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They come, they clap, they screamand holler. They are an integral part ofmost athletic contests."They" are known as fans andHardi ng teams are supported by someof the most enthusiastic fansanywhere.Larry Sm ith, sports informationdirector at UA-Monticello, has saidthat "the students of Harding arecertainly the most unified of any I haveever seen or been associated with sinceI became involved in athletics."Fans come in all ages and sizes, fromthe faculty members to the freshmenand from townsfolk to little chi ldren.They come singly but often in couplesas games provide excellent datingopportunities.Football games are attended in masswith the band and cheerleadershelping everyone to get in the act.Crowd support has perhaps its mostinfluence in basketball as it can erasethe visiti ng team's concentration whileproviding the needed support for theBisons during a crucial moment.Perhaps the strongest fans are thoseof the intramural variety. Sister clubsencourage brother clubs and viceversa. Large crowds come out for thechampionships and · root for theirfavorites.Maybe their reward is in participation;in feeling a part. Whatevertheir reward, they rejoice in victoryand hold their heads high in defeat.Without fans, what would an athleticcontest be?1. A BASKETBALL GAME provides an idealdating occasion for Barbara Fisher and MitchDurham.2. EXCITED after a first down, the crowd at theOuachita football game rises to their feet.3. A VARIETY OF EMOTIONS can be seen at anintramural game as Mark Brasher, LandraBuchanan, Mike Norwood and Sherry Noblindemonstrate during the Theta Tau-King's.\'\en (­team volleyball championship game.4. FACULTY MEMBERS are some of Harding'smost loyal fans. Here, Psychology professor LewMoore and his little boy watch the basketballgame with East Texas Baptist College.Fans • 181

An entirely new cheerleading squadwas selected by the student body lastApril during try-outs in the old gym .Cilia Riley, who was selectedcaptain by a majority vote of the sevensquad m em be r~ said the inexperienceof the girls in some ways hindered thesquad but also felt that they were"lucky" because "we took it on ourselvesto start out wit h new and freshideas. We used our own initiative.""Cheerleading is a good way toget to meet and enjoy manyacquaintances." [Cilia Riley]The squad began practicing oneweek before school began, getting upearly, practicing all day and sharingideas they had gathered all summer .They began regular practices thenext week with sessions four days aweek, an hour or two at a time. Laterthey trimmed t heir sessions down totwo or three a week depending onwhere the game was and whatpreparation was needed for the peprally that week.Sponsoring pep rallies every Fridayof a home football game or importantconference game, the squad scheduledthem so all students could attend,espec ially the football team. The 50'sHomecoming pep rally was theirbiggest one and was taped by KWCKand KSER. The pep band contributedby pl aying 50's songs .The squad attended every home andaway football and basketball game,sometimes hav ing to stay overnight.However, they did not neglect theother athletic teams as they made itt heir main project to give each team alittle favor for most events and al sohosted a party for each team.Cilia had praise for the SA whohelped them out financially by lettingthem sponsor the Freshman-TransferTalent Show and turning the profitsinto a spec ial cheerleader fund . The$125 raised was used to help withpai nt, paper and tape .The squad wore two new sets ofuniforms, new bl ack and gold sailoroutfits and new sweater outfits. Theyal so continued th eir traditionalWednesday chapel skits.Cilia sa id that although the yeardefinitely had its ups and downs, "ithas been a good year for us . Overallschool spirit was oljr goal and we hopethat has been accompl ished. "1. HER FACE GLOWING, Sandy Moore clapsenthusiastically to the music of the band.2. CHEERLEADERS. Front row: DanaMooneyham - c~captain , Dena Hallum,Brenda Hounsel. Back row: Sandy Moore, CiliaRiley - captain, Laura Willis, Kathy Robison.3. CAUGHT AT THE PEAK of her iump, KathyRobison shows her excitement after the 8isonsput two more points on the scoreboard.4. ARM IN ARM, the squad participates in aroutine at the 50'5 Homecoming pep rally in theold gym.5. AN INJURY does not keep Dana Mooneyhamfrom cheering at the last home football gameagainst UAM. She proudly displays her spiritwith her "Bison" cast.6. PARTICIPATING in a pep rally on the frontlawn, Laura Willis kicks upward as she performsa porn porn routine.182 • Cheerleaders

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Harding College has been to bowling inthe Arkansas I ntercollegiate Conferenceand the National Association of I n­tercollegiate Athletics about what UCLAhas been to basketball in the NCAA. For13 consecutive years the Bison keglershave won the NAIA Distri ct 17 title andhave participated in the NAIA nationalbowling championships in Kansas City.They have won four NAIA national titles- in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1975, underthe gu idance of Coach Ed Burt - haveplaced second two times, th ird two t imes,and fourth three times . Harding is theonly member of the AIC ever to win anational title. Other AIC schools haveparticipated in the final playoffs inbasketball and football but they havefailed to win the coveted NAIA Championship.Dominating the top four conferenceplaces, Harding captured its fourthconsecutive AIC title in 1977 and itstwelfth conference title in the 15 yearsthat bowling has been an AIC sport. Thelast two rounds, which were bowled atPark Plaza in Little Rock, were held inconjunction with the NAIA Di strict 17and Area IV roll-offs which the Bisonswon for the thirteenth straight year. KevinFisher, Charl es Howell, Rick Work, andBryan Davis were the four top bowlerswith season pinfalls of 4,604, . 4,475,4,460, and 4,444, respectively . The teamrall ied to place third in the nat ionaltournament in Kansas City.When this section was sent to theprinter, the 1978 team had completed itsfirst round of conference competitionwith a tremendous record of 3,090 pinfallfor an average of 206 per game for thef ive-man team. Coach Burt said, " It's aprivilege to be able to work with such agreat bunch of guys. They are willing towork and practice and they take pride inwhat they do." Burt requires each ·bowlerto roll at least three games a day, butmany bowl more.Bowling was added to AIC competitionfor the 1963 season and Harding entered ateam the first year with M. E. "Pinky"Berryhill, professor of physical educationand former Athletic Director as coach.Sparked by the leadership and performanceof senior Steve Smith, now onthe Harding mathematics faculty, the1963 team placed second in the AIC andqualified for the trip to Kansas City. The1964 team placed third in the AIC and didnot qualify for the nationals; however,the 1965 team began the current string of13 consecutive trips to Kansas City undera revised format that qualifies only eightteams for the national tournament. Amember of the 1965 and 1966 teams wasDennis Organ, now on the HardingEngli sh faculty, who received t he 1966AIC Cli ff Shaw Scholar-Athlete Award. In1966, Larry Yurcho and Johnny Beckplaced second in the national doublescompetition. During the f irst three years,"I am exceptionally proud of theboys that 1 have had on ourbowling teams over the years."[Coach Burt 1the College rented t ime from the WhiteCounty Lanes east of town for the team.In 1966, when the lanes closed, theCollege purchased the lanes, changed thename to College Bowl, and employed JoeStout to manage the Bowl and coach thebowling team which he did for one year.Although the 1967 team placed onlyfourth in the nationals, freshman Charl esBurt won the national singles title andteamed with Charles Webb to fini shsecond in the 'doubles competition.During his collegiate career, Burt ledHarding to four consecutive AICchampionships, four consecutive NAIADi strict 17 and Area IV titles, and oneNAIA national championship, in 1970,when he again won the national singlestitle. In 1969, he and Webb had againplaced second in doubles .• A four-timeparticipant in the national tournament,Bu rt is the only bowler ever to win theNAIA singles title twice. As a senior in1970, he averaged 202 .1 per game for the15-game tournament. Spanning four yearsof national competition, Burt averaged193.5 in 63 tournament games. O n thebasis of his outstanding collegiatebowling career, he was ind!:'cted into theNAIA Bowling Hall of Fame on April 14,1977 . He is now a registered pharmacist inLittle Rock.Ed Burt, father of Charles, who hadmanaged the Cooper Lanes in Batesvi llefor over seven years, was employed bythe College in October of 1967 to managethe College Bowl and to coach thebowling team when Stout returned toprofessional bowling. The Bowl wasclosed in the fall of 1973 when t heHammon Student Center was completedand the excellent 12 lanes in the StudentCenter became operative as the BisonLanes, serving both the College and thecommunity.Only two members of the 1970 teamwere back for 1971 , but the Bisons againwon the NAIA national title. DaveH.udson and Glen n Hanmer, newcomersto the team, won the doubles title. Threekeglers returned for 1972 and Hardingwon the national title for the thirdconsecutive year. Although Hudson had aphenomenal 3, 162 pinfall for the 15-gametournament, an average of 210.2 pergame, an NAIA individual record, he wasdefeated for the singles championship inthe two-game roll-off. In 1973, Hudson'ssenior year, he won the si ngles title in thetwo-game roll off although he rankedsecond at the close of the 15-gametournament.184 • Bowting

