United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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WRESTLING It was another banner year for Coach Alitz and the wrestling team, as they piled up a hard-fought 7-3-1 record. Losses to highly touted Penn State and Lehigh and a strong and spirited Navy team were reconciled by strong wins over Columbia. Iowa, Yale, Springfield, Pitt , Syra- cuse, and West Chester. The tie went to Maryland. Firstclassmen Gary Fowler and Captain Roger Heimann both had good years, but underclassmen Jim Harter, who lost only to Navy, Hugo Croft, Mike Nardotti. and John Dinger often stole the show with consistently outstanding performances. Army ' s wrestlers, handicapped by key injuries, bowed to a strong Navy team, 25-10, at Annapolis. Jim Byrnes, Gary Fowler, Mike Nardotti, and Paul Raglan, consistent winners all season, were all unable to compete. The bout scores were all close, and the meet was not as one-sided as the match score would suggest. Russ Baker scored two with a draw at 152 pounds, Hugo Croft pinned his man at 191, and Chuck Kanvan decisioned his opponent in the unlimited class. 3rd WRESTLING WON 7 LOST 3 Army CGA Tourney Maryland 14 Columbia 35 Iowa 15 Yale 29 Springfield 25 Penn State 9 Pittsburgh 20 Syracuse 23 Lehigh 8 West Chester St 21 Navy 10 Opp 14 3 14 8 6 23 16 16 25 8 25

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TRACK The 1967 Army cindermen swept through an undefeated season and a second place in the IC4A Champion- ships. Captained by Bill Graham, the nation ' s premier collegiate weight thrower, the team showed remarkable balance. The record book was rewritten, with Academy standards falling to War- ner, Camp. McDonald. Nolan, and See- bart. Scintillating sprint performances became commonplace for Van Evans, who was undefeated in dual competition. Rountree and Armstrong were literally above the opposition in the pole vault and high jump. The supporting cast provided the depth and inspired per- formances which enabled Coach Crowell ' s men to cap their greatest season with a memorable victory over Navy. TRACK WON 7 LOST 1 Army Opp Harvard 61 48 Cornell 68 41 Manhattan 66V2 42% St. John ' s, NYU .... 66 34 37 Rutgers 81 28 Pittsburgh 84 16 Penn State 78 31 Navy 62 47 IC4A ' s 2nd Place That was the finest performance I have ever seen by any team. The words ; of Coach Crowell tell the story of THE | meet. The victory over a strong Navy iteam was the result of a solid team ef- fort, highlighted by several spectacular performances. Among the sixteen life- time bests recorded by the Army thin- I clads was McDonald ' s 4:01.5 mile, Camp ' s 2:09.1 1000, both Academy i records, and Graham ' s throw of 62 ' 6 1 : I the best collegiate mark in the nation for the 35. Winning 9 of 13 events, and getting inspired efforts (and points) in key places, tbe cindermen closed out their unblemished dual meet schedule in the most satisfying way possible — Army I 62. Navv 47.