Bloomsburg
State College

CROSS
COUNTRY
• 1981

Women's Outlook
Women's Cross Country is entering its third season as a
varsity sport at BSC and if the trend continues since its
inception, the Huskies should improve on their 1980
showing.
First year head coach Dick Daymont has placed his wife,
Chris, in charge of the women's program. Mrs. Daymont will
be the team's third head coach in as many years, but brings
with her a wealth of knowledge and credentials in the cross
country area. For the past five years she has served as coach
for the women 's team at St. Olaf (Minnesota) College and led
the team to consecutive runnerup finishes in 1979 and 1980
at the AIAW Division Ill National Championships.
" This season will be a learning year for us," she stated .
"We only have 10 girls, but all of them seem very enthusiastic
about the new programs we've introduced. Only one of the
team members is a freshman which certainly indicates that
we're going to have to find a lot of new people for next year."
Sophomore Vicki Amici appears to be the top performer
followed closely by junior Lauren Meymaris. Two other
sophomores Yvonne Delnis and Lori Pingitore are expected
to provide solid depth behind the first two runners, and
captain Anne Grab will be a contributing factor if an ailing
knee Jleals-quickly .
Lisa Clarke and Mary Urban, two veterans, will be looked
upon to step in when needed throughout the season .
" After our first few meets, we should have a good idea of
just how far we have to go. We'll use the dual meets to
prepare for the PSAC Championships. All our training and
workouts are geared in the direction of the conference
meet ," stated the head coach.

Women's Head Coach
CHRIS DAYMONT will assist her husband with
both cross country teams , but will work primarily as the women 's head coach .
Mrs. Daymont spent the past five years in
charge of the highly successful women 's cross
country program at St. Olaf College where she
led the Oles to consecutive runnerup finishes
in the AIAW Division Ill National Champion sh ips in 1979 and 1980. Her squads also
captured Minnesota state titles from 1978
through 1980 and in track and field in 1979 and
1980.
She has coached six different athletes who have been named as AllAmericans on eight different occasions in both cross country and
track and field.
During the 1975-76 season , the coach served as interim mentor for
the Syracuse University men 's track and field team. She received her
Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at Cortland State
and her Masters at Syracuse.
The Daymonts have two daughters , Sara, age 2, and Megan , 4
months.

FRONT COVER: Women's Captain Anne Grab
and Men's Co-Captains Tom
Groff (left) and Ken Latch (right).

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Hometown

Amici, Vicki
Clarke, Lisa
Delnis, Yvonne
Docherty, Barb
Eberly, Sue
Grab, Anne
Line, Sue
Meymaris, Lauren
Pingitore, Lori
Urban, Mary

Soph.
Soph.
Soph.
Fr.
Soph.
Sr.
Soph.
Jr.
Soph.
Jr.

Emmaus
Emmaus
Bloomsburg
Mechanicsburg
Lebanon
North Pocono
Carlisle
Wachusett
Reading
Central Catholic

Emmaus
Wescosville
Bloomsburg
Mechanicsburg
Lebanon
Gouldsboro
Carlisle
Holden, MA
Reading
Allentown

Soph.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Soph.
Sr.
Jr.
Soph.
Fr.
Soph.
Soph.

Octorara
Shenandoah
Upper Merion
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Palmyra Area
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Ephrata
William Tennent
Wilson Area
Spring-Ford
Mccaskey
Upper Dublin
Owen J. Roberts

Parkesburg
Shenandoah
King of Prussia
Norristown
Norristown
Palmyra
Norristown
Norristown
Akron
Warminster
Wilson Soro
Oaks
Lancaster
Dresher
Spring City

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Lauren Meymaris

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Blank, Jeffrey
Chesonis, Glenn
Cowell, Brad
Feeley, Bob
Feeley, John
Groff, Tom
Harte, Bill
Harte, Kevin
Homan, John
Latch, Ken
Maynard, Lou
Rheaume, John
Schuler, Tim
Smith, Cameron
Williams, Mike

