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It all began with an isolatedfew, but quickly spreadthroughout the student body. Whatonce was a slight temperature quicklydeveloped into the highly contagious " BisonFever."The spread of the Fever was encouraged by continuousachievements in the athletic department which ranged fromintramural to intercollegiate victories.Symptoms of the Fever were obvious allover campus. Theyvaried from pep ra lly participation, long distance travel andspectator support, to Pledge Week signs, student centerposters and homemade banners.The first all-school pep rally was a major display of " BisonFever." Those in attendance where infected as they cheeredthe football team on to their first of many victories.Enthusiasm was displayed not only for the football team,but also for all of the intercollegiate and intramural teams. I n­tramurals had a number of teams in a variety of sports; the intercollegiatesports had teams from swimming and diving towomen' s cross country and from golf to basketball. Unity wasa major element in the Bison spirit so it really didn' t matterwhich sport we supported as long as we were for the Bisons.The Fever just never lifted. ~- David WallSports EditorSports IncludesGolfTrack and FieldTennisSwimming and DivingSoftballBaseballMen's Cross CountryWomen's Cross CountrySoccerFootballBasketballCheerleadersAII·StarsMen's I ntramuralsWomen's I ntramurals13413613B140142144146148150152156160162164166132/Sports Division

SPORTSThe Bisons thunder onto the gridironto do battle with the enemy._ Darrell L. TruittSports Division/133

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TRACK AND FIELDTracksters Vault To Second Straight TitleThe 1982 campaign for the Hardingtracksters started and ended with somewhatthe same feelings in mind. Returning a largenumber from the team that took the 1981Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Cham·pions hips, the 1982 season began with muchoptimism."This year looks rather good for us, eventhough we don't know for sure what to expectfrom the other conference teams," headcoach Ted Lloyd said before the first meet."We have about half the points back that wescored in last year's conference meet, andwe' ll be improved in the sprints and weights.We're hopeful of approaching the teamstrength of last year." When tKe season ended,Lloyd's speculation was right as theBisons pulled away from a tight race to wintheir second consecutive AIC Track and FieldChampionship.The season wound down quickly as thesquad prepared for the biggest meet of theseason. In preparation, several winning performancesthrough the regular season got thetracksters in tune. Opening with a win at theArkansas College Invitational meet atBatesville kicked off the season. Other winscame in a triangular meet at UA-Monticelloand the Harding University Invitational meet.A second place in the Arkansas Tech I nvitationalproved another successful outing andboosted the Bison's confidence.Still, the Ale proved stronger overall thanwas first expected. "I can't see us as thefavorite," Lloyd said before the big meet,"but it should be pretty close. I think the earlymomentum will be important. I really feellike the team that has the hot night can win.Overall, this is the most balanced the conferencehas been in years."April 30 ~ame and the conference teamsmet on Ouachita Baptist University's campusin Arkadelphia for the conference championshipmeet. As Lloyd expected, the competitionwas keen and host team Ouachitajumped out to an early lead. But an outstandingperformance by junior Tony Sitton in the800 meter run proved the turning point in themeet with the Atlanta, Ga .. native turning thetrack in 1 :52.86 for Harding's first top position.Sprinter Tony McCoy made his presenceknown when he scored an upset win in the200 meter run, breaking the tape in 21.82seconds. Teammate Jeff Murrah picked upmore points with a third place time of 22.06seconds.The back breaker for the Bisons came inthe 5000 meter run, with three men scoring 22points between them. Senior All-AmericanCarter Lambert won the event in 15:16.11while Joe O'(onor took second in 15:24.11and Mitch McCohn placed fourth in 15:40.07."We had a couple of disaPPointments ear·Iy in the night," Lloyd said, "but we startedcoming back with the 800 and 200, and the5000 just rolled us in. The kids held their com·posure when things didn't go right and I'mreal proud of the way they responded ,l!Others who scored included Bruce Baldwinand Jeff Robinson in the triple jump, KeithHerring irfboth the high jump and long jump,Rod Teague in both the discus and shot put,Bill Duff in both the high jump and 110 meterhigh hurdles, Tim Shoaf and Mike Spurlock inthe pole vault, Dwayne Allen in the 110meter high hurdles and lambert in the 1500meter run. The foursome of McCoy, Allen,Newton Ekpo and Murrah placed in the 400meter relay while Marty Sewell, DonShumate, Brad Kinser and Sitton placed inthe 1600 meter relay.At the conclusion of the season, Sittonreceived the most valuable track man, JeffWestover received the most improved teammember, Keith Herring received the mostvaluable field man and McCoy received theBruce Gaither Memorial Inspiration Award.Lambert was selected as the recipient of the1982 M. E. Berryhill Award as the outstandingsenior athlete on campus. Lloyd was alsorecognized as the AIC Track and Field Coachof the Year. '-«;- Courtesy of Publicity Office1. Track Team. Front row: Lambert, Woods .. Berry,Sitton, Crowe, McCohn, Alderdice, Robinson, Harris.Second row: Perry-manager, Herring, Sutton,Lents, Kinser, Biflingsley, Duff, Westover, Teague,Adams, Hubert, O'Connor, Foster, Alston-treasurer.Back row: Sharp-coach, Ekpo.. Spurlock, Shoaf,Legs, Ogburn, Nichols, L. Moore, Allen, Hines,Kelsey, Dunbar, Lloyd-coach, Boyle-coach. 2. RodTeague steadies himself for a forceful throw. 3.Mike Spurlock shows definite style in a pole vaultattempt.1982 AICTRACK AND FIELD RESULTSHarding University 110Ouachita Baptist University 92Arkansas Tech University 82Southern Arkansas University 74University of Central Arkansas 55Henderson State University 41College of the Ozarks 34University of ArkansaS-Monticello 29Arkansas College 8Hendrix College 0136/T"rack and Field

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TENNISExperience Key To Bisons'SuccessIn comparison to the previous year's ac·complishments, the 1982 Harding tennisteam seemed to slip somewhat. After all, theywere the defending Arkansas IntercollegiateComference champions, and fared well in thenational championships in the 1981 campaign.But the 1982 team was possibly thebest tennis contingent ever assembled at Harding.Although they didn't repeat as AICchampions, they virtually became unbeatableand cruised to an overall 18-4 record.Experience was the key to the successfulseason. Paced by a young and exuberantcoach in David Elliott, the Bison nettersreturned seven men with time on the Bisoncourts in the past, and some strong freshmenand transfers strengthened the club.Junior David Redding consistently playedat the number one position for the .secondconsecutive year, and he was backed byfreshman Nigel liverpool. A native of thesmall island of St. Vincent in the West Indies,liverpool had experience at the internationallevel and was a welcomed addition by Elliott.Other experienced players included sophomoresNathan Malone and Keith Mays, juniorRex Fowler and seniors Tim Tucker, TommyTabor and Eric Dawkins. Transfer Kent Caseyentered the scheme as well as junior ReesLloyd and freshmen Charles Dismuke andJeff Cook.Battling down opponents throughout theseason, the Bisons slipped one time, thuscosting them the conference crown. SouthernArkansas University capitalized on Harding'sbad day to take a 5~4 decision and scar theBison's AIC record with one blemish. SAUwent on to an undefeated conference mark,thus claiming the trophy."We just couldn't win the close ones thatwe had to win," Elliott said after the match."Nigel played a long singles match and thenhe and Redding were worn out in theirdoubles match. It was a tough loss but weplayed fairly well. Southern Arkansas has afine team."After clinching the second spot in the A ICrace with a 6-1 record, the Bisons regroupedfor the NAJA District 17 playoffs. Battling atough John Brown University team, as well asthe AIC schools, the Bisons edged out J BU byone point for the title. Redding took thenumber one singles spot by defeating J BU'sJimmy Carr, 6·4, 3·6, 7·6. Liverpool defeatedMark Payne of SAU, 7·6, 4-6, 6-3, for the sec·ond singles title.Other titles in the tournament incl udedMalone's win at number five and Tabor's vic~tory at the sixth singles spot. Redding andliverpool fell to Carr-Weaver of John Brownat the number one doubles position, butCasey and Tabor got revenge by defeatingBlackburn and Samuelson of J BU at the thirddoubles spot.In national competition, Redding andMalone advanced to the third round beforefalling. Redding lost to Jeff Bramblett ofSouthwest Texas, who was the defending na~tional champion, while Malone bowed toChuck Nunn of Southwest Texas, the numberthree seed.Redding and Liverpool earned AII~AICdistinction for their play. Elliott was selectedas the AIC and NAIA District 17 Coach of theYear for the third consecutive time. ~1~82 AIC TENNIS RESULTSSouthern Arkansas University 7·0Harding University 6-1Ouachita Baptist University 5-2Arkansas Tech University 4-3University of Central Arkansas 3-4Hendrix College 2-5University of Arkansas-Monticello 1-6College of the Ozarks 0-7138/Tennis

