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When, in the year 2000, historians look BG women to four CC titles in eight back upon 85 years of intercollegiate years. Now, he's out working his magic athletics at Bowling Green State Univer- on both the Falcon men and women. sity, they'll stop and take a second look FOOTBALL - Bowling Green is the at the 1980s, Bowling Green sports MAC's winningest team of the 1980s teams of the 80s have achieved a level with a first- or second-place finish the of success matched by few. last six years. The Falcons have won two In all. Bowling Green teams have won MAC titles and made two trips to the 21 conference titles the last eight years, California Bowl since 1980. BG also 17 in the Mid-American Conference holds the MAC single-game atten- and four in the Central Collegiate dance record of 33,527 at Doyt Perry Hockey Association. Sixteen teams Field. Moe Ankney has guided have gone on to post-season play in the Falcons to two-straight second- the NCAA, NIT and California Bowl. place finishes. Taking the next step to Bowling Green student-athletes the top is the goal for 1988. distinguished themselves in numerous GOLF — Coach Greg Nye's men's and ways in 1987-88. MAC champions were women's golf teams play on some of crowned in women's basketball and the most challenging courses in the softball. The Falcon hockey team add- country. The BG men travel to Florida ed to the BGSU honor roll by capturing 1988 CCHA Playoff Champions and the Carolinas. BG has won four the CCHA Playoff title. The volleyball MAC Championships and made four team set a school record for winning should produce a MAC championship NCAA Tournament appearances in the percentage in a season. In the end, contender in 1988-89. Two strong last 18 years. The Falcon women are Bowling Green laid claim to the Jacoby recruiting classes and an exciting up- one of this region's top teams. Last fall, Trophy, awarded annually to the MAC tempo brand of basketball have made the Falcon women won the BGSU Invita- school with the best overall record in Anderson Arena once again "The tional and contended for the Ferris women's sports. BG also produced four House That Roars." BGSU is one of six State Invitational title. Academic Ail-Americans in football, MAC teams which have qualified for volleyball, men's basketball, and the MAC Tournament the last two years. GYMNASTICS — Year in and year out, hockey — an uncommon distinction for Historically, BGSU leads the MAC in post- Coach Charles Simpson fields a MAC any MAC school in just one year. season appearances and victories. title contender. With three MAC titles Each of the 19 sports at Bowling since 1980, Simpson's Falcons share the WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - Coach Fran league lead in conference champion- Green has enjoyed success in the Voll has led the Falcons to a pair of 1980s, Here is a brief look at the "Win- ships. The Falcons have qualified as a MAC Championships and NCAA Tour- team for post-season competition four ning Tradition" of the Bowling Green nament appearances the last two Falcons. . . of the last five years. Last winter, Kim years, as well as an overall record of Trost was an individual qualifier for the - Coach Ed Platzer's Falcons 51-8. Voll coaches some of the best NCAA Regionals. This year, BGSU will are annual contenders for the MAC players in the conference, like two-time host the MAC Championships. Championship. Playing at Steller Field, MAC MVP Jackie Motycka. With Motycka and four other starters back in HOCKEY - National Champions! The one of the finest college baseball year was 1984. The site, Lake Placid, facilities in the region, the Falcons are 1988-89, the Falcons will be an early favorite to repeat as MAC Champions. NY, where Coach Jerry York's Falcons a MAC leader in producing future pro- won the University's first NCAA Division fessional ballplayers. Roger McDowell CROSS COUNTRY - Bowling Green I championship. It was Bowling Green's helped pitch the to the cross country in the 1980s has been finest hour. BGSU has won four CCHA Championship in 1986, marked by a changing of the guard, as regular season championships and while Orel Hershiser is a stand-out pitch- highly-respected Mel Brodt handed one league play-off title. In all, the er for the . over the coaching duties to Sid Sink. Falcons have won seven conference MEN'S BASKETBALL - Coach Jim Lar- Sink, a former track and cross country titles and appeared in seven NCAA ranaga has built a solid foundation that Ail-American at BGSU, has coached the (Continued on page 49)