“The people of Montana who chose to donate to the stadium have placed on our campus a facility that our future genera tions of faculty, students and supporters will thank us for. ’’
— UM Athletic Director Harley Lewis regarding the Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Dornblaster Stadium Grizzly/Bobcat Rivalry—Intense
UM quarterback Brent Pease launches a pass just in time against MSU.
UM's Mark Schultz receives a pass during the Grizzly/ Bobcat confrontation in Missoula.
6 6 Grizzly/Bobcat The UM harriers take on the Lady Bobcats in Missoula.
The Grizzly defense sacks Bozeman's quarterback.
Grizzly/Bobcat67 UM Women Win All-Sports Trophy
UM PRESS RELEASE recently UM was third in women’s tennis and champion in outdoor track. (The women’s basketball team won Thanks to a first-place finish in outdoor track andthe an regular-season title and lost in the championship excellent overall season, the University of Montana hasgame, which is how the MWAC determines first place.) won the Mountain West Athletic Conference All-Sports “I am very pleased with the consistency of our teams Trophy for the fourth year in-a-row. over the past five years,” said Associate Athletic Of the five seasons the MW AC has been in existence Director Barbara Hollmann. “It is also a reflection on UM has won those four titles and finished second thethe quality of our coaches and the excellent student- other year. athletes they have recruited,” she said. The Lady Griz athletic programs finished with 56 “In the past the track championships have points, compared with Montana State’s 40. determined the All-Sports Trophy. I’m glad we didn’t Montana was second in women’s cross country, have to wait that long this year.” women’s volleyball and women’s basketball. Most
6 8 All-Sports Trophy All-Sports Trophy 6 9 18 Inches—A Big
BY CHRIS BROWN conference while junior Steve Vanek and sophomore Wayne Tinkle, were given honorable mention awards. Zannon ended his career tenth on the all-time Grizzly “The 18-inch move down the bench is a big one,” scoring list with 1,086 points, one notch ahead of his said first year coach Stew Morrill about taking over as brother Craig who played from 1977 to 1981. Zannon UM’s head basketball coach. also lead the league in assists per game (5.9) and free Past Grizzly Coach Larry Montgomery’s move to throw percentage (84.8). Stanford University opened the way for Morrill, who Vanek lead the league in field goal percentage (66.2). served as assistant coach for 8 years. While the team will be young next year, returning Picked to finish seventh of eight teams in the only one senior, Morrill is “looking forward” because conference, the Grizzlies “surprised people around thethe younger players have a lot of potential. conference by placing third with an 8-6 conference Morrill will be looking to the student section in the record and 18-11 overall,” said Morrill. Dahlberg Arena to help support his young players. Eighteen victories is the most ever by a first-year According to Morrill, the Grizzly student section is Grizzly coach and ranks Morrill as third winningest one of the most envied in the west and is largely rookie coach in Big Sky Conference history. responsible for the crazy atmosphere in the field house. “It was the highlight of the year,” said Morrill about“Its long been recognized for its zaniness,” he said, the 18 wins. “and we encourage craziness with class.” In addition to Morrill’s accomplishments, three players received conference honors. Senior Scott Zannon was named second team all
Back row: Assistant Coach Bob Neal, Head Coach Stew Morrill, K.C. McGowan, Kevin Harris, Steve Vanek, Mike Boken, Wayne Tinkle, Mark Schultz, Tom Lytle, John Reckard, Jeff Pelton, Assistant Coach Blaine Taylor and Assistant Coach Leroy Washington. Front row: Manager Loren Tinseth, Eric Jordan, Nate DuChesne, Tony Reed, Mike Ahlers, John Malletta, Scott Zannon, Todd Powell and Manager Matt Gibbs.
70 Men's Basketball U r i i . 4
Grizzly forward Wayne Tinkle grabs a rebound during the Grizzly-Cat game.
