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Show Signpost Tuesday, May 31, 1983 9 SPORTS WSC athletes receive awards at banquet Weber State athletes received recognition last Wednesday night in the 25th Annual Weber State College Wildcat Club Awards Banquet. The Joseph Breeze Memorial Award was given to Gary "Tiny" Scriven, for his outstanding achievement this year as a WSC wrestler. The Joseph Breeze Memorial was voted on by the board of directors of the Wildcat Club. "Tiny", a junior out of Las Vegas, Nevada, was the first WSC wrestler to gain All-American honors. He placed 8th in the 1983 NCAA championships in the 134-pound division, with an overall record of 34-6. He also was the winner of four tournament titles over the year, including the Big Sky Conference crown. The John's Jewelry Gold Watch Awards, honoring the outstanding achievement of an outgoing male and female senior athlete, were awarded to women's basketball star Cindy Stumph and the men's tennis ace, Barry Nissenbaum. Cindy finished her Lady 'Cat career as the second all-time leading scorer with a total of 2,690 points. She also is the school's all-time leading rebounder, with 1,331 rebounds for her career total. Cindy, who is from Canon City, Colorado, earned four varsity letters for basketball. She was also a four-time All-Conference and All-Region Seven First Team selection, as well as a finalist two years in a row for the Wade Trophy. Barry Nissenbaum, earning the outgoing male senior award, was a four-year letterman on the men's tennis team. Barry holds the Wildcat record for the most singles matches won during a career 106. He is the owner of five Big Sky Conference titles, including the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles title (along with his partner Kevin Easterly) this past year. As a freshman, Barry became the first WSC tennis player to win 30 matches in one season. He then turned around and re-set that record as a sophomore with 32 matches won in one season. He was the second player in the Big Sky Conference and WSC history to be selected for the NCAA championships. Both Cindy and Barry were voted for their outstanding performances by the coaches of WSC. Two outstanding senior scholar-athletes were also recognized at the Awards Banquet: Bart Thompson and Jodi Smith. Although Bart still has one year of eligibility remaining as a WSC trackster, he has finished his scholastic career at Weber with a grade point average of 3.85 in education and political science. Bart holds the third-best pole vault mark at 15-6 in the school's history. Fall quarter he will head to Washington D.C. to serve as an aide to U.S. Congressman Jim Hansen. Jodi Smith, from Las Vegas, Nevada, maintained a 4.0 grade point average, while playing Softball for the Lady 'Cats. Jodi, majoring in zoology, managed to keep her good grades while carrying 2324 credit hours per quarter. As a softball player, she earned four letters and was the starting left fielder this past season on the team. Jodi plans on entering medical school and is a candidate for the NCAA post-graduate scholarship. Senior Don Roberts received the Big Sky Conference Scholarship Award, which is given each year to a senior at each Big Sky school. Don is a four year letterman on the WSC track team. He compiled a 3.67 GPA and plans to attend medical school this fall. Former WSC football player, Jeff Meacham, received the "Go W" clock award, given to him by the Wildcat Club for his outstanding contribution to athletics during this past year. Coaches also gave individual sports awards to one member of each team. Receiving these awards were: Women's golf, Kerri Clark; men's golf, Joel Kranz; football, Roger Ruzek; softball, Kristi Hickman; wrestling, Gary "Tiny" Scriven; volleyball, Drena Kalani; women's tennis, Jan Sanford; men's tennis, Barry Nissenbaum; women's basketball, Cindy Stumph; men's basketball, Royal Edwards; women's cross country, Kristi Hamasaki; women's indoor track, Camille Davis; women's outdoor track, Connie Kelly; men's cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, Farley Gerber. Darnel Haney, the associate dean of student affairs, peers through a pair of binoculars during the Purple and White game. Haney is one of many who is looking forward to the 1983-84 season, as the Wildcats put on a good show during last Friday's exhibition. Purple team wins by Colleen Mewing Sports Editor Last Friday night the lights came on in Wildcat Stadium for the third annual Purple and White football game. The game pitted "Wildcats against Wildcats," as Weber's grid-irons donned both purple and white uniforms to play each other in a contest that signified the end of spring football practice. For the first time in the three attempts, the purple team was the victor, beating the white team by a score of 30-12. The white team was headed by honorary coach Col. Joseph Battaglia of Hill Air Force Base, while the winning purple team was coached by honoraries Bill Allred and Rob Rule of KJQ Radio in Ogden. Thus the night became a battle of "Air Force vs. The Air Waves." "We lost to them last year," said Bill Allred, "and this year we vowed revenge." Allred, who is a graduate of Weber State, said that the purple team had nothing but Buster the KJQ burro to back them up, while the white team was backed by the Air Force. Quarterback Tim Bernal led the purple team to victory by completing 1417 passes for a total of 177 yards and two touchdowns. Bernal also rushed for one touchdown. Dave Schramm, also a quarterback for the purple team, made two completed passes good for 98 yards and one touchdown. Pete Beattie and Terry Magee had excellent nights in the purple uniforms. Beattie caught four passes for 72 yards while Magee caught a total of six passes (two of which were touchdown receptions) for 151 yards. The crowd of fans who chose rather to attend the game then to head off for the weekend were shown a good preview of next season's team. The Wildcats, whether wearing either purple or white, are bound to be a strong force next year. In Friday's Wildcat matchup, both defenses came out hitting hard, while the offenses managed to put the points on the scoreboard. Fans will have a lot to look forward to next fall, when football officially comes to WSC! . 4 r v.. The Wildcats came on strong during the purple and white game. But then it was Wildcats playing on both sides. The third annual contest saw the purple team beat the .Sryiposf phflo H'xlni'y Wright white team for the first time by a score of 30-12. Here, a member from the purple team gains some yardage, while a member of the white team goes for a tackle. |