BLOOMSBURG State College Wrestling 1972-73 Coach Roger Sanders (center standing) is surrounded by his seniors (I to r) Floyd Hitchcock, Kevin Hays, and Ron Sheehan. lnlormation on the ''HUSKIES'' Kneeling- (I tor) Tydor, Mallozzi, O'Donnell, Beitler, Bilger, Marr, Roberts, Kocher. Standing - (I to r) Brown, Anderson, Krall, Boyle, Hohmann, Hohmann, Hays, Sheehan, Burkholder, Edmonds, Watts, Hitchcock, Berry, Sanders. Varsity Wrestling Sehedule DATE OPPONENT PLACE Nov. 17 & 18 East Stroudsburg Open Tournament A Dec. 1 & 2 U.S. Coast Guard Invitational A Dec.9 Edinboro H 2:00 Dec. 13 Mansfield A 8:00 Dec. 16 East Stroudsburg Trenton State Slippery Rock A 6:00 Dec. 27 & 28 Wilkes Tournament A Jan. 13 Clarion A 8:00 Jan. 17 West Chester H 8:00 Jan. 19 Shippensburg A 8:00 Jan. 26 Indiana A 7:30 Jan. 27 California A 7:30 Feb.3 Kutztown H 3:00 Feb. 7 Lock Haven H 8:00 Feb. 10 Springfield College A 2:00 Feb. 13 Millersville A 8:00 Feb. 17 East Stroudsburg A 8:00 Feb. 23 & 24 Penna. Conference Tournament TIME Coach ROGER SANDERS starts his initial year at Bloomsburg State following five years as head wrestling coach at New York University. During that time, he took a team which had a dismal three-year record of 3-36 and transformed the school into a winner. While at NYU, his record was 50-18-1, which was climaxed by his team winning the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships. As a result, he was selected 'coach of the year' in the conference. Sanders, a native of Fairless Heights, Pennsylvania, graduated from West Chester State College where he was a three-time Middle Atlantic Champion and NCAA Champion. During his four years at West Chester, he never lost a dual meet. After graduating at West Chester, Sanders attended Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, on a graduate assistantship where he taught in the major physical education program and served as assistant wrestling coach. In beginning his new challenge, Coach Sanders states, "I am extremely excited about the opportunity to bring Bloomsburg State College back into national wrestling prominence." J.V. Wrestling Schedule DATE Dec. 13 OPPONENT Mansfield PLACE TIME 6:00 Jan. 13 Clarion A A Jan. 17 West Chester H 6:00 Jan. 19 Shippensburg A 6:00 Feb. 3 Kutztown H 1:00 Feb. 7 Feb. 17 Lock Haven East Stroudsburg H A 6:00 6.: 00 6:00 Outlook Bloomsburg State College returns to intercollegiate wrestling competition following no participating during the 1971-72 college year. A year ago the college found it advisable not to field a team due to a number of problems resulting from coaching assignments, and injuries affecting team depth and sufficient participants. However, th is year there is a new air of confidence for the wrestling season. New head coach Roger Sanders has four outstanding lettermen returning from the squad of two years ago. This nucleus, coupled with fine sophomore and freshmen candidates, will hopefully provide the Huskies with a winning season. A great deal depends on whether the four veterans can stay healthy. Leading the returnees is Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock, a senior from Wyalusing at 177 lbs., who is one of the most outstanding wrestlers in the history of the college. Two years ago Hitchcock was a Pennsylvania Conference champion and also was a NAIA runner-up. Last year, going into the olympic tryouts in which he had a strong showing, his record stood at 43-3-1 having won the eastern AAU champion, the York and Wilkes Tournaments, and he finished second in the national AAU, where he posted the fastest fall in nine seconds. Another strong participant at 190 lbs. is Ron Sheehan, a senior from Upper Darby, who was also a Pennsylvania champion two years ago. The other senior is Kevin Hays, a 167 lb. competitor from Randolph, N. J., who was a strong competitor two years ago. The above three are joined by Randy Watts, a 142 lb. junior from Turbotville, who was a third place finisher in PC competition two years ago. These four lettermen will be counted on to score heavily by Coach Sanders throughout the season. The remainder of the squad will be comprised of Dave Marr, a sophomore from Basking Ridge, N. J.; Bob Kocher, a frosh from Easton; Dan Roberts, a sophomore from Schuylkill Haven; sophomore Mike Mallozzi, Ambler, and freshman Bill O'Donnell, Easton, all candidates for the 118 and 126 lb. class positions. Lonny Edmonds, a junior from Williamsport, and David Bilger, a freshman from Quakertown, will fight it out for the 144 lb. class. The 142 lb. division will have junior Dan Beitler, Allentown, challenging Randy Watts for the position. The 150 and 158 lb. weights wi II be split by Brian Berry, a sophomore from Hatboro, Joe Drall, a junior from Lancaster and Steve Boyle, a frosh from Westwood, N. J. The upper weights will be manned by Dan Burkholder, a sophomore from Denver, Doug Anderson, a senior from Northumberland, and returning lettermen Hays, Sheehan, and Hitchcock. The 1972-73 schedule is a good one. The Huskies participate in pre-season tournaments at East Stroudsburg and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, along with the Wilkes Open Tournament at Christmas. A new opponent, Springfield College, the perennial New England Conference champion, will join such top Pennsylvania Conference teams as Clarion, Slippery Rock, Lock Haven, East Stroudsburg, and West Chester and several other much-improved PC opponents. Bloomsburg will be utilizing the new E.H. Nelson Fieldhouse on the upper campus for all of its home wrestling meets. General lnlormation