .wrg' J,ur4' NIQZV . h. . ' ' 4 '4 4 .w-f ' 4. ....n V . I -h 4' .utn --.aw f . V .,, . , 4.4V ., J. v, .- , , . . 1.4KA .: .1 . . . . 4 ow start behind Mount Hood Community College, but Eric Ohlsen and Bob Ryan were able to come in 9th 8c 10th. MEETS ERIC OHLSEN WAS NAMED November Athlete for gIeat team per- Southwestern 23 SOC JV 44 Umpqua 55 momw formance. Lane 21 Southwestern 43 Umpqua 92 Southwestern 43 SOC JV 48 Umpqua no points Mt. Hood 25 Lane 30 Umpqua 104 Mt. Hood 18 Umpqua 67 Central no points CONFERENCE MEET ' Mt. Hood 26 Lane 60 Southwestern 69 Clackamas 80 Umpqua 132 Central no points COACH RON ALEXANDER always kept a careful eye on his team members. CROSS COUNTRY 37

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i- k - i i . r. PAT DOYLE SETS A FAST PACE against SCCC on the Veterants grounds. KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH on harrier J ohn Gaedecke is Olan Hatch- er. Harriers Experience Plagued by injuries, the Cross Country team suffered through a disappointing season. With a turnout of only five full-time runners and two part-timc runners, the Cross Country team lost many meets because of their lack of size. Combined with the late practice starts caused by injuries and illness, they could not overcome these obstacles. i Near the end of the season things began to look up for the Timbermen Harriers. They came in ahead of Central on several t occasions, with the Central team accumulating no points even though they ran the race. Teams are required to have five fin- ishing runners, and their places are added giving the winning team the lowest score. i This season was reflected in the record compiled. Running i in five triangular meets, the Timbermen had one second and four thirds. They had one home meet, held at the Veterans Administration grounds, which they came in third at. T0 cli- max this very disappointing season, the team finished fifth at the Conference Meet. Ahead of the team were Mt. Hood, Lane, Southwestern, and Clackamas. Finishing last was Central. One member of the team was able to make the regionals. This was Eric Ohlsen, who was also selected by the Splintersi staff as athlete of the month for November. In the regional meet, Eric placed 29th out of a field of 40. The five full-time runners on this years, team were Pat Doyle, John Gaedecke, Jeff Weaver, Eric Ohlsen, and Bob Ryan. Bob was named runner-up for the Splinters, athlete of the month award for November. The two part-time runners were Tom Woodruff and Jerry Potter. SET AGAINST THE SOUTHERN OREGON JViS, Bob Ryan gives it his all. 36 CROSS COUNTRY

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MIKE HEATH goes for 2 and Chuck Begley waits for a possible re- bound. ANXIOUSLY WATCHING from the bench are Jeff Weaver 8; Jerry Daugherty. 38 BASKETBALL UMPQUA BASKETBALL: ROW ONE: Coach Cy Perkins, Gary Heat- er, Jim Williams, Ed Luttrell, Mike Heath, Jeff Weaver, and Manager Eric Cannon. Timbermen Compile 18- Although a pair of disappointing losses against Lane Corn- munity College eliminated Umpqua from the state playoffS, the 1970-71 basketball campaign was the most successful one ever for the Timbermen. In regular season play the team t00k 18 wins, ten of which were league Wins, and only seven losses, which was the second best record in the over all conference. The team ended up third in the southern division of the league with five losses. Loss of the last three games sent Umpqua into a playoff game for second place with Lane. In the playoff game UCC looked as if they were leading most of the game and were only down by one in the last minutes of play. With six seconds on the clock and UCC down by one with possession of the ball an Umpqua player took a four foot shot. It was up and rolling on the rim. Then it rolled into the hands of 21 Lane player, and it was Lane winning in a way that had been a trademark of the Timbermen all season. A few players had their best seasons this year. At a forward spot, Jim Williams did a bang up job. John Clarnol was one of the best ball handlers of the league. Chris Gray led the team in. scoring and was one of the tougher conference defense men. With a number of returning lettermen from a winning squad, the 1971-72 season is looking good.