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1981 men’s basketball team (members present at ceremony). (Left to right) Peter McKnight, ’82, Tony Daniel, ’82, Gregory Winicki, ’83, Michael Williams, ’78. officer of betpin & associates, inc., a management consulting firm. He was president of the Cleveland school board for seven years. A past board member for the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers, he now serves as a consultant to the Cleveland Browns.
William R. Schueller, ’70 Golfer Bill Schueller helped lead Albion to league championships in 1967, 1969 and 1970. Named Albion’s most valuable performer in 1968, he shared the award in 1970 when he was also named the MVP in the MIAA. Schueller served as the captain of the golf team for three seasons. A four-year letter winner in football, he was a member of league championship teams in 1966 and 1969. Schueller finished the 1967 season ranked sixth in the nation with a 42.1yard punting average. A former football and wrestling coach at Jenison High School, he is now retired from the field of education and owns Golf Core Schueller in Jenison.
Michael P. Wilson, ’70 More than 30 years after playing Briton basketball, Mike Wilson continues to hold the school record for most points scored in a career. His highest season total of 453 points set in 1967-68 currently ties him for the fifth-best season output in school history. Postseason awards were numerous, as Wilson was selected to the all-league first team after the 1967-68 season, and for team most valuable player honors three times. He was elected to The Outstanding College Athletes of America in 1969. Wilson currently owns his own business in Keego Harbor.
1981 women’s cross country team. (Left to right) Patrick Blakley, ’83 (student coach), Debra Frey Fadool, ’85, Julie Reaume Byrne, ’82, Jeanne Reaume LoVasco, ’82, Katherine Schaefer, ’84, Carol Otten Wittry, ’85, Tim Williams (head coach).
Kathryn J. Wysack, ’80 Kathryn Wysack earned 11 varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, and track and field. After finishing as the league runner-up in the javelin as a sophomore, she won back-to-back MIAA championships in the event in 1979 and 1980. In addition to her championship success in the javelin, Wysack was a top-six finisher in the league in the discus and shot put her junior and senior years. With a J.D. degree from Washington University, Wysack now has a private law practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri. She lives in St. Louis.
Teams 1976 Baseball Team Led by the pitching of Jim Knudson and the hitting of Dennis Frost and Tim O’Dowd, Albion breezed to the 1976 MIAA baseball title with a 10-2 league record. All three players achieved All-MIAA first-team status, along with Frank Carr. Knudson posted a 3-0 record on the mound in league games. Frost finished second in the league in batting average (.458) and runs batted in (nine). O’Dowd batted .387 in league play with nine RBI. The co-captains were Knudson, John Schmidt and Tim Strutz. Other team members included: Douglas Barcy, Mike Bivens, Dan Busto, Jack Champagne, Jamie Flynn, Gary Fox, Dave Galaviz, Rob Ledbetter, Dave Maxwell, Jim McChesney, Monte Moffett, Glenn Moug, Steve Robb, Francis Scislowicz, Craig Sleeman, Kevin Snyder, Alan Solley, Mike Sowles, Ron Vanderlinden, Bob Wareck, Kurt Wiese, Tim Zeeman and Janet Poston (score keeper). Frank Joranko served as head coach.
1981 Men’s Basketball Team Albion tied Calvin and Hope for the MIAA title in 1981. The Britons started the season with one win in their first five games, but the team stormed back to finish with a 14-9 overall record and a 9-3 record in league play. Pete McKnight, an All-MIAA first-team selection, ranked fifth in the league in scoring at 16.3 points per game and field goal
1976 baseball team. (Front row, left to right) Frank Joranko, ’52 (head coach), John Schmidt, ’76, James Knudson, ’76, Daniel Busto, ’78, James Flynn, ’77. (Second row) Douglas Barcy, ’79, Craig Sleeman, ’78, Frank Carr, ’78, Kurt Wiese, ’78, Monte Moffett, ’78, Gary Fox, ’79, Robert Wareck, ’78. percentage at nearly 56 percent. Second-team all-league honorees Jim Clegg and Tracy Garner averaged 13.1 and 7.9 points per game, respectively. McKnight and Joe Serra served as cocaptains. Other team members included: Jason Arnold, Bill Cibulka, Tony Daniel, Glenn Kirkham, Mo Kyles, Steve Niblock, Greg Winicki and Rob Zaranek. Mike Turner was head coach. Ron Walker and Mike Williams served as assistant coaches.
1981 Women’s Cross Country Team In 1981, the first year of women’s cross country competition in the MIAA, Albion and Alma went neck-and-neck in the league title race. When Albion eked out a one-point victory over Alma at the first league championship meet, the teams shared the season title. Albion ran well as a team at the league meet, with all five Briton runners finishing among the top 10. Carol Otten was the first Briton to cross the finish line, fifth overall, with a time of 18:37. She was followed by Jeanne Reaume (18:52), Debbie Frey (19:03),
Sarah Hall (19:06) and Leslie Sandt (19:08). Otten was named the team’s most valuable performer. Other letter winners included Polly MacDonald, Julie Reaume and Kathy Schaefer. Jeanne and Julie Reaume were cocaptains. Tim Williams coached the squad with student coach Patrick Blakley.
Athletic Hall of Fame nominations Any Albion alumnus/a may submit names of individual athletes, coaches or teams for consideration by the Athletic Hall of Fame selection committee. Selection criteria and an online nomination form may be found at: www.albion.edu/sports/halloffame/ or you may contact Marcia Starkey, director of alumni/parent relations and annual giving, at 517/629-0284 or e-mail: mstarkey @albion.edu. Nominations are due no later than April 1, 2004.