PSU Magazine Winter 1994

then had to find my way back to college." At P U the rhetoric translates into a 77 percent graduation rate for athlete . That's remarkable when com– pared to the student body as a whole and other universities. Part of the credit has to go to Zola Dunbar, an academic adviser, who works out of the Athletic office. "One of the reasons athletes have such a high success rate is that they have to declare a major after their second year, and that's not true University-wide," says Dunbar. "That focu -es them. Then every class they take counts toward their major." Academic advising, combined with winning teams, a strong coaching staff, and loyal fan support, has brought P U to the nation\ attention. E\'eryone wants to be part of a winner, whether it' · as a speltator nr a participant. D (Roger Comelim regularly writes for the Vanguard, the PSU student netuspaper.) 18 PSU Magazine PLAYER SCOREBOARD The following is a list of PSU athletes who have gone on to pro and world teams. Appearing after each name is the player's year of graduation or the last year he or he competed for Portland State. OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL Lynda Johnson M T '88 Coach U.S. team, 1994 Games PRO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Laurie Northrop (1992) SOFTBALL Mary Ross MST '91 Teri Mariani '76 OLYMPIC WRESTLING Travis West (1990) Anthony Amado '91 (1986) DanMello{l975) Rick Sanders (1968) Lee Allen (1954) PRO BASEBALL Eric Gunderson ( 1987) Steve Olin (1987) Joe Kraemer (1984) Jeff Lahti (1978) Tom T rebelhorn '70 PRO FOOTBALL James Fuller (1991) Ted Popson ( l 990) Anthony Spears ( l988) Tracey Eaton (1987) Doug Mikola '90 (1984) Ted Rosnagle '89 (1983) Fred Nordgren ( 1981) Neil Lomax '82 (1980) Clint Didier '81 Ron Seawell (1980) Dave Stief (1977) June Jones (l976) Rich Lewis '72 Tom Oberg '70 (1967) F c 2B 163.5 125.5 136.5 114.5 136.5 Team in Istanbul, Turkey 1991 U.S. Softball econd team Southern California Gems and San Jose Sunbirds/Rainbows 1992 Games 1988 Games 1980 Games 1968 and l972 Games 1956 Games P San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners P Cleveland Indians P Chicago Cubs P St. Louis Cardinals Manager Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs FS TE DE FS DL CB DL QB TE LB FB QB LB s San Diego Chargers New York Giants Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys Houston Oilers Denver Gold (USFL) and San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals Washington Redskins and Green Bay Los Angele Rams St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Falcons New York Giants Denver Broncos