A freshman member of the 1972 teamwas Cary Beck, another Bison wno was afour-time participant in the nationaltournament and a national singleschampion. Beck, the son of Cec il Beck,director of men's intramurals at Harding,became the top bowler in his junior yearand led the team to third placenationally. In 1975, his senior year, Beckled Harding to another national title as hewon the nat ional singles title, teamedwith Zearl Watson to win the nationaldoubles title, and was voted by participatingbowlers the A. O. Duer Awardas the outstanding bowler in the tournament.By winning the NAIA singles title, Beckqualified to tryout for the U . S. bowlingteam that participated In the 8thFederation International de QuilleursWorld Bowling Championships held atCharrington Bowl, London, England,October 1-11 , 1975. Although he had tocome from behind on the last ball hebowled to qualify for the last position onthe team, he ranked second on the fivemanteam that placed second in the 1975World Bowling Championships. He wasthe only collegian parti cipating in the1975 FIQ championships." I never regretted moving here," CoachBurt, said. " I rea lly enjoy running thelanes. I'm exceptionally proud of the boysthat I have had on our bowl i ng teams overthe years. I think when the boys make theteam they take a look at that sign with theprevious teams' records on it and say tothemselves, 'I don't want to be on the firstlosing team and break that string.' " Burt'sknowledge of bowling, his confidence inthe team members, and the inspiration heprovides them have been key factors inbringing four national NAIA bowlingchampionships to Harding College.1. MARK CRAMER WATCHES closely as BryanDavis totals his score at a practice in the BisonLanes.2. BOWLING TEAM. Front Row: Fisher, Davis,Petrillo, Wilson, Bauer. Back Row: Coach Burt,Work, Wheeler, Gerlach, Howell, Flynn.3. A LOOK Of SATISFACTION is on DannyGerlach's face as he releases the bowling ball withprecision.4. CONCENTRATING on his form and target, MikeBedwell prepares to bowl a frame.--~ _ ..-.KrKansasHendrix CollegeBowling • 185

3"1. FRESHMAN BROAD JUMPER Marl< Morrisforcefully lands in the sand pit, retaining hisbalance for an accurate measurement.2. AIMING for a first place measurement, seniorSteve Flatt vigorously hurls the shot put.3. RELAY BATON IN HAND, senior MikeO'keefe swiftly plo~ down the straightwaytoward the finish line.4. CLEARING THE VAULT, Tom Jones easilyachieves the 12 foot mark.S. TRACK TEAM. Front Row: Morris, O'Keefe,Kissel , Foust, Sills, Gambill, Stephens,McAlister, Jones, Jennings, Hostetler, Rine-mgr.Second Row: Coach Jacoby, Zakrevsky-mgr.,McKeever, Grimes, Matt Grate, Kinser,Crompton, Cloninger, Harris, Stegall, J.Shepherd, Vancil, Bassett, White, Hamiltontrainer,Coach Sharp. Back Row: Head Coachlloyd, Marshall Grate, Reece, Galeazzi, Parker,Nixon, Gaither, Stafford, Williams, G. Shepherd,Fraley, Flatt, McClendon.6. STRETCHING out his muscles, junior RonParker limbers up during an afternoon workout.186 • Track

With a fresh bench of 20 newcomers,the Bison tracksters started the 1977season with some new talent. Eighteenreturnees also softened the loss of sevenlettermen to graduation.The Bisons got off to a good start attheir first meet in Arkadelphia. Steve Flattclaimed a first in the shot put and BruceGaither soared 6-4 for a first in the highjump. Phil Hostetler came through with asecond in the 5000-meter run .Travelling on to the meet at Monticello,the tracksters posted seven individual first place finishes taking runneruphonors in the triangular preconferencemeet.In the annual Bison Booster InvitationalRelays, Harding obtained fiveindividual blue ribbons . First places wentto Steve Flatt in the shot put, Tom Jonesin the pole vault, John McAlister in themile and also to the 400-meter relayteam.Harding, serving as host for theArkansas I ntercollegiate Conference meetMay 6, possessed the advantage of havingtrained on the track on which the conferencechampionship would be decided.In the first AIC meet run over metricdistances , with the exception of the milerun , all runners times became initialconference standards. All times wererecorded on an electronic timer.After a two-year absence from theranks of the front runners, OuachitaBaptist University established itself as afavorite to win the meet on the basis of itsqualifying performances in thepre1 iminari es.Harding's traditional strength in thedistance races was supplemented byqualifiers in the sprints and middledistance races . Daryl Bassett qualified inthe 100- and 200-meter dashes, GregShepherd and Mike O'Keefe in the 800-meter run and Rick Stegall in the 400-meter dash.Results of the AIC meet were notexactly what theBison tracksters wou ldhave liked. The Tigers of OBU, aspredicted, roared to t he conferencecrown with 64 points, followed byArkansas Tech with 52 points . Hardingcame in fifth with a score of 28 points.Arkansas Tech's Paul White set a newrecord in the shot put with ameasurement of 61 -2'h . Harding's PerryFraley placed second in the pole vau ltwith a 15-0 vault, setting a new schoolrecord . Other scorers for Harding placedin the discus, shot put, 4OO-meter dash,pole vau lt, high jump, 5000-meter runand the 1600-meter relays but it was notenough and the tracksters foundthemselves ri ght in the middle of thestandings with the season over.•• _ 0_ .4'.""", Track .187.-

