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Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412
Office Telephone: Area Code 814
734-1671, Ext 245
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDIITtOIlO CCKPLETES WII'ININGEST SPOLTS YEAREdinb< ro State's 1969-70 sports season proved to be the vjinnin^est year in the
Fightin'> Sec ts'' athletic history as athletes in nine varsity sports cornl ined
their efforts to produce an overall slate vof 63 wins, 49 losses and one tie.
The seamen win-loss record established an all-tirae high percentage of 56.2
while 53 new marks were placed in the Sects^ record books.
Tennis paced the leaders with an 11-1 season slate and registered a 91.7
percentage.
The Sect netmen finished 11th nationally in the lh\lA meet in
Kansas City, Ic. after capturing the HAIi* District IG title and placed third
in the Pennsylvania Conference meet.
The ilank l.ariotti-coached crew also won
the ESC .uadrangular Tourney and placed second in the ESC Invitational Tourn
ament.
Seven of the Sects'* varsity sports completed their schedules with .500
or better season records.
Coach i^red Carols grapplers were 9-4 (69.2), Coach
Doug IJatts' cross country team, in its first year, finished 6-3 (66.7) while
bis tracksters were 3-2 (60.0) and Coach Jim IcDonald^s cagers racked up a 13-9
(59.1) ledger markin'? eight straight years in which the Clan has never exper
ienced a losing season on the hardwoods.
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Baseball under tbe guidance of new head coach, Guy Conti, had its win*
ningest season as the diamondmen posted an ll-£ (57*9) ledger.
Bill i.cDonald’s
gridders broke even for the carapaign as football had its best year since 1961
with a 4-4-1 (50.0) nzark.
hounding out the slate were Jin IcDonald^s golfers who were 5-10 and
George Shliapeno''s first year soccer men with a 1-C record against s(^e stern
ccmretition.
Fowling, trapshootin’ and weight lifting which are net yet listed as var
sity sports also came away with scjme outstanding finishes.
The lighting Scot
trapshooting team won the Easter regional Shooting Chanpionship against such
teams as Yale and harvard, and then placed fourth in the nation at Iowa City,
Iowa.
The weight lifters were nudged by Lichigan State for the U.S. title in
the Collegiate height and Power Lifting Championships x^hile the bowling team
captured the
District 16 championship.
The Scot athletic teams also had respectable finishes in Pennsylvania
Conference action and over 25 athletes received special recognition by associa
tions other than the College.
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Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412
Office Telephone: Area Code 814
734-1671, Ext 245
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(1) HMS:
Record 11-0
1969-70 ALL SPORTS REVIEW
Pet. 91.7
Team Honors
3rd Place Pennsylvania Conference, NAIA List. 18 Champions, NAIA 11th Place
Nationally, ESC Invitational 2nd Place, ESC Quadrangular 1st Place
Individual Honors
*Ted Robison - Senior Athlete of the Year, Pennsylvania Conference Rimnerup
(No. 1 Singles), NAIA List. 18 Champion (No. 1 Singles), NAIA Dist. 18
Runnerup (No. 1 Doubles)
Bill Dopierala - Peruivsylvania Conference State Champion (No. 4 Singles),
Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup (No, 2 Doubles), NAIA Dist. 18 Champion
(No. 4 Singles), NAIA Dist. 18 Champion (No. 2 Doubles)
Pi*ank Bova - Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup (No. 2 Doubles), NAIA Dist. 18
Champion (No. 2 Doubles)
Doug Yurchey- Pennsylvania Conference Runneinip (No. 5 Singles), NAIA Dist.
18 Champion (No. 5 Singles)
Tom Ruggeri - NAIA Dist. 18 Runnerup (No. 6 Singles), NAIA Dist, 18 Runnerup
(No. 3 Doubles)
Pete Manolis - NAIA Dist. 18 Runnerup (No. 3 Doubles)
All members listed competed in the NAIA tourney in Kansas City, Mo. in which
no ESC team member went further than the third round, but finished 11th
in the nation.
