1(/~ 1962-1963 Lee Jackson, Student Coach, Bill Hughes, Bob Hall, Coach Russ Houk, Bill Garson, Gene Dixon PRESS and RADIO INFORMATION BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE Bloomsburg Pennsylvania GENERAL INFORMATION Dr. Harvey A. Andruss President, Bloomsburg State College Russell Houk, Lock Haven S.C., '52 Athletic Director and Varsity Wrestling Coach Lee Jackson, Bloomsburg S. C., '63 Student Coach Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S.C., '43 Director of Public Relations Michael E. Flanagan, Lock Haven S.C., '48 Assistant - Sports Publicity ATHLETIC INFORMATION Member NCAA, PSCAC, NAIA Colors Maroon and Gold Team Name Huskies Home Court _____ Centennial Gymnasium Capacity 1,000 Press Table ________ Accomodations for 12 persons r Radio Facilities are available Telephone, Sports Publicity ____ 784-4660 Ext. 18 COLLEGE INFORMATION Denomination Non-Denominational Conducted by ____ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Year Founded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1839 Enrollment 1,976 WRESTLING OUTLOOK 1962 - 1963 For the first time in six years at Bloomsburg then is a good liklihood that no freshman will be a varsity starter during the year. The reason - 10 returning lettermen and a large corps of seasoned reserves from last year's jayvee squad. (The only varsity starter lost was Don Poust, 177 pound conference champ, who graduates in January, 1963.) Approximately 45 men reported for practice in mid-October, and after several weeks of intensive practice, 34 remain on the squad. At the moment, the ten lettermen have the inside track on starting assignments. Included are: Jerry Fortney, 115 pounds, who placed second in the conference last March; at 123, Joel Melitski rolled up a 5-1 record last year and was an outstanding replacement for Bill Hughes who was sidelined with injuries during the first six meets; Bill Hughes has moved up to the 130 pound division this year; in his 3 years at Bloomsburg, Hughes has been second only to Lock Haven's NCAA champ Gray Simons who graduated last May; Ed Taylor, at 137, placed second in the state conference meet and fourth in NAIA competition; Dick Scorese, 147 pound bracket, was the squad's top point-getter last year and took second in both the state conference and the NAIA meets; at 157, Bill Paule, was runnerup in the state conference last year; Gene Dixon, rugged 167 pounder, hopes to regain the state conference and NAIA titles which he won in his sophomore year; Dave Stuempfle has moved up to 177 after losing only 1 match in the 157 pound bracket; Bob Hall, who is the strongest man on the squad, will compete in weight classes from 167-191; last year, he won both the 191 pound conference crown and the 167 NAIA title; Bill Garson, at his heaviest weight in four years, will be defending the title he won for the past two years in both state conference and N AIA competition. New opponents on this year's schedule include some of the outstanding colleges and universities in the nation. Among these are the University of Nebraska, University of Wisconsin, Indiana State (Terre Haute), and the University of Southern Illinois. These have been added to perennially strong opponents such as Lock Haven S. C. and Waynesburg College. With a schedule that is nothing less than "rough", Coach Houk is making no predictions. Some indication of what lies ahead will be revealed on November 24 when the Husky varsity and jayvee squads journey to Annapolis for a pre-season scrimmage with the "Middies" of the Naval Academy. Kneeling (left to right) Jerry Fortney, 115 lbs.; William Hughes, 130 lbs.; Dick Scorese, 147 lbs.; Gene Dixon, 167 lbs.; Bob Hall, 191 lbs. Standing (left to right) Lee Jackson, Student Coach; Joel Melitski, 123 lbs.; Ed Taylor, 137 lbs.; William Paule, 157 lbs.; Dave Stuempfle, 177 lbs.; Bill Garson, Heavyweight; Coach Russ Houk. BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE WRESTLING SQUAD Name Bierbower, Michael Colt, John Decembrino, Francis Dewire, David Derr, Stanley *Dixon, Gene Evan, Barry Forte, Rocco *Fortney, Gerald *Garson, William Gibble, Robert Gillung, Tom *Hall, Robert *Hughes, William Masenior, Gary *Melitski, Joel Miller, James R. Owen, John *Paule, William Pelton, Alfred Pierce, Robert Puglia, William Richie, Larry Robb, William Rolley, James Rossi, Carmine *Scorese, Richard Sholley, Don *Stuempfle, David *Taylor, Ed Vargo, Tom Weaver, Dave Class Age Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. 