BASKETBALL
U of M Opponents 109 Simon Fraser 54 86 Oregon 92 6 4 Washington State 73 80 Fresno State 6 5 77 S. Oregon State 4 9 73 Kent S tate 6 3 91 Houston Baptist 83 65 E. W ashington 43 101 UC Irvine 8 0 76 Pacific 6 4 91 C. W ashington 66 88 Lewis & Clark 73 70 Santa Clara 78 65 Portland 67 73 Reno 66 73 N. Arizona 61 70 Weber State 8 4 71 Idaho State 65 74 Idaho 57 75 Boise State 63 90 Montana State 98 66 N. Arizona 61 73 Idaho State 66 8 2 Weber State 78 51 Boise State 86 76 Idaho 102 8 6 Montana State 76 62 Idaho 63
Men's Basketball 7 1 Lady Griz Win 20 Games—Again
PRESS RELEASE the way things went, but obviously disappointed we did not win the conference tournament here. Coach Robin Selvig and his 1986-87 University of “In terms of wins I was certainly more than happy,” Montana Lady Griz basketball team finished the seasonhe continued. “I said before the season there were a lot with a 26-5 overall record—the seventh consecutive 20-of question marks.” win season for UM. Center Lisa McLeod, sophomore in general studies, The Lady Griz received a postseason bid from the and forward Marti Leibenguth, sophomore in Math and Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) inPolitical Science, were both named first team all-league, Amarillo, Texas—the seventh straight postseason bid forwhile Margaret Williams, senior in political science, was UM. Montana went 1-2 in the WNIT, beating DePaul a second team selection. (75-73) and losing to eventual champion Arkansas (92-Williams became the all-time assists leader in Lady 78) in the first round and Stephen F. Austin (78-68) inGriz history with 511 and also broke the single season the consolation final. assists record with 209, shattering Cheryl Brandell’s Montana had a perfect 12-0 Mountain West 1986 standard of 150. Conference record, eventually losing 77-74 to Eastern “The WNIT was a great experience for us,” said Washington in the conference tournament in Missoula.Selvig. “I thought we had a chance to go to the NCAAs The Lady Griz had impressive regular-season victories(as an at-large team), but they only take 40 teams. over Cal-Berkeley (67-62, OT); (then) nationally ranked“The 20 wins is a good milestone,” he said; “I Nebraska (55-52) and Notre Dame (50-48) in the Seattle thought we’d have trouble getting 20 going into the Times Classic. year,” Selvig added, “you have to give the team credit, Ninth-year head coach Robin Selvig became the it was their consistency that enabled us to win that second coach in Montana History to go over 200 winsmany games.” and is now 204-63 with a 76.4 winning percentage. HeThe Lady Griz set three team records with the most has guided the Lady Griz to eight winning seasons infield a goals (878), assists (567) and blocks (143). row (he was 13-13 in 1979-his first year as head coach).Another positive statistic was the 1,786 average Selvig was named the Conference Coach of the Yearnumber of fans at 16 Lady Griz home games. UM had for the second straight year and has been the 5,927 for the Womens Attendence Record Game II conference’s top mentor five of the past six seasons. against EWU, just 185 short of the record established “I was hoping we’d be in the run for the conferencethe previous year. The Lady Griz won their own championship and we certainly did that, winning theDominos Pizza Classic, beating Calgary 87-72 for the regular season,” Selvig said. “I was really happy with title.
Mary McElwain (trainer) Coach Robin Selvig, Linda Mendel, Lisa McLeod, Marti Leibenguth, Kris Haasl, Lauris Strube, Karyn Ridgeway, Leanne McNulty, Sharia Muralt (graduate assistant) and Assistant Coach Annette Whitaker. Front: Dawn Silliker, Kris Moede, Natalie Chamberlain, Margaret Williams, Shelli Sniffin and Marti Kinzler.
Women's Basketball Lisa McLeod goes up for two against Boise State while UM's Marti Leibenguth (14) and Karyn Ridgeway (20) look on. UM won 63-48.
BASKETBALL
O pponent /‘;^i
Montana State E;/Washington 69 G onzega' !d 77 Idaho State— W e b e r Sta The long-armed * 3 Boise State defense of Montana's Dawn Silliker (42) 96 Idaho and Marti 64 Monterrai State 56 Leinbenguth (14) Montana State force Gonzaga's E. W a sh in g to n Karen Kimeto pass A r J t M ^ a s i the ball off during a Lady Griz victory over DeR^ul the Bulldogs. S tephen F. A u s tin
Women's Basketball73 Hamers Have Up a
BY FRANK FIELD memorable meets was against Eastern Washington University and Montana St. Not only did the UM team At the end of the 1986 cross country season the UMwin, it also scored a perfect 15, sweeping the top five men’s team had only one runner compete in the places. Horn took top honors. National Championship race held in Tucson, Ariz. The team showed promise. In fact, going into regional Although that sounds like a bleak end to the year,competition, Leach was optimistic about the team’s coach Bill Leach wasn’t unhappy with the season. chances of winning. “It was a season of ups and downs,” Leach said, “It “We hoped to win the conference as well as qualify was a year of transition.” for Nationals (as a team).” he said. But the race turned “We lost the leadership of graduates Ken Velasquez out to be “Frustrating.” and Gorden Ruttenbur and had to defend our Big SkiTo qualify for Nationals, a team must be one of the title,” he said. top two teams to finish. The Grizzlies took fourth place The team comprised senior Tom Gregoire; juniors Joein the Big Sky and seventh in the District VII scoring. Beatty, Frank Horn, Mike Lynes, Gordon Newman andHorn was the only Grizzly harrier to qualify for Tony Poirier; sophomores Rob McCal and Ken Nationals, receiving an invitation to the meet because McChesney and freshmen Ray Hunt, Joe Josephson, he won the Big Sky individual title. Horn went on to Duane Matt and Wayne Phipps. place seventh in the NCAA National Championships, According to Leach, one of the team’s most earning him All-American honors.
CROSS COUNTRY
Opponent UM ’ A * i 15 W ashington St. 40 24 Eastern Washington 31 15 M ontana St. 46
Casey Invitational 5th Washington Invitational 2nd Big Sky Championships 4th District VII Championships 7th
74 Men's Cross Country 1986 Big Sky Individual Cross Country Champion Frank Horn. Horn is shown here running
Dornblaser Stadium.
Men's Cross Country75 ‘A Great Year’ for Lady Harriers
BY CHRIS BROWN Salt Lake City. “It was very hard for the girls to turn in two super performances this close to each other,” said Koontz For women’s cross country coach, Dick Koontz, “It about the conference and district championships. was a great year.” McRae was UM’s top finisher, coming in tenth place. The women’s cross country team finished a strong McRae was named to the All-District team for her second to MSU in the Mountain West Athletic efforts. Conference, held in Moscow, Idaho. “You get a great deal of satisfaction from seeing Loreen McRae, sophomore in math, won the something like that happen,” said Koontz about individual title with a record-breaking performance. M cRae’s performance. Two weeks later the team concluded its season with a Eighteen teams competed in the district meet. tenth place finish in the District VII championships in
Lining up for the start, the UM women's cross country team gets ready to run the UM invitational, UM tied Weber State for first place.
