BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE WRESTLING 1974-1975 CO-CAPTAINS Randy Watts lleftl, 142 lb. Pennsylvania with a 13-3 record last year, and Dan 167 lbs., who compiled a 13.2 record injury in the last dual meet of the season, Roger Sanders. Conference champion Burkholder, 15B and before sustaining an ar& shown with Coach INFORMATION ON THE HUSKIES HEAD COACH ROGER B. SANDERS starts his third season as the head coach of the Huskies. His 1973-7 4 record of seventeen wins established a new team record for most wins in one season, with a two year record totalling 24 wins and 11 losses. His team placed third and fourth in the Pennsylvania State College Conference, first in the United States Coast Guard Invitational Tournament, fifth in N .C.A.A. Division II Championships and unofficially 15th place in the NCAA Division I Championships (Division II teams are not eligible to receive team points in the NCAA Division ' ! Championships). Sanders serves as a clinician at many of the outstanding wrestling clinics and camps throughout the United States. During the summer of 1975 he will direct the first annual wrestling clinic at Bloomsburg State College. A native of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, graduated from West Chester State College where he won three Middle Atlantic University Division Championships and a NCAA College Division Championship. During his four years of wrestling, he never lost a dual meet. Roger entered Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, in September 1965 on a graduate assistantship where he taught in the major physical education program and served as assistant wrestling coach. This past year he was elected treasurer of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association and was nominated to the Executive Committee of the United States Wrestling Federation for the state of Pennsylvania. He was recently inducted into the West Chester State College Wrestling Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Nancy E. Johnston of Gary, Indiana. They have two daughters, Julie Lee, age 7 and Traci Lyn, age 1. The Sanders reside at R.D. 5, Scenic Knolls, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815. Phone Numbers - Home: 759-8427 I Office , 389-3515 ASSISTANTS A native of Muncy, BOB ROHM participated in football, basketball, and was a district wrestling champion at Muncy High School. Rohm received both his Bachelor of Science (1960) and his Master of Education (1970) degrees from Bloomsburg State College. He participated in the three varsity sports of football, baseball, and wrestling for the Huskies, earning twelve varsity letters in four years. He was a two-time Pennsylvania Conference wrestling champion, winning the 157 lb. title in 1959-1960 along with o NAIA title in the latter year. 4 .. Rohm taught and coached in Montgomery High School in 1960-1963 before joining the Bloomsburg High School faculty where he coached wrestling for eleven years and football for five years. Following his tenure ai· Bloomsburg High, he joined the faculty of Central Columbia High School. Rohm is married to the former Merim Bieber of Muncy. The Rohms have two girls, Denise 14, Tera 13, and a son Rob, 9. Born in DeKalb, Illinois, DR . J. CAL VIN WALKER spend the majority of his public school years in Pittsburgh, Pa. Under the coaching of the late Forrest Ford, Dr. Walker won two sectional titles for Shaler ~ High School. Undefeated his jun ior and senior years in dual matches, r he continued this string the first two yea~s of collegiate wrestling at Muskingum College (1962) where he was a letter winner for four years. While he and his wife Judy, 1he former Judith L. Spillard of South Euclid, Ohio, were earning their master's degrees, Walker spent one year as assistant wrestling coach at William Tennant High School, Warminster, Pa. His doctorate in educational psychology was earned at Tempie University in 1973. The Walkers reside in Danville, Pa. with their two sons Brent and Ross, ages 6 and 4. This is Dr. Walker 's first year of assisting in the wrestling program at BSC. -'~_·, -~.~, ,if ·-~ 1 I Trainer PAUL SI OCUM, a native of Massachusetts, was appointed Physical Therapist at BSC in the fall of 1972. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, S. Dakota, and was awarded his Certificate of Physical Therapy from the School of Allied Medical Professions, University of Pennsylvania; he was recently licensed for the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to his trainer duties for the varsity and intramural programs, he also serves as physical therapist for the student body and members of the faculty. DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN DR. CONRAD A. BAUTZ was appointed Chairman, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics in June, 1972. A 1956 Brooklyn College graduate, he served at his Alma Mater in a number of capacities prior to coming to Bloomsburg. Dr. Bautz is responsible for the administration and supervision ·of the total physical education and athletic program at the college, including varsity athletics. SEASON'S OUTLOOK Following lost years rewarding year, Coach Roge: Sanders faces somewhat cf a rebuilding year, particularly in the upper weights. The team will be made up most:y of freshmen and soohomores as only two juniors and three seniors will be donning Maroon and Gold uniforms. Sanders' biggest job appears to be fill;ng the shoes of three 197 4 graduates who attained All-American honors -Ron Sheehan (167 lbs.), Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock (177 lbs.), and John Hohmann (190 lbs.). Hitchcock was the most illustrious wrestler in the history of BSC, having won the NCAA college and university divisions as well as being named outstanding wrestler in both divisions. His picture is on the cover of this year's NCAA Wrestling Guide. Sheehan won the college division title and Hohmann finished sixth in that division. Sanders visualizes the possibility of seven or e:ght freshmen and sophomores being in the BSC lineup at the same time. The potential of the freshmen crop appears to be outstanding. The following all have experience of being in the state high school championships: 118 pounders Kevin Schuck, Norwich, N.Y., and Dexter Derr, Levittown; 126 lbs., Chris Harmatta, Lebanon; 158 lbs., Don Zimmerman, North Schuylkill; 177 lbs., Steve Scheib, Hegins; 190 lbs., Mike Snyder, Tyrone. Complementing the array of new freshmen will be Tom Fink, a sophomore who had a 12-5 record and finished fourth in Pennsylvania Conference; Randy Watts. 142 lbs., PC champion with a 13-3 record; and Dan Burkholder, 158 and 167 lbs., who compiled a 13-2 record before sustaining an injury in the last dual meet of the season. Other letter winners and junior varsity wrestlers who will be counted on during the season include sophomores Gary Scarano, 126 lbs., Dave Brandt, 134 lbs., and Charles "Chick" Carter, 150 lbs.; junior Mark Mehler, 158 lbs.; senior Matt Tydor, 158 lbs.; and junior Jim Hohmann, 177 I bs. Until the younger participants get more college wrestling experience, it will be difficult to top last season's record of 17 wins and 3 losses along with the following tournament finishes: 5th, East Stroudsburg State College Open; l st, U.S. Coast Guard Tournament; 4th, Wilkes Open; 3rd, Pennsylvania Conference; 5th, NCAA Division II; 15th (unofficially), NCAA Division I. "It is going to be a real interesting year. I am looking forward to it with great anticipation," Sanders states. ~-1973-74 VARSITY RESULTS BSC 22 26 14 22 36 24 31 25 15 33 22 11 39 28 23 26 29 24 25 MONTCLAIR ARMY BUFFALO PRINCETON MANSFIELD SLIPPERY ROCK TRENTON ST ATE EAST STROUDSBURG OKLAHOMA U. BUCKNELL U. WEST CHESTER CLARION SHIPPENSBURG INDIANA EDINBORO KUTZTOWN LOCK HAVEN MILLERSVILLE EAST STROUDSBURG OPP. 15 14 18 9 13 20 15 16 26 5 15 26 3 9 22 18 20 18 18 WON 16 - LOST 3 5th - East Stroudsburg Open 1st - U.S. Coast Guard Tournament; 4th - Wilkes Open 3rd - Pennsylvania Conference; 5th - NCAA Division II 15th (unofficially} - NCAA Division I Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock - 177 lb. 1974 NCAA Division I and II national champion, voted most outstanding wrestler in both tournaments. BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE WRESTLING ROSTER Nome ADELBERG, RONALD ALLIBONE, DAVE 'BRANDT, DAVID Class Height So. 5'6" High School Hometcwn Hiqh School Coach 134 Marple-Newtown Broomall Cha,les Wagner Weight Fr. 5'6" 124 Central Bucks West Doylestown George Kocker So. 5'8" 134 Belvidere Belvidere Bernie Hart Fr. N. Allegheny Pittsburgh Gus D Agostino Sr. 5'9" 5'1 0" 142 'BURKHOLDER, DA1'l 167 Cocalico Denver Bob Hall *CARTER, CHARLES