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CROSS COUNTRY - FIELD HOCKEY FOOTBALL- GOLF SOCCER - VOLLEYBALL --- 1977

Founded ...... •...... 1833

Enrollment •••••••••• ...... 1497

President ...... Dr. George N. Rains ford

Team Name • •••.••••••••.••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• Hornets

Football, Soccer, Field Hockey •••••••••.••••••••••••.•••• Angell Field

Sports Information Director ••. • •• Maggie Haas Phone ••. • •• 383-8466

Athletic Department Phone •••••••••••.•••••••••••.••.••.•• 383-8427

Calder Fieldhouse Phone Football-Soccer .••••• . ••••• 383'-8515 Field Hockey .••••• . ••••• 383-8536

FALL ATHLETIC STAFF

Director of Men's Athletics .••.•..•..•••.••...••.•••••.•• Rolla Anderson

Director of Women's Athletics ••..••.••••••••••••..• •••• Tish Loveless

Cross Country •. • ••• Ray Comeau

Field Hockey ••.•.•••••••••...•••••••••••••.•••..•••.••••. Tish Loveless

Foo'tball ...... •...... Ed Baker

Golf ...... Rolla Anderson

Soccer •.••••••••••••.••••••...••••••.••••••.•.•••.••••.•. Hardy Fuchs

Volleyball ••.•••••••••••••••••••••...••••••.••••••••••••• John Capaccio CROSS COUNTRY The 1977 MIAA cross country title race appears likely to be a three-way contest between Calvin, Hope, and Kalamazoo College. Kalamazoo's squad will be built around co-captains Joel Menges, a sophomore, and senior Len Chase, and senior veteran Paul Burkett. Menges took first place at the 1976 MIAA conference meet, leading Kalamazoo to a third-place league finish. Chase is a three-year letterman, and Burkett, a 1976 letter winner, will be back in action after being sidelined by a knee injury in 1976. Sophomores Dave Hubbell, Doug Van Zoeren, and Mike Stier are expected to be worth watching, and Coach Ray Comeau hopes to see good performances from the six freshmen who have turned out for the squad. Seniors Bryan Lilly and Randy ·Ryan, both lettermen, are uncertain returnees who could contribute valuable experience if they are able to run.

PROFILE: COACH RAY COMEAU

An assistant professor of education, Coach Ray Comeau will be making his coaching debut this season. A 1963 graduate of Kalamazoo College, Comeau ran track and played football as a student. He assisted Coach Ed Baker with this spring's track team which ended the season breaking or tieing seven College records.

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NAME YEAR (,j/ HOMETOWN Paul Burkett Sen~or ) ~ Wyandotte Len Chase Sen~ or Kalamazoo Eric Chimney Junior Detroit Tom Guenther Senior Manchester Dave Hubbell -.sophomore Detroit Bryan Lilly Senior Kalamazoo Matt McLellan ~ ~ so:homore St. Charles, Ill. Joel Menges < So homory Birmingham Randy Ryan Senior Dearborn Heights Mike Stier ~ Sophomore Kalamazoo Mike Stoolmiller Senior Troy Doug Van Zoeren Sophomore Bloomfield Hills Kevin Cosgriff Freshman Bloomfield Hills Dave Hizon Freshman Royal Oak Steve Latta Freshman Ann Arbor Tim Holmes Freshman West Branch Ron Rice Freshman Dearborn Heights Steve Taiclet Freshman Berrien Springs SCHEDULE

September 20 @ Invitational 4:00p.m. October 1 @ 11:00 a.m. October 4 @ 4:00 p.m. October 7 @Notre Dame Invitational 2:00p.m. October 15 11:00 a.m. October 19 @Calvin College 4:00 p.m. October 22 @ TBA October 29 11:00 a.m. November 5 Hope College 11:00 a.m. November 8 MIAA @Adrian College 2:00p.m. FIELD HOCKEY Even though graduation claimed three top performers and foreign study will keep two others from seeing action, Kalamazoo's 1977 field hockey squad is loaded with experience and should enjoy a strong season. Thirteen veterans from the 1976 season will be back along with seven returnees from the 1975 squad to form the nucleus of a seasoned unit which Coach Tish Loveless believes should have little trouble in im­ proving last year's 3-8-1~ overall record. Lost to graduation were Nancy Winkley, a 1976 Great Lakes pick; Abi Chou, a 1976 Col­ leges second team choice; and Mary Schramke, an alternate to the Michi­ gan Colleges squad. Chou was sweeper and Schramke goalkeeper for the 1976 team and both these positions will have to be filled this season with unexperienced players. Two other gaps in the lineup will be the absence of Chris~y Bishop, who was selected for the 1976 Michigan Colleges first team and who tied the College record for goals scored in one season; and forward Kathy Plaiser. Both will be studying in Europe this fall.