41. Eric Dawkins tries to lay a nice soft shot over thenet 2. 1982 Tennis Team. Front row: Dismuke,Casey, Mays, Tucker, Cook. Back row: Elliottcoach,Redding, Fowler, Liverpool, Tabor, Malone,Dawkins, Lloyd. 3. David Redding serves a smash.ing overhead. 4. John Goodspeed is handcuffed bythe return. 5. Nat Malone waits for the high lob. sohe can rifle it back to his opponent.ITennis/139

SWIMMING AND DIVINGSeason Ends on Up-Beat SplashFor the 1982-83 Harding swimmers anddivers, the season was long and hard, but inthe end successful. Problems plagued theteam midway through the year. As severalmembers exited from the squad for variousreasons, the quality remained, and theswimmers per·formed in a way that evensurprised themselves.The season began earlier than one wouldexpect as practice opened on the first day offall classes. Under the tutorage of coachJack Boustead, the Waterbuffaloes hit thewater twice daily in preparing for the seasonthat lasted from late February to early March.Boustead was optimistic about the upcomingseason. " This year we may have more actualcompetitive experience since I've been here,and yet the majority of the team are freshman,"Boustead said. "This was our finestrecruiting year and we think we're capable ofbeing one of the top teams in theconference."Led by senior captain Ben Waites of Atlan~ta, Ca., the Buffaloes took on their first opponentin the Ouachita Baptist University TigerSharks. Always a tough competitor, OBU edg~ed out Harding, 59-54, but the score wascloser than many early predictions wouldhave given. Ouachita was one of the threeteams selected to vie for the conferencecrown, and the Buffaloes had battled well.A sound victory over Southern ArkansasUniversity evened the Harding dual meetrecord to 1-1. Winning 64-47, the Waterbuf~faloes depended on the strength of six eventwins to take the meet.But the thrill of victory lasted only m9mentarilyas Henderson State University fed theWaterbuffaloes a dose of agony of defeat.The Reddies, defending Arkansas IntercollegiateConference champions andunanimous choice to win again, out'scoredthe young Harding swimmers, 73-38, at theHarding pool. The Buffaloes collected victoriesfrom sprinter Richard Denney and middledistance man Chris Boutcher along withnine second place finishes.TheIn ' tragedy, · in sense, struck the team.With an original 'n~mber of 14 competing, thesquad lost four key members due to quittingor the release by the coach. All were pointcollectors in every meet, but Boustead stillkept his optimistic attitude through theordeal. "I felt that we have the quality menstill out, the ones who want to work and wantto win," he said. "I would rather have a smallnumber of dedicated swimmers as to have alarge team and have a few who didn't want towin. Those kind of people bring the teamdown."An unusual situation arose as the firsthome meet of the spring semester camearound. Planning to host Arkansas TechUniversity, a snow storm prevented theWonder Boys from making the trip from Russelvilleto Searcy. But that didn't keep themeet from happening, as each school swamin their own pool, and reported each resultover the phone. The result was a 65-26 Hardingvictory. Ten first places burned thephone lines from the Harding pool to pacethe victory.The first triangular meet took the Buffaloesto OBU to face the Tiger Sharks andAustin College. Both schools finished strongand posted wins, OBU 69-42 and Austin College65-39. The meet served as a good warm-- John I. RMiclilfe140/Swimming and Diving

- John J. Radc/iHeup for the upcoming match against HendrixCollege.The Warriors found that they had theirhands full aga inst the much smaller but potentHarding team. Swimming in the Hardingpool, the two teams fought throughout themeet, with Hendrix finally winning 60-50.Hendrix led by as much as 26 points late inthe meet, but Harding came back to outscorethe Warriors 20-4 in the final three events.The best performance by the team came inthe last dual meet of the season againstArkansas Tech.Competing in Russelville. the Buffaloescaptured 12 of the 13 events, 'although two ofthe w ins were considered exhibition and didnot count for points. ' Due to this fact, the59-35 score did not indicate the completedominance the Harding swimmers enjoyed.Many of the men swam in off events, whichwas important as the AIC Championship wasnext on the schedu le and many of the menwould be competing in events they had littleexperience in.As expected, Henderson took the conferencecrown in a giant fashion, scoringtwice as many points as second placeOuachita. Hendrix cl aimed third and Hardingtook fourth. Eight new sc hool records wereestablished and a fea t even more spectacularcame about. For the first time ever, Hardingqualified a swimmer for the national champions,and two men achieved that accomplishment.Richard Denney, a junior fromRock Island, Iii., bettered the national standardin the 50 yard freestyle and Cano Butcher,a freshman from Newberg, Ore., qualifiedin the 200 breaststroke. Denney setrecords in the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle and100 backstroke. Butcher broke school marksin the 200 breaststroke, 200 individualmed ley and 100 butterfly. They both teamedwith Waites and Boutcher for a1record in the400 medley relay."Everyone bettered their own personalbest times, and there's not much more youcan ask for than that," Boustead said at theconclusion of the season. "We lost a lot ofathletes during the season because theydidn't want to work, but it should help us nextyear. We on ly lost one member to graduationfrom our ten that finished the year and weshould have several new faces next year tohelp us and add some depth to the team."",,"«1. Terry Jones performs from the springboard in ameet. 2. Gano Butcher swims for the finish fine inthe freestyle race. 3. 1982-83 Swimming and DivingTeam.Back row· Lawrence-trainer, McDonald, "jones,Hurst. Waites, Butcher, Burcham. Front row:Boustead-coach, Denney, Boutcher, Christaldi, Gurganus,Malik-statistician, Yingling-assistant coach.4. Mike Gurganus shows a near perfect reverse pikedive.Swimming and Diving/141

SOFTBALLLady Bisons of the Road1982 marked the second year of women'sintercol legiate softball at Harding, and o nceagain, all games were played away from thecampus.Some of the games were played out oftheir league, too, as the Lady Bisons accumulatedan 8-13 season record, for a 20-16two-year total.Numbers can be deceiving, however, andthe difference in records reflected thetougher schedule played last year.During the first week, the Lady Bisonstoured Mississippi and played some tough opponents,including NCAA Division II DeltaState University. Net result of the four-day,eight game sc hedule was Mississippi 8, Hardingo." The scheduling of all those games at onetime was probably a mistake, " Co

