PKlflc LutIIeran university scene
MarCh 1 990
Sports
spring sports previews BASEBALL Attitude is the most noticeable difference for coach Larry Marshall's d iamondmen as they look to forget about last year's up-and-down 9-1 9 slate . . . Senior 2B John Golden is the lone infield returnee, but talent there runs deep . . . Seni ors Travis Ne lson and Scott Metzenberg and j u n i or Greg Hall a re Ma rs hal l's bi ggest guns on the mou nd, where graduation plu cked t h ree starters . . . Sophomore catcher Jason Mangold is rea dy for a big year . . . J u n ior Bob Morris, a long-ba ll threat, is the lone outfi e l d incum bent . . . A trio of JC newcomers, Tod Byers (PF), Pa u l Mo ntmeny (OF) and Casey Sexton (SS) will contribute im med iately. WOMEN'S TENNIS Sa me squ a d . Diffe rent resu lts. That's coach Rusty Carlson's outlook for 1 990 as he boasts a fu l ly-i ntact top-six with better depth and a yea r's worth of experience . . . J u n ior DeeA n n Eldred ( 1 7-1 1 ), confe rence and d istrict s i n g l es cha m p l ast year, is PLU's clear-cut top retu rnee . . . Steady Becky Bryden (1 1 -1 6), a senior, shou ld hold down the H 2 sing les slot, w h i l e so phomores Bridget Rundle and Melinda Wilson look probable for the # 3 and # 4 positions . . . Seniors Kathy Graves and Kristy Jerke return a t # 5 and #6, but w i l l get a stiff battle from frosh Joni Roback . . . A five-match swing through Hawai i highl ights PLU 's 28-m atch sched u le. MEN'S CREW Literal ly and figu ratively, Lute rowers are thi nking big . . . Open weight rowers - heavYwe ig hts - are the biggest renewa ble asset for coach Doug Herland's crew in 1 990 . . . Fou r strokers off last year's hea vYwei ght eight shell a re back, i ncluding seniors Pau l Bottge and Paul Stockdale, j u n ior Greg Ingle and sopho more E ric Ni les . . . They' l l look to retai n the Meyer Cup Trophy (PLU vs UPS in the open eight) for the seventh straight year . . . There's perhaps even better potential in the open fou r boat . . . Sen iors Brett Sudderth and James McDougall and sophomore Randy Du rick appear l i kely there. SOFTBALL Coach Ralph Weekly's Lady Lute softballers w i l l look to extend their string of consecutive appearances at nationals to five stra ight years with a Murderer's Row offensive l ine-up, slick defense and never-ending depth . . . Only six players from last year's 32-1 3 team made Weekly's 1 990 club, evidence enough that his fresh man and transfer talent is dandy . . . Lightni ng-quick Al l-American Chrissy Alton, one of five returning starters, will again roam in center field . . . Also back is Krista Larson (38), Tiffany Sparks (1 B), Debbie Hodde vik (LF), and Jeannine Gardner (DH) . . . Fresh man Becky Hoddevi k, Amie Gru nwald and Kari na McGui re head Weekly's pitching corps . . . Twenty-two of PLU's fi rst 25 games are on the road. MEN'S TENNIS Net retu rnees should tran slate i nto a tidy net p rofit for head coach M i ke Benson, whose team will look to keep the conference and district gold one more year . . . Four top-six veterans, a former H2 pl ayer back after a year off, and two qua l ity newcomers fuel Benson's opt i m i sm . . . 1 989 NCIC s i n g l es cham p Jonathan Schultz (1 4-1 7), a senior, should be at # 1 again . . . Senior Gary G i l l is (21 -6), district singles titl ist last year, is a strong H2 . . . Juniors David Thom pson (1 8-9) and Fred Bai ley (1 5-1 0) are back at # 3 and #4 . . . Ian Haworth, a legitimate top-six contender, returns after a year off . . . Also keep an eye on retu rnees Ken Steen is, Tad Kendall, J a m i e Dieveney and Bryan Benson . . . Yakima Va lley CC tra nsfer Shannon Affholter and frosh Pau l Ediger cou ld also eventually make an i m pact. WOMEN'S CREW PLU crew won't be faster than the speed of light, but it wi l l be fast and light . . . Because of better depth, coach Kim Morter-Olson's light eight and fo u r w i l l be com p rised of two separate groups . . . Stroke Anna Descham ps a nd seniors Tanya Lang ford and Jen nifer Laraby appear l i kely again in the light eight, along with any number of second-year rowers . . . The light four will be a b rand new boat . . . Chantal H u let returns to ca l l cadence i n the eight. WOMEN'S TRACK Seven retu rning Al l-Americans and six school record-holders should mean busi ness as usual aga in for coach Brad Moore's Lady Lute thi nciads, who placed fifth at nationa ls last year and claimed their eighth stra ight conference title . . . M inta M isley (800m/1 500m), Kelly Edgerton (1 500m, 3Km, 5 Km), Gwen Hund ley (1 500m, 3Km, 5Km), Sharon Wi lso n (400m/800 m), J u l i e H a u gen (1 00m/200m), Shelly Huff (1 00m/200m) and Diana Tavener (tri ple jump) all have earned Al l-America recog nition . . . Dierd re M u rnane is PLU's top distance i ncu m bent . . . Keep an eye on transfers Kennedy Lewis (Bellevue CC, hePtathlon/hu rdle�) and Courtney Batsma n (Ever green State, jave l i n), as well as freshman Casi Montoya (dista nce) and Heather Lucas (distance).
