South Mountaineer Volume 22, Issue 15

              Vol. 22 — No. 15
JANUARY 8, 1980
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Wrestlers Hammer Wisconsin
Whitehead Is Coach-of- Year
2nd Time
In 3 Years
John Whitehead of Lehigh,
selected national football coach-
of-the-year in his division for the
second time in the last three
seasons, has guided Engineer
elevens to a 30-8 record over that
period of time.
ABC-TV and the Chevrolet
Division of General Motors,
which make the choice, picked
him in 1-AA this season after
naming him top man in Div. 2 in
1977. Lehigh won the national title
in Div. 2 two years ago and was
runnerup to Eastern Kentucky
University this fall in 1-AA, a
division created by the NCAA in
1978.
Whitehead's selection was
announced on national television
during halftime of the recent
Gator Bowl game at Jacksonville, Fla. Other recipients of
coach-of-the-year honors were
Bobby Bowden of Florida State in
1-A, Harold (Tubby) Raymond of
Delaware in Div. 2 and Charles
Klausing of Carnegie-Mellon in
Div. 3.
The twenty-fourth head football
coach in Lehigh history, where
the Engineers first began playing
in 1884, Whitehead in four seasons
is fourth in total victories with a
36-13 mark.
ALL-AMERICAN offensive tackle Dave Melone (left) of Lehigh,
accepts congratulations from Preston Parr, dean and vice president of
student affairs at the University, upon receiving a $2,000 NCAA
postgraduate scholarship. In center is Bill Leckonby, director of
athletics.
Gridder Honored
Offensive tackle Dave Melone
of Weston, Mass., and Lehigh,
has been named recipient of a
$2,000 NCAA scholarship for postgraduate study.
Melone, a 6-4, 260-pound senior
in whom professional scouts have
shown interest, is in the College
of Engineering and Physical
Sciences   and   carries   a   3.09
Squad, Coach Lauded
"On behalf of Lehigh alumni and friends everywhere, I
would like to extend heartiest congratulations to the Lehigh
football squad. Finishing second in the nation in its division,
1-AA, with a 10-3 record, allows for a great deal of pride.
"That accomplishment follows highly-successful seasons
in recent years highlighted by our first NCAA playoff appearance in 1973, another in 1975 and the national championship season of 1977.
"I was fortunate not only to see every game during 1979 but
to travel with the squad to both Murray State for the semifinals and to Orlando, Fla., for the final against Eastern
Kentucky.
"Our squad performed well on and off the field. They are
an impressive group of young gentlemen of which Lehigh can
be very proud. They exhibited character in both determination and discipline which has been an integral part of
their identity and which undoubtedly has contributed to the
character of the team.
"One final important comment. We are grateful to John
Whitehead and his staff of coaches who, by their nature, give
a quality of leadership which has produced fine gentlemen
and a fine team.
;4jAnd we congratulate John on his selection by ABC-TV and
the Chevrolet Division of General Motors as Div. 1-AA Coach-
of-the-Year. This is the second time in the last three seasons
he has been accorded this high honor.
"It was a great season which brought much pleasure and
excitement to Lehigh. We all say 'thank you'."
—C. KEITH RUST, President,
Lehigh Alumni Association
cumulative   average—on   a   4.0
system—in civil engineering.
He already has been named to
All-American first teams as
selected by the American
Football Coaches Assn., for
Kodak, and by the Associated
Press, and to the Eastern College
Athletic Assn. (ECAC) first
team, in 1-AA.
His selection as a scholarship
winner was announced by Walter
Byers, executive director of the
NCAA, on behalf of the NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.
Melone spearheaded Lehigh to
a 10-3 season in 1979. The
Engineers were invited to the
NCAA 1-AA championship
playoffs where they eliminated
Murray, Ky., State University
before reaching the finals where
they were beaten by Eastern,
Ky., State University in the
Tangerine Bowl Stadium at
Orlando, Fla.
The $2,000 NCAA postgraduate
scholarship may be used by the
recipient to further his education
at a university, college or
professional school of his choice..
Melone is considering continuing
at Lehigh to study for a master's.
degree in business administration.
EIWA TOURNEY TICKETS
Lehigh, which will host the 76th
annual Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling Assn. (EIWA)
championship tournament
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29 and
March 1, is accepting ticket
applications.
Kilrain Fall Spearheads
Lehigh To 25-15 Win
Over Top-Ranked Rival
An electrifying fall by Colin
Kilrain, combined with six
decision victories, gave Lehigh
wrestlers a stunning 25-15 upset
over Wisconsin last Saturday at
the Stabler Athletic and Convocation Center.
The Badgers, who took the mat
ranked No. 1 nationally by The
National Mat News as against the
Engineers' No. 5 rating, were
able to win only three bouts as
Lehigh racked up one of its most
memorable dual meet triumphs.
Kilrain, of Braintree, Mass.,
put his team on the threshhold of
victory with a fall over highly-
regarded Jim Kleinhans in 4:42 of
their 177-pound bout. It was a
tough, low-scoring bout when
Kilrain suddenly flipped
Kleinhans onto his back and
registered the fall.