I'.' ..../... 'I',' , ..~' ,',". •""1:4~ .. I;•9.~. - ....;.---~I "IJII"_--_31. AIMING for cross court, Mike Cloudvigorously drives a volley.2. DURING an intensive match, Chris Jacksonslices a backhand down the line, edging towardsa victory.3. HOPING to catch his opponent off·guard,Lindy Woods forcefully serves the ball across thenet.4. COlD AND SNOWY WEATHER outsidedoesn't restrain Tommy Lindsey from practicingas he improves on his serving in the new gym.S. TENNIS TEAM. Front Row: Asbill, Lindsey,Cochran, Honea, Woods, Sanders, Wood,Jackson . Back Row: Coach Elliott, Redden,Hurley, Nossaman, Sherrod, Williams, Hankins,Dawkins.6. IN A CONCENTRATED doubles match in thenew gym, Mike Cloud baCkS up Joel Peddle on abackhand volley.188 • Tennis

With only three of the netter's topeight players returni ng, the Bisons hadthe big task of defending their A ICcrown. But everything wasn't hopelessfor the 77 tennis team . Coach Elliottstated, "We have the best crop oftalent and potent ial that we have everhad at Harding." And this proved trueas the Hard ing netters won their firsthome game against Arkan sas College12-0.The Bisons later defeated SAU,Co ll ege of the Ozark s, and Hendrix in amarathon here at Hard ing. The nettershad a record scoring of 15-5 aherplaying three matches in less thanthirty hours.Clos ing out their regular season on awinning note, the netters downedHendrix 9-0 at Conway. Ranked at thetop of their division, the Hardingsquad participated in the three-dayAIC tourn ament held in Conway. Thefinal results of this match weredisappointing as Ouachita BaptistUniversity edged the Bisons by twopoints, scor ing 30-28, and .resulting ina loss of the Bisons' AIC crown.Tennis ·189

Lack of quickness, silent bats, andpoor fielding combined with inexperienceto spell doom for the hardbailers.The Bisons came from a 13-9season in 1976 to a final record of 7-7in the AIC and a 1(}-15 record over allin 1977. They had hoped to look tothree sen iors and a host of underclassmenin a quest for the 1977Arkansas I ntercollegiate Conferencebaseball crown.The hard bailers started the seasonoff by splitting a double-header withChristian Brothers, thus getting off towhat appeared would be a good seasonby making a good showing, accordingto Coach Richard Johnson . In their firstconference game, the Bisons split apai r with the College of the Ozarks togive them a season record of 4-2 and 1-1 in the Ale. The Bisons then lost thenext 7 out of 8 games but still were incontention for the AIC race with a2-2 record.The hard bailers Gould not seem toput together the wins that counted andwent into their fi nal games witha 5-7AIC record. They dropped both gamesof a doubleheader in their last outingand failed to make it to the finalplayoffs.Freshman outfielder Mike Beam wasnamed to the AII-AIC baseball team.Bison first baseman Vince Adams andsecond baseman Ordis Copeland werenamed honorable mention. Adams wasalso named to the NAIA District 17 AII­Star team.190 • Baseball

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.r:2Strong leadership and good attitudeswere two important criteria the 77golfers set as a basis for their season.April stood as a busy month for theHarding golfers as they traveled tovari ous cit ies for matches. The Bisonsplaced second in a triangular meet atOBU, plac ing behind OBU, butoutscoring Hendrix for the first timeever. Junior Lynn Pettus was theleader for the Bison';, stroking 80.Traveling on to Benton, Hard ing tookthird in a four-team match betweenOBU, Central Arkansas, and ArkansasTech. Coach Watkins stated that theBisons were getting the opportunitiesto play agai nst the best teams in theleague.I n the final AIC championships heldin Benton on the Long Hills CountryClub course, Hardin g placed sixth witha score of 653. Harding's best performancewas shown by junior JimEri ckson with a score of 160.1. CURTIS SKELTON putts the golf ball steadilyto si nk it into the hole.2. GOLF TEAM. ,Front Row: Johnson, Pettus,E rickson, Hendricks, Skelton. Back Row:Showalter, Price, pfeifer, Phipps, Emerson,Spars, Coach Watkins.3. ENJOYING a sunny afternoon on the golfcoorse, Rick Emerson slices into the ball.4. EYEING the ball with precision, Stan Phippsdetermines the position for his next move.1977 AIC GOLF RESULTSOuachita Bapti st Uni versityUniversity of Central Ark ansasHendrix CollegeSouthern Arkansas UniversityHenderson State Univers ityHarding CollegeArk ansas Tech UniversityU of A-Pine Bluff605633637641652&53658662192 • Golf•

2A major goal of Harding's gymnasticteam has been to be recogni zed as anofficial intercollegiate sport. The lackof this recognition, however, hasn'thampered the team's performance.For the third consecutive year,Harding's talented gymnasts capturedthe Arkansas Men's State gymnastictitle. Harding scored a total of 125.70followed by University of Arkan saswith 60.25 and University of Arkan sasat Little Rock scoring 51.60 for thirdplace.The Bison,gymnasts had scorings inthe f loor exercises , pommel vau lt, stillrings, high bar and parallel bars.Hard ing gained four of the top sixplaces in all -around individual scoringswith Kei th Davidson scoring 6.28 forfirst pl ace, Mike Prather with 4.96 forthird, Kevi n Davidson with 4.56 forfifth, and Ralph Lemon with 4.42 forsixth place .3.. c• ...1. WITH GREAT ST AMI NA, Ralph lemonexhibits a leg extension on the still rings.2. CINDY WARREN shows her flexibility in amove on the balance beam.3. FOLLOWING SOME POINTERS given byCoach Bailey, Steve lowry perfects his routineon the parallel bars.4. GYMNASTICS TEAM. Front Row: Cantrell,Kimmell , Lemon, Alessio, Evans, O. Howell,Norton. Second Row: Coach Bailey, 8. Howell,Davenport, lowry, Galloway. Back Row:Warnock, Warren, karija, Morris, Joumier,Robinson, Perkins.Gymnastics • 193