18 17 18 18 19 21 2C 21 21 21 H Wt. Ht. 19 19 1ll 2:. 111 2:, 26 19 11) 19 1'.1 20 137 177 123 167 Hwt. 167 137 147 123 Hwt. 123 177 177 123 130 123 147 157 167 Hwt. 142 157 177 130 137 123 147 123 177 137 167 123 5'9 5'10 5'6 5'9 6' 5'8 5'7 5'6 5'4 6'1 5'6 5'9 6' 5'6 5'8 5'8 5'7 5'8 5'7 5'8 5'10 5'10 5'11 5'8 5'8 5'6 5'6 5'7 5'10 5'7 5'10 5'5 Mechanics burg Williamsport Ambler Hughesville Mechanics burg Philipsburg Harvey's Lake Raritan, N. J. Forty Fort Williamsport _Manheim DuBois Hughesville Muncy Washington, N. J. Somerville, N. J. Clearfield Wellsburg, N. Y. Hollidaysburg Athens Bellefonte Bristol Elysburg Lock Haven Clearfield Port Morris, N. J. Kenilworth, N. J. Selinsgrove s. Williamsport Hughesville Danville Lewisburg Sr. 2l 123 5'6 Andalusia u 21 21 u is· u; 20 H, 18 Hometown *Lettermen Jackson, Lee, Student Coach "JI RUSSELL E. HOUK VARSITY WRESTLING COACH Russell E. Houk, a native of Ellwood City, and an outstanding coach of high school grapplers, joined the college faculty in September, 1957, as head wrestling coach, assistant football coach, and athletic director. A stellar performer on the Lincoln High School gridiron squad at Ellwood City, Houk also had an outstanding record in both football and wrestling at Lock Haven S. C. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Lock Haven in May, 1952, and the Master of Science degree at Bucknell University in 1957. While coaching at both South Williamsport and Muncy High Schools, he had a very successful tenure; several of his charges captured first and second places in State Championship meets. In 1957-1958, his first year as head wrestling coach at BSC, Houk compiled a record of five wins and two losses. The next year, 1958-1959, the Huskies ... won 9 dual meets and lost only 1 - to Lock Haven S. C. In addition, they took the first place team championship in the annual Teachers College Championship Tourney. In March, 1960, the Bloomsburg team completed the 1959-1960 campaign undefeated in 10 outings before going on to their second consecutive team championship in the Pennsylvania State College Tournament and first place in the NAIA Tournament (the first national championship in Bloomsburg's history.) During the 1958-59 and 1959-60 seasons, the Huskies amassed a string of 15 consecutive victories. In 1960-61, their record was 11-1. Last year, the squad had a dual meet record of 10-1, and topped the season by winning the Pennsylvania State College Team Championship and the NAIA team championship. Coach Houk has an overall record of 45 wins and 5 losses in his five years at Bloomsburg. LEE JACKSON, STUDENT COACH A senior from Andalusia, Pennsylvania, Lee participated in 3 years of varsity competition at Bloomsburg under Coach Houk. A hard worker and a good student, both in academic and sports activities, he will be a valuable assistant in the freshman and jayvee programs. Lee plans to continue coaching when he begins teaching in September, 1963. WRESTLING SCHEDULE Dec. I-Nebraska University, Wisconsin University, Indiana State A Dec. 8-C. W. Post __________________ H Dec. 27-28-Wilkes Tournament Jan. 9-Millersville _____________ H Jan. 12-So. Illinois University _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H Jan. 26-Rochester I. T. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H Jan. 31-East Stroudsburg _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A Feb. 2-Waynesburg _____________ A Feb. 7-Lincoln University _______ H Feb. 13-Shippensburg _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A Feb. 20-West Chester _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H Feb. 23-Lock Haven - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - H March 1, 2-State Meet •• Shippensburg March 14, 15, 16-NAIA Tourpament ____ Bloomsburg March 21, 22, 23-NCAA Tournament ____ Kent State