76 Women’s Cross Country Loreen McRae, shown here in the UM Invitational, wor the MWAC women's cross country championship.
Women's Cross Country 7 7 New Coach, Stadium—Better Record
BY CHRIS BROWN the October 18 game against Idaho State which the Griz won 38-31. A new coach, new stadium, and a winning record The stadium got its name from million-dollar donor added up to a respectable season for a football team and local businessman Dennis Washington. hungry for success. The Grizzlies’ homecoming win, 42-37 against Eastern Don Read, who arrived from Portland State to Washington University was touched by controversy. On replace five-year coach Larry Donovan, lead UM to a the6- last play of the game, an Eagles’ receiver appeared 4 season, their best finish since 1981 when the Grizzliesto catch a toughdown pass which was ruled incomplete went 7-3. by the back judge. Read also replaced Donovan’s wishbone offense with In an Oct. 7, 1986, Kaimin article, Read said all the a passing attack because passing is “the only thing I’veattention given to the controversy was “ridiculous” and done for 28 years,” he said. that it “takes away everything the kids did on the A native of California, Read came to UM because he field.” thinks Montana is a good place to coach. “It’s a super For the game, UM quarterback Brent Pease, a senior state and a great institution,” he said. in PIPE, was named Big Sky Player of the Week for Read’s son Bruce was also a UM football coach, in setting three school records. charge of special teams. Pease set single-game records of 447 yards passing, Before coaching in Portland, Read coached Dan 472 yards total offense and five touchdown passes. Fouts, now a quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, In April 1987, Pease and Mike Rice, who served as while on the football staff at the University of Oregon.the team’s punter, punt returner and wide receiver, were Fotus attended the annual UM Alumni Game at picked in the NFL draft. Read’s invitation, and also spoke at a football clinic forPease was taken in the seventh round by the high school coaches from the Northwest. Minnesota Vikings while Rice, a senior in English, was Picked to finish last in the Big Sky Conference, the taken by the New York Jets in the eighth round. Griz made a surprising middle-of-the pack finish. Offensive tackle Shawn Poole, a junior in home One of those wins was a blow-out of the MSU economics, was taken in the Canadian Football League Bobcats in front of a sell-out crowd in the new 14,000-draft. seat Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Grizzlies hadn’t As for next year, Read was cautiously optimistic. In beaten MSU since 1982. spring practice, the highly touted offensive line was “The ball just bounced our way,” Read said of the matched by a strong defensive squad. But Read said win. there were still some big questions. “We still have to fill The new stadium, which replaced the aging the shoes of Mike Rice and find a quarterback,” he Domblaser Field, was finished in time to play host to said.
Grizzly receiver Paul Lamb (85) suffers an injury early in the season.
78 Football Tim Winters directs traffic while eluding a .Bobcat defender.
( FOOTBALL
17 Nevada-Reno 51 28 N. A rizona 3 4 42 E. W a sh in g to n 37 0 Boise State 31 38 Idaho State 31 59 Montana State 28 31 Idaho 38 55 Weber State 29 57 Idaho-State 13 3 5 Portland State 14
Football 7 9 Best Season Ev
BY CHRIS BROWN However, the tennis program will gain a men’s team next year. Sixth year coach Kris Nord lead the women’s tennis The men’s team, which has been absent for two years team to a third place finish behind co-champions Weberwill be coached by Nord, who will continue coaching State and Idaho State in the Mountain West the wom en’s team. Conference, UM’s highest place ever. To begin rebuilding the men’s team, Nork recruited The team sported a 14-5 regular season record and Colina McMullin from Big Sky High Schhol in Missoula. 4-4 conference record. McMullin was the 1987 state AA high school singles Lisa Parks, sophomore in political science, was one ofchampion in addition to being an All-American his eight players in the conference named to the all- junior year. tournament team. Parks, and Tiffany Sparks, a junior in business, received all-academic conference honors. The women’s team will lose only one player, Angela Keogh, senior in HPE, to graduation.
1987 UM W om en's Tennis Team
8 0 Tennis TENNIS
UM 5 Idaho 8 Eastern Washington 8 Pacific Lutheran 7 Washington St. 7 Montana St.V - 5 Denver j 8 RenO 9 West Vallejt JC 9 DeAnza College 7 St. Mary’s ; 5 Chico St. 0 Weber St. 3 Nevada-Los Vegas 1 Idaho St. 9 Gonzaga 4 Montana St. 6 Boise St. 2 Idaho St. 7 Sonoma St. f
Number six singles player Kerstin Kam- A-Koon volleys during practice.
Allie Wood goes down for a return.