BROWN, PAUL So. 5'11" 150 Con .togo Wayne Al Wolstenholme COOPER, WILLIAM Fr. 5'9" 167 Mini nk Valley Westtown, N.Y. Frank Carozza Harveys Lake Chip Sorber Neshaminy Levittown Nick Stefanowski DA VIS, JAMES So. 5'6" 118 DERR, DEXTER Fr. 5'6" 118 DOMENICK, JIM Fr. 5'8" 142 Arch. Carroll Wayne Ted Piperno So. 5'6" 118 Tyrone Tyrone Pete Dutrow Fr. 5'8" 134 Lebanon Lebanon Dan Rossi HOHMANN, JIM Jr. 5'11" 177 Pearl River Pearl River Jules D"Agostino KEEN, DALE So. 5'8" 142 Coughlin Wilkes-Barre Dana Balum McCLOSKEY, JON So. 57" 142 Tyrone Tyrone Pete Dutrow McCOLLUM, DA VE So. 5'3" 118 Susquehanna Harrisburg Bill Quinn MEHLER, MARK Jr. 5'7" 167 Pascack Valley Bloomsburg Cos D Bartolo NORRBOM, JOHN So. 5'10" 142 Springfield Springfield Bruce Yaeck PAGNANO, PAT Fr. 5'10" 158 Dieruff Allentown Art Schaffer PEIFER, ROBERT Fr. 6'1" Hwt. Susquehanna Twp. Harrisburg Bill Quinn *FINK, TOM HARMA TT A, CHRIS POFF, CARL Fr. 5'7" 126 Council Rock Newtown Vic Stanley .RAUSA, RICHARD Fr. 5'7" 142 Northern Valley Northvale Jim Allgor RICHARDSON, MIKE So. 5'8" 134 Conestoga Paoli Al Wolstenholme ROGERS, JOHN Fr. 6'1" 177 Central Dauphin Harrisburg Joe Rutter *SCARANO, GARY So. 5'11" 126 Morristown Morristown Tony Gervasio SCHEIB, STEVE Fr. 5'10" 167 Tri-Valley valley View Keith Taylor SCHMERBER, JOHN Fr. 5'9" 142 Pars1·~,pany Parsippany Gary Vottero SCHUCK, KEVIN Fr. 5'7" 118 Nor ich Norwich, N.Y. Don Kovolichik SIMPSON, TOM So. 6'4" Hwt, Sun falley Chester Bill Corbett SITLER, RICK Fr. 5'6" 118 Central Columbia Bloomsburg John Rakich SNYDER, MIKE Fr. 6'1" 190 Tyrone Tyrone Pete Dutrow Sr. 5'8" 158 Fair Lawn Fair Lawn Dan Deluca Fr. 5'7" 118 Bristol Bristol Ron Jackson Sr. 5'8" 142 Warrior Run Turbotville Bill Jordan So. 5'8" 142 Williams Valley Williamstown Mark Unger WILLIAMS, DOUG Fr. 5'4" 118 Danville Danville Ron Kanaskie WIMER, DAVE So. 5'8" 134 Lancaster Catholic Lancaster Tom Vargo N. Schuylkill Ringtown Joe Cesari *TY DOR, MA TT VELEZ, ENRIQUE *WATTS, RANDALL WELSH, FRAN ZIMMERMAN, DON Fr. 5'7" 158 Managers: WILLIAM O'DONNELL, RICHARD PULEO, GERRIT STRATHMEYER * Lettermen LEADING PERFORMERS 118 lbs. ,MSBf;1;,_, TOM FINK, a 118 lb. sophomore from Tyrone, Pa. Last season Tom placed fourth in the Penna. Conference and third in the U.S. Coast Guard Tournament while earning Bloomsburg's "Outstanding Freshman Wrestler" award. Tom was impressive last year with a 13-5 dual meet record and will be ccitnted on heavily this year. This year he won the t-Aillersville Open Tournament. DEXTER DERR, a freshman from Levittown where he had an impressive 50-17 overall record which included Section, District, and Regional championships. Dexter is also active in the Christian Association and maiors in Biology. 118 lbs. 118 lbs. JIM DAVIS was a stellar figure on the Husky iunior varsity last year and is expected to see varsity action this season. While in high school at Harveys Lake, Jim excelled in both wrestling (District runnerup - Pennsylvania Freestyle Qualifier) and track (District 2 mile champ). He was also the marine physical fitness runnerup in Pennsylvania. GARY SCARANO, a sophomore from Morristown, New Jersey. He was the varsity 126 pounder on last year's 17-3 team. Gary is a great competitor, maioring in Business. 126 lbs. .. .. CARL POFF, a freshman from Council Rock High School, Newtown, where he was a sectional, district, and regional champion. He represented the State of Pennsylvania in the United States Wrestling Federation National Freestyle Junior Championships. 126 lbs. DAVID BRANDT, past New Jersey State champion at 130 lbs. from Belvidere, N.J., is a sophomore who shows great potential although plagued with injuries last season. A History major in Pre-Professional Studies, he should prove a valuable asset to this year 's Husky squad at 134 lbs. 134 lbs. RANDY WATTS, co-captain and senior, holds a 37-16-3 dual meet record after three years of varsity e·xperience. He received outstanding wrestler awards from both Warrior Run High School (52-11) and Stevens Trade School (36-6-3). Randy has placed three times in the Pennsylvania Conference winning a first 142 lbs. place last year. He also holds the Coast Guard Tournament Championship and was named to "Outstanding College Athletes of America" in 1973. He is an honor student making Dean 's List the past two semesters. 