(2) WRESTLING;
Record 9-4
Pet. 69.2
Team Honors
8th Place Pennsylvania Conference, NAIA 40th Place Nationally, 2nd Place
Ashland Invitational
Individual Honors
*Lairy Harrington - Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup at 118, NAIA National
Meet First Roimd Winner, ESC Most Valuable Wrestler, 3rd at Ashland
Invitational
Dale Hrach - Pennsylvania Conference 4th Place at 150, 4th at Ashland
Invitational
Leo Sheridan - 2nd at Ashland Invitational (126)
Dave Clard - 1st at Ashland Invitational (134)
Denny Menold - 4th at Ashland Invitational (142)
Bob Bender - 2nd at Ashland Invitational (158)
Mike Payer - 2nd atAshland Invitational (177)
Tom Liebel - 3rd at A.shland Invitational (190)
(3) Cross Country £
Record 6-3 Pci; 66,7
Team Honors
Pennsylvania Conference 5th Place, NAIA Dist. 18 6th Place
3rd at Malone Invitational
Individual Honors
Dave Antagnoli - NAIA Dist* 18 1st Place, 2nd at Malone Invitational,
3rd Place Pennsylvania Conference, ^nd at NAIA National Meet,
Undefeated in Dual Meets, ESC course record 20:11,5
Dale Bldwell - 8th Place Pennsylvania Conference
(4) Track:
Record 3-2
Pet, 60,0
Team Honors
6th in Pennsylvania Conference, 3rd in NAIA District 18, 10th in Western
Frontier' Relays at Buffalo State
Individual. Honors
Dave Antognoli - Most Outstanding Track Man, Pennsylvania Conference
2-mlle Champion, NAIA Dist, 18 3-mlle Champion, ESC record in
1-mile (4^28,1), ESC record in 2-mile (9?3B,3)^ FSC record in
3-mlle (14:34.2)
*Sld Booker - Most Valuable Track Man, Pennsylvania Conference Champion
in High Jump, Pennsylvania Conference 6th Place in High Hurdles,
NAIA Dist, 18 2nd in High Jump, NAIA Dist, 18 3rd in High Hurdles,
ESC High Jump Record (6*7")
Rick Arpin - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in 880 Run, NAIA Dist, 18
880 Champion, ESC 880 record (l:55.5)
John Gillette - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in Shot Put, NAIA Dist, 18
Discus Champion
Dale Bidwell - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in 2-mile, NAIA Dist, 18
4th in 3-niile
Dale Genger - Pennsylvania Conference 5th in 440, NAIA Dist. 18 4th in 440,
ESC 440 record (50.8)
Kim Rensel - NAIA Dist. 18 6th in Long Jump
Bill Sweet - NAIA Dist. 18 4th in Pole Vault, ESC Pole Vault Record
(13*
)
Bill Nesgoda - Pennsylvania Conference 6th in 440
Dan Tandy - Pennsylvania Conference 6th in Mile Run, NAIA Dist. 18 5th
in Mile Run
Chuck Lally - NAIA Dist. 18 4th in High Jump, NAIA Dist 18 5th in Pole
Vault
Rick Gleischner - NAIA Dist. 18 5th Place in Javelin
Other ESC Track Records
Mile Relay - 3:26.2 (Pilewski, Nesgoda, Genger, Arpin)
Sprint Medley - 3:3S.3 (Nesgoda, Genger, Carroll, Arpin)
Two Mile Relay - 8:32.3 (Emser, Tandy, Plakidas, Bidwell)
Distance Medley - 11:17.0 (Pilewski, Emser, Tandy, Bidwell)
(5) Basketball:
Record 13-9
Pet. 59*1
Team Honors
2nd Place in Pennsylvania Conference West, Dist. 18 NAIA Runnerup
Individual Honors
Art Dickinson - Second Team NAIA Distric 18, First Team Pennsylvania Conference
W., Pittsburgh Press All District Second Team
Jim Prokell - Second Team NAIA District 18, First Team Pennsylvania
Conference W., Pittsburgh Press All District Third Team
Dave Khowlton - First Team Pennsylvania Conference W., ESC record in
Assists (174 in one season) ESC record Assists in one game (19
vs Grove City)
*Ered Riley - Associated Press College All-State Team
(6) Baseball:
Record 11-8 Pet. ^.9
Team Honors
Winningest Season in School* s History, Established 7 New Team Records
Individual Honors
