University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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.■qBDanaocw Aqua Aces Fight The World For New Coach by Craig Bonhert At times it seemed like the whole world was out to get first-year coach Dave Enzler and his men ' s swim- ming team. First, mechanical problems with the pool at Carson Center cut into the squad ' s practice time. Then the flu bug bit deeply into several members of the squad. Still, the Aces bounced back for a 9-4 seasonal ledger and second place in the Heartland Collegiate Conference. Led by captain Jeff Wise, six Aces qualified for the Midwest Invitational on the strengths of their finishes in the HCC meet. Undefeated during the regular season. Wise won the 200-yard freestyle with a new conference record of 1:45.2. He also tied with Valparaiso ' s Brian Dobben for first in the 100-free- style and placed second in the 50-free-style. Others to earn the right to swim at the Midwest Invitational were Javier Perez, Ed Kucer, Mark Brier- ton, and Jeff Stephens. Perez ' s 4:53.5 in the 500- freestyle was a new conference record, as was the 400-freestyIe relay effort of 7:18.5 set by the team of Perez, Kucer, Wise, and Brierton. 14 SWIMMING

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Cross Country Starts Aces Toward Second All-Sports Trophy by Craig Bonhert No one thought it could be done but myself and a small handful of runners. Not the Administration, not the opposing teams, not anyone. It took a complete effort on the part of everyone and a couple of super efforts from a few. Those words came from UE cross country coach Jeff Korb, who, in his second year at the helm, guided the Aces to their first conference championship in cross country. Taking a team that Korb termed pathetic at best two years ago, he recruited and pushed those recruits to their best performance and displaced Butler as the defending Heartland Collegiate Conference distance champs. After receiving conference Coach of the Year honors, Korb re- signed his position to devote his time to his family ' s busi- ness. However, in his two-year tenure, the Aces harriers went from a neglected group of running fanatics to confer- ence champions who commanded and received the respect of their peers. Clues to the outcome of the HCC meet were given two weeks prior, when the Aces competed in the Little State meet on Notre Dame ' s campus in South Bend. The Aces placed fifth, running ahead of all other HCC teams while edging Butler out by one point. Improving on the ninth- place showing off the previous year, UE issued a warning that they were a team to be reckoned with. For the first time in the team ' s history, they ended with a winning record, compiling a 39-21 total, compared to last year ' s 25-35 numbers. Senior Bob Copeland, the only runner lost to graduation from a young and talented group, was given the Motiva - tion Leadership Award. Other Aces earning team honors were: Gib Riffle as the Most Improved Runner; Dave Den- ny for the Outstanding Athlete; and Don Marshall for the Outstanding Performance, when he battled back from a bout with mononucleosis to take tenth place in the HCC. As a team, the Aces also finished fourth in the Mid-western City Conference championship. 16 CROSS COUNTRY