Football, cross cou ntry wra p-U Pp “ 24 vy | ft , Weber State’s football team had some good and bad moments and sophomores received a great an amount of playing time due to many positions. After losing the first five games in a row, the Wildcats bounced back to defeat Northern ue ei Be Bay Wildcat’s Buu isu a cals Meee rizona ve conferer jedvended eoee oe aan ions ee 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 tremendously next season. Secondly, I was very proud of some of the young men who 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 Conference First-Team. Small is only the second freshman ever to receive such an honor in the conference. Lee n, ic Curt Miller Otto Ribary (6-1, 215 Senior, —_ pjgasanton, CA), linebacker and (5-10,AZ),178 free Mark MasseyPage, Sophomore, ma Corn selected as enepome ob peine the conference’s most valuable cefensive: Player: Mike Humiston (6-3, 220, Junior, Anderson, CA) were all selected to the second team on defense, Rich and Humiston are both linebackers. The only Wildcat to make the ity. national eS | : Tim Small (603). an outstanding record | } . for the fall : statistics was kicker Robert Ruzek (6-0, 175, Freshman, South San Francisco, CA), Ruzek was listed as the The women’s cross country September 29 at a meet hosted by the University of Montana in on the starting defensive unit, so next year, 18 of the 22 starters will return for the Wildcats. Missoula. Weber State took fifth place behind Montana, pare Spee : a \ Seats The La q aca ee, Gruss Country Head Coach Chick Hislop guided his 1979 Cross Country team to a second place finish in Big Sky Conference the Championships behind | team started out the season on are the only two seniors to leave winner Nevada-Reno. 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 (33:19.8), Rex Hohnhold John House (6-2, 218 Senior, Lancaster, CA), a defensive tackle, Danny Rich (6-3, 202 Sophomore, Ogden, UT) and ip a Season: John House and Otto Ribary Mark Massey ait San in injury slowed him down towards ", _ Safety, were First-Team Seas "a or, ‘ aie selections on defense. Ribary a dak MIST). the tate omer cuce serore Yardage the later half of the year. injuries and lack of depth at | none of the competing teams had | The only senior lost on the of 1979, there were a few bright offense will be Eric Hill (6-1, 202 — spots along the way. The following is a short review of East Palo Alto, CA). Hill had 440 each sport. yards rushing and 151 in Cross Country receiving this season, but a leg juniors. Most of the freshman it t 6 Most Yardage In a game: (129), Most this fall, but despite the 3-8 record things should be looking . better for next season. Most of _ the team was made up of freshman, sophomores and ‘ | game: (6), Most in a Season: (29) _ golf and volleyball. Although , Qn and Utah State). Another freshman, Greg Kramer (5-11, 185, Freshman, Snohomish, WA) set kickoff return records. Most in one assistant sports information director Weber State women participated in four intercollegiate sports this past fall season--cross country, tennis field goals (vs. Northern Arizona ie t 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 Women's sports review by Nan M. Holyoak by Pectiman paced19:35) (13, and PattyJackie Huff Acacld (14 19:38) The following weekend (October 5), Weber State hosted ihe Utah invitee Br aT Wanens Cross Country Meet at the 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 women’s cross country team. Arnold is a freshman from (continued on page 10) (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 (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. Jackie Arnold | Page 9 S S's %