Tennis 8 1 Tough Year for
BY CHRIS BROWN conference meet are: Joe Beatty: Junior in History, second in the 1,500 meters. For men’s track coach Bill Leach the 1987 season was Mike Ehlers: Junior in History, second in the high one of frustration. Injuries dashed hopes of placingjum in p. the “middle of the pack” at the conference meet, Frank Horn: Junior in chemistry, first in the 1,500 dropping the Grizzlies to seventh place in the eight meters. team competition, said Leach. Paul Lamb: Sophomore in Sapanish, sixth in the But despite placing lower than planned, Leach felt thetriple jump. team gave many competitive performances. Shawn Maus: Junior in business, fourth in the javelin. “The athletes rose above much adversity,” he said, “I Ken McChesney: Sophomore in general studies, third was very proud of the level of competition some in the 5,000 meters, fourth in the 10,000 meters. athletes performed at in light of injuries.” Gordon Newman: Junior in recreation management, For example, pole vaulter Tom Himes, a junior in fourth in the 1,500 meters HPE, missed all but one meet because of a leg injury Tony Poirier: Junior in business, sixth in the 10,000 and still placed third at the conference meet. meters. Before the meet, Leach said UM’s big events were the Rick Thompson: Senior in geology, fifth in the high javelin, high jump, 1,500 meteres, 5,000 meters, 10,000 jum p. meters and the pole vault. While he did not bet as Next fall looks promising for Leach and his distance many athletes scoring as he hoped, the Grizzlies did runners. All five of the place finishers in the running place in all their big events including a first, second, events are members of the cross country team, including fourth place finish in the 1,500 meters. Horn, the 1986 Big Sky cross country champion. In addition to Himes, athletes who placed in the
UM high jumper Rick Thompson clears the bar during a dual meet against Idaho State. Thompson jumped seven feet to
route to a Grizzly victory.
82 Men's Track Paul Lamb jumps to Leroy Foster, here a fourth place finish running the 100 in the triple jump meter dash, was during the Sheraton UM's top sprinter in Invitational. 1987.
Mike Ehlers gets
pole vaulting from assistant men's track coach Tom Eitel.
Men's Track83 Track Team Wins
BY CHRIS BROWN in the 800 meters.Paula Good: First in the 100 meters, 200 meters and member of both UM’s winning relay “We’re just not going to replace them,” said women’steams: track coach Dick Koontz about team standouts Paula Jennifer Harlan:Sophomore in pre-pharmacy, first in Good, senior in HPE, and Sara Robitaille, a graduate inthe 400 meter hurdles, setting a qualifying mark of law. Both are moving on after exhausting their track 58.28 seconds for the NCAA National Championships eligibility. and member of both UM winning relay teams. The two tracksters have no less than twelve track Vonda Harmon:Junior in HPE, second in the 1,500 awards, records and individual Mountain West Athleticmeters. Marti Leibenguth:Junior in Math, second in the Conference (WMAC) titles between them. javelin.Loreen McRae: Sophomore in Math, first in the But it takes more than two athletes to rack up the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. McRae is also the 1986 team’s impressive 9-0 dual meet record, victory in the MWAC cross country champion.Sara Robitaille: UM Invitational Track Meet, eleven team records, 4 Graduate in Law, second in the 400 meters and WMAC records and MWAC team championship. member of both UM’s winning relay team.Kris The Good-Robitaille duo were complimented with aSchmitt: Sophomore in HPE, first in the 100 meter host of runners, throwers and jumpers. hurdles and member of both UM winning relay teams. In all, nine lady Grizzlies were named to the all UM won its first ever WMAC track championship conference team by placing in the top two of their with 175 points, scoring 173 of those points in the respective events at the championships. second day of competition. Boise State was a distant The nine were: second with 129 points. Michelle Barrier: Sophomore in Business The women’s track team lost just five seniors to administration, first in the 800 meters setting a graduation. conference record.Beth Coomes: Senior in HPE, second
84 Women's Track JM's fast four
Women's Track 8 5
I MWAC Championship
BY FRITZ NEIGHBOR Pitzinger was the leading hitter for the Lady Griz as well as the leader in blocks. The outside hitter also has The Lady Griz volleyball team came close to the the best vertical leap in the program’s history, at 31‘A Mountain West Athletic Conference championship forinches. the second straight year, finishing second, this time to The Lady Griz set two team records during the Idaho State University. season, for the most digs in one match and the best The University of Montana ended up with a 21-11 season hitting percentage. overall record. Head Coach Dick Scott has led the Lady Pitzinger tied the school record for most blocks in a Griz to the conference tournament for five years in a match with 12. row, something no other team in the MWAC has Yarnell and Pitzinger hold first and second places in accomplished. The Lady Griz just missed a berth in theschool history for digs and hitting percentages as well. NCAA tournament. Despite the return of Pitzinger and Yarnell, Scott will Scott, who has coached the Lady Griz since 1978, have his work cut out for him next season. Hall and said three of his athletes received conference honors. another up-and-coming sophomore, Angie Rais, Junior Cindy Pitzinger was named first-team all transferred to other schools, and UM lost Sheri Bauer conference, while junior Allison Yarnell received and Debbie Carter to graduation. Bauer was the team’s second-team honors and sophomore setter Michele Hallthird leading hitter. received honorable mention. But Scott hopes to have freshman Mari Brown ready In addition, Pitzinger was invited to try out for theat setter next season, along with a strong supporting United States World University Volleyball Team May cast. 1-2. The team is designed to introduce Olympic- “We’re a bunch of survivors around here,” Scott said. potential athletes to world competition, Scott said. “And we’ll get it together.”