PROFILE: COACH TISH LOVELESS

Ms. Loveless, a professor of physical education and director of women's intercollegiate athletics, has led Kalamazoo field hockey teams to a 32-30-13 WMIAA record in 19 seasons. A graduate of the of Illinois, Dr. Loveless recei.ved_her M.S. from the University of . California at Los Angeles and her Ph.D: from Michigan' state University. She als~ coaches tennis and has served as director of the National Women's Collegiate Tennis Championships held at Stowe Stadium.

ROSTER (excluding freshmen' who have not reported)

PLAYER ' POSITION YEAR HOMETOWN

Martha Crusius thruster 2 St. Louis, MO Heather Helfrich link 2 Presque Isle, ME Barbara Kurth forward 4 Benton Harbor Ellen Klein forward 2 Cherry Hill, NJ Meg Mattson forward 2 Milwaukee, , WI Hilary Mitchell thruster 2 Harpsell, ME Lisa Reddig thruster 2 Buchanan Leslie Touma forward 2 Pleasant Ridge Trinka Tourney link 2 Grosse Pointe Kris Westman forward 2 Birmingham Patty Wotilla thruster 2 Sylvan Lake Lisa Largo forward 4 Detroit Kathy Hietbrink forward 4 Sterling Heights Kris Lehker forward 4 Muskegon Elizabeth Matthew forward 4 Wici:hita, KS Marty Talbott . thruster 4 Englewood, co Anne Dickinson thruster 3 Tina Brad in link 2 St. Louis, MO PLAYER POSITION YEAR HOMETOWN

Lynne Williams forward 4 Midland Grace Young sweeper 4 Elyria, OH Julie Candoli 2 Lansing Mimi Isbey 2 Grosse Pointe Megan O'Shaughnessy 2 Potomac, MD

SCHEDULE

September 29 @Calvin College 4:00p.m. October 5 @Hope College 4:00 p.m. October 10 Olivet College 4:00 p.m. October 13 @Alma College 4:00 p.m. October 19 Albion College 4:00 p.m. October 25 @Adrian College 4:0'0 p.m. October 27 @ Univ. of Michigan 3:00 p.m. October 31 Western Michigan Univ. 4:00 p.m. November 3 @Eastern Michigan Univ. 3:00 p.m. November 5 Albion College 9:00 a.m. Hope College 11:00 a.m. FOOTBALL

Kalamazoo College will field a football team that w~ll be bigger, faster, stronger, and more mature than the one that took the field a year ago. With an experienced letterman at every offensive and defen~ sive position along with excellent returning kickers, the well-balanced Hornets appear poised and ready. to make a determined run for the 1977 MIAA title. Coach Ed Baker and assistant coach Bob Kent are reluctant to single out individual players as potential stand-outs prior to the start of pre-season drills, but they expect that the 36 returning let­ termen and a strong group of seniors will provide the leadership neces­ sary to assure a winning season. These seniors include: ·running back Kevin Moody, quarterback Neil "Tollas, wide receivers Jim Clayton and Dave Galindo, defensive linemen Vic Zambardi, John Vertalka, and Gerard Weston; linebacker Kevin Merigian, and deep backs Dan Baker, Mark Price, and Bob Cross. A total of eight seniors were lost to graduation, but only three were in the starting lineup at the conclusion of the season. The Hornets ended their 1976 campaign 2-3, good for fourth in the con­ ference.

PROFILE: COACH ED BAKER

Assistant professor of physical education and head football and track coach, Ed Baker took charge of the Hornet football fortunes in l967. Rak~r interjected an exciting brand of football to Kalamazoo three. years ago when he introduced the pro-set, veer attack offense i~ response to changing personnel. He graduated from Denison University and holds a master's degree from Ohio State University where he coached varsity lacrosse while a physical education instructor. He came to Kalamazoo from the head coaching post at the Haverford School· in Philadelphia.