- lohn I. RadclilfeSoftball/143

BASEBALLRollercoaster SeasonFor Bison HardballersThe 1982 spring campaign for the Hardingbaseball squad could be summed up in oneword: improvement. One not closely associatedwith the team would hesitate to agreewhen looking at the 13-15 season mark and7-7 conference record compared to a seasonmark of 16-22 and a conference mark of 4-10.The 1982 season consisted of 28 games, 13double-headers and two single games. The8isons were 9-7 at home while on the roadthey slumped to 4-8."The boys really had a great season,despite our record," head coach DickJohnson said. " The conference was verystrong this year and we definitely competedwell. We are really proud of the guys."Harding opened their season on the road atLouisiana College. They split the doubleheaderloosing in the opener, 1-0, and cameback in the night cap to gain revenge, 2-1. Asthe score shows both games were "anyone'sball game."With an even record, the 8isons returnedhome to face the University of NorthernAlabama. The 81son s were not as lucky asthey had been with Louisiana College in thesense that they lost both games, but onceagain the scores were close, 3-4 and 3-5. Thenext opponent the 8isons faced at home wasAIC foe, Arkansas Tech. The Bisons came outhot and supported pitcher Mike Galloway ina 2-0 decision. In the second game of thedouble-header, Tech came back to gain revengein handing a 1-3 defeat to Harding.The Harding 8isons once again took to theroad, this time journeying to Memphis to takeon Southwestern University. The Bisons gotfired up and swept both games, 4-3 and 13·6.Stan Valentine and Frank Turner notchedtheir first wins of the season againstSouthwestern.Harding returned home still steaming andit was just barely enough to defeat HendersonState, 8-7, in the first of a double-header.I n the second game the Reddies were theones who got hot and beat the Bisons, 6-9.Again the Bisons took to the road hoping torepeat their "road magic" at ChristianBrothers. Their hopes were dashed when theywere defeated twice, 6-9 and 2-8. Valentineand Turner, who were previously undefeated,took the losses.Harding revenged their double-header lossto Christian Brothers, but at Rust College's expense,5-2 and 11-6. The winning pitchers forHarding were Jimmy Sites, his first, andGalloway. his third.The conclusion of the double-header withRust College marked the midway point in the1982 season. The Bisons were 7-7 overall and2-2 in the conference. The rest of the seasonHarding would see ten games against AIC opponentsand four tough non-conferencegames.The Bisons opened the final half of theseason on the road at Arkadelphia againstOuachita Baptist University. Harding splitwith Ouachita winning 10-6 behind the greatpitching of Galloway and losing 0-4. In thesecond game the Bisons could not seem to_ 5h4L1Jn Oaggeuput their..hitting or pitching together.The Bisons returned home for three gamesand to the surprise of both University ofArkansas-Monticello and Arkansas StateUniversity the Bisons won all three. The firsttwo games were against UAM; the Bisonswon 4-3 and 11-1 behind the pitching ofGalloway and Steve Marrs. The game againstArkansas State was a " nail biter." It went nineinnings before the Bisons won it, 4-1 .Harding went on the road to Jonesboro toface Arkansas State University and what adifference the home field made. The Indianscame to play and play they did. They outscoredthe Bisons 2-9 in the first game,although the second game was a "nip andtuc" game, ending in a Bison defeat.The Bisons returned home to face theUniversity of Arkansas at little Rock. For thesecond time in four games the game wasdecided in the ninth inning, but Hardingcame out on the short end this time, 4-5 . Thenext two games were at home also, butagainst Southern Arkansas University. TheBisons felt fairly confident of victory in thefirst game since they had their ace pitcher,Galloway, on the mound, but things didn' tturn out the way all had hoped. Harding droppeda hard fought game, 4-5. The Bisons144/ Baseball

3- SholW fI Odgge/tcame back to gain some sort of revenge in a13-9 manhandling of SAU in the nightcap.Harding made their last road trip of theyear to the University of Central Arkansas.Harding came into the game 12-12 overalland 6-6 in the conference. They left UCA12-14 and 6-8. Harding ran into a stubbornUCA team who handed the Bisons two toughdefeats, 3-4 and 1-4.The Bisons returned home with one goal inmind: .500 season. Galloway pitched the firstgame against the Co llege of the Ozarks andthe Bisons won, S-1.With one game and an opponentthey had just defeated 5-1 betweenthem and their goal, the goal seemed withinreach. The Bisons had momentum on theirside but their luck ran out. They fell to defeatby the painful score of 1-6. This was one ofHarding's worse defeats during the 1982season .Possibly the biggest reason behind theturnaround was the play of three members ofthe team: Rich Katchur, Mike Ga lloway andSteve Ashcraft.Katchur, a quick shortstop, es tablishedhimself early in the season as one of thepremier hitters in the Arkansas IntercollegiateConference. The leadoff batter forthe Bisons, Ka tchur concluded the year witha .412 average and was among the leaders inthe Ale. Galloway stood tall on the moundthroughout the schedule and was the stopperin the Bisons rotation. Along with Katchur, hewas ranked atop the conference statistics aswell as high nationally with a 6-1 record and arespectable 1.53 earned run average.Ashcraft served as team captain and usedhis four years of experience in leading theteam. He concluded the season by claiming.971 fielding percentage from his first baseposition. Along with third baseman MartyNinemire, these three were selected to theAII-AIC team and only the three, Katchur,Galloway and Ashcraft, were also selected tothe AII-NAIA District 17 team .~1982 Ale BASEBALL RESULTSHenderson State University 11-3University of Central Arkansas 10-4Arkansas Tech University 9-5Ouachita Baptist University 8-6Harding University 7-7College of the Ozarks 5-9Southern Arkansas University 5-9University of Arkansas-Monticello 1-131. With a determined swing, Jimmy Sites tries tocreate a Bison rally. 2. BaselMll Team. Front row:Rupert, Kathcur, Nossaman, johnston, Whitmire,Valentine, Musgrave. Second row: Maynardmanager,Payne, Ninemire, Daniels, Murray, Haley,Kinnear, Sites, /. Calloway-manager. Bac~ row: M.Calloway, Ashcraft, Marrs, Belt, Clonch, johnson,Shepard, Turner, johnson-coach. 3. Steve Ashcraftprepares himself for a throw from the pitcher topick off the runner at first.Ba seball/145

