New athletic director recruited David W. Coffey, former Director of Athletics at Tennessee Tech University, is the new Athletic Director at Portland State effective Aug. 1. He succeeds Roy Love, who is returning to the Health and Physical Education faculty and coaching aiter 14 years as AD. Coffey, 43, who signed a two-vear contract with PSU, was selected (ollowing a national ~ a r c h . He I!:> a graduate of Ohio University WIth both bachelors and master's d e g r a . ~ in physicial education and sports administration. During his SIX years at Tennessee Tech. Coffey was responsible for an NCAA Division r (I-AA in football) athletic program including eight men's varsity sports and six women's varsity sports. At ?SU, Coffey said his most immediate concern will be the promotion of Viking fOOlballto increase community involvement and support. " I think mainly it's a matter of gelling the word out," he said. Coffey has served as Director of Ticket Services (or the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Club, Athletic Ticket Manager and Assistant Business Manager o( Athletics at Ohio University, and Business Manager of Fall Preview New coach, new season Three returnIng all·conference players-wide receiver Brian Coushay, free safety Tracey Eaton, and 28S-pound tackle Roland Aumueller-stand out among 39 lettermen as Ernest "Pokey" Allen takes over the football coaching reins at PSU this fall. Also on hand will be 24 red-shirts and 37 new recruits, primarily picked to improve overall team speed. Coushay, second in the Western Football Conierence with 47 receptions last season, will be joined by talented sophomore pass catchers Barry Naone and Tim Corrigan. They will be first-rate targets for one of six quarterback calldidates including last year's backup, sophomore Chris Crawford . PSU's home opener is dgainsl Big Sky member Weber Slale on Sept. 27, after opening with that league's champion, University of Idaho, and Division '·A Nevada-las Vegas on the road. The Vikings play six league opponents in the expanded Western Football Conference, then close out with a popular game against Montana and eX-Viking coach Don Read on Nov. 22. Home games are at CiVIC Stadium. You can follow the Vikmgs at home or away on KMJK-AM and KRDR, thanks to G.t. Joe's. Fred MeyerfWillamette Savings, and PSA. David W. Coffey Athletics and Assistant Athletic Director at Central Michigan University. Coffey, who played varsity soccer at Ohio University, was named to the AII·Ohio and AII·Midwest leams in 19&4. He has served as chairman of the NCAA credentials committee and is a longtime member of the Nationa.1 Association of Collegiate Directors ot Athletics and the College Athletic Business Managers Association. SWIM & GYM Alumm Benpilts (ard 229·4948 Spikers defend crown Portland State's women's volleyball team will be defending its national championship for the second year when the season opens Sept. 21. Head Coach Jeff Mozzochi iJnd Assistant Head Coach Marty Mozzoch; have their work cut out for them with the graduation of A I I · A m e r i c a n ~ Lynda Johnson, lisa Couch and Theresa Huitinga, but they stili have eight tener-winners led by returning starters Therese Mariolle, Shelley Rumberger and Cathy Kuntz. PSU h<t5 won 69 <tnd lost only nine games dUTIng the past two seasons, c(I;pturing the NCAA Division II title both years. The season opener, at 4 p. m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, is a home game against NCAA Division I runner·up Stanford. Other big home matches this season include Oregon State (Od. 11), Arizona, (Oct. 26), Washington (Nov. 2), and the new Oregon Challenge Cup (Nov. 22-23), in which PSU, UO, OSU and U. of Portland face off. For ticket information, call 229-4000 or 229·4400. P4ge 12 / PSU Perspect;\'e, Summer 1986 Vikings and fans to introduce "Hokey Pokey" at opening game There's a /lew spirit pervading the Park Blocks. It starts With the enthusiasm generated from the football offices of head coach Erncst " Pokey" Allen and his staff of young, energetIC assistant coaches. They arc literally looking under every rock (or PSU alumni, parents, friends, and just plain football fans who want to enjoy football fun This fall. It branches out into the community in the form of the two-year·old Quarterback Club, led by PSU grad Cap Hedges ('64), a promotional wizard with his own advertising agency. The Quarterback Club is spearheading a lively ad campaign keyed on the theme of "Hokey Pokey" to promote this season's six Saturdays of football at Portland Civic Stadium. The opening game is set for 1 p.m., Sept. 27, againsllonglime Big Sky rival Weber State, and it promises to be the best "show" in PSU football history. Kicking off the festivities wi ll be PSU's "First Annual Tailgate Party and pregame Pep Rally" for alumni, students, season ticket holders and incoming freshmen and their parents. Starting at 11 a.m., the party will take place in the grassy field in front of the PSU Gym at S. W. '"h & Hall. Rental films on health available to PSU Alumni The PSU Continuing Education Film Library is pleased to announce a large number of films and videotapes on health are now available for rental by PSU Alumni. If you are an alum who needs a good resource for health films or videotapes, write or call for the new Rental Films and Video on Health Catalog. It contains a wealth of G.l. Joe's, ihe Oregon leukemia Association and Valvo/ine Motor Oil : ~ ~ a ~ e ~ f ~ ~ f f t l ~ ~ o a ~ ; : : g : ~ : X ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ to include prizes and entertainment. The new PSU Pep Band will perform, in addition to the SeatHe 5eahawk " Seagals," the Ccnlennial High School marching band, and a three-act postgame concert. Get set for exciting new events at every home game by ordering your reserved sealS now. Just call 229-4000. Tropicana retreat The Vikings will be looking for you in las Vegas when they play the University of Nevada Rebels on Sept. 14. Reservations are now being accepted for a three-day, two-night trip to las Vegas via Pacific Southwesl Airlines (PSA), leaving Portland Sept. 13 and returning Sept. 15. Accommodations are at the Tropicana Hotel right on the "Strip." Fifty spots have be€n reserved for alumni, parents, friends and other boosters at the special packdge price of just under $250. Game tickets dnd a show are included. Join the party by calling 229-4000. information on nutrition, fitness, sexuality. aging, mental health, substance abuse, disease, human relations, child development. and other related topics. Especially helpful for the teacher, counselor, trainer, group leader, and health agency professional. Send for your free catalog today Health FilmsNideos Division of Continuing Education Portland State University P.O. Box 1491 Portland, Oregon 97207 In metropolitan Portland: 229-4890 In Oregon: 1-800-452-4909, ext 4890 Outside Oregon: 1-800·547-8887, ext 4890
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