The loss of 19 sen iors from last year'sAIC co-championship football teamleft a hole that needed filling. But theBisons just could not seem to fill thathole and suffered t hrough a disappointing4-7 season.Good spring drills and a profitablerecruiting season had left head coachJohn Prock with an optimistic preseasonattitude."We'll need ti me to put the puzzleback together again," the dean of AICgrid mentors said. " Replacing thatmany people and that much leadershipis more than an overnight task. But wehave some people who can tackle thejob. We just need a litt le time for someof the boys to get some game experience."But it seemed the more experiencethe Bisons got, the more they fell. Alittle over midway through the seasonthey were 4-2 but victory eluded themthe rest of the way.The season started off well enoughwith a 26-10 victory at Jackson,Tennessee, over the Lane CollegeDragons. In the season opener,fullback Allen Grieb scored two touchdownsand quarterback Cam Prockcompleted seven of 12 passes for 108yards.Game number two brought revengeas the Bisons defeated the NorthwesternOklahoma State Rangers 10-7 in the home opener. The three-pointvictory avenged last year's three pointloss. David Duke's 25 yard field goalprovided the winning margin as theBisons won their eighth-straightvictory in the 13-year history of theannual Dad's Night game.Journeying to Springfield, Missouri,for game number three, the Bisonssuffered a 41-14 thrashing at the handsof the Southwest Missouri StateUniversity Bears. The only bright spotin the game was wide receiver MaxEllzey, who caught nine passes for 121yard s, including one touchdown.Fullback co-captain Allen Grieb waslost for the season during the gamewith a knee injury which requiredsurgery . Grieb thus ended his careerwith 1,730 yards to rank fifth on theall-time school record list.Conference action began in gamenumber four as the Bisons fell atArkad elphia to nationally rankedHenderson State University by a 9-0verdi ct. In a game which emphasizeddefense, Henderson's defense proved, . SENIOR QUARTERBACK Steve Peeples intentlywatches the Bison conquest of OBU . .2. PSYCHED UP for the ball game, the Bisons ripthrough a "Tear Up the Tigers" banner.3. TAK ING A HAN DOFF from quarterback CamProck, fullback Curtis Dupriest attacks a toughSouthern Arkansas front wall.4. A IUBLILANT KERRY FORTNER lifts aclenched hand for victory following CurtisDupriest's one-yard touchdown plunge againstOuachita.5. FOLLOWING a pass reception, Bison receiverDavid Bangs picks up nine yards against theUAM 8011 Weevils.6. f(X)TBALL TEAM. Front Row: K. Jonestrainer,Huckeba-grad. asst., R. Miller, Harris,Jones, Collier, Johnson, Orr, Linz, Bartee,Ragsdale, Ellzey, Anderson, Banks, Key, Tribble,Rick Jones-grad. asst., Akins-grad. asst. SecondRow: Hickmon-grad. asst., Randy Jones, Graul ,Steward, McCallister, Yeldell, Rivas, Mahanay,Perry, Dickey, Bangs, Pettit, Dauksch, Cooks,Webb, Hawkins, M. Miller, Shock, Smith, Joslingrad.asst. Third Row: Coach Johnson, CoachSharp, Nickerson, Stamp, Brown, Dukes, White,Beck, Shackelford, Stevens, Vanlandingham,Grieb, lawson, Gentry, Earnhart, French, Hines,Fortner, Towns, Rogers, Dupriest, Coach Mote,Head Coach Prock . Back Row: Peeples,Thompson, Dickson, Powers, langsdo n,Goldstein, Dodds, Kirkland, Reves, Kuwitzky,James, Prock, Gregg, Connell, Cothren, Berry,Massey, Hurst, Witt.194 • Football

3the stronger as the Reddies accumulated330 total yards compared tothe Bisons' ,,163. Punter Randy Jonesbooted the ball nine times for anaverage of 35.7 yards, including a 63-yard punt which tied the schoolrecord.The Bisons took their first AICvictory as they defeated the OuachitaBaptist University Tigers 29-15 atAlumni Field during game numberfive. The game highlight was an 86-yard punt return by freshman KevinWebb in the third quarter which set anew school record . Coach Prock feltWebb's return was the turning point ofthe game as the score was only 14-9 atthat point and " we needed somethingto pick us up and the return was thatsomething."Looking at the statistics, one wouldthink the Arkan sas Tech Wonder Boystook game number six. But the Bisonsclaimed their second AIC footballvictory at Russellville 14-12 by playinga "near perfect" first half. The Bisonsscored all their points in the first halfwith the Wonder Boys depending on asecond half surge for their points. MikeVanlandingham took rushing honorswith 101 yards in 28 carries, includinga touchdown.Non-conference foe MississippiCollege defeated the Bisons at home ingame number seven . The Choctawstook a 15-12 victory in a penaltyplaguedgame. Though the Bulls lost,wide receiver Max Ellzey tied a school(continued on page 196)Football • 195

ecord by catching 10 passes in a singlegame.Travelling to Stephenville, Texas, forgame number eight, the Bisons suffereda 12-7 defeat. Sickness in theback field proved costly to the Bisons.Coach Prock praised the defensiveeffort saying "we could have won thegame but we just didn't have enoughhealthy players."Homecoming spirits were dampenedduring game number nine as theSouthern Arkansas Muleridersdefeated the Bisons 17-7 before astanding-room-only crowd at AlumniField. Unable to run the ball, theBisons resorted to an aerial attackcompleting 18 of 30 passes for 194yards. The game was billed as a battleof defenses as several times thedefenses of both team would not allowthe offense a first down before givingup the ball.Game number 10 was the Bisons'fourth straight defeat, this one at thehands of the University of Arkansas atMonticello. The Boll Weevils, stillriding high over their shocking upset ofnationally fourth-ranked HendersonState two weeks before, defeated theBisons 9-6 in a battle of field goals atAlumni Field. However, the Bisondefense held UAM's premier runningback, Terry Alexander, to only 84 yardsduring the contest which was plaguedwith fumbleitis by both teams.I n game number 11 , the last game ofthe season, Central Arkansas quarterbackAllen Perry combi ned withflanker Clifton Ealy for 10 passcompletions - four for touchdowns -to lead the Bears to a 33-7 victory atConway. Rufus Banks' 57-yard interceptionreturn to UCA's one-yardline set up the Bisons' only touchdown,a one-yard sneak by quarterbackCam Prock.Four Bisons, including three seniors,were named to the fi rst squad of theAII-AIC football team. Those makingthe coveted team were senior cocaptainGary Brown, defensivelineman ; se nior Lanny Dauksch,defensive back; junior Max Ellzey,wide receiver; and senior Mike Graul,linebacker. Brown, Dauksch and Ellzeywere also named to the first squad ofthe AII-NAIA District 17 football team.The season was disappointing eventhough it was termed a rebuilding year.The large freshman crop is a source ofoptimism for next year and hopefullythe "puzzle pieces" will fit togetherand the hole will be filled.196 • Football