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRYMen's Tradition ContinuesKeeping tradition intact was among the un*written responsibilities of the 1982 men'scross country team. For them, traditionmeant capturing a 12th straight Arkansas IntercollegiateConference title, and that's exactlywhat a talented and experienced groupof runners accomplished.Along the way 13 young men on the squadfound out something about themselves andeach other, as different individuals took turnsin coming through with a big performancewhen the team needed it.Some talented freshmen and transfersblended in with a strong contingent of lettermento form a sol id nucleus for the successfulseason, with depth a major asset." In cross country you're only as good asyour last finisher," was a favorite saying ofAIC Coach of the Year red Lloyd, a repeatfrom last year. And at times there was Very lit·tie difference in the Bison runners, as whenTomy Sitton, AI Bates and larry Wayne alltied for first place at the Southwestern Col·lege Invitational October 23, with a 26:09time for 8000 meters.Other big finishers for the team this yearwere Joe O'Conor, a four·time AII·AIC performer;sophomore letterman Ken Berry, andseniors Jeff Westover and Mitch Mceohn.Mceohn, the only black on the squad and asharp dresser off the track, was a four·yearletterman and barely missed AII·AIC honorsthis year, finishing 13th.But the surprises of the season werenewcomers AI Bates and larry Wayne. Bates,a highly-touted freshman with healthy credentialsfrom Nashville, Tenn., paced theBisons during most of the season, finishingsecond overall in the Ouachita InvitationalSeptember 11, the Bison Booster InvitationalSeptember 17, and the Arkansas College InvitationalOctober 8.Wayne, nicknamed "Country" by his teammates,hailed from Fairhope, Ala., a smallfarming town. A transfer from Jefferson StateJunior College, where he earned two letters,Wayne proved his running ability with consistentfinishes in the top two or three, and dur·ing the last three meets of the season, finishedfirst for Harding.Also in the top five for the Bisons weresteady performers Tomy Sitton and MitchMceohn, who will be sorely missed next year.likeable Joe O'Conor, the u.s. Air Forceveteran from New York, was slowed duringthe early meets with a leg ailment, but returnedto his all·conference form during the lastfew meets.Ken Berry and Jeff Westover also pickedup the slack when called upon, and both hadoutstanding seasons to help anchor theBlsons' winning effort.In fact, the team size necessitated a secondsquad, designated the "B" team.Although various athletes rotated betweenthe two teams during the course of the year,towards the end of the season the rotationwas fairly settled.Three promising freshmen - John Jackson,a 15 meter specialist from Mansfield,- Darrell L Truiu146/Men's Cross Country

Ohio, and Rob Nesbitt and J ames Pinsonfrom the little Rock·North little Rock area- gained valuable experience and condition·ing this year as they competed against theirteammates and other Ale athletes.Junior Jerry Harris, sophomore Steve Hub.­bard and senior Marty Sewell also providedleadership for the B squad, which was goodenough to finish second in one or two meets.Harris was often designated as the 'pacer' forthe A team.The Bisons went 5~2 on the regular season,finishing eleventh of 31 teams at the NotreDame Invitational October 1 and fifth at theBelmont Invitational October 30. They re·peated as AIC/NAtA District 17 champions,and held off a challenge from a strong Arkan~sas Tech team.But perhaps one of the sweetest wins ofthe season was the Bison Booster Invitationalon Harding's home course, the Bald KnobCountry Club. NCAA Division I and II teamslike Arkansas State University and SouthwestMissouri State University traditionally enterand had won the meet the last several years.But this year the Bisons determined to wintheir home meet. It was perhaps the turningpoint of the season, when they got mentallytough and came together to prove their teamhad class.The team ended the season by competingin the NAIA nationdlsf November 20 atKenosha, Wis. Larry Wayne finished first in125th place, and the team finished 32 out of37 teams. "'

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRYThey Came So Far.• and They Were So Close1982 was the season that almost failed to happenin women's cross country. At the beginningof the fall semester, only one letterman, MarlaUpton, had reported to coach Ted Lloyd.Several of the performers from last year'sNAIA District 17 Championship team had graduated,several did not return to school, otherswere more concerned with studies.Around the A IC, A rkansas College was againfielding a team, and Hendrix was talking aboutit, but the other schools were fielding onlymen's cross country squads.But instead of being discouraged, senior tvtarlaUpton found ways to overcome adversity. Bubblingwith enthusiasm about running andwomen's sports, she quickly spread the word toother female athletes on campus that help wasneeded.And by the end of the first week of school, thebeginnings of a team had assembled. Altho ughmost the newcomers had little experience, theyhad determination ... and motivation.Aside from personal motivation to competewell in college athletics these women had experthelp from Ted lioyd, the Ale's winningestcoach and from Upton, who could talk aboutbeing district champs and going to NAIA nationalsin 1981.Eleven different women donned the ladyBison uniforms during the season, but eventuallya hard core group of six young ladies bandedtogether to represent Harding and find out howwell they could compete.The four-meet season was short but exciting.Upton took first place in three of the meets andfinished second in the other to pace the team.In her last two meets she had a personal besttime of 20:00 over the 5000 meter course.Arkansas College fell victims to Harding twiceon September 23 and October 8, both times ontheir home course in Batesville. But the marginsof victory were never great, 27-29 and 25-30,respectively.Based on the two wins and last year's 12thplace finish at the NAIA nationals, the ladyBisons were ranked 12th nationally by the NAIAfor several weeks.But the team found stiffer competition October25 in Memphis, and came away with a 49point third place finish behind Sewanee University,45, and Southwestern College, 27.They were hindered because Marci Williams,a letterman and a second place finisher on theteam, was unable to run in the meet due to ascheduled performance with the Belles andBeaux.Optismism was still high for the showdownNovember 5 in Batesville with the l ady Scots.The winner would travel to Kenusha, Wisconsin,for the NAIA nationals and would be crowneddistrict champions.As both teams loosened up for the race, a portablestereo system blared eerie music from thetheme of "Chariots of Fire" through the stadiumloudspeakers above the course.In a dramatic, hotly-contested, and emotionpackedrace, Upton and Williams swept firstand second place, but the lady Scots doggedthe middle and took third through sixth andeighth places.Allyson Harniss, a hard-working sophomorefrom Monroe, Wash., took seventh place forHarding. freshman Patty fisher and CherylDetorres took ninth and 10th places and seniorlisa Jenkins of Crossett, Ark., placed 11th.The final score was 26-29 in favor of the ladyScots. Based on their performances Upton andWillia[l1s earned All-District honors and competedunattached in the NAJA Nationals onNovember 20.Williams placed 75 th and Upton placed 93rdout of 215 girls. "

1. Patty Fisher leads the way past an opponent andLisa Jenkins follows closely after her. 2. Mirla Uptonand two of her teammates discuss the meet that hasjust been completed and plan strategy for the nextmeet. 3. 1982 Women's Cross Country Team. Frontrow: Jenkins, Hamiss, Detorres. Back row: Lloydcoach,Upton, Hood, Fisher. 4. Allyson Harniss burstspast an opponent as she comes up to the finish line.Women's Cross CountrY/149

SOCCERSteel Has International FlavorThe Searcy Steel soccer team posted a hot4-1-1 record last spring, but cooled off in thefall with a 5-5-1 showing to finish 9-6-2 for1982 and fourth place in the nine team CentralArkansas Soccer Association.Coach Jim Berkley has coached the Steelfor the past three years, and helped start thesoccer program in Searcy back in 1974 alongwith Dennis Hadden and former coach ChuckWilson.The Steel, an independent team composedmainly of Harding students, began the year asthe defending state champions after postinga 15-3 record last year.Veterans David Smith, Dave Jenkins, MikeCash, Tim Whaley and Robbie Shackelfordhelped keep the Steel in contention duringthe spring, but were lost to graduation orother factors.Ronnie Moore, Doug Carmack; WadeDunn, David Burton, Doug Phillips, andEnoch Thweatt helped anchor the team in thefall, along with Conway students Mark Wil·son of the University of Central Arkansas andK. J. Wrobel of Hendrix College.league competition included WestsideFootball Club (this year's champions) of LittleRock, the Hot Springs Tornadoes, the Northlittle Rock Soccer Club, Hendrix College,University of Arkansas at little Rock, LittleRock Air Force Base, University of ArkansasMedical School, and International Brotherhood(Little Rock).The Steel truly had an international flavor,with members representing several foreignnations. Moore, from Italy; Thweatt, fromTaiwan; and Wrobel, who has lived all overEurope, added some culture to the team.Nigerian Newton Ekpo also played for theSteel, as did former Harding students NelsonWhittington and Bob Herrington of Canada.The mixture helped make the Searcy Steela highly competitive team.~- John /. Radelifle3•1. Ronnie Moore makes his way toward the goal. 2.1982 Searcy Steel Soccer Team. Front row: Wrobel,Maxwell, Wilson, Williams, Thompson, Burton,Hall, Johnson. Back row: Young, Thweatt, K.Williams, Berkley-coach, Moore, Yingling, Phillips,Gendron, Mhlanga. 3. Jamie Yingling tries to headthe ball to Chip Carmack. 4. David Burton is given afree shot after being fouled. S. Enoch Thweatt triesto hook one past the opponent. 6. Wade Dunnlooks to pass the ball off to one of his teammates .150fSoccer