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PLAYER STATS YEAR POSITION HIGH-:-SCHOOL

Eddie Alexander 6'0", 190 2 OG Flint Northwestern Mike Ashbrook 6'0", 185 2 RB Benton Har~, Lk. Mich. Cath. Dan Baker 6'2", 180 4 DB Kalamazoo Central Jeff Bessey 6'0", 160 3 DB Paw Paw Tim Brenner 6'0", 190 3 QB Cincinnati, LaSalle Mark Burger 6'2", 190 3 TE Otsego John Cinnamon 6'2", 225 2 oc Charlevoix Al Clark 6'4", 240 4 TE East Jackson Kevin Clark 5'8", 175 3 RB Detroit, Denby Tom Clark 5'11, 175 2 RB, DB Detroit, Denby Jim Clayton 6'1", 190 4 WR Flushing Bob Cross 5'10, 190 4 DB Livonia, Bentley Rick Dyer 5'10, 185 2 LB St. Joseph Steve Eick 6'2", 205 2 OG East Lansing PLAYER STATS YEAR POSITION HIGH SCHOOL

Kevin Francisco 5'10, 180 2 RB Parchment Dave Galindo 6'0", 180 3 SE Livonia, Stevenson Dick Goodman 5'11, 175 2 LB St. Joseph Rick Groff 5'11, 200 2 DL Goshen, IN, Fairfield Jim Heath 6'0", 190 4 LB Farmington, Benedictine Undra Henry 5'9", 165 3 RB Flint Northwestern Doug Hewitt 6'0", 185 3 RB Mt. Clemens Camden Hicks 5'10, 170 3 RB East Grand Rapids Frank Jenkins 5'10, 205 2 DL Troy, Lahser Gary Jones 5'11, 180 2 DB Detro.it, Lutheran West Kevin Kansman 6'0", 185 2 LB Farmington Chris Kellogg 5'9", 165 2 DB Coldwater Steve Klaeren 5'11, 205 2 LB Otseto Brian Koppy 6'0", 200 4 DE De~rborn Hts. , U. of D. Brian Krueger 6'3", 205 2 TE Parchment Kim Marley 5'10, 180 3 DB Sterling Hts., Lutheran E. Kevin Merigian 5'11, 175 4 LB Highland Pk. , Cranbrook Kevin Moody 6'0", 180 4 RB Flushing Phil Mowers 6'4", 220 2 . DL Riverview Ken Newell 6'3", 195 2 DE Wyoming, Rogers Mark Price 5'10, 175 4 DB Flint Central Gary Pridavka . 5'9", 170 3 DE Niles Rod Rhoad 6'2", 190 2 DB Jackson, Napolean Randy Rose 5'10, 175 3 RB Flint, Grand Blanc Mark Salasky 5'10, 195 2 LB South Haven, L.C. Mo_rk Bill Schmidt 5'9", 185 2 LB Lansing Catholic Dave Samll 6'1", 200 "2 OL Riverview Tim Stolar 6'2", 225 2 OT Dearborn Hts., Annapolis Al Taracuk 6'1", 180 4 DE Barberton, OH Neil Tollas 6'0", 180 4 QB Berrien Springs Lionel Vanatta 6'3", 245 3 DL Hazel Park John Vertalka 6'1", 240 4 DL Harper Woods, Notre Dame Rocky Warren 5'7", 160 2 RB Horton, Hannover-Horton Pat Wei! 5'9", 180 2 OG South Bend, IN, St. Joseph Gerard Weston 6'1", 215 4 DL Waterfork,_ Lady of Lakes Don Young 6'2", 230 2 OT St. Clair Shores, Lake Shorl Vic Zambardi 6'0", 200 4 DE Harper Woods, Notre Dame

FRESHMEd INVITED \FOR\ 197 SEASON . \ \ Jeff Boshoven 1 Tim Carlson 6'1", 170 1 OG, LB Tekonsha John Carpent;er 5'11, 185 1 OG,LB Coldwater Rick Counsman 5'11, 190 1 HB, CB Detroit, Austin Cath. Fred Foster 6'2"# 170 1 DL, OE Niles Mark Hamman 6'2", 205 1 OL, DL Otsego Terry Haas 5'10, 185 1 LB Delton Tim Heuer 5'10, 175 1 RB St. Louis, MO, Oakville Dan Jones 5'9", 145 1 WR W. Bloomfield, Andover PLAYER STATS YEAR POSITION HIGH SCHOOL