Jerry Mifsud - Pennsylvania Conference First Team, Tri-State Coaches Associa
tion All-Star Team (North Squad), Most Valuable Player Award Tri-State Coaches All-Star Game, Established 7 New ESC Baseball Records
NAIA 26th Place in Batting (.417)
Chris Getz - Pennsylvania Conference Honorable Mention, ESC Pitching Record
(5 idns)
A1 Runyan - Tied ESC Triples Record (3)
(7) Footballs
Record 4-4-1 Pet, 50,0
Team Honors
3rd in Pennsylvania Conference West, Established 6 New Team Records
Individual Honors
A1 Raines - NAIA All-Americal Honorable Mention, First Team Pennsylvania
Conference, First Team NAIA District 1S, Pittsburgh Press All-District
First Team, Established 9 New ESC rushing and scoring records while
tying another
Gary Sisko - NAIA District 18 Honorable Mention Second Team Pennsylvania
Conference, ESC record Most tackles in one game (13)
Ebby Hollins - First Team NAIA District 18
Steve Hamm - Honorable Mention NAIA District 18
*Tom Rockwell - ESC Records; Most Field Goals in one season (5)5 Most
FG* s in one game (3) > Most FG’s in one quarter (3)
Dan Ditullio - ESC Records; Most interceptions in one game (4) 9 Most tackles
in one-half game (9)
Dennis Creehan - ESC Record Longest Interception Return for TD (71 yds.)
(8) Golf;
Record 5-10 Pet, 33.0
Team Honors
6th in Pennsylvania Conference
*
Individual Honors
Bill Bonner - Pennsylvania Conference 6th Place
(9) Soccer;
Record 1-9 Pet, 11,1
First Year Varsity Sport
Individual Honors
*Jim Romani szyn
listed in the 1970 Volume of Outstanding College Athletes of America
EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE 1969-70 SPORTS REVIEW
SPORT
■ W-L-T
PCT.
CONFERENCE PLACE
Tennis
11-1-0
91.7
3rd PI. Tie PCj NAIA Dist, 18 Champion
NAIA 11th PI. Nation^
9-4r-0
69.2
Wrestling
Cross Country
6-3-0
8th in PC; NAIA 40th PI. National
66.7
5th in PC; 6th in Dist. 18 NAIA
LETTERS
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CAPTAIN(S)
COACH
Ted Robison
Hanh Mariotti
Larry Harrington
Dennis Men old Fred Caro
Dale Bidwell
John Plahidas
Doug Watts
. •
3-2-0
60.0
6th in PC; 3rd in NAIA Dist. 18
16
Dale Genger
Doug Watts
Bashetball
13-9-0
59.1
2nd in PC West; Dist. 18 NAIA Runnerup
10
Ray Overholt
Jim McDonald
Baseball
11-8-0
57.9
(Winningest Season)
19
Jim Sullivan
Ray Overholt
Guy Conti
John Ballard
Steve Hamm
Tom Machey
feill McDonald
Bill Bonner
John Cox
Jim McDonald
Trach
Football•
Golf
Soccer
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4—4-1
5-10-0
1-9-0
63-49^1
50.0
3rd in PC West
6th in PC
33.0
• (First Year Varsity Sport)
11.1
35
7
16
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56.2
SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Ted Robison
Non Varsity Sports
Bowling - NAIA List. 18 Champions
Trapshooting - Eastern Regional Trap and Sheet Shooting Championsj 4th PI. in National Collegiate Trap and
Sheet Shooting Championships
*Winningest Sports Season in Edinboro State College’s Athletic History
^
George Shimpeno
^
'Weightlifting — 2nd PI, in U. S. National Collegiate W^eight and Power Lifting Championships
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Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412
Office Telephone: Area Code 814
734-1671, Ext 245
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDIITtOIlO CCKPLETES WII'ININGEST SPOLTS YEAREdinb< ro State's 1969-70 sports season proved to be the vjinnin^est year in the
Fightin'> Sec ts'' athletic history as athletes in nine varsity sports cornl ined
their efforts to produce an overall slate vof 63 wins, 49 losses and one tie.
