BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

1969-70

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Captain Arnie Thompson and Coach Russ Houk
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Information
on the

''HUSKIES''

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Robert J. N ossen
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Development
Bruce " Nick" Dietterick, Penn State '47
Sports Information Director

ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Member . . . N.C.A.A., P.S.C.A.C., N.A.I.A.
Colors
Maroon and Gold
Team Name
..... .. Huskies
Home Mats ......... .. . Centennial Gymnasium
........ 1200
Capacity .
Press Table .. Accommodations for 12 persons
Radio Facilities are available.
Telephone, Sports Publicity .... ....... 784-4660
Ext. 218

COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination

Non-Denominational
Conducted by
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded
.. 1839
Enrollment ............. .. ... ..
.............. 3650

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE VARSITY WRESTLING SQUAD
Name
Lepley, Richard
Thompson, Arnold
Wallace, James
I i
Andrews, Milton
McCue, James
Scheuren, Russel
Shull, Michael ,
Smythe, Wayne
Sones, Larry '.
Weiss, John
Dombach, Jay
Grady, Douglas ~ ,
Sarinelli, Frank
Zurn, Kirk
Brown, Philip
Hays, Kevin I r:,7
Hitchock, Floyd
Hummel, Robert
Jones, Bruce
Kisner, Robert.
Madden, Albert
Minnier, Randy \ Paragone, Gary
Sheehan, Ronald
,I
Wheaton, Robert
Yates, Ernie

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Class

Age

Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.

21
22
21
25
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
22
19
19

18
18
18
20
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17

Ht.
5'6
5'8
6'
5'10
6'1
5'8
5'1
5'8
5'5
5'8
5'10
6'
5'6
5'11
5'10
6'
5'9
6'
6'
5'9
5'7
5'8
6'
5'10
5'11
5'8

Wt.

High School

Hometown

160
175
180
180
210
155
127
150
130
154
148
180
150
160
155
163
185
230
180
165
142
155
165
185
185
132

West Snyder
Washington
Danville
Bloomsburg
Bernardsville
North Schuykill
Newport
Manheim Twnshp.
Muncy
East Pennsboro
Manheim Twnshp.
Hatboro Horsham
Dover
Blue Ridge
Pottsville
Randolph
Wyalusing Valley
Cedar Cliff
Newport
Sullivan Co.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Sullivan Co.
Ridge
Upper Darby
Waverly
New Kensington

Beaver Springs
Washington, N. J.
Riverside
Bloomsburg
Bernardsville, N. J.
Lavelle
Newport
Lancaster ·
Muncy
Summerdale
Lancaster
Hatboro
Dover, N. J.
Hallstead
Pottsville
Randolph, N. J.
Stevensville
Lemoyne
Newport
New Albany
Shamokin
Dushore
Basking Ridge, N. J.
Drexel Hill
Waverly
New Kensington

WRESTLING SCHEDULE
December

6--Quad Meet at Appalachian with Milligan College and Eastern Carolina
V-A-1:00
December 13--Quad Meet at Bloomsburg with University of Massachusetts, Ohio University, and Indiana State (Terre Haute)
V-H-1:00
December 29 & 30 Wilkes Tournament
January 10-Oswego
JV V-H-6:00
January 17-Clarion ...
............... .. V H-6:00
January 27-Kutztown
JV V-A-6:30
January 30-California
..... V-H--8:00
January 31-Waynesburg
V-H--8:00
January 31-Bucknell .
....... JV H-6:00
February 5-Millersville
JV V-A-7:00
February &-Shippensburg
JV V-H-6:00
February 14-Lock Haven . .................. JV V-A-6:30
February 21-East Stroudsburg .
... JV V-H-6:00
February 28--West Chester
JV V-A-1:00
March 6 & 7-State Meet .
East Stroudsburg
March 12-14-NAIA
Superior, Wis.
March 26-28--NCAA
Northwestern U.
Evanston, Ill.

