PSU Magazine Spring 1990

National champs again For the second consecutive year the PSU Wrestling team won the National Co llegiate Athletic Assoc iati on Di vision II champion– ship . "This one was a lot more sati sfy ing," Coach Marlin Grahn was reported as say ing. Last year, the Vikings surpri sed the competitors by rising to the top, winning the nationals almost by the quarterfinals and producing a record fi ve indi vidual champ– ions. This year Portland State ranked second pl ace most of the tournament but beat out tough Central State of Oklahoma, a six-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics champion. Four Vikings won indi vidual titles at the championship tournament in Kenos ha , Wi s. , March 3. Broderick Lee took the 11 8-pound div ision, James Sisson won at 134 , Dan Russell won at 158 and Tony Champion won at 177 . All fo ur were champions in 1989 , along with Travi s West who fini shed second in the 150-pound class thi s year. Russell and West earned spots in the CAA Di vision I tournament in Mary land in late March. Sailing club nationally ranked A 12th place national rating has put the PSU Sai ling C lu b in league with such established sai ling greats as Old Dominion, Tulane , Navy, Yale and Brown. The ranking came in February from Sailing World magazine and shows how far the fl edgling club has come in three years on student energy and borrowed boats. Joby Easton, Jim Moore , and Poe and Chris Bittner have all scored we ll in nationa l regattas th is fa ll . The Bittners are ranked fifth in the nati on in the Olympic 470 class of rac ing dinghy and stand a good chance of mak ing the national team in 1992. These four are the old pros for the club and he lp instruct the 20 or so other members when not in competition. The students !SPORTS I THE OREGONIAN/STEVE DIPAOLA arrange the ir own competitions, sponsor– ships, and moorage at the Will amette Sailing Club . The Sailing Foundation of Seattle paid the travel costs for the national competing sailors. Club members reali ze they cannot keep up thi s pace and are on the lookout for a coach. " It will be a big time commitment ,'. says Joby Easton . The c lub also needs two double-handed boats. The members use five single-person dinghies bought from PSU's health and education program , but double– handed boats are used in most collegiate rac ing . Meanwhile, club members are obviously making do with what they have and can be seen skimming the rough Will amette waters every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Hoopsters set records Head Coach Greg Bruce led the PSU Women's Basketball team to its best-ever year as the Vikings overtook last year's 14-1 3 mark with a 17- 10 record . The season was highlighted by big victories over Oregon State, Rutgers and the Uni versity of Idaho . Beating Uni versity of Portl and in the fin al game of the year gave the Vikings claim to the 2nd Annual History Resources Trophy, an award given to the Portl and schoo l that win s the fi nal contest between the two eac h year. The Vi ki ng have now won both Trophy games. PSU fini shed the year with a five-game winning streak and a seven-game home winning streak g iving the Viks 20-4 in the PSU Gym over the past two years. The record books were changed as the team set 18 new records inc luding new marks for most poi nts in a game ( 114) and scoring average (76.3) . Pokey Allen back for another season Everyone connected wi th the PSU Footba ll program breathed a sigh of re lie f when Coac h Pokey Allen withdrew as a fin ali st fo r the Nevada-Las Vegas coaching pos iti on and signed a one-year exte nsion th rough 199 1 at Portl and State. Pokey's fo ur-year record with the Vikings is now 37- 14-2. He has guided PSU to three straight Western Football Conference champi onships and has been named WFC Coach of the Year for three consec uti ve years. Season tickets fo r the 1990-9 1 footba ll year go on sa le April 23. Discounts are available for seni or citi zens , children high school age and under, and PSU alumn i letter holders. Call the Athletic Ti cket Office at 725-4000. New turf awaits PSU players Portland State students helped pay fo r the Ci vic Stad ium 's new Astroturf surface fini shed in time for baseball season. The stadium serves as practice site and home fi eld fo r PSU's football and baseball programs as well as various physica l education classes. The stadium also pl ays host to the Portland Beavers and numerous high-school football games and has been in need of the new fl oor for many years. PSU 21