The seamen win-loss record established an all-tirae high percentage of 56.2
while 53 new marks were placed in the Sects^ record books.
Tennis paced the leaders with an 11-1 season slate and registered a 91.7
percentage.
The Sect netmen finished 11th nationally in the lh\lA meet in
Kansas City, Ic. after capturing the HAIi* District IG title and placed third
in the Pennsylvania Conference meet.
The ilank l.ariotti-coached crew also won
the ESC .uadrangular Tourney and placed second in the ESC Invitational Tourn
ament.
Seven of the Sects'* varsity sports completed their schedules with .500
or better season records.
Coach i^red Carols grapplers were 9-4 (69.2), Coach
Doug IJatts' cross country team, in its first year, finished 6-3 (66.7) while
bis tracksters were 3-2 (60.0) and Coach Jim IcDonald^s cagers racked up a 13-9
(59.1) ledger markin'? eight straight years in which the Clan has never exper
ienced a losing season on the hardwoods.
i
Baseball under tbe guidance of new head coach, Guy Conti, had its win*
ningest season as the diamondmen posted an ll-£ (57*9) ledger.
Bill i.cDonald’s
gridders broke even for the carapaign as football had its best year since 1961
with a 4-4-1 (50.0) nzark.
hounding out the slate were Jin IcDonald^s golfers who were 5-10 and
George Shliapeno''s first year soccer men with a 1-C record against s(^e stern
ccmretition.
Fowling, trapshootin’ and weight lifting which are net yet listed as var
sity sports also came away with scjme outstanding finishes.
The lighting Scot
trapshooting team won the Easter regional Shooting Chanpionship against such
teams as Yale and harvard, and then placed fourth in the nation at Iowa City,
Iowa.
The weight lifters were nudged by Lichigan State for the U.S. title in
the Collegiate height and Power Lifting Championships x^hile the bowling team
captured the
District 16 championship.
The Scot athletic teams also had respectable finishes in Pennsylvania
Conference action and over 25 athletes received special recognition by associa
tions other than the College.
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Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412
Office Telephone: Area Code 814
734-1671, Ext 245
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(1) HMS:
Record 11-0
1969-70 ALL SPORTS REVIEW
Pet. 91.7
Team Honors
3rd Place Pennsylvania Conference, NAIA List. 18 Champions, NAIA 11th Place
Nationally, ESC Invitational 2nd Place, ESC Quadrangular 1st Place
Individual Honors
*Ted Robison - Senior Athlete of the Year, Pennsylvania Conference Rimnerup
(No. 1 Singles), NAIA List. 18 Champion (No. 1 Singles), NAIA Dist. 18
Runnerup (No. 1 Doubles)
Bill Dopierala - Peruivsylvania Conference State Champion (No. 4 Singles),
Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup (No, 2 Doubles), NAIA Dist. 18 Champion
(No. 4 Singles), NAIA Dist. 18 Champion (No. 2 Doubles)
Pi*ank Bova - Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup (No. 2 Doubles), NAIA Dist. 18
Champion (No. 2 Doubles)
Doug Yurchey- Pennsylvania Conference Runneinip (No. 5 Singles), NAIA Dist.
18 Champion (No. 5 Singles)
Tom Ruggeri - NAIA Dist. 18 Runnerup (No. 6 Singles), NAIA Dist, 18 Runnerup
(No. 3 Doubles)
Pete Manolis - NAIA Dist. 18 Runnerup (No. 3 Doubles)
All members listed competed in the NAIA tourney in Kansas City, Mo. in which
no ESC team member went further than the third round, but finished 11th
in the nation.