_ Karen RoseberrySoccer/151

FOOTBALLBattle of the Breaks Stops Harding ShortTo the unattached onlooker outside ofHarding University, the 1982 Bison footballseason would appear a failure rather than asuccess. The 5-6 record cou ld be a good indicationof their conclusion. But those closeto the team who witnessed all the gamesknow how close the Black and Gold came toachieving ultimate success. The battle of thebreaks seemed to be the only problem theHarding gridiron men had between them anda near perfect year.The long road actually began last spring,with hard hours on weights and spring footballweighing heavily on an already filled-tocapacityschedule. If there is anyttiing a footballplayer hates, it is the extra hours he mustput in outside of practice to try to reachperfection. Harding football had its eye seton a respectable 1982 season and the feelingcarried over from the conclusion of springtraining to the hot August workouts. The timecontinued to edge closer to the first date onthe schedule." So far we haven't had anyone go down(with an injury)," Bison head coach johnProck said before the first game. " This is thefirst year I can remember that we haven't hadanyone starting to get injured early. We justhope that we can keep it that way."September 11 finally came and the Blackand Gold hosted Lane College in the openingcontest. An NCAA Division II opponent, theDragons met up with a killer Bison defense,whiCh allowed them no yards rushing, andtwo Kyle Blickenstaff to Mike Peacocktouchdown passes was all the Bisons neededfor a 14-0 win. The victory also provided amilestone for Bison football as it was the100th victory since Harding returned to intercollegiatecompetition in 1959.Southwest Missouri State University handedthe Bisons their first loss of the 1982season. A member of the highly competitiveNCAA Division I-AA, the Bears jumped out toa quick 10-0 lead on a 36 yard field goal and aseven yard pass from quarterback Greg Arterburnto Lynn May in the first quarter. TheBisons closed the gap to 10-7 on a Blickenstaffpass to fullback james Joyce from fouryards out. The Buffaloes had their chanceslate in the game, 'but four lost fumbles keptthe ball out of the endzone, thus ending thematch at 10-7.A trip to Durant, Okla., began a four weekvigil for the Bisons as they spent each S!iturdayon the road. Durant and SoutheasternOklahoma hosted Harding on a cold September25th, but the Bisons squeaked by, 7-3. Thegame proved to be a defensive struggle soakedwith rain and turnovers, as a downpourmade the pigskin as slippery as a greased hog.The win proved costly, however, as Blickenstaffwent down with a severe kidney injury.At first, the diagnosis was that the seniorco-captain could be out for the remainder ofthe season as a tremendous weight-loss acpaniedthe bruise. The position of quarter·back and punter was the main worry,however, as a worthy replacement for bothpositi9ns was needed.The Harding record jumped to 3-1 the nextSaturday as the Evangel Crusaders welcomedthe Bisons to Springfield, Mo. Unlike theprevious weekend, the weather was perfectfor a Saturday afternoon clash and the Blackand Gold took full advantage for a tight 15-14win. With Kevin Webb, the former startingfree safety, in at quarterback for the first timein six years, the Bisons engineered a touchdowndrive late in the game to come frombehind. Webb broke for a 42 yard run for abig play and then scrambled out of a sack tospot slotback Gary Hill on a 32 yardtouchdown pass. Tailback Tony McCoy ranto a two-point conversion as 1 :24 remained tomake the final margin.The Arkansas Intercollegiate Conferenceplay began the fifth week of the season as theBisons travelled to Russellville for a gameagainst Arkansas Tech University. TheWonder Boys capitalized on the exploits ofsenior tailback Greg Jefferson for a 33-24 victory.A nemesis to Harding in each year heplayed, jefferson stabbed the Bisons in theback with three touchdowns on runs of 53and 43 yards in addition to a 65 yard passfrom quarterback David Wo~sham. He ended(Continued on page 154)

1. Football Team. Front row: Thrasher-manager,3 Sims, Baker, Maturi, Hills, Harris, Smith, Wyatt,Russell, Tay/or, Chase, Clepper, Peacock, East, Mc­Coy, LeDoux, Pettit-trainer, Bartee-grad. asst. Secondrow: Valls-grad. asst., Caton-grad. asst., Hunter,Brumley, Hubbert, Orr, Gerbho/z, Webb, Nannie,Segars, Lowery, Buttram, Kent, Mooney, Barnes,Riley, Hoppe, Uhatafe, Waifs, Stamp-grad. asst.Third row: Johnson-asst. coach, Dr. Jim Citty-teamphysician, Prock-coach, Teague, McDowell, Shumate,Jones, Potter, Thomas, Daughtery, Frantzy,Martin, Franklin, Hunt, Smith, Jackson, Wagner,McGath, Joyce, O'Cull, R. Peacock-a sst. coach,Tribble-asst. coach. Back row: Kirkland-grad. asst.,Adkison, Baldwin, Dry, Dotson, Burrus, ScottSmith, Poston, /. Thompson, Reid, Blickenstaff,Kohlbrand, Klein, Donohue, /. Baker, Roddenberry,Fullerton, Cook, Dudley, Clark-grad. ~sst. 2. GlennSegars scores a touchdown against Henderson StateUniversity. 3. James Joyce scrambles as severalSouthern Arkansas defenders close in.- John CherryFootba ll/153