1. CONSTERNATION marks Assistant CoachDick lohnson's expression as he watches theBisons lose to UAM.2. WARMING UP on the sidelines is kicke'Mitch Miller who later booted two field goaP;:,against UAM.3. A HOST OF BISONS bu')' OBU lailbac!William Miller behind the line of scrimn~ge.S. ELUDING two OBU defenders, junior CamProck picks up several yards around right end.6. BLOWING UP the middle, Curtis Dupriestgains!.. veral tough yards against UAM.Football • 197

21977 AIC/NAIA DISTRICT 17CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS268384Ouachita Baptist Uni 95University of Arkansas-Monticello 123Henderson State University 1351855

Phil Hostetler definitely improved.Going from 12th place in last year'smeet to second place this year, hepaced the harri ers to their seventhconsec utive AIC crown and fifthstraight District 17 championshipduring the meet held at Arkansas TechUniversity at Ru ssellville Novemberfourth ."We run for the glory of Godand the glory of our schooL"[Marshall Grate 1The lone junior on the squad,Hostetler took second with a time of25:47 over the five-mile course,finishing just six seconds behind MarkSegovis of UCA. For four and Y. miles,it was a two-man race betweenHostetler and Segovis. " During the lastquarter of a mile, I lost my concentrationand began to think of thehurt that was inside me rather thanbeating Segovis, " Hostetler said. Atthat point, Segovis pulled out in frontto take the victory." I was real pleased with the way Iran in the AIC meet," Hostetler added ." I had been preparing for this race forseveral weeks and it went just as Iexpected."Head Coach Ted Lloyd had highpraise for Hostetler saying that Phil didan "outstanding job."The harriers pl aced all seven of theirrunners in the top 12 positions,finishing with 26 points. Arkansas Techwas a distant second with 83 points.Matt Grate came in third, John Sills.fifth, Marshall Grate seventh, JimmyMcLain ninth, Mark Williams 11th,and Dave Edwards finished 12th. Thetop ten runners in the meet qualifiedfor all-AIC honors.Coach Lloyd said this year's teampl aced the highest in Harding's crosscountry history. "We really dominatedthe race from the beginning. We ranwell and had all of our men in beforeany team had their second runner in."The harriers, competing in the NAIAmeet November 19th at the Universityof Wisconsin Parks ide at Kenosha,Wisconsin, finished 19th. It was theirsecond best finish ever and the firsttime to crack the top 20 since the 1973season ."Our boys did a fine job and we feelwe've made an important breakthrough,"said Coac h Lloyd. " It wasone of the largest meets we've hadwith 56 teams and more than 450runners. "Phil Hostetler again came in first forthe harriers, finishing in 46th position.John Sills came in second for theBisons in 78th position .Coach Lloyd stressed attitude as theingred ient behind the successfulseason. "The boys on the team werereal close-knit. They worked togetherand had fun running with each other. "He also said the squad ran 30" per centmore mileage than the sq uad did theyear before.Marshall Grate served as captain forthis year's team and was in partresponsi ble for the attitude of theteam . In a chapel program, Grate saidthe team runs "for the glory of God andthe glory of our schoo!.""Marshall is an excellent and veryunselfish runner," said Coach Lloyd."Whenever his brother or some otherrunner placed higher than he did, heprai sed them rather than be jealous."In retrospect, Coach Lloyd said hehad only one problem with this year'steam : " Determining who the top sevenrunn ers were each week, "Cross Country • 199

1. FACING HIS OPPONENT, Tim Flatt guards hisarea of the court, waiting for his chance to stealthe ball.2. BASKETBALL TEAM. Front Row: Morris-Mgr.,Quattlebaum, McClary, Flatt, Eckwood, Lowe,Futrell, Betts, Clinton-Mgr. Back Row: Asst.Coach Gardner, Asst. Coach Martin, Wilson,Thrasher, Binkley, Paxton, Stokes, Baker, Carter,Shackelford, Treadway, Wallace, Coach Bucy.3. lEAPING INTO THE AIR, Stan Eckwoodshoots for another basket for the Bisons.4. AIMING FOR TWO POINTS, Ricky Treadwaygoes up on one foot for a basket.5. GUARDED CAREFULLY by Ozark opponents,Ricky Treadway cautiously passes the ball toteammate Bob Stokes.200 • Basketball

· ,--~As in many of the other sports areas,the Bison basketball team can besummed up in two words, young andinexperi enced.For the first time in four years ,Coach Jess Bucy was without theservices of Butch Gardner, a threetimeNAIA All -American who rewrotethe Bison record books in scoring andrebounding.Only two starters returned, seniorDavid Baker at the post position andjunior Stan Eckwood at guard."We're awfully young everywhere,"Coach Bucy said. "With only twostarters coming back, it's obvious thatwe will have to look for the new mento help us earl ier than usual."Though the talent was there, theteam never seemed to jell together,resu lting in a losing season.The Bisons did start off right with a75-58 victory at College of the Ozarks.Stan Eckwood's 28 points paced thevictory.Travelling on to Springfield,M issouri, for game number two, theBisons lost to a tough Evangel team 97-74.The roundballers then went on ashort-lived winning streak and fansbecame optimistic as they won theirnext five outings, including theEvangel Class ic over Thanksgivingvacation. The tournament championshiphad' to be cons idered theseason highlight as it involvedavenging an earlier loss to the EvangelCrusaders .In their first conference game, theBisons could not seem to r;' from thefield and fell to the OUac,(?u, BaptistTigers . In their next game, the Bisonsplayed the College of the Ozarks agood first half, but could not overcomea cold spell in the second halfand fell to the Mountaineers.The roundballers played anothergood first half against the HendrixCollege Warriors, but again hadsecond half problems and lost 81-65despite David Baker's 21 points. Thisloss lowered the Bison's overall recordto 6-9 and 0-5 in the Ale.The roundballers lost a heartbreaker80-78, to the Henderson State Reddiesdespite Stan Eckwood's career high of38 points .I n their next game, the Bisons, lerlby freshman Tim Flatt, broke into theAIC win column with a victory over theArkansas Tech Wonderboys. The winbroke a month-long victory drought forthe Bisons. (continued on page 203)Basketball • 2Ql

