University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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wrestling Q'-7 an -df. f-Hfs.Lffv,,, ' P 'I x watt , Lf , Ufoedlgyflr Y Y ag.. - 31 is E E . V A. is what l H 'I iq lilxfbl 44:11 I Txff ,ji s- as 'Members of Oregon's 1956 Pacific Coast Conference wrestling champions were, front row, l. to r. ROY SCHLESSER, JACK DICBIIIEN, KEN KARNES, and DAVE NEWLAND. Row 2: PEPPER Tnv1MoNs, GEORGE KRUPICKA, KEN KESEY, and J. C. WHEELEII. Row 3: Manager lX'IARTY RAMP, JoE FALKNER, and BILL HAMMER. Coach BILL I'IAMMER,S wrestlers made their third year since their revitalization easily their best by sweeping undefeated through ten collegiate matches and placing second in the Pacific Coast Intercollegi- ate championships. The only blots in the fine nine win, one loss, one tie record was a 141-14 draw with Portland State College and a 14-12 loss to the power- ful Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland. The Ducks won the Coast Conference title by win- ning six matches in a row, and set some sort of new record by becoming the first team to defeat both OSC and WSC twice in the same season. ROY SCHESSLER, the lone senior on the powerful Duck squad, won the PCI championship in the 115- pound weight class, and GEORGE KRUPIKA, a rugged sophomore, garnered the 157-pound title for the Webfoots. DAVE NEWLAND, who won the coast 147- pound crown as a sophomore in 1955, again went to the finals, losing to Ror ANDERSON of San Diego State for the title. KEN KESEY also advanced to the finals of the PCI meet at 167 pounds, before losing to BARRY BILLINGTON of UCLA. JACK MCBRIEN, KEN BARNES, PEPPER T1MMoNs, and J. C. WHEELER were also all just sophomores, besides PCI king Krupicka, and Newland and Kesey were both juniors with another year of competition remaining. At the close of the season Coach Hammer was elect- ed president of the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Wrestling Association, and at the same time the announcement was made that Oregon would be host to the 1957 PCI wrestling tournament.

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