Roger Konkel 6 '0"' 195 1 OG Detroit, Benedictine James Lait 6'0", 210 1 ' OT Portage Central Dave Malone 5'11, 160 1 KICKER South Bend, IN, John Adams Tim Pobuda 6'0", 170 1 QB, DH Ceresco, Harper Creek Tom Ranville 6'0", 175 1 QB Grand Blanc John Salkowski 5'7", 165 1 RB Harper Woods, Austin Cath. Greg Shinsky 6'1", 200 1 RB,LB Garden City West Bob Stead 5'10, 200 1 OG, LB Flint, Culver Military Marvin Van Nevel 6'0", 190 1 OG South Bend, IN, J.W. Riley Mark Vennell 5'9", 170 1 RB w. Bloomfield, Andover Kevin Washchuk 5'9", 210 1 OG, DL Warren, C.S. Mott

SCHEDULE

September 17 @Concordia College 1:30 p.m. September 24 @Mt. Union College 1:30 p.m. -- October 1 Kenyon College 1:30 p.m. October 8 @Olivet College 1:30 p.m. October 15 Alma College 1:30 p.m. October 22 '5b:rf @Albion College 1:30 p.m. October 29 Adrian College (Homecoming) 2:00 p.m. November 5 Hope College 1:30 p.m. GOLF Kalamazoo College's golf squad will be strong on experience with six returning lettermen making up the bulk of the 1977 team. Letter­ men Jeff Easton, Rick Knoechel, John Foster, Tom Brothers, Dave Hunter, and Dave Adams will provide strong leadership for the nine-man squad, which should be able to make some improvements on last year's 2-4 record.

PROFILE: COACH ROLLA ANDERSON

Coach Anderson joined the Kalamazoo staff in 1953 and is currently director of men's physical education and athletics and professor of physical education. He served as Kalamazoo's head football coach for 14 years and was named Michigan Coach of the Year in 1962. A graduate of Western Michigan University and the , Anderson has coached golf at Kalamazoo intermittently for 24 years. He is also a member of the USTA and has directed the National Boys' 16 and 18 Cham­ pionships since 1957.

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PLAYER CLASS HOMETOWN

Jeff Easton 4 Port Huron Rick Knoechel 3 Kalamazoo Dave Adams 2 Saginaw Tom Brothers 2 Sturgis Dave Hunter 2 Newberry John Foster 2 Lansing Leo Renner 1 New Philadelphia, OH Steve Angle 1 Allegan Paul Clark 3 Sturgis Ed Hill 1 cl·imax

SCHEDULE

September 28 Olivet College 1:00 P·~· September 30 Alma College 1:00 p.m. October 3 @Calvin College 1:00 p.m. October 11 @Hope College 1:00 p.m. October 14 @Adrian College 1:00 p.m. October 18 Albion College 1:00 p.m. October 21 MIAA @ Adrian 12:00 p.m. October 22 MIAA @ Adrian 10:00 a.m. SOCCER Kalamazoo College's 1977 soccer squad appears to be well-balanced and should perform as well as last year's team, even though they will be up against the toughest slate of opponents that a Kalamazoo soccer team has faced yet. Last year's squad finished the season second in the conference with a 6-4 record and was 7-6 oyerall. This year's sched­ ule will consist of 15 games, 10 of which will be conference contests. Included are two matches against Wabash College and DePauw University, both well-established soccer schools. Other tough competition will be furnished by and Spring Arbor College, which was a finalist in last year's NAIA National championship round. Lost through graduation were all-conference selections Chris Pyne and Ralph Pearce, as well as Dave Preston, Darrell Rogers, and Rick Skandalaris, all of whom will be difficult to replace. Fortunately for Kalamazoo, Most Valuable Player and all-MIAA fullback Dave Curren has one more year of eligibility left and should make the other losses seem less consequential. Also back will be 1976 captain and goalie John McVey, Most Improved Player Steve Jackson, and All-League performers Peter Roukema and Eric Norbury. Incoming freshmen include All-American forward Bill Ralph from Livonia, Michigan, and an experienced midfield player from Bielefeld, Germany, Ralf Wachsmuth. The roste~ also contains a number of freshmen with considerable playing experience, primarily from the Detroit area as well as Ohio and Illinois.

PROFILE: COACH HARDY FUCHS

Dr. Hardy Fuchs is an associate' professor of' German at Kalamazoo College. · In 1975 Coach Fuchs guided the Hornets to their first tie for the top spot in the conference, sharing the honors with Calvin College. The Hornets placed second in MIAA competition in 1976. Now entering his seventh season as coach, Dr. Fuchs. holds a class "B" coaching license from the German Soccer Federation and also holds a NCAA officiating license for college and high school soccer. Dr. Fuchs minored in physi­ cal education at the Universitat Bonn and has several years of experience as a player and manage~ of amateur teams in Germany and the United States. Coach Fuchs has a 17-20-3 MIAA record~ his overall record is 28-26-7.

