University of Texas Pan American - El Bronco Yearbook (Edinburg, TX)

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Sports Win Bars, Rings Three individual winners were produced, in the spring of '74, by Pan Am in competition against Texas A8LM University's gym- nastics. Sally Miller captured the uneven bars event, Bob Welsh the rings and Craig Nidever the parallel bars, horizontal bar and men's all-around. Pan Am's other team members who placed were: Rose Gonzalez in floor exercise, secondg Debbie Mose- ley, third in the same event. Alma Mendez was third in the uneven bars. Despite these wins and placements, Texas A8LM took the tournament 62-37. Experienced, Coach Otis Budd's ymnastics team anticipated a etter productive year for the spring of '75, a. Gymnastics team president, Bob Welsh, demonstrated good gymnastic style while per- forming during the Fall show at PAU. b. Cecil Nidever took part in the first outdoor gymnastics exhibition during the fall. c. The women on the gymnastics team were: Alma Mendez, Ruth Jasso, Alicia Garza, Sally Miller, Estella Correa, Yolanda Garza, Dawn Casi, Anna Navarro, Louri Street. These women were eager to try their skill again in the spring of '75 competition. d. Pan Am men representing the Broncs in gymnastics events were: Front row: Gary Popel- sky, Randy Billman, Fred Flores, Roel Casares. Second row: Bob Welsh, Doug Stockton, Bill Wessel, Marcelo Villarreal, Fred Longoria. l' - .d - .. ...i rf' .Ui-1,:, .1-1'-'::..wm, ,, -. . - -M--jg. 511- gif. 1 -wwf 32 , I- L tt-4 ' li -2' 1.-:...4.-.Y , 7.fl'vl'-- 7- ' Lv 1- .D .'.. :if .- ,.,r,,.Q.1 .,fs.,.,. I ,Q-'---'-n. ' Y , E:-:?i2Q2 1,i,' 'if' 2 .T .'E 't 'gft'5H1.-. f11.-, i. ,.-,-f: .- , ,,.:. ,gy 1 L ,awiiegfzzes:,.d?.n1.1a, .2 fel,-g. li:-'f:f'L'x15f-4.fbffs J-.i::j ... .T5 . '25YLW l?rlx1i':- fikff'- '--2C1d'ffeE'3f?. Nbr?-'3. 5ffr--1 lf .j1.2L?'1sx11':.s,4?, wp 1. J V, 'TEL-,:ffsjPfgf1f'f - lagfiwlf. I, . .-be.'f,.,g-- ,-- ,.- eff-.Hn we . ' -' '- aw E. ...y -'N I '- ta.-,a ,-,' , .- 1. -- ...rf . 1 '1 . 4. ifl I .....1

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NCAA History Winning more games than any team in Texas' collegiate base- ball history, Pan American Uni- versity rolled to a record of 50 wins, 11 losses during the 1974 baseball season. Al Ogletree coached the Broncs into the NCAA District 6 play- offs for the fifth consecutive sea- son. Shortstop Ricky Brockway became the No. 1 base stealer in major-college history when he stole 61 bases for Pan Am during the season. However, during the College World Series in June, Orlando Gonzales of Miami fFloridaJ University stole his 62nd base to eclipse Brockway's record by one. Despite their all-time record number of victories, the Broncs encountered trouble in the play- offs. They lost a 3-2 thriller to Louisiana Tech, then were elimi- nated by the University of Texas Longhorns, who made it to the College World Series although Texas, too, lost to Louisiana Tech. Tommy Simpson broke one of PAU's oldest baseball records in 1974 when he slugged 13 dou- bles. Brockway established records for games played 1615, runs 1571, and hits f61J as well as stolen bases. The Broncs produced a 50-9 reg- ular-season record and were nationally ranked despite having a predominately junior team. , .... ?.,- ,,. , 1 , I-:M--' U 9 . ,l- 'i . , 'tu it--+ t'-wi' ir ef. 6 1 vt, ' ' -. . .A , 4-4+ a. The Broncs' catchers for 1974-75 were: Ron Lair, Wayne Cato, Steve fBirdJ Burton, Kclly Roberts. b. An NCAA record was set by Rick Brockway when he stole his 60th base. c. Ricky Brockway returned to first on a pickup play as he prepared to steal another base. d. Noemi Martinez served as cheerleader for the Broncs during 1974-75. She is a sophomore who has been leading cheers for years. e. Before setting his NCAA record, Brockway set a Pan Am record upon stealing his 59th base. if ,., .- g.a.-my 1- J. f lv 1 ' L Q-.Pg 1 -ei '-' 1 ' 'il -K, . 1.-f 1 1 - ..,', 122 - it