Viking_Yearbook_48

The Yiking Wrestlers. Front row, L. to R.: Strozinsky, Young, Sandvig, Whitheck. Standing. L. (0 R.: Lyon, Wheeler, Brown, "Pop" Hackney. Inset, "Pop" Hackney. WRESTLING ''''hen football rolled to an end in fall of '47 some of the shorter men began to look for new fields to conquer. Not having the height for basket­ ball they decided to form a wrestling team. They acquired the use of the field house and some "mats" as well as the services of a coach. The weeks of grunting and groaning were rewarded with several victories, including a decisive thrashing of Reed College.