(2) WRESTLING;
Record 9-4
Pet. 69.2
Team Honors
8th Place Pennsylvania Conference, NAIA 40th Place Nationally, 2nd Place
Ashland Invitational
Individual Honors
*Lairy Harrington - Pennsylvania Conference Runnerup at 118, NAIA National
Meet First Roimd Winner, ESC Most Valuable Wrestler, 3rd at Ashland
Invitational
Dale Hrach - Pennsylvania Conference 4th Place at 150, 4th at Ashland
Invitational
Leo Sheridan - 2nd at Ashland Invitational (126)
Dave Clard - 1st at Ashland Invitational (134)
Denny Menold - 4th at Ashland Invitational (142)
Bob Bender - 2nd at Ashland Invitational (158)
Mike Payer - 2nd atAshland Invitational (177)
Tom Liebel - 3rd at A.shland Invitational (190)
(3) Cross Country £
Record 6-3 Pci; 66,7
Team Honors
Pennsylvania Conference 5th Place, NAIA Dist. 18 6th Place
3rd at Malone Invitational
Individual Honors
Dave Antagnoli - NAIA Dist* 18 1st Place, 2nd at Malone Invitational,
3rd Place Pennsylvania Conference, ^nd at NAIA National Meet,
Undefeated in Dual Meets, ESC course record 20:11,5
Dale Bldwell - 8th Place Pennsylvania Conference
(4) Track:
Record 3-2
Pet, 60,0
Team Honors
6th in Pennsylvania Conference, 3rd in NAIA District 18, 10th in Western
Frontier' Relays at Buffalo State
Individual. Honors
Dave Antognoli - Most Outstanding Track Man, Pennsylvania Conference
2-mlle Champion, NAIA Dist, 18 3-mlle Champion, ESC record in
1-mile (4^28,1), ESC record in 2-mile (9?3B,3)^ FSC record in
3-mlle (14:34.2)
*Sld Booker - Most Valuable Track Man, Pennsylvania Conference Champion
in High Jump, Pennsylvania Conference 6th Place in High Hurdles,
NAIA Dist, 18 2nd in High Jump, NAIA Dist, 18 3rd in High Hurdles,
ESC High Jump Record (6*7")
Rick Arpin - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in 880 Run, NAIA Dist, 18
880 Champion, ESC 880 record (l:55.5)
John Gillette - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in Shot Put, NAIA Dist, 18
Discus Champion
Dale Bidwell - Pennsylvania Conference 4th in 2-mile, NAIA Dist, 18
4th in 3-niile
Dale Genger - Pennsylvania Conference 5th in 440, NAIA Dist. 18 4th in 440,
ESC 440 record (50.8)
Kim Rensel - NAIA Dist. 18 6th in Long Jump
Bill Sweet - NAIA Dist. 18 4th in Pole Vault, ESC Pole Vault Record
(13*
)
Bill Nesgoda - Pennsylvania Conference 6th in 440
Dan Tandy - Pennsylvania Conference 6th in Mile Run, NAIA Dist. 18 5th
in Mile Run
Chuck Lally - NAIA Dist. 18 4th in High Jump, NAIA Dist 18 5th in Pole
Vault
Rick Gleischner - NAIA Dist. 18 5th Place in Javelin
Other ESC Track Records
Mile Relay - 3:26.2 (Pilewski, Nesgoda, Genger, Arpin)
Sprint Medley - 3:3S.3 (Nesgoda, Genger, Carroll, Arpin)
Two Mile Relay - 8:32.3 (Emser, Tandy, Plakidas, Bidwell)
Distance Medley - 11:17.0 (Pilewski, Emser, Tandy, Bidwell)
(5) Basketball:
Record 13-9
Pet. 59*1
Team Honors
2nd Place in Pennsylvania Conference West, Dist. 18 NAIA Runnerup
Individual Honors
Art Dickinson - Second Team NAIA Distric 18, First Team Pennsylvania Conference
W., Pittsburgh Press All District Second Team
Jim Prokell - Second Team NAIA District 18, First Team Pennsylvania
Conference W., Pittsburgh Press All District Third Team
Dave Khowlton - First Team Pennsylvania Conference W., ESC record in
Assists (174 in one season) ESC record Assists in one game (19
vs Grove City)
*Ered Riley - Associated Press College All-State Team