Back row: Assistant Coach Wendy Rigoni, Cheryl Hanson. Allison Yarnell, Anne Tarleton. Julie Hoffman, Angie Rais. Mary McMamgal and Head Coach Dick Scott. Front row: Sheri Bauer, Jan Dempsey, Cindy Pitzinger, Michele Hall, Debbie Carter and Mari Brown.
Volleyball VOLLEYBALL
U of M Opponents * Northern Montana * Washington State * Lewis-Clark State * Gonzaga Utah State * * M innesota * Chapm an Brigham Young * * U tah * Carroll College * U tah * Alabama-Birmingham New Mexico State * Louisiana State * Colorado State * Texas A&M * * Montana State Idaho State * * Weber State * Gonzaga * Boise State * Montana State * Idaho * E. Washington * Weber State Idaho State * E. Washington * * Idaho * Montana State Boise State * * Boise State Idaho State * Lady Griz standout * shows the winner of each match Cindy Pitzinger goes for the spike against two Bobcat opponents.
Volleyball 8 7 Wrestlers Take First
BY FRITZ NEIGHBOR tournament, which was held in concurrence with the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Castro went The University of Montana wrestling team finished on to place 8th nationally and to earn All-American its last season in style, winning its first Big Sky honors. Conference championship. The 142-pound conference champion went into the The victory came on the heels of the news that the national tournament with a 23-1-1 overall record, the wrestling program at UM would be omitted in 1988 best ever posted by a Grizzly wrestler. because of budget cuts. Other wrestlers who qualified for the national To be a member of the Big Sky Conference, the tournament were: Rob Bazant, a senior from Great University of Montana must carry six varsity sports. Falls who won the Big Sky championship for his second UM, like Montana State University, decided to cut its straight season at 158 pounds; Craig Cervantes, wrestling program in favor of reinstating a less costly champion at 118 pounds and Vince Hughes, the titlest program, which in UM’s case was men’s tennis. for a second time at 167. Hughes has the most career Sixth-year Head Coach Scott Bliss built the Grizzlies wins at UM, with 87. into a conference power, leading them to a second-placeNever before has UM sent four wrestlers to nationals. finish in the 1986 tournament before the championshipCastro, a junior, has been recruited by Nebraska and o f 1987. Illinois. A tough schedule coupled with some injuries hurt theBliss said all the wrestlers affected by the drop of Grizzlies’ performances through the dual season, but their sport are “moving on to bigger and better things.” Bliss was mainly concerned about the end of the Bliss was contemplating his future, as well. After season—hoping the team “would group together towardspending six seasons at the University of Montana, the (conference) tournament.” where his career dual record was 42-49-2, he said the That it did, placing four wrestlers in the NCAA demise of UM wrestling left him “kind of bitter.” national tournament in the process. One of the four, Jeff Castro, was named the outstanding wrestler of the
Back Row: Rob Bazant, Vince Hughes, Jeff Owens, Glenn Curry, Mike Northcut, Kevin Cloud, Jum Giulio. Front Row: Craig Cervantes, Jim Kosteki, Tony Beardsley, Brian Waddell, Kirk Crews, Steve Resch.
Wrestling Jeff Castro, who ended the season eighth in the nation in the 150-lb. weight class, wrestles an opponent from Northern Montana. Castro won Championship 10 - 2 .
WRESTLING
U of M OPPON1
28 MSU 14 22 Weber State 24 7 Utah State 39 10 BYU 37 13 Cal-Fullerton 30 21 Boise State 17 32 E. Washington 18 26 N. Montana 21 32 MSU 12 13 Utah State 31
Dual Meat Season Record: Won 5 Lost 5 Las Vegas Invitational: 9th Place Oregon Invitational: 5th Place Nichols Products/Drake Midwest Championships: 15th Place 25th Annual MIWA Championships: 17th Place BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPS
UM wrestler Rob Bazant goes for the takedown in a home Wrestling 89 Rugby—A Game
BY HOLLY KEHL the team was. Manonian said, “Everybody is pretty close, and it’s always comfortable to be around everyone on the team.” Rugby is a demanding sport, but it has also been Under the volunteer coaching of Jim Meagher, Logan called a gentleman’s game. UM rugby player Bill Sayler, and Rick McClanahan, UM rugby is an Matthews, a sophomore in general studies, said, “We organized club. Practices are a vigorous two hours of may be mad at our opponents on the field, but as soon conditioning and drills, with a team meeting every as the game is over, we’re shaking their hands and week. inviting them to our parties for that night.” Jesters President Ken Hill, freshman in general UM men’s rugby ream, loosely named “The Jesters,” studies, stresses that keeping a tight nucleus of comes together every fall and spring for a common love experienced players is very helpful. of the sport. “We always welcome new players, it sustains the team Rugby is a sport of fitness, endurance, execution, and from year to year, and those players then gain conradery. Most players agree that it is a tough sport, experience and knowledge of the game.” The team had and not everybody sticks with it. The toughness of the 33 players during the spring season, and the graduation game has been compared to playing football without the loss should be minimum. “With active recruitment,” pads, while maintaining the endurance of a long said Hill, “this club will never die.” distance runner. The players also agree that this season’s team was one of good friends. First year player Jacques Manonian, freshman in wildlife biology, appreciated how accepting
90 Men's Rugby and Ladies
BY NATALIE K. MUNDEN “We could chung faster,” she said. Lillebo, who was new to the three-year-old team (the only women’s rugby team in Montana) said that Visions of striped-shirted men tackling each other ondrinking beer is part of the social tradition of rugby, the playing field come to mind when someone mentionsbut that “it’s more important to just do a good job on rugby, but at UM, the women get in on the action too.the field.” In June at the final tournament of the season, UM’s A somewhat different tradition for the UM team is Women’s Better Side Rugby Team brought home fromthe outstanding player award. The season’s top Seattle the “Golden Kleat” trophy. But, according to performer receives the organization’s black and orange Nina Lillebo, senior in business, there was actually a tienegligee until the next season. and UM won only by out-drinking the competitors.