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NAME POSITION YEAR HOMETOWN

Curren, David FB 4 Schenectady, NY Danielson, Chris FB 3 Ann Arbor Helson, Rick FB 2 Ferndale Heraper, David MF 3 Tekonsha Jackson, Steve FW 3 Madison, WI Lukez, Paul FW 2 The Hague, Netherlands McVey, John G 4 Bloomfield Hills Norbury, Eric FB 4 Midland NAME POSITION YEAR HOMETOWN

O'Brien, Bob MF 3 La Grange, IL Padalis, Don MF 4 Southfield Reynolds, Bob FB 2 Bloomfield Hills Rouk~ma, Peter FW 3 The Hague, Netherlands Rybar, Ron FW 4 St. Clair Shores Brakeman, Peter MF 1 Granville, OH Clyed, Andrew FB 1 Chesterland, OH Emery, Dave FB 1 Birmingham Lacy, Kem MF 1 Kenilworth, IL Ralph, Bill FW 1 Livonia Wachsmuth, Ralf MF 1 Bielefeld, Germany

SCHEDULE

September 16 Wabash Invitational (DePauw) 4:30 p.m. September 17 Wabash Invitational (Wabash) 1:00 p.m. September 21 Spring Arbor College 3:30 p.m. September 24 Aquinas College 1:30 p.m. September 30 Hope College 3:30 p.m. October 4 Calvin College 3:30 p.m. October 7 @Olivet College · 3:30 p.m. October 12 Alma College 3:30 p.m. October 15 @Albion College 1:30 p.m. October 18 @Oakland College 3:30 p.m. October 21 @Hope College 3:30 p.m. October 26 @Calvin College 3:30 p.m. October 28 Olivet College (@Angell Field) 7:30 p.m. November 2 @Alma College 3:30 p.m. ·November 4 Albion College 3:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL

The Kalamazoo defenders of the 1976 Division III state volleyball championship are optimistic about the upcoming season and expect to equal or better last year's 4-2 conference record. Coach John Capaccio will welcome back 6 veterans, including starters senior Shiela Wang and soph Linda Taylor and sophomores Mary Zuhorski, Amy Harbeck, and Laura DeVany. Zuhorski and Harbeck were strong utility players and Wang was a good swing performer for last year's champions. The 1977 team will also include 13 freshman prospects, all of which have experience in organized volleyball as high school students.

PROFILE: COACH JOHN CAPACCIO

Coach Capaccio, director of reside'ntial life at Kalamazoo College, will be entering his second season as volleyball coach. Capaccio played power volleyball as an undergraduate at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He received his M. A. from Colorado State University, where he also coached intramural volleyball.

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NAME HEIGHT CLASS HOME

Bunker, Valerie 5'5 11 Fr. ·Arnold, Md. Deady, Colleen 5'1 11 Fr. Lansing DeVanny, Laura 5'4 11 So. Brasilia Fritz, Chris 5'911 Fr. No vi Harbeck, Amy 5'7 11 So. CUba, New York Hubbell, Lynda 5'511 Fr. Kalamazoo Iwata, Yurie 5'3 11 Fr. Japan Kell, Gwen 5'1011 Fr. Ann Arbor Michael, Kathy 5'411 Fr. Pontiac Opalski, Cheryl 5'2 11 Fr. Benton Harbor Pitts, Marg.,.ret . 5'611 So. Rochester Raby, Anita 5'2 11 Fr. Grosse Isle Rigney, Brockie 5'7 11 Fr. Rochester Steward, Lee 5'911 Fr. Portage Taylor, Linda So. Rochester Van de Lear, Jackie 5'611 Fr. Lake Orion Vasquez, Ida 5'411 Fr. Columbia, s. A. Wang, Sheila 5'611 Sr. Oak Lawn, Illinois Zuhorski, Mary 5'411 So. Farmington Hills SCHEDULE

September 26 Spring Arbor-Hillsdale 6:30 p.m. September 29 Calvin College 4:00 p.m. October 4 @Hope College s. w. Michigan College 7:30 p.m. October 6 @KVCC 4:00 p.m. October 8 @Aquinas College 2:00 p.m. October 11 @Olivet College 7:00 p.m. October 13 @Alma COllege 4:00 p.m. October 20 Albion College 7:00p.m. October 25 @Adrian College 4:00 p.m. October 29 WMIAA @Calvin All Day November 3 Hope College 7:00 p.m.