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David Olso n Invited To I nternationa l olympIc Academy In Olym pia, Creece Greece, the cradle of the Olymp i Games. is on the summer itiner ary of Pacific Lutheran Athletic Director Dr. David Olson. Olson, who doubles as Dean of the School of Physical Education, is one of five ed ucators in the United States invited to attend the International Olympic Academy Educationist Session in Olympia, Greece. from J une 27 to July 3. All expenses will be paid from New York. In making the selection, the Ed ucation Council of the U.S. Olympi Comm ittee weighed the following: applicants' education.
Haroldson Ta kes Lute Hoopsters TO Title Series Bruce Haroldson, who perfect ed the plot. and Ed Boyce, who polished the shot. lifted PLU into the NAIA District 1 basketba l l championsh ip series. As Scene went to press, the Lutes took a 1 9-8 record to Ellens burg for the fi nal days of the best of-th ree playoff with Central Washington. On the line: tickets for Kansas City. The Wildcats won the opener, 65 -61 in Tacoma. In his first year as Lute Mentor, Haroldson di rected PLU to a share of the Northwest Conference title (10-2). Haroldson was cited as NAIA District 1 coach of the year. Boyce, a 6-3 senior guard, earn ed all-district and all-conference honors, scoring nearly 1 6 points a game. He was named most valu able player i n the Northwest Con ference. Boyce sank four free throws i n the final two seconds of play to give the Lutes a 65-61 decision over Seattle U in the preliminary playoff game. Boyce had 22 points for the night. Balance was the key to Lute success. Only Boyce averaged in double fig ures, but nine other players reached the double digit scoring level on at least two occasions. Nineteen v ictories, level reach ed in 1 967 , 1 978, and 1 979, is the most fo r a PLU team since 1 966 (20-71. The Lute hoop future appears to be bright. Haroldson, a zealous recruiter, loses two players, Boyce and second team NWC all-star guard Mark Falk, to graduation.
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Title Prospects In Spring Forecast WOMEN'S TRACK - The brea kup of AT&T won't impact long distance service at PLU . . . Going after a fourth straight WClC title, the Lady Lutes will miss six scroll All-American Kristy Purdy. who will pass up this season beca use of illness . . Senior Anne Jenck is defending conference champion in both the 1 500 and 3000, while sophomore Dana stamper hopes to upgrade a WCIC runner up finish in the 5000 . . . Ju nior Denise Stoaks and sophomore Karen Bell, gold medalists in the WClC 800 meters and i ntermediate hurdles respectively, are back . . . Jun ior sprinter Kara Kehoe has a share of four school records. MEN'S TRACK - Creeping up in the Northwest Conference (fourth to third in 1 983), there will be no lute turtles in the hurdles . . . Junior Dave Maines and senior Paul Menter bettered the PLU intermediate stakes marl< in 1983 . . . Senior Neil Weaver, who holds the school hammer mark, is back after sitting ou t last season . . . Junior Mike Heelan makes his point in the javelin, where he is district king . . . Half of the NWC's 4x400 relay gold gang, senior Tom love and junior Greg Rapp, are ba.ck . . . Sophomore Pa ul Barton, NWC runnerup i n the 1 0,000, heads the distance delegation. WOM EN'S TENNIS - Coach Mike Benson is keeping his broom handy . . . Lady Lute netters, who swept nine events to • win a fourth straight WCIC title i n 1 983, are long on talent . . . PLU, 20-7 in duals last year, 1 9th at nationals, has the WClC's first and second singles medalists back, senior Stacia Edmunds and sophomore Chris Dickinsen . . . SOphomore Pollyann Brynestad trium phed at number three . . . Junior Tanya Jang. who played number one in 1 981 and 1 982 , returns after a one-yea r layoff . . . Freshma� Carolyn Carlson won the State M prep title in 1 983 . . . Junior transfer Gall Schultz is tournament tested . MEN'S TEN N IS - It's not Keynesian economics. but Bensonian . . Coach Mike Benson lost one member of the 1 983 squad to graduation, but regai ned the services of two former tennisians, giving him a "net" gain . . . 