Women's Rugby 91 Skiers Compete Desp
BY ERIK CUSHMAN There are seven teams in this region, and UM’s team competed in five races. The NCSA is the largest collegiate skiing organization. The 19S7 UM ski teams were ready to hit the slopes, 90 percent of all U.S. college skiers compete in NCSA but scarce snow was a recurring limitation. events, according to Nordic Skier Chris Brown. Despite a lack of the white stuff, the cross-country Brown, senior in chemistry, noted that even though team posted a third place finish in regional competitionthe ski teams at UM are not sanctioned collegiate in McCall, Idaho, while the downhill racers finished teams, they are allowed to compete in NCSA events. fourth. He said meets were “less cutthrout” for the UM According to Sara McClellan, senior in psychology teams, which promoted a lot of social interaction. and organizer of the Alpine team, this year was the first Brown jokingly said the UM skiers’ level of time the UM teams didn’t host a ski meet. competition was “kind of in the bush leagues.” But, both teams competed regionally in the National Of the sport, McClellan emphatically said, “We really Collegiate Ski Association (NCSA). dig it.”
UM Alpine Ski Team; Mike Berger attacks Back Row: Mike the giant slalom Berger, Steen course at Bridger Simonsen, Larry Bowl near Bozeman. Oliver. Middle Row: Per Sandstrom, Cory Mitchell, Rob Savoie. Front Row: Sara McClellan, Kelly Lindlief, Penny French.
Ski Teams UM Nordic Team; Back Row; Pete Keller, Brian Sharkey, Chris Brown. Front Row: Stephanie Kind and Dede Eitel.
Chris Brown and Brian Sharkey skate up a hill during a race at Crosscut Ranch near Bozeman.
Ski Teams 93 Flying Mules Fall on Hard Times
BY CHRIS BROWN In addition to ASUM funding, the Mules received light poles from the Montana Power Co. and lights from the Washington Corp. to put up around the rink After enjoying a “little miracle” last year, the Flying they built in 1985 at Playfair Park. Barnes said the city Mules fell on hard times. picked up the tab for water and electricity. “It’s really a shame things happened the way they The team was open to community players as well. did,” Goalie Grahm Barnes, junior in journalism, said Flying Mule Steve Ritz, senior in business, hoped the about the UM hockey team’s season. upgraded hockey facilities would encourage more Graduation whisked away most of the dedicated participation. players from the 1986 team, which won eight of 13 “Flockey is a natural sport for Missoula but the games, Barnes said. enthusiasm has only slowly picked up in the last two This year the team won only five of 21 games. years,” he said. Even though injuries, lack of enthusiasm and mulishFor all of their bad luck on the ice, the Flying Mules arguments hurt the team, Barnes is optimistic about did have one bright spot during the season: the next year. Gonzaga team, which draws 400 spectators to each “We’ll be back in winning style,” he said. “We havehome game, only managed to tie the Mules, preserving the personnel, we just need organization.” UM’s record of unbeaten games at Gonzaga in Spokane. According to Barnes, next year will see the return of 20 players.
Time in the penalty The hockey team and friends like to keep things on ice.
94-Hockey UM Cowboys Best in Seven Years
BY DAVID GREGORY everyone that did compete at least placed in one rodeo, UM has had a rodeo team ever since college rodeo so it turned out to be a good year,” he said. began. But this year was the first time a UM cowboy Brown, director of News and Publications, had praise was elected regional student director representing the for this year’s squad saying, “In seven years, this is the Big Sky Region in the National Intercollegiate Rodeobest group of athletes I’ve worked with.” In addition to Association. Wang, there were six contestants and thirty members. Dean Wang, sophomore in business, was elected by According to Wang, the team placed sixth out of eight contestants from all Big Sky Schools. He finished the teams from Montana and Wyoming. regular season 15th in the nation in steer wrestling, For the last several years the club has been blessed qualifying him for the National Intercollegiate Rodeowith community support. Lolo rancher Bill Mytty Association’s finals in Bozeman. donated both livestock and his arena for the team’s use For the first time, there were no female members on while they sharpened their skills. In addition to Mytty’s the team, said Bill Brown, the team’s adviser. “But support, a local tavern donated a mechanical bull.
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College cowboys line the fence to watch the bronco riding at UM's rodeo.
