William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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CROSSCOUNTRY Harriers Finish Second in Conference The Harriers excellent season saw them post a 9-4 record and a second place finish to powerhouse Glass- boro. A cloud of controversy marred the end of the season as two mem- bers of the squad, their Coach Larry Blomberg and Athletic Director Art Eason debated over who was at error in a case that saw the two runners not Invited to a meet in Boston that determined All-American standing. The season started with the pro- spects of being an excellent one. The team looked strong with a group of good runners. A rash of injuries and Illnesses hurt the squad during some early meets. Then the conference crown was decided when Glassboro edged the Pioneers 25-30 on Octo- ber 18. The Profs took the title In spite of WPC ' s Ron Veneman and Jeff Kicia taking first and second, respectively. The Profs took the next five places and won the meet. Senior Ron Veneman and Sopho- more Jeff Kicia were named First Team All-State as they placed first and second in the conference meet. Kicia also took a first place in the twenty-third Annual Collegiate Coaches Conference Division III. TOP: Jetf Kicia. who is first team, all-state, running faster than the pack. TEAM MEM- BERS: Head Coach Larry Blomberg Torn Avzevino, Paul Assini. Vito Calli, Doug Cam- bria Jim Fogerty Al Nalezny. John Nitek. Howard Rocha. Tony Scibica. John Shilby. 232

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VOLLEYBALL FAR LEFT: Joyce Kuhnan spikes the ball over the heads of two defenders. LEFT: Co-Cap- tain Rose hiirmann sends the ball over as Eileen Fitzgerald (18) sets and Jean Sixsmith (9) looks on. BOTTOM: Both Joyce Kuhnan (6| and Rose hiirmann (3) defend the net against Princeton. The volleyball team spiked a win- ning season with 7 victories and 4 defeats. Lou Freyberger, the only senior on the squad and Rose Hir- mann, the team ' s best powerplayer, co-captained the mostly inexperi- enced freshman and sophomore women. Rutgers lost to WPC. 0-3, in the first game of the season, however the Pioneers ' celebration was spoiled by two straight defeats of 0-3 against University of Delaware and Brooklyn. The women recovered the volley for WPC by winning 6 out of the next 8 games, losing only to nationally known Trenton and to Central Con- necticut. Trenton provided the squad with the toughest match of the year. The teams played for almost four hours, with varsity losing 4 games and JV winning 5. The JV ' s played for two and a half hours with outstanding performances by servers, Mary Fitz- gerald and Diane Singer. Coach Bernard Walsen is looking forward to molding next year ' s team into a more cohesive unit to beat the competition next fall.

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CROSSCOUNTRY TOP: The opposition can ' t catch up to WPG runner. BOTTOM: October 15 saw Harriers racing to victory over Trenton State. I 8-37. Team Record 9-4 WPC Opponent | 15 Medgar Evers: York 50 21 Univ. of Scranton; 34 Kings 21 NJIT 34 21 Montclair 35 21 Stockton 35 36 Marist 23 18 Monmouth 45 15 St. Peters 50 18 Trenton 37 30 Glassboro 25 40 Seton Hall 2! 233