Bloomsburg State College CROSS COUNTRY 1980 Men's Outlook Youth will play a big part in this year's cross country season. The squad is comprised of one senior, five juniors, three sophomores, and eight freshmen. Steve Johnson is the only one to graduate from last year's team. Junior co-captain Tom Groff, who placed seventh in last year's regional competition, leads the list of returnees set on improving last year's 2-7 mark. Other top prospects back from a year ago are juniors Dennis Raup and Randy Peters, along with sophomores John and Bob Feeley and Bill Harte. The other co-captain is junior Ken Latch, a fine distance performer on BSC's track team, but in his first season with the cross country program. A very promising group of freshmen figure prominently in first year head coach Carolyn Wernstedt's plans. They are: John Homan, Cameron Smith, f'Jlike Wool, and Gary Andrews. This group, in addition to the upperclassmen, should make competition very keen for the top spots. Once the large number of freshmen gain some experience in the early part of the season, the Huskies will be looking forward to regional and hopefully national events. Wernstedt and her assistant, Stu Nagel, will be aiming to re-establish BSC's cross country program to the form it displayed in the early ?O's under Dr. Clyde Noble. Cross country began at Bloomsburg in 1932 and went 18-7 over a period of eight years before stopping in the 1940-41 season. It was reinstated as a varsity sport again in 1964 and since has posted a .518 winning percentage with a record of 73-68. Men's 1979 Results BSC 47 22 33 21 41 39 34 47 42 West Chester Mansfield Kutztown King's East Stroudsburg Lock Haven Scranton Millersville Shippensburg OPP. 16 39 25 37 20 22 23 15 19 Record: 2-7 FRONT COVER: Junior Men's Co-Captain Tom Groff and Junior Women's Co-Captain Anne Grab. 1980 Cross Country Roster n. WOMEN e y st n m JOHN FEELEY Q e e h n e: Name Class High School Hometown Amici, Vicky Delnis, Yvonne Grab, Anne Hartman, Susan Kessler, Kelly May, Carolyn Mc Nally, Kathy Meymaris, Lauren Pingitore, Lori Purcell, Terri Roch, Jennifer Urban, Mary Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Emmaus Bloomsburg North Pocono Danville Ephrata Berwick Livingston Wachusett Reading Abington Heights Pocono Mountain Central Catholic Emmaus Bloomsburg Gouldsboro Danville Ephrata Berwick Livingston, NJ Holden, MA Reading Clarks Summit Mt. Pocono Allentown Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Danville Octorara Plymouth-Wtlitemarsh Plymouth-Whitemarsh Palmyra Plymouth-Whitemarsh Ephrata Bloomsburg William Tennent Norristown Berwick Central Columbia Spring-Ford Upper Dublin Owen J. Roberts East Islip Danville Parkersburg Norristown Norristown Palmyra Norristown Akron Bloomsburg Warminster Norristown Berwick Bloomsburg Oaks Dresher Spring City East Islip, NY MEN s. Andrews, Gary Blank, Jeffrey Feeley, John Feeley, Robert Groff, Thomas Harte, William Homan, John Knorr, Lawrence Latch, Kenneth Mosakowski, Michael Peters, Randy Raup, Dennis Rheaume, John Smith, Cameron Williams, Michael Wool, Michael 9 e GARY ANDREWS IQ 0 it ,7 1 d >f VICKI AMICI Head Coach ,_ .. CAROLYN WERNSTEDT, is in her first year as head coach of Bloomsburg's cross country program. She joined the BSC Health, Physical Education, and Athletics department in August 1979 and served as women's track and field head coach and as an assistant field hockey coach lasf year. • After attending State College (PA) High where she was a record holder in the long jump and 100 and 200 dashes, Wernstedt received a BS in Health and Physical Education at Penn State in 1977. She lettered four years for the Nittany Lions while competing in cross country, and indoors and outdoors in the 220, 440, and 880. She then coached a year in the State College School District before returning to school to earn a master's degree in P.E. from Western Illinois University in August 1979. At Western, Wernstedt was an assistant cross country and track and field coach and the school was state champs in both sports that year. The cross country team finished 10th in the nationals and a number of the girls competed at the outdoor nationals. Assistant Coach STEWART NAGEL, is a member of BSC's Art Department faculty entering his second season as assistant cross country coach. A good sub-masters runner, himself, makes him an asset to the program. KEN LATCH Men's Co-Captain SUSAN HARTMAN Women's Co-Captain TERRI PURCELL and LAUREN MEYMARIS Sophomore Standouts Women's Outlook Last season was the initial year for women's cross country at Bloomsburg State College and only four girls competed on the team that finished 12th in regional competition. The four returning from last year's squad include co-captains, senior Susie Hartman and junior Anne Grab along with sophomores Carol May and Terri Purcell. "The girls have returned in good shape and are very enthusiastic," according to first year head coach Carolyn Wernstedt. The veterans will be heavily challenged by a very strong, talented group of newcomers. Leading this group of first year candidates is PIAA District 11 mile champion Vicki Amici from Emmaus High School and Lori Pingitore from Reading. Sophomore Lauren Meymaris will be making her debut in cross country after a fine fourth place finish in the 5000 meters at last spring's Pennsylvania Conference track and field champfonships. Others vying for positions are: sophomores Mary Urban and Jenny Roch, and freshmen Yvonne Delnis, Kathy McNally, and Kelly Kessler. Having 12 members on this year's team allows for a lot of competition for the top spots and this should show immediate improvement. The team will be trying to achieve close grouping in their meets and the overall depth of the squad should make this possible. The team is anxious to start a full schedule which includes four invitational competitions throughout the season. This season will be tougher due to the fact that there is only one event scheduled at home. Stu Nagel will be assisting Wernstedt with the team, as well as helping with the men. Bloomsburg State College is comm itted to providing leadership in taking affirmative action to attain equal educational and employment rights for all persons, without regard to sex , handicap , or other legally protected classification. This policy is placed in this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please direct equal opportunity inquiries to: Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, Carver Hall , 389-2523. 1980 Schedule WOMEN Date Opponent Place September 13 Lebanon Valley Invitational Away Away September 20 Kutztown Invitational October 4 Lock Haven/Bucknell Home October 18 Bucknell Invitational Away November 1 EAIAW Division Ill Indiana U. of PA November 8 Pennsylvania Conference Championships Sl ippery Rock November 15 AIAW Nationals Seattle, Washington September 13 West Chester Away September 20 Mansfield Away September 27 Kings/Kutztown At Kutztown October 4 Lock Haven Home October 11 Penn State Open Away October 18 Shippensburg/ East Stroudsburg Home October 25 Scranton/Mil lersville Home November 1 NCAA Division II Regionals Indiana U. Of PA November 8 Pennsylvania Conference Championships Slippery Rock November 15 NCAA Division II Nationals Kemosha, Wisconsin MEN College Facts LOCATION: Bloomsburg , Pennsylvania 17815 YEAR FOUNDED: 1839 ENROLLMENT: 5400 Undergraduates COLORS: Maroon and Gold NICKNAME: Huskies PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: H. Cecil Tu rberville (Phone: 389-3225) ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:Joanne McGomb(Phone: 389-3912) MEMBER: NCAA (Div. II), Pennsylvania Conference (men) AIAW (Div. Ill), Pennsylvania Conference (women) COURSE: Upper Campus SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: James Hollister (Phone: 389-3411 , Office; 784-6568, Home)