Portal:1986 Spring Men
1986 Spring Men Portal
A team perhaps less talented than in previous years, but one that thought and moved as one.... a true team! Sent 5 men to the U-23 Combined Services team
Regional All Tournament team: Ken Norris, Keith McCoy, Rick Metzger, Rick Coveno (also selected as MV Forward of the tournament)
Advancing to the Nationals we place third, Lost to Dartmouth; beat Bowling Green. The national collegiate tournament was held in Pebble Beach CA.
Won Continental classic
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | CSU | 44-6 | |
| 8 Mar | Denver Barbos | 12-18 | Their first team minus 4; seeded to win Westerns |
| 16 Mar | DARTS | 18-3 | Old Queen City Men's team |
| <date> | Colorado Springs | 3-6 | |
| 5 Apr | BYU | <score> | |
| 12 Apr | Denver Harlequins | <score> | |
| 19 Apr | South Dakota | 45-0 | Western Collegiates (Las Cruces, NM) Norris had 2 PKs and 4 Conversions;McDevitt 2 Ts and one PK |
| 19 Apr | Oklahoma | 10-6 | Western Collegiates in New Mexico |
| 20 Apr | Kansas State | 24-9 | Western Collegiate Championship Match; pK by Norris, Tries by Stark, Millan, Coveno and DK by Ellis |
| 26 Apr | Colorado Springs | 12-9 | |
| 3 May | Dartmouth | 3-18 | |
| 4 May | Bowling Green | 13-9 | National Collegiate Consolidation - 3rd in nation |
| Season Record | 8-2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Colorado State B | <score> | |
| 8 Mar | Denver Barbos B | <score> | |
| 16 Mar | DARTS B | <score> | |
| 5 Apr | BYU B | <score> | |
| 12 Apr | Denver Harlequins B | <score> | |
| 26 Apr | Colorado Springs B | <score> | |
| 3 May | Iron Horse A | <score> | |
| Season Record | xx-yy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Wyoming | <score> | |
| 8 Mar | Denver Barbos Old Boys | <score> | |
| 12 Apr | Pueblo A | <score> | |
| 26 Apr | Metro State A | <score> | |
| 3 May | Iron Horse B | <score> | |
| Season Record | xx-yy |
| Last Name *onseason | First Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Coveno* | Rick | 87 |
| McCoy* | Keith | 86 |
| Herron* | Jim | 86 |
| Schieve* | Mark | 86 |
| Metzger* | Rick | 86 |
| McDevitt* | 86 | 86 |
| Sharpy | Tom | 87 |
| Miller* | Dan | 86 |
| Woodbury* | Doug | 87 |
| Malfer* | Dennis | 86 |
| Beals | Matt | 88 |
| Ellis* | Bruce | 86 |
| Savoie* | Scott | 87 |
| Littrell* | Larry | 86 |
| Norris* | Ken | 86 |
| Forsythe* | Roger | 87 |
| Plous | Preston | 87 |
| Nusser | Chris | 87 |
| Thompson | Ivan | 86 |
| Bianchi | Paul | 86 |
| Beaufils | Igor | 86 |
| Updegraff* | Dave | 86 |
| Oms* | Pedro | 86 |
| Leake* | Bill | 86 |
| Carr* | Michael | 87 |
| Kubes* | Tim | 87 |
| Rossano | Alexander | 88 |
| Lukehart | Gordon | 88 |
| Strebel | Daniel | 88 |
| Ciernia* | Scott | 86 |
| Martin | Scott | 86 |
| Clapp | Steve | 87 |
| Lanagan | Gerald | 87 |
| Lawrence | Tim | 88 |
| Hajosy | Steven | 88 |
| Packard | Tony | 88 |
| Berkompas | Kevin | 88 |
| Christie | Richard | 87 |
| Andersoin | David | 87 |
| Whitted | Gary | 88 |
| Burkhard | Michael | 86 |
| Zucco | Anthony | 86 |
| Stark | Scott | <class> |
Post Season Experience/Records
Leadership
Staff
Head Coach - Vern Francis [[1]]
Assistant Coach - Barney Ballinger
Assistant Coach - Bill Mulvenney, RAF
Assistant Coach - Larry Coode
OIC - Barney Ballinger
OIC - Larry Coode
CIC - Dan Miller
Secretary - Jim Herron
Captains
C1C Keith McCoy
C1C Bruce Ellis
Media
Per Coveno: "I was there in the glory of my youth. We were awesome playing like 7 games. That was one of the most memorable tournaments of my career"
Leake is the owner of the Iguana, the team mascot!
Click here for more 1986 Spring Men pictures
Memorable Events
At the Western Championships, Ken Norris was selected as the All tournament back and Keith McCoy, Rick Metzger and Rick Coveno were selected as all tournament forwards. Rick Coveno was picked as the most valuable forward of the tournament.