Lori Pingitore

College Facts

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LOCATION: Bloomsburg , Pennsylvania 17815
ENROLLMENT: 5400 Undergraduates
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
NICKNAME: Huskies
MEMBER: Men : NCAA (Division II), ECAC (Division II), Pennsylvania
Conference (eastern divis ion)
Women : AIAW (Division Ill), EAIAW (Division Ill)
COURSE: Upper Campus (5.0 miles)
PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick
CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION,
AND ATHLETICS: Dr. Jerry Medlock (Phone: 389-2613)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: H. Cecil Turberville (Phone: 389-3225)
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:Joanne McComb(Phone: 389-3912)
TRAINER: Paul G. Slocum (Phone:389-2401)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION: Bruce " Nick" Dietterick
(Phone: 389-3411)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: James Hollister (Phone:
389-3411 , Office; 784-6568,
Home)
PHOTOS BY: Patrick J. Murphy, Dan Maresh
Bloomsburg State College is committed to provid ing leadership in taking
affirmative action to attain equal educational and employment rights for all
persons , without regard to se x, handicap, or other legally protected classification.
This policy is placed in thi s 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 Coord inator, Carver Hall , 389-2523.

Yvonne Delnis

Barb Docherty

Left to right: Kevin Harte, Bill Harte, John Feeley, Bob Feeley

Left to right: Cameron Smith, Tim Schuler, Mike Williams,
John Homan

Men's Outlook
First year head coach Dick Daymont will get his first accurate
indication of how good the Huskies are when they host
perennially tough West Chester State in the season opener
on September 12.
"On paper the team should be a little better just because
most of the kids have at least one year of experience,"
Daymont stated. "But, it's so hard to tell until you run against
some outside competition."
BSC will be out to improve upon last season's 3-5 record
and its tenth place showing in the Pennsylvania Conference
Champsionships.
The Huskies top runners in 1980, seniors Tom Groff and
Ken Latch return to resume their duties as co-captains . Also
back are juniors Bob and John Feeley and Bill Harte. They will
be joined by Harte's brother, Kevin, who appears to be the top
newcomer. One of Daymont's main concerns is the amount
of people competing for spots on the team. "We only have 25
kids total and that includes the 10 women."
The first year mentor has also inherited a men's team that
has seen four different coaches in the past seven years and
one that hasn't posted a winning mark since 1975.
"The main thing we want the program to have is continuity,
so the kids know what to expect. Once we implement our
system of training and discipline, I think it will be much
easier for everyone involved."
Men's cross country began at BSC in 1932 and went 18-7
over a period of eight years before stopping prior to the 1940
season. It was reinstated as a varsity sport again in 1964 and
since has an overall record of 75-73.

Women's 1980 Results
Lebanon Valley Invitational - 1st
Kutztown Invitational - 1st
BSC 22
Lock Haven 37
BSC 29
Bucknell 27
EAIAW Regionals: 8th
PSAC Championships: 4th
Dual Meet Record : 1-1

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1981 Schedule
WOMEN
Date
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 17
October 24
November 7
November 21

Opponent
Lebanon Valley Invitational
Kutztown Invitational
Shippensburg Invitational
Lock Haven
Bucknel I Invitational
PSCAC Championships
EAIAW Regionals
AIAW Division Ill
Championships

Place

Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Kutztown

TBA
Pocatello,
Idaho

MEN
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 14

West Chester
Mansfield
Kutztown/King's
Lock Haven
Scranton/Delaware
Valley/Lebanon Valley
East Stroudsburg!
Shippensburg
PSAC Championships
NCAA Division II Qualifier
NCAA Division II
Championships

Home
Home
Home
Away
Away

Away
Kutztown

TBA
Lowell,
Massachusetts

Men's Head Coach
RICHARD DAYMONT joined the BSC Health ,
Physical Education and Athletics staff as an
assistant professor in June of this year.
He comes from Northfield, Minnesota where
he was a faculty member in the physical
education department at St. Olaf College and
also served as the school 's women's basketball and tennis coach for the past four years.
Prior to his stint at St. Olaf, he was an
instructor at Hartwick College in Oneonta,
New York from 1972-77. In addition to his
teaching assignment he was head coach of both men and women 's
cross country and track and field teams as well as assistant men 's
basketball coach . He also served as that institution's Intramural
Director for three years.
The Clinton , New York native received his Bachelor of Science
degree in Physical Education at Cortland State and his Masters at the
University of Maryland .

Men's 1980 Results
BSC
40
42
44
24
43
45
27
24

West Chester
Mansfield
Kutztown
King's
Lock Haven
Shippensburg
East Stroudsburg
Scranton

PSAC Championships: 10th
Dual Meet Record : 3-5

OPP.
18
17
19
34
18
18
28
32