1961-1962

Coach Mike Flanagan; Gene Dixon (157 lb. NAIA
champ); Bill Garson (191 lb. NAIA champ); Coach
Russ Houk

PRESS and RADIO
INFORMATION

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
Bloomsburg

Pennsylvania

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S.C., '52
Athletic Director and
Varsity \V restling Coach
Michael Flanagan, Lock Haven S.C., '48
Assistant \V restling Coach
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S.C., '43
Director of Public Relations
Joseph Jennings Bloomsburg S.C., '62
Student Statistician
ATHLETIC INFORMATION

l\Iember ····--------------- ____ NCAA, PSCAC, NAIA
Colors _______________________________________ Maroon and Gold
Team Name -------------------------------------------- Huskies
Home Court ____________________ Centennial Gymnasium
Capacity ____________ --------------------------------------------- 1,000
Press Table _-___ Accomodations for 12 persons
Radio Facili'ies are available.
Telephone, Sports Publicity ____ 784-4660 Ext. 18
COLLEGE INFORMATION

Denomination ________ _______ __

Non-Denominational

Cond11cted by ____ Commonwealtq of Pennsylvania
Year Founded __________________ --------------------------- 1839
Enrollment ---···-----·--····-··- ---------... -,---,---····-····

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WRESTLING OUTLOOK 1961-62
For the second consecutive year, Bloomsburg State
College will pin its hopes on a relatively young squad
of mat candidates.
In spite of its youth and obvious lack of experience in varsity competition, last year's squad had a
dual meet record of 11-1, took second place in the
Pennsylvania State College Conference, and fifth
place in the NAIA Tourney in Colorado.
No varsity lettermen were lost through graduation
last May, and there are only two seniors-Tom
Gorant and Jerry \,Vright-on this year's roster.
Due to practice teaching assignments, neither man
will be available for the first two matches, against
C. W. Post and Winona.
About 40 men reported to Coach Russ Houk in
mid-October; after six weeks of intensive. practice,
the squad was cut to 30, and Houk described the
outlook as "promising".
The most outstanding group on the squad is
composed of juniors, headed by Gene Dixon (157
lb. NAIA champ) and Bill Garson (191 lb. NAIA
champ); Bill Hugh es, 123 pounder, is back after
recovering from a dislocated elbow last year, and'
Don Foust looks like a sure starter at 177 lbs.
Dick Scorese (137 pound runner-up in the PSCAC)
and Dave Stuempfle (157 lb. letterman) top a list
of ten sophomore hopefuls.
Coach Houk has been particularly pleased with the
showing of two of his ten freshmen-Ed Taylor
and Charles Houk-who will probably get the starting nod in the 130 and 147 pound divisions.
In pre-season scrimmages, the team picked up
valuable experience against Lehigh University and
the U. S. Naval Academy. Both are tops in the
East and are among the best in the nation.
One thing is certain-the schedule of 10 dual
meets will present plenty of challenge to the Huskies.
Outstanding among their opponents are Lock Haven
S.C., Winona S.C. (Minnesota), Waynesburg College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Appalachian
State College (S. Carolina), and West Chester State
College. The Huskies defeated Winona 15-13 in a
dual meet last year, but the latter went on to cap
third place in the N AIA post-season championship
meet.

WRESTLING SCHEDULE
Dec. 9-C. W. Post College, N.Y. ________________________
Dec. 12-Winona SC., Minn.
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Dec. 27, 28-Wilkes Tournament
Jan. 6-Shippensburg S.C. ________
Jan. 13-Millersville S.C.
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Jan. 20-Rochester I. T. ____________
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Jan. 29-Lock Haven S.C. _
Jan. 31-East Stroudsburg S.C.
Feb. 7-Lincoln University --------------------~
Feb. 9-Waynesburg College ________________
Feb. 17-Appalachian S.C. ____________
Feb. 21-West Chester S.C. _______
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Mar. 2, 3-State Meet - Lock Haven
Mar. 16, 17-N.A.I.A. Tournament - Winona
Mar. 22, 23, 24-N.C.A.A. - Oklahoma State
Starting Time
Junior Varsity - 6:30 p.m.
Varsity - 8:00 p.m.

