Bloomsburg
State College

1979-80

Captain Pete Dardaris with Coach Eli McLaughlin

MEN'S
SWIMMING
DIVING

LOOKING AHEAD
"We face one of the most challenging tasks ever in trying
to strengthen our program," states Eli McLaughlin, the head
coach of the Huskies for the past 18 years.
McLaughlin has senior All-American Pete Dardaris returning to lead the Huskies. He placed ninth in the NCAA Division
II 200 yard backstroke and became the first Husky swimmer
to break the 2:00 minute barrier with an outstanding time of
1 :59.35. Sophomore Randy Spence, who gained valuable
experience competing in the Nationals on the 400 yard medley relay swimming the 100 yard butterfly leg. will be counted on quite heavily. Senior Scott Wiegand, diver, who just
missed qualifying for Nationals, should have his best year
along with another diver, Eric Slingerland.
The junior lettermen returning are backstroker Reik Foust
and diver Tom Cole, who has potential of being an outstanding
board performer. Sophomores who showed great promise last
season are John Conte, breaststroke, and Bill Wolfe, distance
freestyle. Frank Jacoby Mclaughlin hopes will develop into
a key member as a backstroker and freestyler.
Talented freshmen expected to balance out the squad are
Jeff Baskin (I.M.-Fr.), Tim Briddes (Fr.) and Phil Spampinato
(1.M.-Fly). Others vying for position on the team are junior
Jeff Ludroff (diver) and freshmen Mike Henderson (Fr.) and
Glenn Miller (I .M.-Fr.)
"It is going to take complete dedication from each team
member for us to be competitive this season against another
tough schedule," commented Mclaughlin. "Last year our
team started out slow but came on exceedingly strong at the
end. This year I'm convinced we will be stronger at the
beginning and even stronger when the PC Championships
and Nationals roll around ."

BSC-ALL-TIME RECORDS
EVENT
400 Medley Relay

1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
200 Ind. Medley
1 Meter Diving
200 Butterfly
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
500 Freestyle
200 Breast
3 Meter Diving
400 Free Relay

100 Butterfly
100 Backstroke
100 Breast

NAME
S. Price
D. Thran
W. Richards
S. Marvin
B. Wolfe
S. Marvin
S. Marvin
W. Richards
P. Campagna
W. Richards
S. Marvin
P. Dardaris
P. Kozicki
J. Krick
G. Havens
K. Torok
W. Richards
S. Price
S. Marvin
W. Richards
P. Dardaris
D. Thran

TIME

YEAR

3:36.5

1978

10:32.19
1.41.9
21.2
2:04.84
249.20
1 :55.08
46.2
1 :58.9
4:56.9
2: 15.68
264.7
3:10.2

1979
1978
1978
1976
1975
1979
1978
1979
1974
1979
1976
1978

53.37
53.35
1 :0 1.31

1976
1979
1978

MEN'S VARSITY ROSTER
Name
Dardaris, Pete
Slingerland, Eric
Wiegand, Scott
Cole, Tom
Foust, Reik
Ludroff, Jeff
Conte, John
Jacoby, Frank
Spence, Randy
Wolfe, Bill
Baskin, Jeff
Briddes, Tim
Henderson, Mike
Miller, Glenn
Spampinato, Phil

Class

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

Stroke
Ba.-Fr.
Diver
Diver
Diver
Ba.-1.M.
Diver
Br.-1.M.
Fr.-Ba.
Fly-1.M.
Fr.
1.M.-Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
I.M.-Fr.
I.M.-Fly

High School
Wm. Tennent
Troy
Wm. Tennent
Technical
Freedom
Allentown Central
Msgr. Bonner
Ridley
Springbrook
Wm. Penn
Easton
Upper Darby
Haverford
Scranton Central
Manhiem Twp.