1977-78 8ASKETBAll RESULTSHardingOpponent75 College of the Ozarks 5874 Evangel College 9787 Northeast Okl ahoma 8264 East Texas Baptist 6366 John Brown 6469 Evangel College 6454 East Texas Bapti st 5552 Ouachita Baptist 6463 College ofthe Ozarks 7368 Arkansas College 7982 College ofthe Ozarks 4692 Northeast Okl ahoma 10051 Evangel Coll ege 6345 Central Arkansas 7865 Hendrix College 8178 Henderson State 8069 Arkansas Tech 6778 UA-Monti cello 8571 Ouachita Baptist 8869 College ofthe Ozarks 8158 Southern Arkansas 7486 Arkansas College 8167 Central Arkansas 8361 Southern Arkansas 6664 Hendrix Coll ege 8969 Henderson State 8381 Arkansas Tech 7254 UA-Monti cello 591. READY FOR SUBSTITUTION, Bruce lowepatiently waits by the score keeper's table.2. HEAVILY GUARDED by two opponents,Bruce Binkley leaps into the air aiming for a twopoint basket.3. TIM FLATT DRIBBLES downcourt withconfidence towards the Bison goal.4. COACH BUey goes over last minute details inthe locker room before a home game.5. DAVID BAKER and an Ozark opponent jumpfor the IQSsup on the Bison court.202 • Basketball

..:.J.-.The Bisons could not seem to comeout ahead of UAM and droppedanother close one 85-78. The roundbailersmade another good fi rst halfshowing agai nst the league leadingTi gers of Ouachita with a score of 38-38 at the half, but fell again in thesecond half .With the combined efforts of StanEckwood and Tim Flatt scori ng 49points and David Baker's team high of20 rebounds. the Bisons took theirsecond AIC win with a victory overArkansas Co ll ege.Late in the season, the roundballerswere overpowered by the HendersonState Reddies with an 83-69 loss.However, the Bisons made a goodshowing at the last home game as theyplayed a consistent ballgame againstthe Arkansas Tech Wonderboys, takingthe victory 81-72. The round bailersthen lost their last game by a closemargin of 59-54 to UAM.Coach Bucy believed the team's\ .problems were psychological. " Thishas been a very disappointing year. We• •got off to a good start by defeating1- I"some very good nonconference teamsbut then we lost our confidence whenwe began A IC competition. We were avery young ball club but it was alsopsychological too."" I don't know of any college team inthe nation that had as much inexperienceas we had,"Bucy continued."We had very good talent on our teambut our players hadn't played as a teambefore and that is what hurt us ."" But we can't make any excuses . Weshould have won more games than wedid but we just couldn't jump on theopportunity to win several t imes, "Bucy concl uded.Team member Stan Eckwood said,"This is a rebuilding year and naturallywe would lose a few games. In nonconferencegames, we have a betterrecord than most of the A IC schools .Next year, we should have the bestteam ever at Harding. We had a goodteam this year but we had no Butch(Gardner) ."So the roundballers concluded a 9-19 year. Maybe it can be bl amed oninexperience . Next year will tell.Basketball • 203

1. NORMAN KAHLA powerfully sprinufreestyle down the pool in preparation for AICcompetition.2. COACH ARNOLD PYLKAS gives swimmerNorman Kahla some pointers on improving hisform.3. TIM BOYD does the breaststroke for a timingin the aftemoon swim practice. .4. SWIM TEAM. Front Row: H. Miller-asst.coach, Eudaly, Watson, North, Coach Pylkas.Second Row: Waites, o,erry, Charles, Cox,Lynn. Third. Row: McCoy, Blackshear, Sparks,Jaros, Amis, Mcelrea, Abele, M. Curry-stat., B. J.Pryor-stal. Back Row: Beach, kahla, Kern ,Wright, Ellis, Graham, Waites.5. PR(XjRESSING steadily towards the end ofthe pool, Steve North improves his endurance inthe backstroke.6. LONG DISTANCE SWIMMER Jeff Jaros swimsfreestyle one of many laps with anticipation ofplacing in the Ale.7. WITH POISE and precision, Eddie Blackshearcompletes a swan dive.8. AS THE STARTING GUN SOUNDS, Tim Boydvigorously bounds off the starting block to get agood start on his race.204 • Swimming

"1978 AIC Swimming ResultsHendrixHardingCentral ArkansasSouthern ArkansasOuachita BaptistArkansas TechHenderson State63527316716614511534Victory filled the air as the WaterBuffaloes opened their 1978 season.Traveling to St. Louis, Missiouri, theWater B.uffaloes overtook MacMurrayCollege of Illinois with a score of 68-44. Harding swam on to triumph overWestminster College by a score of 65-48. In the same meet the WaterBuffaloes fell to powerful University ofMissouri-St. Louis by a 40-70 margin.Important winning events for Hardingwere the 400 yard freestyle and 400yard medley relays.The Water Buffaloes began practicingin late September and the seasonclosed with the AIC Championshipmeet in late February. Throughoutthese practices coach Arnold Pylkasworked in developing each swimmer'sform, endurance and confidence. Aspecial aspect of the Water Buffaloes istheir spiritual closeness. Freshmanswimmer Monty Lynn stated, "CoachPylkas' Christ-like influence has greatlyadded to the spiritual closeness of theteam."Continuing on in their season, thetankers traveled to Conway competingagainst the Hendrix Warriors and OBUTigers. The Bisons returned havingoutswum the Tigers 78-33, but fellshort to their arch rivals, the HendrixWarriors, 89-24. Harding pulled a firstin the 400 freestyle relays with a timeof 3:53:27. Dale "Goober" McCoy andEdd ie BI ackshear captured a fi rst andsecond place respectivel y, in the oneand three meter diving competition.The Water Buffaloes triumphedagain in their final home meet againstHenderson, scoring 95-18 - leavi ng apositive feel ing for the AIC Championshipmeet. .With a determination and spirit towin, the tankers set out for victory inthe Ale. At the end of an exhausting,but exciting weekend, the WaterBuffaloes had a total score of 273points for second place, with theHendrix Warriors taking the championshipwith 635 points. Some importantwinning events for the tankerswere the 400 yard freestyle relay, the100 yard individual freestyle, and the200 yard individual backstroke. Theend of this meet proved to be a veryemotional one as Coach Pylkas endedhis coaching career after six years hereat Harding. Of these six years, Pylkas'team never returned from the AIC withless than second place.Swimming • 205

