BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

1970-71
WAe4tliru;

Co-captains Jim McCue and Mike Shull
with Coach Russ Houk

Information
on the

''HUSKIES''

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Robert J. Nossen
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
Capacity .
1200
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 .

. 3950

BLOOMSBURG STATE
Name

Class

*McCue, James
*Shull, Michael
*Smythe, Wayne
*Wise, John
Wisnewski, John
Dombach, Jay
*Grady, Douglas
*Saranelli, Frank
Zurn, Kirk
*Hitchock, Floyd
*Hummel, Robert
McLaughlin, Larry
*Sheehan, Ronald
Yates, Ernie
Beitler, Danny
Burkholder, Dan
D'Agostino, Robert
Dibble, Robert
Hanna, Bill
Micko, Joe
Morton, Art
Mullin, Craig
Reynolds, Larry
Robinson, Kendall
Twigg, Robert
Watts, Randy
Woolbaugh, Walt

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

COLLEGE VARSITY

WRESTLING

SQUAD

Age

Ht.

Wt.

High School

Hometown

21
21
21
21
21
20
23
20
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
22
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
18

6'1"
5'1"
5'8"
5'8"
5'9"
5'10"
6'
5'6"
5'11"
5'9"
6'
6'1"
5'11"
5'9"
5'6"
5'10"
5' 10"
5'11"
5'7"
5'10"
5'7"
5'10"
5'6"
5'8"
5'10"
5'9"
5'5"

240
i27
155
154
160
149
182
150
170
185
230
173
190
135
130
170
140
165
165
185
148
150
128
142
155
158
128

Bernardsville
Newport
Manheim Twnshp.
East Pennsboro
Clifton Heights
Manheim Twnshp.
Hatboro Horsham
Dover
Blue Ridge
Wyalusing Valley
Cedar Cliff
Bloomsburg
Upper Darby
New Kensington
Parkland
Cocalico
Bernards
Wyalusing
Bloomsburg
Jim Thorpe
Coatesville
Pottsville
Portville Central
John Bassett Moore
Sayre
Warrior Run
Blue Ridge

Bernardsville, N.J.
Newport
Lancaster
Summerdale
Clifton Heights
Lancaster
Hatboro
Dover, N.J.
Hallstead
Stevensville
Lemoyne
Bloomsburg
Drexel Hill
New Kensington
W escoesville
Denver
Bernardsville, N .J.
New Albany
Bloomsburg
Jim Thorpe
Coatesville
Pottsville
Portville, N.Y.
Smyra, Del.
Sayre
Turbotville
Hallstead

*Lettermen

WRESTLING
December

SCHEDULE

5-Quad meet at Indiana
with Eastern Illinois
Miami of Ohio
December 14--Quad meet at Ohio
Ball State University

State University
University and
V-A-1:00
University with
and Ashland
V-A-1:00
December 18--Quad meet at Bloomsburg with Slippery Rock, Appalachian State University and East Stroudsburg V-H-1:00
December 28-29-Wilkes Tournament
V-H--8:00
January 5-Kutztown
JV V-H--8:00
January 8-lowa State
JV V-A--8:00
January 16---Clarion
JV V-A--8:00
January 23,-Shippensburg
V-A--8:00
January 29-Waynesburg
V-A--8:00
January 30-California
JV V-H--8:00
February 4-Millersville
JV V-H--8:00
February 12-Lock Haven
V-A-7 :00
February 17-Oswego
JV V-A-3:00
February 20-East Stroudsburg
JV V-H--8:00
F ebruary 27-West Chester
March 5-6---State Meet
Lock Haven
March 11-13,-NAIA

1969-70

RESULTS
Opponent

BSC
34
33
22
27
11
5
27
9
30
34
30
25
9
12
21

Milligan
0
Old Dominion
3
Appalachian
13
University of Massachusetts
9
Indiana State
29
Ohio University
28
11
Oswego
23
Clarion
5
Kutztown
California
6
Waynesburg
Forfeit
Millersville
7
Shippensburg
8
25
Lock Haven
East Stroudsburg
20
West Chester
17
RECORD:

Won 11 ;

Lost 5

TEAM OUTLOOK
With only three starters missing from the 1969-70
team and seven returning starters, it is possible that
the Huskies could have an outstanding season. A
great deal depends on whether the seven returnees,
which includes four seniors, stay healthy. The four
seniors are co-captains James McCue (1968-69-lst
in Penna. Conf., 4th in NAIA) at heavyweight and
Mike Shull at 118 pounds, plus Wayne Smythe at
134 pounds and John Weiss (3rd in Penna. Conf.)
at 142 lbs. This foursome should provide the experience and maturity to lead the rest of the team to an
outstanding season.
Bloomsburg ranked ninth (9th) in the NAIA last
year with an 11-5 won/ loss record. Although the
Huskies face outstanding opponents each season, this
is probably the toughest schedule that Bloomsburg
has ever had. Leading the opposition will be Iowa
State University, the number one team in the nation
for the past two years. The Pennsylvania Conference
is no longer dominated by one or two teams. 'This
year should be the most competitive year to date to
determine the state champion. The leading state
college opponents will be Lock Haven, Clarion, East
Stroudsburg, Slippery Rock, · Edinboro, and West
Chester.
The main loss through graduation is Captain
Arnold Thompson who was a two-time Pennsylvania
State Conference Champion and placed 3rd in the
NAIA National Tournament. Other returning lettermen are Frank Saranelli, a junior from Dover, N .J.,
at 134 lbs.; Doug Grady (3rd in Penna. Conf.) , a
junior from Hatboro, at 158-167 lbs.; Kevin Hays, a
sophomore from Dover, N.J., at 158 lbs.; Floyd
Hitchock (3rd in Penna. Conf., ' 3rd in NAIA), a
sophomore from Wyalusing, at 177 lbs.; Ronald
Sheehan (6th in NAIA), a sophomore from Drexel
Hill, at 190 lbs.; Bob Hummel (3rd in Penna. Conf.),
a sophomore from Cedar Cliff High School, Harrisburg, at heavyweight.

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 grid~ •
iron squad at Ellwood City,
- --he later had an outstanding
r.e cord 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 thirteen years he
has been at the wrestling helm at BSC, he has won
three NAIA 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
NAIA. He was named NAIA Coach of the Year in
1960-61, 1962-63, and 1964-65. His overall record at
BSC stands at 131 wins, 26 losses, and 3 ties.
From 1964 through 1967, Houk served as head
football coach in addition to his wrestling and athletic
director duties. Along with being a member of the
U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee, he is serving
his second year as N AIA 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.

WILLIAM SPROULE
ASSISTANT WRESTLING COACH
Bill Sproule joined the
Health and Physical Education Department at BSC in
September, 1969, and has
served the past two years as
football offensive line coach
and is in his second year as
assistant wrestling coach.
A native of Lansford, Pa.,
he was a gridiron member of
the 1959 and 1960 Syracuse
University teams that played
in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl, respectively.
His Maste r 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 h e was a coach and a teacher of physical
education and driver education.