One moment the wrestlers
were locked in a crucial duel with
neither having the upper hand.
One moment later Kleinhans was
on his back, referee Ken
Nickischer had tapped off the pin,
and 4,000 spectators were on their
feet for a prolonged standing
ovation.
The Engineers, who had seen a
10-0 lead reversed into a 15-13
deficit, suddenly were up 19-15
and could clinch their major
upset if undefeated 190-pounder
Mike Brown, of Bethlehem, Pa.,
could top another highly-regarded Badger star, Mitch Hull.
Brown, defeated 4-2 by Hull in a
dual meet last year at Madison,
Wis., never in his college career
has lost to the same man twice
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LEHIGH  25, WISCONSIN  IS
118—Rich Santoro, Lehigh dec. Mark
Zimmer, 101.
126—Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh, dec. Bruce
Brotzman, 4-2.
134—Darryl Burley, Lehigh, dec. Dave
Goodspeed, 4 0.
142—Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin, dec.
Richie Earl, 16-2.
150—Andy Rein, Wisconsin, dec. Denis
Reed, 20-7.
158—Jim Reilly, Lehigh, dec. Grant Smith,
96.
167—Dave Evans, Wisconsin, dec. Roy
Lobdell, 23-7.
177—Colin Kilrain, Lehigh, pinned Jim
Kleinhans in 4:42.
190— Mike Brown, Lehigh, dec. Mitch Hull,
3-2.
Unl—Drew Keiser, Lehigh, dec. Scott
Jerabek, 8-6.
Referee—Ken Nickischer
Cagers Impressive
Lehigh cagers played well in
last week's Hatter Classic at
Deland, Fla., although dropping
a pair of decisions.
Coach Brian Hill's club bowed
to Navy in the first round, 68-67 in
overtime, and to host Stetson in
the consolation game, 69-56.
Navy won the tournament
championship in its second appearance, winning 81-67 over
Houston Baptist. The Texans had
upset Stetson in the first round.
The losses dropped the
Engineers below .500 for the first
time this season, at 3-4. They are
at Rutgers Jan. 8 and home
against East Stroudsburg
Thursday, Jan. 10.
Senior forward Jeff Vandemark, of Mahwah, N.J.,
starred during the Hatter tourney
with 13 points against Navy and
25 against Stetson, earning a
berth on the all-tournament
team.
He now has 954 career points in
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LEHIGH
Ketcho 2-9-10-13, Unger 0-0-0-0, Blue 5-0-1-
10, Vandemark 3 7 9 13, Hanks 1-3-5-5, Power
6-3-4-15, Coppola 10-0-2, Riley 2-5-6-9. Totals:
20-27-35-67.
NAVY
Myers 7-0-014, Simons 0-0-1-0, Geshay 6-4
7-16, Green 1 00-2, Brooks7 0014, Grooms 3
2-3-8, Cotherman 0-0-0-0, Smith 3-3-4-9.
Davidson 1-1-2-3, Burlingame 0-2-2-2. Totals:
28-12 19-68.
Halftime: Lehigh,37-32
Regulation: Tie, 58-58
LEHIGH
Ketcho 3-0-0-6,  Unger 0-0-0-0,  Blue 3-0-0-6,
Vandemark 11-3-3 25, Hanks 4-2-2-10, Power
3-00-6, Collins 0-0-0-0, Finley 0-0-0-0, Coppola
0-0-0-0,  Riley 1-1-2-3. Totals: 25-6-7-56.
STETSON
Ewing 8-1-1-17, Guye 6-7-10-19, Johnson 10-
0-2, Ramsey 4-1-2-9, Weston 1-0-0-2, Montgomery 3-4-510, Burrell 1-0-0-2, McDowell 0-
2-3-2, Corzine 3-0-0-6, Wilkes 0-0-0-0, Roach 0-
0-0-0. Totals: 27-15-21-69.
Halftime: Stetson, 41-24
LEHIGH
Ketcho5 6 6-16, Unger 3-0-0-6, Blue 7-0-0-14,
Vandemark 5-7-8-17, Hanks 111-3, Power 5-
3-4-13, Collins 1-0-2-2, Finley 0-0-0-0, Coppola
3-3-4-9, Riley 11-4-3, McCarthy 0-0-0-0,
Campisi 0-0-1-0, Andreychik 0-0-0-0, Kostyak
0-0-0-0. Totals: 31-21-30-83.
LYCOMING
Guzselek 0-0-00, Leddy 1-00-2, Dugan 2-3-
5-7, Kilpatrick 0 00-0, Graff 5-0-010, Brown
0-0-0-0, Hastings 0-0-0-0, Zajac 6-4-4-16,
Russell 0-0-0-0, Dieter 2-2-2-6, Hill 5-0-0-10,
Curry 000-0, Ostrander 50-0-10. Totals: 26-
9-12-61.
Halftime: Lehigh, 39-35