Charles BurtA'.lff>;,7,QI.!ENAJAI30WlingHall of FameWinning outright AIC championships incross country and bowling and tieing forthe championship in football, whileplacing second in swimming and tennis,enabled Harding to place third in t he AICAll-Sports competition for 1977 with 66 Y,points, behind Ouachita with 72 andUniversity of Central Arkansas with 73'1,points. Thi s was the 13th consecutiveyear that Harding placed fourth or higherin the All-Sports competition of the 10-member conference.M ike O'Keefe, a four-year letterman intrack and a two-year letterman in crosscountry, received the 1977 Cliff ShawScholar-Athlete Award presented by theAIC to the graduating senior in theConference earning at least two lettersand achieving the highest grade average.He achieved a 3.977 average en route to amajor in social science and a strong minorin art which he converted to a B.S. degreein art during the 1977 fall semester.O'Keefe was the 11th Harding athlete inthe last 19 years to receive this award .On April 14, 1977, at the NAIA nationalbowling tournament in Kansas City,Charles Burt was inducted into the NAIABowling Hall of Fame. Burt, who participatedin four national tournamentsduring his undergraduate years at Harding,is the only bowler ever to win theNAIA singles t itle twice. He won thesingles as a freshman in 1966 and again asa senior in 1970.For the second year senior ButchGardner was named to the A II-NAIAsecond team in basketball and for thefourth year to the AII-AIC team as hecl imaxed a great career at Harding. Heholds the third all-time scoring record inAIC annals with a four-year total of 2,255points in the 107 games he played for theBisons. On February 21, 1977, his jerseywith the famed number "20" was retired,the first athlete in any sport at Harding tohave his number retired.Bisons dominated the AII-AICrecipients in cross country and bowling aswould be expected since Hardingperennially wins the conferencechampionship in these two sports.Vince AdamsBaseballAII-NAIA DiS!. 17Kyle AsbillTennisAll-AleMike BeamBaseba llAll-AleTim BoydSwimmingAll-AleGary BrownFootballAll-AleAII-NAIA Dist. 17Lanny DaukschFootballAll-AleAII-NAIA DiS!. 17Bryan DavisBowlingAll-AleNAJA All-AmericanMax EllzeyFootballAll-AleAII-NAIA Dist. 17Kevin FisherBowlingAll-AleAle Singles Champion206 • AII·Stars

( .-rJ1Butch GardnerMike GraulChris Jackson Jimmy McClain Ron WheelerBasketballFootballTennis Cross Country NAIA Dist. 17All-AleAll-AleAll-Ale All-Ale Singles ChampionAII-NAIA Dist. 17NAIA All-American Phil Hostetler Dale Linge Mike O'Keefe Don WoodSecond Team Cross Country Swimming Track and Cross Country Tenni sMarshall Grate All-Ale All-Ale AIC Scholar-Ath lete AII-AICCross CountryHi gh-Point ManCharles HowellAll-Ale John SillsRick WorkBowling Tom Lindsey Cross Country BowlingMatt Grate All-Ale Tennis AII-AIC All-AleCross CountryAll-AleAll-Ale:\II-Stars • 207

sport every man and everyman in a sport" was the guiding themeof the men's intramural athleticprogram under the direction of CecilBeck. Beck has completed 25 years ofeffective service in this capacity. " Ifyou don't know how to playa certainactivity, sign up for it and learn," Becktold the men students and more than90 per cent of the men were involvedsome way in the program.The 40-event program challengedmany students who had not previouslyparticipated in athletics to participate.Sportsmanship and leadership weregiven strong emphasis in the program.Beck commented, "The entire programis dedicated to the ideal that one whoparticipates should be a betterChristian for having done so. Thosewho participate will be expected todisplay true sportsmanship at alltimes. "Club competition proved a greatstimulus to the program. Large crowdsof fans gathered to watch the clubgames, especially those that werecrucial in determining a club championship.In spite of very spirited play,Beck maintained high sportsmanshiplevels, disciplining both individualstudents and entire clubs as needarose. Enthusiasm at some of the clubgames equalled or surpassed that atintercollegiate events. To promoteparticipation, A, B, C, and even Dteams were fielded by clubs in somesports. To equalize competition asmuch as possible, both large club andsmall club leagues were implemented.During the fall semester, Theta Tauwon both the A and B team championshipsin small club softball whileMoh ican won the A-team big cI ubsoftball, TNT won the B-team competitionand Chi Sigs won the C-teamsoftball event. Kn ights won both the Aand B team championships in smallclub ragtag football while Sub T wonthe A-team big club football championshipand Ki'ppa Sigs won the BandC championships in ragtag football. Insmall-club volleyball, Theta Tau wonthe A-team championship, Knightswon the B-team, Theta Tau won the C­team, and Lambda Sigma won the D­team.! n large-club volleyball, TNT wonthe A-team championship while AlphaTau was winning the other threecategories.(continued on page 211)208

, , -1ft. . •.-•. ~1. KING'S MEN'S TIM FISH makes a slide intosecond base against defending lambda Barryi\'\ontgomery .2. GALAXY'S MARK MORRIS shoots a jump shotwhile layne Yeldell gets ready for the rebound.3. ALPHA TAU'S KEITH DOOLEY makes readyfor a handoff as pressure is put on by TNT's JimGrady.4. ACTION IS QUICK as Alpha Tau plays Galaxyin a hot game of volleyball., . _ .5. TNT'S AMOS ALLEN "","ps around the rightend while quartemacl( Mark Hooper watches theplay.6. LAMBDA'S STEVE OCKAY looks on asteammate Gregory ~Cubbin makes a big swingand King's Men's catcher Ron Adams awaits thepitch.

1. KAPPA SIGS' Donnie Huckeba and Galaxy'sJohn Sowell struggle with the ball in a dosegame of basketball.2. HOPING TO GET A REBOUND fm Sub-T,Max Ellzey follows Kappa Sigs' Matt Massey whois shooting for a basket.3. THETA TAU'S Harry Lehman backs up GregClayton as he goes up to block a volley by King'sMen's Frank Lott.4. THE BAll DOESN'T QUITE MAKE IT 10Lambda's Danny Younger on time as Kreg Atterberryscores another run for King's Men.S. HEAVILY GUARDED by Sub-T players PerryFraley and John Livingston, Mohawk DougWhite jumps into the air to assure a safe pass tohis teammate.6. MOHICAN PLAYERS Byron Hagler, MikeTurner and David Walters carefully cover Sub-Tplayers PelTY Fraley and John Langsdon in ' avigorous game in the new gym.210 • Intramurals