1968-69 RE SULTS

BSC
18
27
27
37
24
9
35
19

30
40
22
14
28
15
17

OPP.
Appalachian State
Old Dominion College
Ashland College
Mansfield
Indiana State University
Southern Illinois University
Wilkes Tournament (2nd place)
Millersville
Oswego
Clarion
Kutztown
Waynesburg
East Stroudsburg
Shippensburg
Lock Haven
West Chester
RECORD: 11 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie

15
5
11
0
12
23
6
16
7
3
8
22
13
25
17

TEAM OUTLOOK
Eight returning veterans, six other upper classmen,
and a group of untried freshmen point to some
optimism but not over-confidence in this year's wrestling outlook at Bloomsburg State College. This will
be the first time in six years that BSC will be able
to utilize freshmen on the varsity wrestling team due
to some recent rule changes in the Pennsylvania
Conference.
The eight returning veterans are headed by Captain Edward Arnold Thompson (12-2-1), a senior,
defending Pennsylvania Conference 152 lb. champion
who placed fourth in last year's N.A.I.A. competition,
and James McCue (11-2-2), a junior who was a
Pennsylvania Conference champion at heavyweight
and who also placed fourth in the N.A.I.A. Other
returnees who should show improvement over last
year are Mike Shull (2-2), a junior at 115 lbs;
Wayne Smythe (7-6-1), a junior who finished third
at 130 lbs. in the Pennsylvania Conference; Rich
Lepley (5-3-2), a senior at 145 lbs.; Russ Scheuren
(4-2-0), a junior at 145 lbs.; Jim Wallace (3-10-1),
a senior at 167 lbs. who placed fourth in the Pennsylvania Conference; and Milton Andrews (2-2-1), a
junior at 177 lbs. who was also a fourth place finisher
in Pennsylvania Conference competition.
Missing through graduation will be BSC's outstanding 137 pound Ron Russo, who had a 13-0-2
record, finished first in the Pennsylvania Conference
and the N.A.I.A., fourth in N.C.A.A., and first in
East-West competition; and Wayne Heim (12-2-1),
third in the Pennsylvania Conference.
The eight above veterans will be backed by juniors
Larry Sones at 118 lbs, and John Weiss at 142 lbs.,
and sophomore Frank Sarinelli at 134 lbs., Jay
Dombach at 134 lbs., Kirk Zurn at 150 lbs., a:qd Chris
Sweet at 190 lbs. Douglas Grady, at 167 lbs., returns
to campus as a sophomore, after serving in the Armed
Forces.
There is a possibility that two or three freshmen
will enforce the squad. All the strength that Coach
Russ Houk can muster will be needed as the Huskies
face perhaps the toughest schedule in the history of
the college, opening with two early intersectional
quadrangular meets, plus the usual strong Pennsylvania Conference competition and dual meets with
such outstanding independent teams as Oswego and
Waynesburg.

RUSSELL E. HOUK
HEAD WRESTLING COACH
Russell E. Houk, a native of Ellwood City and an
outstanding coach of high school grapplers, joined
the Bloomsburg State College faculty in September,
1957, as head wrestling coach, assistant football coach,
and athletic director. A line performer on the Lincoln
High School gridiron squad at Ellwood City, he later
had an outstanding record in both football and wrestling at Lock Haven State College, where he earned
his Bachelor of Science degree in 1952. He received
his Master of Education degree from Bucknell in
1957.
While coaching at both South Williamsport and
Muncy High Schools, he had very successful tenures;
several of his charges captured first and second places
in State championship meets. In the twelve years he
has been at the wrestling helm at B.S.C., he has won
five Pennsylvania State College championships, three
N.A.I.A. titles and one Wilkes Tournament title. In
1959-60, 1961-62, and 1964-65, the Huskies were undefeated. In 1962, when he had his 13-0 record, he
won both the Pennsylvania State College Conference
and the Wilkes Tourney and placed second in the
N.A.I.A. He was named N.A.I.A. Coach of the Year
in 1960-61, 1962-63, and 1964-65. His overall record
at B.S.C. stands at 118 wins, 21 losses, and 4 ties.
From 1964 through 1967, Houk served as head
football coach in addition to his wrestling and athletic
director duties, and, along with being a member of
the U. S. Olympic Wrestling Committee, he was
recently named N.A.I.A. chairman for District 19.
As a superb conditioner of men, he instills in all
of his teams the great asset of the desire to win along
with good sportsmanship.

WlLLIAM SPROULE
ASSISTANT WRESTLING COACH
Bill Sproule, a member of the Health and Physical
Education Department, just completed his initial
coaching assignment as football offensive line coach
after joining the B.S.C. faculty at the start of the
present college year.
A native of Lansford, Pennsylvania, he was a gridiron member of the 1959 and 1960 Syracuse University teams that played in the Orange Bowl and Cotton
Bowl respectively.
His Master of Science degree in Physical Education was received at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N .
Y. Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he was a member
of the faculty at the school district of Waterville,
N. Y. where he was a coach and a teacher of physical education and driver education.