Portal:1979 Spring Men
1979 Spring Men Portal
There was not an official "National Collegiate Tournament" this season, as the national governing body was only just beginning. However, the Collegiate Tournament in Laramie was an "Open invitation" (as our coach Alan put it) and was the first time that a nationwide open invitation went out in an attempt to invite any college who wanted to participate. The idea being that this would be the start of a potential national collegiate championship tournament. We won the tournament and there is a trophy around somewhere.
(ED note: over the years, this has probably benn embellished into what we called a national championship because it was a national open invitational tournament. However, it was never formally recognized by the national governing body as a true national championship]
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | CSU | <score> | |
| 10 Mar | Royal Roads | 7-14 | PK and Try Jones Rugby RR write up |
| 13 Mar | U N Dakota | <score> | |
| 17 Mar | CU | <score> | |
| 7 Apr | Santa Fe | <score> | At Santa Fe |
| 8 Apr | Albuqueque | <score> | At Santa Fe |
| 14 Apr | Barbos | <score> | |
| 21-22 Apr | Collegiate Invitational Tournament at Laramie | Won | questionable tie complements of Wyoming and ref scoring error; Billed as first USA National Tournement |
| 29 Apr | Highlanders | <score> | |
| 6 May | Ft Collins | <score> | |
| Season Record | xx-yy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | CSU B | <score> | |
| 10 Mar | Harlequins B | <score> | |
| 13 Mar | U N Dakota B | <score> | |
| 17 Mar 7 Apr | DU | <score> | |
| 14 Apr | Barbos | <score> | |
| 21-22 Apr | Collegiate Tournament | <score> | Won Consolation Bracket |
| 29 Apr | Denver Highlanders | <score> | |
| 6 May | Colorado Springs | <score> | |
| Season Record | xx-yy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | CSU C | <score> | |
| 10 Mar | Harlequins C | <score> | |
| 17 Mar | CU C | <score> | |
| 7 Apr | Black Hills vs C team | <score> | |
| 14 Apr | Barbos | <score> | |
| 21-22 Apr | Tournament | <score> | |
| 6 May | Barbos | <score> | |
| Season Record | xx-yy |
| Last Name | First Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Schoon | Neil | 79 |
| Ploederer | Mark | 81 |
| Motz | Joe | 80 |
| Jones | Tom | 80 |
| Frappier | Paul | 80 |
| Miller | Steve | 80 |
| Boyd | William | 79 |
| Skarstedt | Vance | 79 |
| Eyre | Tru | 79 |
| Golden | John | 79 |
| Meyer | Randy | 79 |
| Dodson | Jeff | 80 |
| Cartney | Mike | 81 |
| Roling | Mark | 81 |
| Foertasch | Thomas | 79 |
| Haendschke | Ernie | 79 |
| Lane | Mark | 79 |
| Morris | Thomas | 79 |
| Nelson | James | 79 |
| Nemeth | Gregory | 79 |
| Schulz | Frederick | 79 |
| Shillington | Thomas | 79 |
| Brown | M | 80 |
| Beason | <firstName> | 80 |
| Bess | Ricky | 80 |
| Brown | Bradley | 80 |
| Carlson | Walter | 80 |
| Decou | Stephen | 80 |
| Goc | Zenon | 80 |
| Hudson | Robert | 80 |
| Jee | Thomas | 80 |
| Jeter | George | 80 |
| King | Charles | 80 |
| McNabb | Richard | 80 |
| Nagie | Kevin | 80 |
| Origel | Ftederick | 80 |
| Richard | Jeffrey | 80 |
| Sirote | Jerome | 80 |
| Smith | Arthur F | 80 |
| Soto | Scott | 80 |
| Tovani | Jonathan | 80 |
| Traster | Richard | 80 |
| Orr | J | 80 |
| Couch | Thomas | 81 |
| Judge | Steven | 81 |
| Lamont | Jeffrey | 81 |
| Opp | Daniel | 81 |
| Prokopowicz | Dennis | 81 |
| Robbins | Thomas | 81 |
| Roling | Mark | 81 |
| Yates | Robert | 81 |
| Stark | Clarence B | 81 |
| Pauza | Tim | 81 |
| Cushing | Robert | 82 |
| Taiclet | James | 82 |
| Taschuk | David | 82 |
| Edmonds | David K. - Bob | 79 |
Post Season Experience/Records
Post Season Selections
Post Graduation Involvement
As a Player
Selected to Representative Teams
John Golden - 1981 Southern Arizona Selects
Starting Other Teams:
Randy Meyer - Ogden 1984
As a Referee
As a Coach
Randy Meyer - Coach Holloman AFB (82), Hill AFB (83-85)
Leadership
Staff
Head Coach - Al Osur
Assistant Coach - Dan Penny
Assistant Coach - Vern Francis
Assistant Coach - Phil Manners
Assistant Coach - Major Harvey Schiller
Assistant Coach - Charles P. (Todd) Chirko '71
OIC - Alan Osur
CIC - Randy Meyer
Assit CICs - Dodson, Frappier, Cartney
Captains
C1C Tru Eyre
C1C John Golden
Media
More pictures on the 1979 Spring Men page
Memorable Events
1979 ERRFU Collegiate Champions
Beat Navy 18-10 beat army 10-6 beat Royal Roads 19-
Misc. Rando Meyer getting truck stuck in the mud at the Alumni match and again in the snow, on a short cut to Vern's house, "Quarter races", picnic tables at Lawrence Paul biting the dust, Tru and Gerdeman's van in New Mexico.... Team Comedian Award to Shillington!
Who jumped out of the second floor at Royal Roads?? Or Who went the wrong way up an interstate ramp?