Rodeo95 A Few Long Seconds
BY PAM GOHN standards. This year some of the Silvertips competed at nationals and took first place in intermediate 8-way There I was at 3,000 feet. My heart was pounding competition. almost as loudly as the engine of the plane. I saw the The Skydivers take their sport seriously, but this pilot give the signal to open the door and when thedoesn’t mean that they don’t have fun! wind came rushing in, I knew this was for real. I was The team gets together at least once a year to party committed. As I sat in the doorway staring down at theand hand out awards and gag gifts. ground, I wondered what the heck I was doing there. One I year, a jumpmaster was given a cattle prod heard the command to climb out and my first thoughtbecause he had trouble convincing a student to climb was NO WAY—then my training kicked in and I out of the plane. fought the 60-mph wind to climb out and hang on Thisthe year the Silvertips worked on construction of a strut. I looked back at the jumpmaster for a few long clubhouse for their drop zone (skydiver landing area) in seconds for the command to arch Gump and count). Stevensville. ARCH thousand ... two thousand ... three thousand The Silvertips offer a new form of skydiving called ... four thousand ... check thousand ... check tandem jumping. This involves jumping with two thousand ... and I was looking with relief at one of people,the a trained jumpmaster and a student, in one most beautiful sights in the world—my parachute. harness under one parachute. The Silvertip Skydivers have skydived in Missoula Tandem jumping is a quick way to learn to jump since 1958, when the organization was called the MSU because the student jumps with an instructor. Parachuting Club. The club had to raise the first-jump price because of The Silvertip Skydivers team is the oldest collegiate the required USPA membership fees, but the increase skydiving organization in the United States. did not lower the number of people who decided to try The first woman co-ed to skydive, Toni Richardson,skydiving. In addition, ASUM did not fund the jumped with the Silvertips and was graduated from Silvertips for next year. UM. When you are in the air learning how to fly, the The Silvertip’s rigorous training and the upkeep offarthest thing from your mind is money. A quote in the their gear helps them keep their sport as safe as Skydiver’s manual by Daniel F. Poynter reads: “Once possible. The club and its jumpmasters are registered you have tasted flight, you will always keep your face with the United States Parachute Association (USPA) turned toward the sky; for there you have been and which means they must comply with the required highthere you long to be.”
Skydiving instructor Ron Bright explains diving techniques to students David Harston and Andrea Onken.
96 Silvertips Veteran diver Mark Fournier shows Phil Zacha how to pack his parachute before his first jump.
Bob LaCasse
SHvertips 9 7 Students Pick T-Shirts Over Tests
BY ERIK CUSHM AN football, badminton, indoor soccer, co-rec basketball and a table tennis invitational tournament. Virtually every red, white and blue American sport and leisure “Forget my econ final. I stress out on game day.” soactivity was represented by an intramural derivative. testifies Josh Slotnick, a junior liberal arts major While some are primarily instructive, many of the seemingly more interested in Campus Recreation’s sports are competitive. The white T-shirts for the glory intramural football program than his academic pursuits.sport of football were the SAE Lions who defeated The intramural program on campus enticed students toMidnight Moving Company in the men’s league. In co- get active. During Fall and Winter quarters of 1986-87,rec the Cuervo Kids beat SAE Purple Reign. In the students had the opportunity to participate in 24 women’s division, Rebels With a Cause terminated intramural activities. Over 1,000 students per quarter K.T.G. (Kill the Greeks). take part in intramurals, reports Adrienne Corti, The name choices of the teams go uncensored, and intramural program coordinator. For many, the longingpresent material for ample gossip by the intramural for that championship t-shirt takes precedence over organizers. Keith “I’d rather be 40 than pregnant” schoolwork. Glaes, Recreation Service Manager, and Adrienne Scott Temple, a junior in accounting, who jokingly“Shorty” Corti, Program Coordinator, are responsible said he wanted to remain anonymous for fear that hisfor keeping the mass of participants, all functioning adviser might read this, makes the point crystal clear: according to an assigned plan. 1986-87 was unique in “Sure I’ve blown off my share of assignments and that it was the first time that the Turkey Race, the pre- deadlines, but I’ve yet to miss a game.” Thanksgiving cross country ski race, had to be cancelled Our time at UM is more than just books, lectures andbecause of snow drifts higher than Conti’s forehead finals. Campus Rec’s intramural program is one of the (about three feet). For the football finals, held the same most popular diversions from classwork, yet the case day, sundry snow removal devices had to be utilized. can be made that sports do present learning experiences.Keith Glaes noted that all the referees survived fall Certainly, many will agree there is value in and winter quarters, no gratuitous blood was shed, and serendipitous education, and that there is much to beno law suits were pending. Members of the co-rec learned during one’s college years that doesn’t take volleyball team Operation Score, said the outstanding place in the classroom. Even Aristotle saw an intrinsic characteristics of the year were that the competition value in sportsmanship, and President Reagan likes improved noticeably, while the quality of the referees “team-players.” The Campus Recreation Intramural worsened by the same margin. Program presents a creative and recreational outlet for According to Corti, the single most memorable energetic UM students. Besides, it’s big FUN, accordingspectacle of the year was “the co-rec basketball team to most participants. Sexually Active, with a full roster and a full schedule Sports events included Punt, Pass and Kick, men’s for Winter Quarter, missed every game!”
Evading the defender. Griff Bye, a senior in English, heads towards the end zone for a touchdown.
98 Fall/Winter Intramurals During an intramural basketball game, Jeff Stephens, a graduate in Chemistry, goes up for a shot while other teammates and opponents look on.