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Kneelin2·:
Joel Melitski, 115 lbs.
Ed Taylor, 130 lbs.
Dill Paule, 147 lbs.
Gene Dixon, 167 lbs.
Dill Garson, 191 lbs.
Standing:
Coach Mike Flanagan
Dill Hughes, 123 lbs.
Dick 8corese, 137 lbs.
Dave Stuempfle, 157 lbs.
Don Foust, 177 lbs.
Howard Hunter, :.Jnlimited
Coa,h Russ Houk

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE WRESTLING SQUAD
Name
Thomas Boyer
Stanley Derr
*Gene Dixon
William Dixon
Barry Evan
Gerald Fortney
*William Garson
*Thomas Gorant
*Robert Hall
Jonathan Hildebrandt
Charles Houk
*William Hughes
Howard Hunter
Lee Jackson
*Joel Melitski
William Paule
Robert Pierce
*Donald Foust
William Puglia
John Owen
Salvatore Randello
Carmine Rossi
*Richard Scorese
Don Sholley
*David Stuempf!e
Edward Taylor
David Weaver
Gerald Wright
William Wylano.
*Lettermen

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177
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130
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Hometown

H 1ghesville
Mtchanicsburg
Ph,1ip;,burg
Philipsburg
L,.ke Lehman Jt. Area '
Fe rty Fort
W.lliamsport
Shamokin
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DuBois
N1:w Castle
M1,ncy
D11Bois
Brnsalem Twp.
Sc merville
H )llidaysburg
B •llefonte Area J t.
Muncy
Btistol
Sl(V Joint
~ illiamsport
R< xbury
S1,ringfield Regional
P,irt Trevorton
S. \Villiamsport
H1ghesville
L,:wisburg
Fc,rty Fort
L,wistown

Hughesville
Mechanicsburg
Philipsburg
Philips-burg
Harvey's Lake
Forty Fort
Williamsport
Shamokin
Hughesville
Hershey
Ellwood City
Muncy
DuBois
Andalusia
Somerville, N .J.
Hollidaysburg
Bellefonte
Muncy
Bristol
Wellsburg, N.Y.
Williamsport
Port Morris
Kenilworth, N.J.
Port Trevorton
S. Williamsport
Hughesville
Lewisburg
Forty Fort
Lewistown

RUSSELL E. HOUK
VARSITY WRESTLING COACH
Russell E. Houk, a native of Ellwood City, and an
outstanding coach of high school grapplers, joined
the college faculty in September, 1957, as head
wrestling coach, assistant football coach, and athletic director. A stellar performer on the Lincoln
High School gridiron squad at Ellwood City, Houk
also had an outstanding record in both football and
wrestling at Lock Haven S.C. He received his
Bachelor of Science degree at Lock Haven in May,
1952, and the Master of Science degree at Bucknell
University in 1957.
While coaching at both South Williamsport and
Muncy High Schools, he had a very successful
tenure; several of his charges captured first and
second places in State Championship meets. In 1957,
his first year as head wrestling coach at BSC, Houk
compiled a record of five wins and two losses. The
next year, the Huskies won 9 dual meets and lost
only 1-to Lock Haven S.C., In addition, they took
the first place team championship in the annual
Teachers College Championship Tourney. In March,
1960, the Bloomsburg team completed an undefeated
season with 10 victories before going on to their
second consecutive team championship in the Pennsylvania State College Tournament and first place
in the N.A.I.A. Tournament (the first national
championship in Bloomsburg's history.) During the
1958-59 and 1959-60 seasons, the Huskies amassed
a string of 15 consecutive victories. In 1960, their
record was 11-1.

-:MICHAEL FLANAGAN
ASSISTANT WRESTLING COACH
Mike Flanagan, whose mat squads at Bellefonte
H.S. piled up a 35-19 record under his astute guidance, joined the Bloomsburg faculty in January,
1960. He serves the Huskies as an assistant coach
in football and wrestling, and is Varsity Track Coach.
A graduate of Clearfield High School, Flanagan
served three years as a paratrooper in World War II,
received a B.S. degree from Lock Haven S.C., and
an M. Ed. degree from Pennsylvania State University. He has a background of ten years experience
as teacher, athletic coach, and recreation supervisor,
having served as assistant football, assistant wrestling, and head track coach at DuBois H.S. and as
assistant football coach at Curwensville High School
before going- to Bellefonte.