FOOTBALLBattle of the Breaks (can't.)the night with 119 yards rushing on nine car~ries. The 8i50ns failed late in the game ontwo drives as a missed and a key fumble end·ed drives deep i'n Wonder Boys' territory. Inall, the Bisons committed four turnovers, twoof Webb's passes were intercepted as well asone of the still weak Blickenstaff's.The final game of the four week stretchsaw the Bisons travel to Memphis to take onSouthwestern. A freshman came out of thecrowd to provide the Bisons the punch theyneeded for an 18·17 win over the Lynxcats.Tailback Glenn Segars churned out 92 yardson 15 carries, including the decisive nine yardtouchdown and two point conversion with6:44 remaining in the game. "Glenn steppedin and did a fantastic job of running the ballfor us late in the game:' Prock said of thefreshman's performance. Segars accountedfor 53 of the 96 yards in the winning drive.Finally home, the Black and Gold hostedAIC opponent Henderson State at AlumniField on October 23. The Reddies rested inthe cellar of the conference standings butthey sti ll managed an 18-9 win to move aheadof Harding. The game could have been tagged"the theft bowl" as Blickenstaff threwfive interceptions and Henderson committedfour aeri al turnovers. Three of Blickenstaff'sturnovers came in the fourth quarter atcrucial times.The first AIC win in nearly two years cameat Monticello as the Bisons overcame UAM,27-21. Just as Blickenstaff suffered the weekbefore, he gave a shining performanceagainst the Boll Weevils. He completedseven of twelve passes for 165 yards and ascore. Segars also shined, earning 134 yardson 18 carries, including a 75 yard scoringjaunt.Homecoming, along with its pomp and circumstances,moved on the Harding campus.Queen Angie Wood and her court ruled on acold November 6 as Harding and SouthernArkansas faced each other at Alumni Field.SAU put seven quick points on the board asfullback Victor Bishop bulled over from ayard out on the last play of the first quarterfor a 7-0 lead.Harding cut the lead to 7-6 on a McCoy sixyard run but his attempt for the two pointconversion failed midway through the thirdquarter. The game ended at that as a 55 yardfield goal attempt by Steve Hunter fell shortby a yard and a 48 yard attempt went wideleft with 12 seconds to go in the game.Perhaps the best performance by theBisons came November 13 at Arkadelphiaagainst Ouachita Baptist. The Tigers led theAIC with an unblemished 4-0 record and aninth place ranking among the nation's NAIAschools. With a win, they could clinch atleast a tie for the conference championship.Although the Bisons lost 14-3, one playcould have changed the outcome of thegame. On fourth down early in the secondquarter, Ouachita's Todd Quick droppedback to punt. The punt sailed to BruceBaldwin, who took it on the Bison 39 andreturned 61 yards for a touchdown. The playwas nullified, however, as Harding was calledfor roughing the punter. The controversyaround the play stemmed from the angle theofficial made the call from, as it was obviousthat no Harding man made contact withQuick. However, the play stood and theBisons couldn't overcome the call. Hunterprovided the only points with a 35 yard fieldgoal on the last play of the first half. Fourfumbles, three of which occurred in the secondhalf, ended Harding's hopes for a win.One of the fumbles came on a punt returndeep in Tiger territory and quickly results inan OBU score.The final game of the 1982 season could beconsidered a stereotype display of each lossthe Bisons suffered: the case of the badbreak. Hosting Central Arkansas, a returnedinterception and a blocked Bison punt wereall the Bears needed for a 13-6 victory. TheBear defensive back Rodeny Brown steppedin front of a Blickenstaff pass late in the secondquarter and returned it 86 yards for atouchdown. Then, on the first Bison possessionof the second half, Bear lester Vannblocked a Blickenstaff punt on the Bison 15ya rd line. Four plays later, tailback PhilCa ldwell scored from a yard out. Hunterbooted field goals of 37 and 35 yards for theBisons points. At the conclusion of theseason, several marks were discovered to be- Chris Deibroken and honors were bestowed upon anumber of Harding players. Blickenstaff concludedhis career as the all-time leadingpasser at Harding, gaining 3,607 yardsthrough the air in four years. The Boise,Idaho, native broke the mark for passes attemptedin a career (618), passes completedin a career (276), career punting average(39.4), season punting average (42.4) andlongest punt (72 yards).Senior defensive back Bruce Baldwinestablished one AIC mark and three schoolmarks. His 23 career interceptions brokeUCA's Monte Coleman'S mark of 22, set backin the mid-seventies. His 11 total thefts in1982 also set a sc hool record and he tied andmark for interceptions in a game with three.Hunter also added to his school mark forcareer field goals with 23 three-pointers.Blickenstaff, as punter; Baldwin and Dry,tight ends; Kohlbrands, defensive end; andMcCoy, kickoff returner; were selected to theAII-AIC and AII-NAIA District 17 teams.Blickenstaff, Baldwin, and McCoy led theconference in their respective categories.Baldwin and Kohlbrand were unanimousse lections to the honor squads. "-

- Karen Roseberry1982 AICFOOTBALL CONFERENCE RESULTSOuachita Baptist University 6-D-DUniversity of Central Arkansas 3-1-2Henderson State University 3-2-1Southern Arkansas University 2-3-1Arkansas Tech University2-4-DUniversity of Arkansas-Monticello 2-4-DHarding University 1-5-01982 AICOVERALL FOOTBALL RESULTSOuachita Baptist University 8-2-DUniversity of Central Arkansas 4-2-3Southern Arkansas University 5-4-1Henderson State University 4-5-1Harding University 5-6-0University of Arkansas-Monticello 3-6-DArkansas Tech University3-7-D1. Kyle Blickenstaff attempts a crucial third downpass against Southern Arkansas Universit y. 2. JamesJoyce looks at a whole attack force of SouthernArkansas Un iversity defenders. 3. Glenn Segarsmakes a cut to try to avoid two Henderson Statedefenders.

BASKETBALLRollercoaster Type of Season for the BisonsIn a year filled with ups and downs, the1982-83 Harding basketball season seemedmuch like a roller coaster ride. A fine perfor~mance in the early non~conference scheduleshed much optimism for the upcoming Ark~ansas Intercollegiate Conference race. But inthe end, the AIC was too strong for theBisons, thus producing a disappointing 11~17record overall and a 4~14 conference mark.Coach Jess Bucy and the rest of the squadentered the year with high anticipation of asuccessful output. "We feel very good aboutour prospects," Bucy said, prior to theseason. "We have good talent coming backand believe we'll be much improved." Hiswords stemmed from the fact that three start~ers returned from the previous season, and acorps of freshmen and transfers bolstered thedepth of the squad. Lone senior Hubie Smith,a three~year starter at guard, captained theteam, and he looked for leadership assistancefrom juniors Allen Gibbons and LawrenceMcNutt.Gibbons was considered by many as thebest improved player in the AIC in 1981~82 ashe increased his scoring average from 1.2 to13.6 points per game. McNutt was a physicalplayer who had a knack for the big plays. Hispresence would not be felt until later in theseason, however. Smith was the floor leader,the general, and a good night for him usuallymeant a good night for the Bisons.The schedule opened at home as theBisons hosted School of the Ozarks, UnionUniversity, and Culver~Stockton College inthe Harding Basketball Classic. Consecutivevictories over Culver~Stoekton and Uniongave Harding its own tournament trophy andboosted the team into a 7~3 non ~eonferencerecord before Christmas break.Tragedy struck the team, however, as Me·~utt did not return to school f?r the springsemester due to personal reasons, and a voidin the starting lineup had to be filled. McNutthad been scoring 13 points a game in additionto grabbing six rebounds, so the loss threatenedHarding's offense as well as defensive output.Freshman Kenny Coli lngs and transferguards, brothers Floyd and Lloyd Smith, weredepended upon more than ever for point production.Gibbons and Hubie Smith tried to increasetheir performances, but the Aleschedule came too hard too fast. With incrediblestrength and balance from top to(con;t. on page 157)1. Buddy Gilbert skies high to lay in a soft twopoints. 2. Lloyd Smith gets ready to pick his waypast an Arkansas College opponent. 3. 1982-83Bison Basketball" Team. Front row: Horton, Ross,Sweeney, F. Smith, Gilbert, H. Smith, Wade, L.Smith, Berning, Hudson-trainer. Back row: Gardnerasst.coach, Pearson, Stripling, AI/umbaugh, Wil·Iiams, Sanstra, Gibbons, Collins, Calvert, McNutt,Owen, Bucy·coach. 4. Bisons discuss some strategyduring a time our. 5. While attempting a shot, AlanGibbons is fouled by a Christian Brother's defender.- John /. Radelilfe156/Basketball