150 lbs. CHARLES "CHICK" CARTER is a sophomore wrestling in the 150 lb. weight class. In an electrifying freshman year, "Chickee" shared the team lead for pins with former captains Floyd Hitchcock and Ron Sheehan. He is from Conestoga, Pa. where he showed great promise going to the states his senior year. "Chickee" compiled a 7-6-2 record last year and placed third in the Keystone Open. MA TT TY DOR is a senior history major from Fairlawn, N .J. where he Was a District Champion twice, an All-League selection in football, and All-State in lacrosse. While wrestling at New York University, he was Metropolitan Conference champion in 1972. After transferring to Bloomsburg, he placed second in the Bloomsburg Open and fourth in the Coast Guard Tournament. Matt is also president of Delta Omega Chi, a social fraternity at Bloomsburg . MARK MEHLER is a junior English major presently residing in Bloomsburg. While attending high school at Pascack Valley High School in New Jersey, he compiled a 33-5-1 wrestling record which included a district championship and third in the region. He is a member of the College Union Program Board and 167 lbs. president of the newly founded Wrestling Fraternity. As a member of the Husky J.V. last year, he placed third in the Keystone Open and had a 16-6-1 record. 167 lbs. DAN BURKHOLDER is a senior cocaptain from Denver, Pa. Due to an injury, Dan didn 't wrestle in the Pennsylvania Conference championships but placed in both the 1973 and 1972 competition. Dan has been Community Gov't. Assn. president and is now a Trustee of the college. He has compiled a record of 26-4-1 and will be instrumental to the success of this year's squad. JIM HOHMANN, a junior from Bloomsburg. While wrestling for Pearl River, (N.Y.) High School, he placed second in New York State at 177 lbs. While a freshman at N.Y.U., he was a place winner in the Metropolitan Conference Championships. Jim is a History major and Dean 's List student. 177 lbs. r t STEVE SCHEIB is a freshman from Valley View, Pa. While attending Tri-Valley High School, Steve compiled a 52-16-1 record including an undefeated senior year. He was a district, regional, and state champion in 1974 and placed third in the Junior National Freestyle Tournament and sixth in the Junior National Greco-Roman Tournament. He has 177 lbs. won numerous open summer tourneys and was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Wilkes Summer Tournament. /, JOHN ROGERS is a freshman from Central Dauphin East High School, Harrisburg, Pa. A former football player and wrestler at Cardinal Dougherty East, John possesses tremendous ability. He could be one of the best ever to don a Bloomsburg uniform. John is a science major. 190 lbs. Hwt. MIKE SNYDER, a freshman business major from Tyrone High School, Tyrone, Pa. Mike is another example of good Tyrone wrestling. He has a good background and a vast knowledge of wrestling. While in high school, Mike was selected as the outstanding football player and wrestler in 1974. During his senior year, Mike placed fourth in the P.I.A.A. State Championships. BSC WRESTLIN.G ROOM 1974-75 ---WRESTLING SCHEDULE-~ Nov. 30 Dec. 6-7 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 27-28 At Millersville Open At Penn State Tournament * At Mansfield 8:00 At Slippery Rock with ESSC and Trenton State 4:00 At Wilkes Tournament Jan. 6 Jan. 11 *U.S. Naval Academy *At Montclair State Jan . 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 *West Chester * At Clarion At Shippensburg with U. of Massachusetts Jan.25 * At Indiana Kutztown (Parents ' Day) *Bucknell 8:00 Feb. 11 *Lock Haven * At Millersville 8:00 8:00 Feb. 15 Feb. 21-22 *East Stroudsburg PC Championship at Kutztown 8:00 March 7-8 NCAA Div. II Championships March 1415-16 NCAA Div. I Championships Feb. l Feb. 4 Feb.6 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 2:00 8:00 at ESSC * at Princeton J.V. matches al 6,00 p.m. COLLEGE FACTS Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Enrollment: 4,400 Colors: Maroon and Gold Nickname: Huskies President: Dr. James H. McCormick Athletic Director: Dr. Conrad A. Bautz Director, Public Relations and Publications: Kenneth C. Hoffman Information Specialist and Sports Information Director: Bruce C. Dietterick Telephone: Office - (717) 389-3411 Telephone : Home -(717) 752-7578 Member: NCAA, PC, ECAC Home Mats: Nelson Fieldhouse Capacity: 4,000