Nominees soug ht For PLU Athletic Hall Of Fame
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Nom i nations are being sought by the Lute athletic department for PLU's Athletic Hall of Fame. p l a n n ed in coop e ration with PLU's centennial celebration. Inaugu ral inductees w i l l be for m a l l y recogn ized at a banquet and at ha lftime of the PLU-Si mon Fraser footba l l game on Nov. 1 0, 1 990. Inductees will also be perma nently enshrined in a walk of fa me, located on the north side of the swi m m ing pool between Olson Aud itori u m a n d Names Fitness Center. Nomi nees may be s u b m i tted from four categories: Ath l ete, Coach, Ath letic Staff and Honor ary. Nominee Oualifications "" * If the n o m i nee was an ath lete, the person m u st have been out of school for at least five years and earned two letters i n one sport or one l etter i n two or more sports. * * If a coach, athletic ad m i n istra tor, or athletic staff member, the person must ha ve been on the staff for at least five years. * * The record(s) of the person sho u l d be so o utsta n d i ng that t h e re wou l d be l ittle question as to t h e qual ifica tions necessary for ind uction.
* * Consideration w i l l be given for pers o n a l c o n d u ct i n sports and personal contri bu tions to the ideal of sports. .. "" The nomi nee's participation w h i l e attending PLU or ser vice to PLU w i l l be the pri ma ry criteria considered. Howev er, acco m p l ish m ents after leaving the school will also be reviewed. Nominations may be p resent ed in writi ng to the se lection com m ittee by any person at any time. The selection com mittee is com prised of t h e president of the University (or desig nee), ath letic di rector. a l u m n i d i rector. facu lty at h l etic represe ntati ve. Lute Club preSident. sports infor mation di rector. two PLU coach es (one woman, one ma n) sel ect ed by the coaching staff, one Tacoma media rep resentative (selected by the sports i nforma tion d i rector), and two a l u m n i athletes, appointed b y the exec utive com m ittee. The Executive Co m m ittee con sists of the ath letic d i rector, p resident (or d e S i g n ee), Lute Club president, and sports infor mation di rector. Mail nomina tions to: PLU Hall of Fame, PLU Athletic D epartment, PLU, Tacoma, WA, 98447.
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game . . . Seven newcomers, three with prep state experience, will fortify the Lutes in 1 9 90 . . . Freshmen Kerby court, Troy Helseth, Kris Syverstad, Darin Swan and Scott Sypher are all very equal in ability . . . J u n i or Dave Hatlen and senior Jeff Bush cou ld also m a ke an im pact. MEN'S TRACK There are no Capta in Ki rks, M r. Spocks or Sulus, but the sequel to last year's storybook season that saw the Lutes crack the top ten at nationals for the fi rst time could very wel l be labeled Star Track II . . Sprinter James Ben nett and decathlete Brent Wheel er both earned Al l-America scrolls last year . . . Bennett went 1 0.60 . and 21 .37 in the 1 00 and 200 - both Lute records . . . Wheeler has 7,000-point potential in the decathlon and was second at nationals last year . . . Jeff Taylor heads PLU's distance corps, Tim Borscheim the m iddle distance delegation . . . Freshmen John Schuck (spri nts) and Chris Cook (triple jump) will score pOi nts right away for PLU. -
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COLF Winning conference cham pionships are nothing new to Lute linkers - afterall, PLU has won 1 6 since 1 97 1 - but performing the task in 1 990 may be a bit more d ifficu l t with four key players lost to graduation . . . Junior capta i n Pa ul Fu rth and sophom ore Matt Wal den are the base of coach Gene Lundgaard's 1 990 squad . . . Furth averaged 79.1 strokes per round last yea r and is sou nd in all phases of his game . . . Wa lden (80.9) is a steady player with a terrific short -
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