(6) Baseball:
Record 11-8 Pet. ^.9
Team Honors
Winningest Season in School* s History, Established 7 New Team Records
Individual Honors
Jerry Mifsud - Pennsylvania Conference First Team, Tri-State Coaches Associa
tion All-Star Team (North Squad), Most Valuable Player Award Tri-State Coaches All-Star Game, Established 7 New ESC Baseball Records
NAIA 26th Place in Batting (.417)
Chris Getz - Pennsylvania Conference Honorable Mention, ESC Pitching Record
(5 idns)
A1 Runyan - Tied ESC Triples Record (3)
(7) Footballs
Record 4-4-1 Pet, 50,0
Team Honors
3rd in Pennsylvania Conference West, Established 6 New Team Records
Individual Honors
A1 Raines - NAIA All-Americal Honorable Mention, First Team Pennsylvania
Conference, First Team NAIA District 1S, Pittsburgh Press All-District
First Team, Established 9 New ESC rushing and scoring records while
tying another
Gary Sisko - NAIA District 18 Honorable Mention Second Team Pennsylvania
Conference, ESC record Most tackles in one game (13)
Ebby Hollins - First Team NAIA District 18
Steve Hamm - Honorable Mention NAIA District 18
*Tom Rockwell - ESC Records; Most Field Goals in one season (5)5 Most
FG* s in one game (3) > Most FG’s in one quarter (3)
Dan Ditullio - ESC Records; Most interceptions in one game (4) 9 Most tackles
in one-half game (9)
Dennis Creehan - ESC Record Longest Interception Return for TD (71 yds.)
(8) Golf;
Record 5-10 Pet, 33.0
Team Honors
6th in Pennsylvania Conference
*
Individual Honors
Bill Bonner - Pennsylvania Conference 6th Place
(9) Soccer;
Record 1-9 Pet, 11,1
First Year Varsity Sport
Individual Honors
*Jim Romani szyn
listed in the 1970 Volume of Outstanding College Athletes of America
EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE 1969-70 SPORTS REVIEW
SPORT
■ W-L-T
PCT.
CONFERENCE PLACE
Tennis
11-1-0
91.7
3rd PI. Tie PCj NAIA Dist, 18 Champion
NAIA 11th PI. Nation^
9-4r-0
69.2
Wrestling
Cross Country
6-3-0
8th in PC; NAIA 40th PI. National
66.7
5th in PC; 6th in Dist. 18 NAIA
LETTERS
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10
7
CAPTAIN(S)
COACH
Ted Robison
Hanh Mariotti
Larry Harrington
Dennis Men old Fred Caro
Dale Bidwell
John Plahidas
Doug Watts
. •
3-2-0
60.0
6th in PC; 3rd in NAIA Dist. 18
16
Dale Genger
Doug Watts
Bashetball
13-9-0
59.1
2nd in PC West; Dist. 18 NAIA Runnerup
10
Ray Overholt
Jim McDonald
Baseball
11-8-0
57.9
(Winningest Season)
19
Jim Sullivan
Ray Overholt
Guy Conti
John Ballard
Steve Hamm
Tom Machey
feill McDonald
Bill Bonner
John Cox
Jim McDonald
Trach
Football•
Golf
Soccer
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4—4-1
5-10-0
1-9-0
63-49^1
50.0
3rd in PC West
6th in PC
33.0
• (First Year Varsity Sport)
11.1
35
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16
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56.2
SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Ted Robison
Non Varsity Sports
Bowling - NAIA List. 18 Champions
Trapshooting - Eastern Regional Trap and Sheet Shooting Championsj 4th PI. in National Collegiate Trap and
Sheet Shooting Championships
*Winningest Sports Season in Edinboro State College’s Athletic History
^
George Shimpeno
^
'Weightlifting — 2nd PI, in U. S. National Collegiate W^eight and Power Lifting Championships
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