South Mountaineer Volume 34, Issue 28

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Volume 34, Number 28
June 2, 1992
Bethlehem, Pa.
1991-92
LEHIGHLIGHTS
A National Host:
*NCAA Women's Lacrosse
Championships
"Jets-Redskins NFL Scrimmage
"IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Meets
*Patriot League Basketball Tournament
*Patriot League Women's Tennis
Tournament
*Patriot League Indoor Track
Championships
*U.S.A. vs. Mexico Olympic Soccer
qualifying match
Movim; Forward:
'Approval of Taylor Gym Renovation
Project
"Corporate Affiliate Program
"Growth in Athletic Partnership
members
"Only Patriot League school with
football/basketball TV package
"Largest football attendance in 10 years
(11,939 per game)
"Patriot League basketball attendance
leader for second straight year
(2,827 per game)
"Expanded summer camps from
three to eight
OS THE FIELD SUCCESS:
"Overall Patriot League men's
champion
"Second overall in Patriot League
President's Cup
"17 athletes named to All-League teams
"Andy Udell — Patriot League soccer
Player-of-the-Year
"Pete Hamm — Patriot League football
offensive Player-of-the-Year
"John Morris/Solomon Fleckman earn
All-America status
"Women's soccer completes initial
season
"Softball wins most games ever (21)
"Men's tennis wins second-most
matches ever (14)
"John Covert wins 400th career meet
"Skip Schultz's 300th baseball win
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Football recap 2
Fall sports recap 2
Wrestling recap 3
Winter sports recap 3
Spring games of the year ...... 4
1992-93 recruits 4
OVERALL PRESIDENT'S CUP
FINAL STANDINGS  1991-92
(Number of sports in parentheses)
Bucknell (22)
114.5
LEHIGH (22)
113.0
Lafayette (22)
108.5
Colgate (22)
100.5
Army (22)
99.0
Fordham (18)
88.0
Holy Cross (22)      61.0
Navy (7) .       37.5
1991-92: meeting the highest standards
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
1991-92 was by any standard a year to
remember lor Lehigh athletics. From a 9-2 football
season to a Patriot League basketball tournament at
Stabler Arena to a pair of All-American wrestlers,
the past year was a non-stop ride of excitement on
South Mountain.
Highlights both on and off ihe field could take
up two issues of the South Mountaineer. Many such
topics are listed under the "Lehighlighis" heading
at left.
This SM finale issue lakes a look back at
many of those highlights. Of course, it would be
impossible to cover everyone's personal favorite in
a limited space, but we think the topics covered will
satisfy most.
1991 -92 also marked a year of changes for the
publication as a whole. We hope the new-look SM
was as exciting and informative to you as it was to
us. Page 4 gives you the chance to respond to that
thought: let us know what you think of the
Mountaineer. And start looking forward to '92-93.
Foley, Knight redefine 'taking care!
of the Lehigh student-athlete
By STEVE MEST
South Mountaineer Editor
One thins is foreertain when Lehiiih
student-athletes are concerned: they are
spared few expenses.
Providing the student-athlete with
a quality experience is a priority at any
university competing on the Division 1
level. Lehigh boasts some of the finest
facilities of any school its size in the
nation in Goodman Stadium and Stabler
Arena.
But "taking care" of student-
athletes at Lehigh goes far beyond lining
fields and sweeping the gymnasium floor.
Two prime examples of this are new
emphasis on sports medicine and
equipment. Both areas have moved from
a passive stance to proactive stance over
the past several years, with the 1991-92
school year being one of particular
impact. Detailed below are brief
overviews of the large strides made
recently in both departments.
Director of Sports Medicine Jack
Foley has been the catalyst for a number
of innovative programs not only at Lehigh
but in the country over the past several
years.
Foley debuted two bold and
forward-thinking programs in 1991-92:
an athletics meal program and a guideline
for the treament of skin infections.
Fully implemented last fall. the.
athletic meal program was set up by the
sports medicine department with the
assistance of the University Dining Service
and M.H. Wood Company.
Any student-athlete purchasing a 21
or ten-meal plan automatically had access
to a special platter daily empasizing lean
meats and a generally carbohydrate-rich
content. Others not part of those meal plans
could join the "Athletics — Any 5 Dinners"
meal program. A plan for fraternity and
sorority members was discussed with cooks
at campus houses and is expected to be in
place by this fall.
Please see 'Settling for'. Page 4
1992-93 recruits
announced
Incoming freshman athletes for the
1992-93 school year have been announced
by Lehigh University.
Many learns had banner recruiting
years. Head football coach Hank Small
and his staff Will welcome 31 players to
Lehigh next fall.
"We reaped the benefits of a nine-
win season/' Small said. "This is an
outstanding group which will'feature the
next generation of skill people at Lehigh."
Both basketball teams will welcome
five players while ihe wrestlers add at
least five newcomers wilh their recruiting
efforts not yet completed.
, Recruit list.s appear on Page 4.
Lehigh participants in the 1992 Alamo Rent-A-Car Alumni Run gather following the race in
New York's Central Park. The front row, from left: Jennifer Uman '89, Marlena Mihalakis '86,
Donna Benedek '88 and Jillian Stitalnik '88. The back row, from left: Bob Donchez '85, Joe
McVeigh'86, Stu Seltzer '87, Rod Blacklock '83 and Jeff Sherman '77.