1 2th at NAIA nationals, 13-1 4 in dual action, the Lutes w II go after a ninth straight title at both conference and district levels , . , NWC cha mpion Jay Abbott is a strong baseline player . . . Another seni?r, Ken Woodward, 20- 1 0 in 1 982, was on study leave to Sweden last spring . . Junior Eddie Schultz, 25-9, had a share of the district doubles gold . . . Peterson at conference. .ditto junior Tom WOM EN'S CREW - Obviously not a gambling man. Dave Peterson is building his hand around a pair of fours . . . The l ight fou r. which won five of seven reg ular season races before �� placing fourth at collegiate nationals, will have two veterans aboard, juniors lise lindborg and Trice Carlson . . . lind borg had a share i n the regional light pairs title . . . Senior Pam Knapp helped propel three shells to major victories last year: PlU's open pair at regionals, the Minneapolis Rowing Club four at nati�nal?, and a junior four at the Canadian Henley Regatta . . . Sophomore Julie Givens Will be at the tiller. MEN'S CREW - PlU 's light four, so-so last spring after a SCintillating 1 982 season which culminated with a Western Spri nts triumph, could again be making waves . . . Commodore Bob Trondsen and fellow seniors Duane Dudley, Mark landau, and Scott McBride, along with junior Jeff Ai m and sophomore Rolf Agather, have experienced days i n the fast lane . . . PLU's heavyweight four will be half-staffed with vets . . . Senior Kevin Klepser and sophomore Jeff Glenn have seats reserved . . . Senior coxswain Gail Rice is an able navigator. SOFTBALL - Coming off a 20-1 0 season, the best in PLU's abbreviated softball history, the Lady lutes are in a rebuilding • year . . . The foundation is senior lefthander Monica Aughnay, who posted a 1 2-7 ledger last year and recorded a no-hitter . . . Fanning 1 58 batters in 1 35 innings, Aughnay sported an 0.79 ERA . . . Senior catcher Debbie Picinich is back, but there'll be a new look at the infield and outfield stations, with junior third baseman Spud Hovland the only returni ng starter . . . Coach Toni Turnbu ll's challenge is to activate lute bats, which produced a collective .215 thud in 1 983 . BASEBALL - PlU's Marshall is a law and order man, i.e., he'll keep close tabs on the diamond and pfotthe batting order . . , Larry Marshall brings a glowing 148-49-1 prep record into his first lute season . . . He inherits a pitching shy-team Which was 1 3- 1 8 in 1 983. 8-8 (fourth) in the N �Cl . . . Senior righthander Rich West (2-2) heads the mound staff . . . Junior DH Bill Bankhead ( ,394) is an AII-NWC performer . . . Senior second sacker Brett Ellis (,31 5) and Junior center fielder John Panico (5 HR) earned second team all-star honors . . . Senior third baseman Phil Misley ( , 280) is a defensive mag net. GOLF - No matter how he shuffles, Roy Carlson keeps coming up with th ree aces of clubs . . . Junior Bob Britt. senior Tim Daheim, and senior Jeff Clare carded 1 072, 1 073, and 1 074 ....- respectively in full-season 1 983 play . . . Clare is defending NWC champion . . . Britt, fifth i n the NWC, tied for second in the small college classic, won by PLU . . Dahei m was runneru p in both the classic and NWC . . . PLU, conference champion nine of the past eleven years, wil l also count on Todd Gifford. third in NWC play . . . Seniors Todd Kraft and Tim Clare will challenge the trophy troops.
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involvement in amateur sports, understanding of the USOC. pur pose in attending, understanding of the Olympic movement, and willingness to share the experi ence upon return. Olson, second vice president of the NAIA, has twice taught a course, Olympism and Amateur Sports Ideals, at PLU. In the sum mer of 1 982 , he attended the U .S. Olympic Academy at Pepperdine University. "It has been my professional d ream to visit the origin of amateur sport," said Olson. "In addition, the international aspect of this academy, brought about through representation by sport leaders from nu merous countries, will be very interesting and highly informative. I'm very thrilled and honored with the selection."
Th ird In Nordic :O Nets National Berth For Skie rs When a Steamboat toots, off go the Lutes . On the strength of their third place nordic finish at the North west Collegiate Ski Conference meet. PLU women received a wildcard berth to the March 1 2-1 4 National Collegiate Ski Association c h a m p ionsh i ps i n Steam boat Spri ngs, Colo. In addition to the cross cou ntry squad, alpine ace Jeanne Anderes, who was fourth in giant slalom, fifth in slalom at the conference test, was tendered an invitation . Anderes was named to the all conference team. Nordic nifty Pa ula Brown placed seventh at conference, Frances Terry 1 1 th. PLU men, fa r out of the running in team totals, got a 1 2th place slalom finish from Karl Serwold at conference .
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