During the 1977 spring semester,Theta Tau was the small-club swimmingchampion and Galaxy was thebig-club swimming champion. ThetaTau also won the small-club track andfield championship while Alpha Tauwon the large-club track and fieldaward . Sub-T won all four divisions ofbig-club basketball , an unusualachievement.In May, 1977, the following big clubAll-Sports winners were announced byMr. Beck: A teams, Alpha Tau ; Bteams, a tie between Alpha Tau andSub-T; C teams, Galaxy; and D teams,TNT. The small club All-Sports w innerswere Theta Tau in the first threedivisions and Kni ghts in the D-teamdiv ision.Duri ng the fall, Mark Brasher wonthe horseshoes singles and teamedwith David Perkins to win the doublesevent . Richard McClelen won thehandball singles and he teamed withDavid Glenn to win the doubles.Dennis Mount, Craig Reed and DavidJernigan won the t hree-man basketballtitle. John McDonough won the crosscountry championship.At the close of the 1977 springsemester the following .awards werepresented in chapel. Thurl Noonkesterwas awarded the Intramural Athlete oft he Year Trophy determined by acombination of points achieved andvotes for sportsmanship. For the fourthconsecut ive year, Noonkester receivedthe Sports Skills Champion Trophy.Leonard Cannon received' the IntramuralSpirit Award and Alan Joneswas recognized for havi ng earned thehi ghest number of points in intramuralcompetition for the year. Other jacketw inners besides Jon es wereNoonkester, Gary Rhodes, Cannon forthe fourth year, Keith Dooley, BenjiNail, David Gillia,m, Alan Gentry,Mark Brasher, Danny Garn er, andBrian Thompson.(continued on page 212)Intramurals ·211

"Highly successful - the highlightof the year for the girls," were thecomments Barbara Barnes, director ofwomen's intramural sports activitiesfor 12 years, had for the first Women'sI ntramural Sports banquet held Apri I23, 1977, at Bill's Restaurant. Invitedto the banquet were those people whohad been on championship teams, AII­Star teams, individual champions andintramural assistants. Speaker was KaySmith Gowen, former StudentAssociation vice president and intramuralassistant, who is Director ofPublic Relations for Crowley's RidgeCollege.I nterest and participation inwomen's intramural athletics maintainedthe same high level in 1977-78that prevailed the previous year whenan extensive increase was made in thebudget to implement a strongerprogram for the women. The regularintramural program was enhanced byinterclub competition which involvedmore students than the regularprogram .Team sports for 1977-78 were softball, speedball, volleyball, swimming,and track and field. Individual skillsports included racquetball, tennis,badminton, and ping pong. In clubcompetition, team tennis for th~ firsttime was scheduled for the late spring.To stimulate participation in theprogram in both team and individualsports, a point system was kept andjackets were awarded to the 10 womenwho achieved the highest number ofpoints throughout the school year.Jacket winners for 1976-77 were SandyKinder, Vicki Emery, Jill Osborne,Jeanne Tanner, Suzanne Wilborn,Brenda Garner, Paula Warnack, ShelbyKritz, Pam Housley, and TammiIsaacs. Receiving the trophy for thehighest number of points was SandyKinder. Debbie Brown received theindividual sportsmanship award andOmega Phi received the club sportsmanshipaward.As a furthur stimulus to increaseparticipation by as many women aspossible, clubs were able to field A, B,C, and D teams in basketball andvolleyball. To equalize as much aspossible competitive ability, clubswere separated into IIlarge" and"small" team categories, based uponthe athletic potential of the clubs.In the fall of 1977, winner of clubspeedball was Tri Sigma. Winners inclub softball were Kappa Phi and TriKappa, and winners in club volleyballwere Kappa Phi and Beta Tau Gamma.In the spring of 1977, Kappa Phi andTofebt were winners in club basketball,Omega Phi in swimming andKappa Phi in track and field.Mrs. Barnes depended upon capablestudent assistants to help her indirecting the program. Assistants forthe fall semester were Sandy Kinderand Kim Gibson. Assistants for thespring semester were Paula Warnack,Brenda Garner, and Beverly Jo Pryor.212

1. ZETA PHI BEAU David Mitchell coachesCorrine Button as Ump ColVlie Miller looks on.2. AcrJ(.~ IS HEAVY on the court as Theta Psiplays Trj Kappa.3. GAIL IRBY readies herself for a pitch as doesKo 10 Kai catcher Diana Davis while leDonnaMcAlister cheers in the background.4. BETA TAU'S TERA TAYLOR makes a greatplayas Darlene Keithly and Roger Messickobserves with satisfaction.5. REGINA'S BECKY LOCKETT looks on asDanette Trammel makes a good hit.Intramurals • 213

1. THE OORMITORY HAllWAY is one place for DebbieJones to perfect her gymnastic abilities.2. WITH HER HEAD tucked tightly in, Janeal Roberts safelypasses under the limbo bar.3. EYEING the pool ball with precision, Matt Masseyprepares to sink it in the corner pocket.4. TAKING ADVANTAGE of a warm sunny afternoon, TomRitchie tosses the frisbee on the front lawn.5. STOPPING for a few minutes of relaxation, JimmyMartin enjoys a game of ping pong in the Student Centergame room.6. AFTER MUCH PRACTICE, Danny McNeil succeeds inreaching a full wheelie on his ten-speed.7. BUZ PElTIER continues to Improve his skateboardstunts by practicing some daring moves on the old tenniscourts.8. A SENSE OF TENSENESS is in the air as Mark Hayes andAndy Stark battle Kevin Sartin and John Redden in a gameof foosball.214 • Non-organized Sports

7They are not on a Harding sponsoredathletic team but they are athletes justthe same. As participants in nonorganizedathletics, they supply theanswer to the question, "What dopeople around here do when they wantto have a little fun in ttJeir spare time?"In the spring and fall , students headto the stands of timber and abandonedfields to hunt wild game and to thelakes and streams around Searcy toswim and water ski. Greers Ferry Lake,just a short drive away, an.d the BluffHole, just outside the community ofLetona, are favorite "watering holes."But students do not necessarily haveto venture away from campus to fi ndtheir own individual sporting activities.Skateboarding enthusiasts,riding the new wave of popularity forthis revived means of transportation,can be seen zigging and zagging alongthe long, straight sidewalks of thecampus. One brave soul even venturedto test his expertise on the old. tenniscourts. Outfitted with knee pads andtwo boards, Buz Peltier proceeded toleave one board behind and land onthe other after cleari ng the net.A soaring frisbee and a spiralingfootball often cross lines.of flight on abalmy fall afternoon, with participantsgivi ng ground and allowi ng for eachother's movements on that informalplaying field called the front lawn.Friendly competition in ping pong orfoosball can be found almost any timeof day or night in the Student Center inaddition to knocking down a few pinsat the Bison Lanes.Bicycles can be seen all overcampus, not always just to get aroundon, but also for exercise purposes.Physical fitness buffs often frequentthe weight room in the New Gym aswell as daily jogging around CollegePark.Whatever the activity, the underlyingcommon denominator is thequest for a few minutes or hours offun, physical improvement andrelaxation.Non-organized Sports • 215

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