seventh best kicker in Division I-AA. He connected on 11-19 attempts and averaged one field goal per game. Twice he tied the school record with two 51-yard field goals (vs. Northern Arizona and Utah State). Another freshman, Greg | Football, cross country wrap-up J Kramer Weber State’s football team had some good and bad moments this fall, but despite the 3-8 offense will be Eric Hill (6-1, 202 1 record, things should be looking East Palo Alto, CA). Hill had 440 better for next season. Most of receiving this season, but a leg injury slowed him down towards _ freshman, sophomores and juniors. Most of the freshman P am | 14-10) aie Idaho (12-7 Fats Ly Wildcat’s conference record ended f ee conference ae EE Curt Miller Otto Ribary (6-1, 215 Senior, Pleasanton, CA), linebacker and (0:10,AZ),1/9 free Mark ManseyPage, Sophomore, } } State The Lad: Cross Country Head Coach Chick Hislop wee te os ae by feciman paced (14 Huff Avacld and PattyJackie (13, 19:35) ‘if guided his 1979 Cross Country 19:38) if The following weekend (October 5), Weber State hosted Invitational the Utah tha Moet at Women’s Kinustitey Croke } ij Four Weber runners finished within 18 seconds of each other providing an excellent balance. The Conference Championships were held in conjunction with the District Seven meet at Wasatch State Park in Midway, UT. Overall, Weber finished fifth in the District Seven competition ahead of such nationally ranked teams as Wyoming (ranked 3rd), Northern Arizona (15th), and Idaho (16th). Seven of the top 20 ranked teams in the nation participated in the event, including defending NCAA champion Texas-E] Paso. There were three Big Sky teams ranked in the top 20, the most any sport has had in a top 20 poll. Norberto Segura finished 10th overall with a time of 33:15.7. He was followed by Brian Appell Riverside Golf Course. This meet was co-sponsored by the four Utah schools. The Lady Wildcats took sixth place in the meet but were pleased to finish ahead of Brigham Young University and Utah State. Again Weber State was paced by Huff (14, 19:52) and Arnold (18, 19:56). Patty Huff and Jackie Arnold _ were the bright spots for the played despite having some painful injuries. They did an excellent job under\adverse conditions.” Tim Small (6-2, 225 Freshman, San Jose, CA) an offensive guard and Curt Miller (6-2, 200 Sophomore, Lake Stevens, WA) _ were both selected to the Big Sky Small is only the second freshman ever to (33:19.8), Rex Hohnhold receive such an honor in the conference. Mark Massey John House (6-2, 218 Senior, Lancaster, CA), a defensive tackle, Danny Rich (6-3, 202 Sophomore, Ogden, UT) and Mike Humiston (6-3, 220, Junior, Anderson, CA) were all selected to the second team on defense, Rich and Humiston linebackers. are both The only Wildcat to make the national statistics was kicker Robert Ruzek (6-0, 175, Freshman, South San Francisco, CA), Ruzek was listed as the | Missoula. Weber State took fifth place behind Montana, tie Spokane ‘ Ri Ssicobe team to a second place finish in the Big Sky Conference behind winner Championships Navad iene: Secondly, I was very proud of some of the young men who Conference First-Team. on the starting defensive unit, so next year, 18 of the 22 starters will return for the Wildcats. Bipary seleceens oS eee “ame wiphis ong: point, oF pene (ne conicrenre seleried a5defensive player. mag valuable tremendously next season. } } safety, were First-Team Head Coach Peter Riehlman looks toward next season with some high enthusiasm. “The most important aspect about the season was the number of young players that played. They improved steadily each week and really arrived as football players at the end of the season which should help us n, ic s id - "Si t 29 at a meet hosted women’s cross country team. f asi Vit te al sig ESE a E. - syith Sart September season aD t. oak and Otto Ribary ’ out the ital | House | on started 5 ih Sade tspeeead ace Sea, ; } John team ; later half of the year. are the only two seniors to leave _ by the University of Montana in " injuries and lack of depth at _ many positions. After losing the first five } games in a row, the Wildcats fee2 back to defeat Northern | the a great received amount of playing time due to | an and sophomores Cross Country The women’s cross country Arnold is a freshman from [cant apenas | it | each sport. yards rushing and 151 in _ the team was made up of by Nan M. Holyoak assistant sports information director Weber State women participated in four intercollegiate sports this past fall season--cross country, tennis golf and volleyball. Although none of the competing teams had an outstanding record for the fall of 1979, there were a few bright spots along the way. The following is a short review of (continued on page 10) semniliatn h ! n (5-11, 185, Freshman, Snohomish, WA) set kickoff return records. Most in one game: (6), Most in a Season: (29) Most Yardage in a game: (129), Most Yardage in a Season: (603). The only senior lost on the Women's sports review (33:31.3) and Javier Chavez at 33:31.6. The Wildcats won two invitational meets during the season. They took their own Weber State Invitational with a score of 36, followed by Utah Patty Huff (48), Utah State (100) and Southern Utah State (130). They also won the Utah State Invitational in Logan, with a score of 28, followed by BYU (53), Utah State (70), Utah (79) and Southern Utah State (112). Good news is that this year’s team doesn’t have any seniors on it, so it looks to be another strong cross country year next fall for Coach Hislop. 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