Hometown
Warminster
Troy
Warminister
Scranton
Bethlehem
Allentown
Yeadon
Holmes
Silver Springs, MD
New Castle, Del.
Easton
Drexel Hill
Havertown
Rosemont
Lancaster

Managers: Carpousis, Aris; Reilly, Tom; Richardson, Bill

Jeff Baskin

Tim Briddes

Reik Foust

Mike Henderson

Frank Jacoby

Randy Spence

Eric Slingerland

Phil Spampinato

Tom Cole

John Conte

Pete Dardaris

Jeff Ludroff

Glenn Miller

Scott Wiegand

Bill Wolfe

COACH ELI McLAUGLIN
Eli McLaughlin is in his 18th
season as the head coach of the
Husky team. Last year he was
honored by being selected by
his fellow coaches as "Coach of
the Year." McLaughlin, who is
the senior coach in the Pennsylvania State College Conference,
has done an outstanding job building a highly
respected varsity program at the college. He recorded
ten consecutive winning seasons from 1965-66
through 197 4-7 5. Although his last four seasons have
been below the .500 mark, McLaughlin still had some
exciting meets and qualified a number of swimmers for
national competition. A "big victory" of his career was
recorded last year over Edinboro State College. Other
highlights were having Pete Dardaris become the first
Husky swimmer to break 2:00 minutes in the 200 yard
backstroke and gain" All America" honors, and Wayne
Richards became the first Husky swimmer to gain "AllAmerica for 4 years" to complete an illustrious career .
Another milestone in his career was achieved two
years ago when five of his outstanding swimmers ranked B.S.C. 10th in the NCAA Division 11 championships.
In addition, Stu Marvin, became the first Husky swimmer to gain "All America" in five events. Other swimmers to achieve All-America honors have been David
Gibbes, 1971 NAIA Champion, 50 yard freestyle;
Rich Kozicki, Jim Balchunas, Keith Torok, Doug
Thran, and Steve Price.
McLaughlin received both his Bachelor of Science
and Master of Education degrees from West Chester
State Co llege and has taken additional wo rk towards
his doctorate at West Virginia University . He is an
associate professor in the Health and Physical Education Department and is also the Director of Aquatics
at the college. McLaughlin served as varsity line coach
for three years (1961-63), assistant baseball coach
(1965), and head baseball coach (1976).
His background both as a swimming coach and as
an official has been quite extensive. McLaughlin is
married to the former Patricia Repash and they have
two daughters. Beth, age 20, will be a junior in college at
the University of New Hampshire
and Jane, age 16, will be a freshman at Gordon College, Wenham,
Mass.
Wayne Richards, former "AllAmerica" and team captain is
assisting McLaughlin while completing a graduate program.

1979-80 SCHEDULE
DATE

OPPONENT

December 1
December 4
December 8
January 21
January 23
January 26
January 29
February 2
February 4
February 6
February 12
February 20
February 23
February 28-29/
March 1

Indiana Relays
Bucknell
Towson
Temple
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Susquehanna
Shippensburg
Edinboro
Kutztown
Clarion
Penn State
Indiana U. (PA)
PC Championships

PLACE

TIME

A
H
H
H
H
H
A
A
A
H
A
A
A
West

2:00
4:00
2:00
4:00
4:00
2:00
4:00
2:00
2:00
4:00
3:00
2:00

1978-79 RESULTS
BSC

OPP.
Bucknell U.
Towson St.
Shippensburg
King's College
Temple U.
West Chester
East Stroudsburg
Susquehanna
Edinboro
Kutztown
Clarion
Penn State
Indiana (PA)

23
58
42
53
51
51
43
67
65
36
45
41
59

90
55
69
32
62
62
70
41
48
77
67
71
53

Millersville Relays: 5th
Indiana U. (PA) Relays: 5th
PC Championships : 4th
Won 5, Lost 8
NCAA Div. 11 Championships: 23rd out of 42 teams (16 pts.)

COLLEGE FACTS
Location:

Coach:

Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Enrollment:
5400 UG

President:
Dr. James H. McCormick

Colors: Maroon and Gold
Athletic Director:

Eli Mclaughlin
(Phone: 389-3700, Office;
784-3907, Home)
Member: PC, NCAA Division 11
Pool: Nelson Fieldhouse

Director of Public
Information and Sports
Information Director:

H. Cecil Turberville
(Phone: 389-3225

Associate Athletic Director:
Joanne McComb
(Phone: 389-3912)

Bruce "Nick" Dietterick
(Phone: 389-3411, Office;
752-7578, Home)

TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing
leadership in taking affirmative action to attain equal
educational and employment rights for all persons, without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected
classification. This policy is placed in this 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: Ms. Deborah Ellis,
Carver Hall, 389-2523.