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BASKETBALLRollercoaster (can't.)bottom, the conference opponents capitalizedon the youth of Harding's new lineup totake 14 of the 18 games in the spring campaign.Conference leaders Arkansas Collegeand Hendrix College received scares in thefour games the Bisons played the two teams,but both swept the match-ups. Only UA-Monticello,Arkansas Tech and College of theOzarks felt the Bison hoof in Ale play. Techfelt it twice, the second game being an 86-76double overtime win. Hubie hit a bucket with:01 remaining in regulation to send the gameinto overtime, and free throws iced the fineHarding performance.At the conclusion of the season, the finalstatistics told a rather strange tale. Gibbonsranked as the premier offensive machine inthe AIC, leading the Conference in scoringwith a 19.3 average, and grabbing nine reboundsa game to rank in the top three. His539 points placed him seventh on the Hardingseason point production list. Hubie finishedwith his finest season ever, scoring 436points and placing third in the Ale with 16.1points per game. He completed his careerwith 1,382 points, fifth on the career pointslist at Harding. He added 100 assists to hiscareer record total of 444 for a sum of 544.He also ranked among the Ale leaders in freethrow percentage each season and complet-- John J. Radcliffe - John J. Raddille_ John J. Radcliffe158/Basketball

· .. . ...Lloyd SmIth sets up to shoot a free throwed his four years w ith a .838 mark. Both Gibbonsand Smith ea rned All-Ale and AII-NAIADistrict 17 distinction.Also statistically, Floyd Smith ranked highin assists per game, with 155 and an averageof 5.54 per contest. Collins ranked among theAIC leaders in free throw percentage, w ith a.795 figure, and the Bisons led the conferencein team free throw percentage, with 76.3 percentof the squad's charity shots goingthrough the cy linder. ~1982-83 Ale BASKETBALL RESULTSArkansas Col lege 13-5Hendrix College 13-5University of Central Arkansas 12-6Henderson State University 11-7Southern Arkansas University 10-8A rk ansas Tech University 9-9Ouachita Baptist University 8-10College of the Ozarks 6-12Harding University 4-14University of Arkansas-Monticello 4-141982-83 AICOVERALL BASKETBALL RESULTSArkansas Co llege 22-10Hendrix College 18-9Southern Arkansas University 15-10University of Central Arkansas 16-13Henderson State University 12-10Ouachita Baptist University 15-13Arkansas Tech University 13-13Co llege of the Ozarks 11 -17Harding University 11-17University of Arkansas-Monticello 7-19_ John J. Radcliffe1. Hubie Smith goes up for what should be a suretwo points. 2. Allen Gibbons shoots for two fromthe left corner against two defenders. 3. Kenny Collinslooks to pass the ball off to Troy Sanstra in agame against the Scots from Arkansas College. 4.Lawrence McNutt trys to pass the ball off after beingstopped near the baseline.Basketball/159

1CHEERLEADERSCheerleaders Spark School Spirit" At the very first we set goals and objec ~tives we wanted to accomplish," said AngieHutchinson, captain of the 1982 cheer~leaders. " In the past it has always been threegroups: the cheerleaders, the teams, and thestudent body. We wanted to unite the three."The cheerleaders' attempt at unificationbegan within the squad. Senior Cindy Whit~field of Jacksonville, Ark.; junior JeanneChambers of Somerville, Tenn.; sophomoresVicki Peat of Pensacola, Fla., Melanie Earnhartof Conway, Ark., Charlotte Bray of Jay,Okla., captain Angie Hutchinson of Dallas,Texas and co-captain Lori Pittman of Proctorville,Ohio; freshmen Cheryl Corbin andKellee Citty of Searcy made up the diversegroup. The year's activities for thecheerleaders began a week before schoolstarted when they began preparations for thefirst pep rally."We had devotionals, prayed, and grewstronger from each other," Lori Pittman said."That's what really made the year so great."The next step in acheiving their goalstarted with a pep rally for just the footballteam and the coaches. The pep rally provedreally effective and relations between theteam, coaches, and cheerleaders soon reacheda high plateau."Those girls were as hard a working groupas the boys on the team," John Prock, Har·ding's head football coach, said. "No oneknows exactly how much work they put intothe things they do. Our boys (the team) reallyadmire and appreciate the effort they show instirring sc hool spi rit."With the assistance of several individualsand groups, what could have been thehardest step to unification became theeasiest." All we had to do was ask and they wouldbe there to help," Angie Hutchinson said ofthe administration. She went on to praise theBison Booster Club. " Others like Dr. JimmyCarr, Dr. Jerome Barnes, Mrs. Kathryn Campbell(our sponsor), Mrs. Joyce Johnson and allthe coaches' wives, and the S.A. came to ourrescue. We couldn't thank them enough," shesaid.The squad's performance was enhancedwhen Emi lie Bailey, a six~year~old charmer,and Jerry Trapp, a senior marketing major,joined the squad."She's just really cute," Angie said ofEmilie. "We thought she'd be a real crowdpleaser. "" Jerry just came in and swept everyone offtheir f~et, " Vicki Peat sa id of ' Bobby Bison.'160/C heerl eaders

The success of the cheerleaders in thei r attemptto involve the student body was expressedby freshman Charlene Brossette asshe said, " They had a lot of enthusiasm andthat really came across and got us involved."Thr group of ten girls can easily look backon 1982 as a year of accomplishment. Not onlydid they fulfill their duties - pep rallies,cheering at the games, encouraging theteams - but they accomplished what theyset out to do: 'U nite the three.'Vicki Peat spoke for the group when sherefie,cted, " I think we achieved our goal. "~1. Agility is displayed as the cheerleaders form oneof their many pyramids. 2. Cheerleading Squad.Front row: Hutchinson-captain, Chambers, Earnhart,Pittman-eo-captain. Kneeling: Corbin, Whitfield.Back row: Bray, Peat, Citty. 3. Enthusiasm withinthe Bison fans is rewarded with one of Vicki Peat'ssmiles. 4. Generating spirit, Charlotte Bray ioinsLori Pittman in a Bison yell. S. Posing fo r thecamera, Emilie Bailey pauses while Kellee Cittycontinues the cheer.Cheerl eaders/161

ALL-STARSThe Selected FewHow do you measure success? "Success iscounted sweetest by those who ne'er suc·ceed" is the most famous cup that is used tomeasure the difference between winning andlosing. True, an unsuccessful person appreciatessuccess somewhat more than onewho is more accustomed to it. But no oneever grows weary of overcoming the opposition.Harding had its share of winners this year.They came from different parts of the nation,different countries of the world. They were ofdifferent races, walks of life, and cultures.They ranged in age from the mere freshmanto the veteran professors who ring out know-ledge everyday. They were both male andfemale, graceful and intimidating.On these two pages are iust a few of thechampions. Representing the atheltic area ofcompetition, these individuals have excelledin their respective sports in a way that honorsand distinction have come their way.Most of these men and 'women were repeatersas All-Stars, which proves wrong to apoint the line of poetry mentioned earlier.They were competitors, winners in their ownmind and on the field that they played upon.No doubt they were w inners in other areas aswell.~,-OWillyne AllenTrackAII·AI CSteve A,hc'i11ltBaseballAII-NAIA District 17All-AICBruce BJldwinFootballNAIA AII·AmerocanAII-NAIA District 17All-AleAI SilltesMen's Cross COt/nlryAII·Al(Kyle 81ickenstillfffootballAII·NAIA Distflc! 17AII'AICCoSmA AcademicNAIA A. O. Duer Award.iIIndy SutlrillmDistrict (,Ali-Amer ican AcademiCDurwood Dryf ootballAII·NAIA Distnct 17AII'AICDnid (liiottTennisCoach of thoe YearNAtA District 17 and AICReJ Fowl ... ,Tenni~NAtA-ITCA ScholarMike CillilowillyBaseballAII·NAIA District 17AII-AICChutes C",dne.BasketballAII-NAIA District 17AII·Al(Stan CreenBasketball Brochurefoo/ball Brochurefoo/fNli ProgramNAtA AII-AmencanKeith HerringTrackNAtA AII'American(Indoor Track)AII-AICRich kiIItc:hurBaseballAli-NAtA District 17AII'AtCRon KohlbrillndFootballAII·NAIA Distnct 17AII-AICCarte, lillmbertTrackAll-AICNigel LiverpoolTennisAli-NAtA District 17All-AleTed LloydTrackCrOS5 CountryCoach of the YearNAIA District 17 and AICTony McCoyfootballTrackAll-NAIA District 17AII·AICMarty Ni~mireBaseballAII·AtC162/A II-Stars

