University of St Thomas - Aquinas Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Zan! 0 Continuing the mushroom growth which it has enjoyed since it was promoted to a major sport, the Track team has risen to a position where it is considered a serious threat to all opponents and not just an- other match. Strength of the Tommy track team lies in the field events, with Captain Hugo Ren- den, state shot-put record holder, leading the way. He has the assistance of Frank Wambach in the shot-put and discus events but holds down individual honors with the javelin. In the first meet of the season against St. Olaf, Renden took first place f . 4 in these three events. In the track events, the rapid improve- ment of Clay Pardo, former Academy star, Charles Kronschnable and John Huebach is taken as a definite sign of good days ahead, according to student-coach George Kenny. All things taken into consideration, the 68-58 victory the Toms hung up in the first meet of the year after having taken third in the State meet last year shows remark- able improvement in this sport. For the five years previous to last season, the Toms had not won an inter-collegiate track meet. I ' Q95 E I s i' 1 3 I w,M. Lgfi za right, -int row: M. Toryamki, T. McGfathh, L. Mikulay, Lieb, j. Hzuback, M. Rhodes, L. Boyle, F. Blanchztt, F. W f Gnjin, T. Planie. Second row: W. McCarncy, H. Rmden, F. Sh-utt, lb- Kfovurhnablr. T- Kfmlly- j Rujmach, L. K-uckzra, P. McNulty. Third row: G. Kenney, coach.

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fl? F- .-L - 'F-im J!-?, if e if .i ,g-...,.-,,- ..., .,...,....,..,.-, , 4 A dak.,- -'-'pi-,.f-' -YV ,,. ....-f r S+ , -..gp ir- ' i - . o i1gj . -f F ,Nh .ix if 'Q A My al-7 ,PFW A Left to right: T. Hamper, S. Cavellero, j. Mahoney, H. LaHur, L. Kofnck, P. fohmon, f. Sergot, B. L-indorfzr. S90 I The successes of last year's Golf team, whose members won eight and lost two meets, is largely responsible for the feeling of favoritism in the College conference that is placed on the 1941 Tommy golfers. But only one man from last year's successful squad has returned to carry the burden and that man is Tommy Hamper, Minne- sota State Amateur golf champion, who is coach, captain and number one man for the Tommies. Hamper was faced this season with the 'task of replacing men like Dick Gavin, Ed Collins, Bob Fogarty and Bud Hale who have been graduated or who left St. Thom- as. The material from which Tom will pick his team is pictured above and in- cludes such hopefuls as Nick Kocisko, Paul Johnson, Fred Brom, and Bob Lindorfer. Up to the time the Aquinas went to press, the squad showed little possibility of retaining their top standing in the state, going down in defeat in their first two matches, one with the University of Minne- sota and one with Carleton college. How- ever on both days, Hamper led the field with good, low early season scores which point toward a repetition of his earning the State college golf championship. Last year he shared the title with Jimmy Nor- dine of Gustavus, both boys shooting 150 in the meet.