Fall/ Winter Intramurals 99 Active Spring fo r
BY ERIK CUSHM AN this spring when, in a semifinal playoff match, the “PTL Club” faced “The Rastafarians.” Erik Cushman, senior in political science and forward for PTL, bitterly “It’s always this busy,” said Adrienne “Shorty” Corticommented, “It just wasn’t right. Like, we were totally when she attempted to describe, without boasting, thedoing the ganga, and the Rastas were praying to some action put together by the Campus Recreation Office god; friends became enemies; and then the cheerleader for Spring Quarter 1987. sex scandal broke.” The final irony was that “Good Corti, who serves as intramural program coordinator,Boys in Bondage” won the championship. noted that “basically everybody on campus plays on Asidea from soccer and softball, Campus Rec softball or soccer team, and then someone runs to thesponsored a mixed doubles volleyball tourney, a tennis M.” tournament, an ultimate frisbee competition and their The softball program had approximately 2,000 annual “Run to the M.” Corti was pleased that participants on 152 teams. Corti conceded she was tradition continued through only one person took part particularly pleased to see that neither the “Baby Harpin the run. Seal Sluggers” nor the “Jolly Puppy Grinders” advancedOverall, Campus Rec reported no lingering injuries, to the winner’s circle. That honor was reserved for theno profuse bloos spewage and plenty of good times. As “No Brains, No Headaches.” Corti sums up (and now she is boasting) “It’s the Campus Rec’s soccer program took on a spiritual tonededicated staff which makes it all possible.”
Freshman Casey Loch, biology, hits for the m en's softball team "Late Night" in a losing effort against the "Griz Points."
100 Spring Intramurals International Students in a soccer game at a Riverbowl field.
Spring Intramurals101 Spirit Boosters
BY ERIK CUSHM AN year, was careful to point out that the cheerleaders raise all of their own money. You’ve all seen them. You’ve been to the games, youCheerleader Jon Neely, freshman in business probably took them for granted. But really, where wouldadministration, said much of the group’s fun this year UM be without its Spirit Boosters? came from its innovative methods of raising cash. At every home game they’re in front of the fans, The Spirit Boosters won a lip-sync competition, sold tirelessly yelling, jumping and yahooin’ to excite theall-sports calendars, sponsored two high school crowd and help the team to victory. cheerleading clinics and sold valentines during their This year was no different for the 14 cheerleaders, 10annual sale in the lodge. Sugarbear dancers, the flag team and the UM Grizzly Money raised went to new uniforms, and allowed mascot. seven cheerleaders to attend the Big Sky basketball As Sheila Hall, cheerleader and junior in home tournament in March in Flagstaff, Arizona. economics noted, “Most people don’t recognize the timeOverall, the group’s attitude is one of perseverance. and effort and expense that we go to, just to show ourHall said, “It may be a thankless job, but there is just support for the Grizzlies.” no way I could go to a game and just sit in the stands.” Cathy Bliss, the Spirit Booster adviser for the fourth
102 Spirit Boosters Laure Kopack flips for Cheerleaders and Jon Neely and Mike Sugar Bears spring Houlihan during a into action during Grizzly basketball their half time show, game.
Sugar Bears shake up the Field House during a men's basketball game.
Spirit Boosters 103 UM Chess Club Picks Up Speed
BY NATALIE MUNDEN Chess Federation is “mighty good.” Chess Club adviser Bill McBroom pointed out that Speed chess— it’s crazy, according to Tom Mostad, the club relies solely on tournament entry fees for senior in geology. funding. “You’re playing against the clock and you have to “We give out trophies and special awards,” he added. play an entire game in five minutes,” he said. “When McBroom, a sociology professor, said, “people who you think of chess, you think of this nice quiet game,stick with it (chess) usually get hooked.” but people get excited, scream, throw pieces— it’s wild.” He added that membership varies from a few stalwart Mostad, president for the UM Chess Club, in players to “two dozen or so.” existence since 1980, said that speed-chess games played Mostad said games “get pretty frantic,” especially in the University Center attract a lot of attention. during what the club calls, “Doublebughouse” games He said weekend tournaments are held throughoutthat the involve two teams on two boards. year including one in July. In the fall the club sponsorsThe pieces are switched from board to board, a cash tournament that is open to anyone. “We havedepending 8 on the quality of the moves, and, Mostad to 70-year-olds and people from Wyoming, North said, “people start yelling and screaming.” Dakota and Canada,” Mostad said. Anyone for a quiet game of chess? He added that the club’s rank in the United States
Sociology Professor and faculty adviser for the Chess Club, Bill McBroom contemplates his next move in a game of speed chess.
104 Chess Club Vance Sherman delivers a "roundhouse" kick to and is currently the Big Sky lightweight champion. Anoop Krishnan's leg during a karate class. UM has another club, Dae-Myung Tai Kwon Do, Sherman, a member of UM's Collegiate Karate which is a Korean martial art. Collegiate karate Club, has been involved in karate for two years uses a form of Japanese karate.
Katate 1 0 5 Cross country skier Pete Keller relaxes after warming up for the UM ski team tryouts in January. Keller made the
Rodeo excitement.
106 All Sports Grizzly basketball players fight for a rebound during a home game agains Montana State.
Lady Griz Coach Robin Selvig and Assistant Coach Annette Whitaker express disappointment in a poorly executed play.
AH Sports 1 0 7 Computers today(K eith B a la b e rd a a n d Bill M urph y)