Joe O'ConorMen's Cross CountryAll-AICDavid ReddingTennisAll-NAIA Di~tric t 17AII·AICAII·American AcademicNAIA·ITC A ScholarTomn SittonMen'$ Cross CountryTrackAII-AICfugene Smith IIIAI( Cliff ShawScholar AthleteHubie SmithGollAII·NAIA District 17AII·AI(Timothy TuckerTennisNAIA·ITCA ScholarMarla UptonWom en's Cron CountryAII·NAIA District 17Ben WaitesSwimmingAII·A lel ar ry WayneMen's Cross CountryAII·AICMarcia WilliamsWomen's Cross CountryAII·NAIA District 17AII-S tars/163

MEN'S INTRAMURALS"A Sport for Every Man • "Harding offered various recreational activitiesfor students, but none offered more fun andparticipation than the Men's Intramural program.Cecil Beck was the director of the programand he used the theme, "A sport for everyman and every man in a sport," to guide his program.For those not in a club, Beck offered "intramural"sports and club sports for clubmembers, although club players could competein the intramural program also. He has beenvery successful in gaining participation as some90 percent of the male students were active inboth programs. Also, Beck encouraged allstudents to compete for an intramural jacketgiven away through the points system.During an assembly in chapel the followingclubs were honored with the all-sports trophy:Small clubs: Theta Tau "A," "B," "C," and "D";Knights "B," "C," and "D"; and King's Men "A."Big club· Titans "A" "B" "C" "E" and "C"· Buccaneers'''A u and ,,'B"; Kapp~ SiSs "(," "0:" "F,"and "C"; Sub-T "D," "E," and "F."Titans won the big club swimming with ChiSigs following closely behind. Theta Tau tookfirst in the small club division with Lambdas capturingsecond.In club track and field, Kappa Sigs was the bigclub winner with Titans taking second. In thesmall clubs, Theta Tau took first and AlphaOmega came in second. Ken Machen of TNTwon the pursuit run.Softball saw many clubs battle for the title butonly six remained at the end. They were Titans"A," Alpha Tau "B," Sub-T "e" and Kappa Sigs" 0" in the big club division. The small club winnerswere King's Men taking the "A" crown andTheta Tau taking the "B" title.The action was extremely fierce in club footballand after all the dust cleared the big championswere: Bucs "A"; Sub-T "B" and "C"; andKappa Sigs "D." 'mall club champions were:King's Men "A" and Theta Tau "B."In club volleyball, the big club winners were:Calaxy "A," "B," and "D"; Kappa Sigs "B" and "F";and Sub-TilE." Small club crowns went to King'sMen "A"; Knights "B," "D," and "E"; and ThetaTau "C."Basketball saw a new club emerge as a powerin the small club division. After only two years inexistence, Kappa Tau caputred their first titleever. Small club winners were: Lambdas " A";Kapp Tau "B" and "C'; King's Men "D." Big clubwinners were: Titans "A" and "("; Sub-T "B,""D," and "F"; Kappa Sigs "E"; and Bucs "C."The intramural world saw Darrell Webb namedAthlete of the Year and he was also awardedthe Sports Skill Champion and First Place PointsTrophy. Mike Sims was named the Spirit AwardWinner. Darrell Webb, Darrell Anderson, MikeOliver, Chuck Smith, Brad Craig, Cory Childs,Mark Weeks, Dwayne Tankersly, Mike Sims,Greg East, Kevin Conolty, Matt Flanigan, DaveBurton, and Mike Shirley were awarded with intramuraljackets for participation in all intramuralactivities and earning the required2,

1. Don Skinner of Alpha Tau fields a ground ball ina game against Titans. 2. Bob Cono/ty, quarterbackof the intramural team-Steelers, prepares to take thesnap from center. 3. Curt Frazier punts the ball forKing's Men. 4. Mike Brown slides safely into secondbase against Alpha Tau's second baseman. 5. PhilBerry (with ball) holds up for fellow teammate,Duane Whitehead. 6. Mike Bohan does stretchingexercises before the sta rt of a club footbafl game.- John ,. RadcliffeMen's Intramurals/165

WOMEN'S INTRAMURALSAn Outlet for Bottled-up EnergyThe 1982 Women's Intramural program wasas exciting as it always was. In the previous yearthe women saw two new sports emerge fromthe intramural program and become an inter~collegiate sports first for Harding. Mrs. BarbaraBarnes, director of women's intramurals, wasvery pleased to have both cross country andsoftball for women on the intercollegiate level.She said, "We have many capable girls who,given the chance to play on an intercollegiateteam, could show a very good record and surprisemany people."In personal achievement, Susan Griffin wasawarded the Individual Sportmanship Award.Patti Robinson won the High Point Trophy. Inaddition to Patti, the following young ladiesreceived intramural jackets: Usa Reed, Usajenkins, Tami jones, Mary Cole, Karen Garrett,Connie Elrod, Carla Phillippi and Susan Griffin.In club awards, Beta Tau won the Club SportsmanshipAward.In the spring of 1982, Tri-Kappa captured thelarge club "A" trophy. The small club winnerwas GATA. Other winners were Tri-Sigs "B" andKappa Phi "c." Spring softball saw three winners:Kappa Phi won the big club trophy, Shantihwon the small club trophy and Tri-Kappawon the "S" trophy.Women's track and field was won by Tri­Kappa, while Ko jo Kai won the women's clubswimming.The fall came and with it came fall softball. Tri­Sigs won the big club trophy and Ka Re Ta wonthe small club trophy. Also in the competitionwas club football. It was here that the very fir!Otclub champion for football was crowned; ZetaRho was the lucky club. The next fall sport wasvolleyball. The big club winner was OEGE andthe small club winner was Phi Delta. Other winnerswere Tri Sigs "B," Kappa Delta "C," and TriKappa "D."lesa Barnett of Shantih had this to say about- Doug HurSfwomen's intramurals, "The program at Hardingis just great. There are so many sports for all thegirls to participate in. When the girls get to play,they play their hearts out and sometimes it getspretty rough. I like to play because it helps getrid of that bottled-up energy and frustration.""-«;166/Women's lntramurals

Opinion1. Pam Weeks of Tri-Kappa takes the hand-off andmakes a dash for the endzone. 2. Zet.l Rho plays 2-3zone against Kirie and it pays off as JoAnna Lambertblocks the pass . 3. During halftime the fans discussthe events of the first half and something;5 said that isnot appreciated.Women's Intramura ls/167

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