University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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o ooooooooooooooooooc I he University of Denver's club sports teams found varying degrees of success this spring in competition. They faced other club teams in the area and some heavily funded and recruited varsity college teams. Some club teams were handicapped by a lack of experienced players. but should continue to improve as the squads mature and attract more participants and spectators. The DU Rugby team again fell on hard times during the spring season compiling a 1-8-1 record. Lack of experience was the main problem as many of DU's players were relatively new to the game and did not completely understand its concept The rugby team looks for more success next season as they attempt tQ raise the level of their play on the field to that achieved in post-game activities. The women's softball team finished the season with on 8-11 record which included victories against the Colorado School of Mines. Air Force. New Mexico Highlands and Northeastern Junior College. Opposing coaches throughout the season were impressed by DU's high level of play for a club team. Pioneer Coach Don Rochl felt that the team could have done even better but was hampered by the lousy spring weather. Standouts for the team included pitchers Mary Finn, Stephanie Scanlon and Lori Bangert while Susan Glaser, Jeanne McGraw, Betti Wampler, Paige Richardson, Karen Steele, Kelly Smith and Deanne Duca all contributed from their various positions. The DU Volleyball Club continuec to field strong men's, women's and co-ed teams in the regional Unitec States Volleyball Association tournaments. The men's team won the Colorado Open. Metropolitan State College and Vail International touma ments while the women's team was victorious at the Regis and Metropolitan State College tournaments. DU looks to continue their strong volleyball program with the womer s team moving up to varsity status beginning in the fall of 1983 — Doug Towne

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I I Bop Street makes the sound. April spmmsi Bachelors number one, two and three try hard to win themselves a date. April 25, 1983. Enough snow! f|Sking was great, but not to class everyday. DU declared Springfest 1983 after the last (cross your fingers) icicle melted from the top of the ceiling of BA 424. The idea, primarily sponsored by the ever optimistic Denver University Programs Board (DUPB), was to have a week long celebration of spring. The idea was good. The weatner was not Despite the scattered showers dumping much more than the Colorado Weather Bureau stat of 20%, the traditional block parties went on. Friday's entertainment featured The Wake”, Another Era Music” and Bop Street . Saturday's sounds included the up-and-coming Assorted Images . Bands rode the storm with the help of plastic tarps and a crowd ready to party the minute some sun shone. Beer, hot dogs and hack- eysack were plentiful and as the parties went on, umbrellas were abandoned for some serious dancing. The earlier part of the week consisted of such activities as the All-Campus Dating Game and Alpha Kappa Psi’s Fite Night. The sparring for dates resulted in a match-up between Scott Enderby and April Per-reira and Andy Bowman and Laura West. More intense bouts took place in the annual Fite Night with contenders such as Frank Anaya, Todd Harmon, and Greg Armister. In the stubborn Denver weather fashion, the rain dampened festivities — but not spirits. As soon as the heat finally came on in GCB in May, spring arrived. A little late for DU Springfest, but soon enough for anxious students considering transferring to Pepperdine. — Laura West 20