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Outstanding Varsity Athlete
First Avjrd Nod
To-Wrestling Cham
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Undefeated Dual
Record Cited
Mike Nissen, senior wrest
ler from Mason City, la., is
the first varsity athlete to be
nominated for the Daily Ne
braskan "Outstanding Ath
lete" award.
Evidence cited for the
award is Nissen's undefeated
dual record in three years of
varsity competition and his
two-year stint on the All
American wrestling team.
The letter also states that
Nissen did much to bolster
team spirit and he also cap
tained the wrestling team this
year.
"I would like to nominate
Mike Nissan, Nebraska's Na
tional Champion wrestler, for
the Daily Nebraskan's Ath
lete of the Year Award.
"I believe Mike Nissen em
bodies the qualities of the su
perior athlete. Both in
achievement and in sports
manship Nissen has demon
strated his qualification for
this honor.
"The records that Mike has
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and impressive. These marks
are more outstanding when it
is considered that he com
peted in the Big Eight Con
ference, always regarded as
the center of the nation's
wrestling talent.
"In three years of varsity
competition Nissen was unde
feated; his few losses came
in tournament competi-
HUSKER CHAMPION Mike Nissen is the first NU ath
lete nominaled for the Daily Nebraskan's Athlete of the
Year Award. Nissen capped his Husker wrestling career
this spring by gaining the NCAA 123-pound championship.
Pittsburgh.
tion; Nissen made the Nation
al All-A m e r i c a n wrestling
team two years in a row; and
this year he was the 123
pound champion at the Na
tional NCAA Tournament.
"Mike was Nebraska's team
captain and by the team's
own admission, the "spirit"
of the squad. Despite a young
Outstanding Athlete Nominations
Nominations for the Daily Nebraskan "Outstanding Var
sity Athlete" and the "Outstanding Intramural Athlete" are
still open to date. The deadline for the nominations is 5 p.m.
Monday, May 20, which means there are five more days to
get your nominations in .
Nominations have been opened for a week but so far only
one nomination has been received for either award.
Nominations may be made by either students or faculty
members and should be signed by the person making the
nomination. Nominating letters should include a letter stat
ing the athlete's qualifications for the award.
The winners will be announced in the final issue of the
Nebraskan and awards will be presented at a luncheon in
the Student Union on that day.
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N'-dub held its informal
initiation Sunday afternoon
with all new letter winners
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son, MiKe was always giving
encouragement.
"Nissen hails from Mason
City, la., where he was a
high school state champion
also.
"His national title was the
result of a good portion of
the desire Mike has. Nissen
went into the finals an under
dog against Mike Johnson of
IM Softball Nears Finish;
Playboys Defending Champ
Johnson had previously de
feated Nissen's season nemi
sis Mark McCracken who de-
Sharpe Article Appears
In National Publication
The current issue of Coach
and Athlete, national publica
tion for coaches, players,
trainers and officials, con
tains an article by University
baseball coach Tony Sharpe.
Sharpe writes on the topic,
"Defense Against the Sacri
fice Bunt."
BY LARRY ASMAN
AH four1 fraternity flight
winners have now been de
cided in Intramural softbalL
Delta Tau Deltaihumped Sig--a--!hl
10 lo 6 Friday and
15 to Monday to take the
fraternity "A" championship.
Powerful Farrallo use
blasted Sigma Phi Epsilon 11
to 1 to take the "B" champion
chip. Af Mea defeated Beta Sig
ma Psi f to for the "C"
championship, while Cornhus
fcer Co-op edged Acacia 11 to
29 for the "D" championship.
The "A" and "B" winners
play today on the Northwest
diamond, and the "C" and
"D" winers square off on the
Southeast diamond.
Play Boys, last year's de
fending all-university cham
pions, play the Strike Outs for
the Independent championship.
Play Boys beat the Dents 13
to 8 to reach the final game;
the Strike Outs; crushed Phy
sics 24 to 9.
The Benton-Uessey winner
plays Kiesselbach, 14 to 3
winner ever Smith, for the
Burr-SeUcck championship.
The final fraternity game is
Friday. The fraternity and
Burr-Selleck champs play
Monday, and that winner plays
the independent champion for
the all-university softball
championship on Wednesday,
May 22.
Softball Results:
Play Btnv 13. Dents
Strike Out! 34. Physio
Kiesselbach 14. Smith 3
Capital IS, MacLea I
Beasey 3. Selleck 4
Delia Tau Deiia lu. Stsiua Cul 6
Delta Tan Delta 15. Stfma Chi S
Benton S. Capital I 7
Sigma Phi Epsilon , Theta XI
Cornhusker 16. Siena Alpha Uu
Acacia 12, Pioneer 6
Af Mea . Beta Sigma Psl 3
FarmHouee 11. Sigma Phi Epsilon 1
Comhuaker 11. Acacia U.
Today's Schedules:
NW Delta Tau Delta vs. Farm House
SK Ac Man vs. Cornhusker Co-op
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NU Netters
Slam By
N-Dakota
The Cornhusker net squad
won its third straight match
yesterday afternoon in prep
aration for its Big Eight title
fight this weekend at Man
hattan, Kan.
The Huskers whitewashed
North Dakota in a match on
the University courts, 7-0.
Last weekend the Huskers
defeated the Creighton Uni
versity tennis team at Oma
ha, 6-1.
Dick Gibson and Dave
Wohlfarth continued to lead
the Husker team, each win
ning his singles match and
then teaming together for a
successful doubles match. The
pair had teamed together last
Friday at Omaha and pro
duced the same wins.
The next match for the
Cornhuskers will be this
weekend at Kansas State
where they will vie for the
Big Eight tennis title. Last
year the Huskers placed fifth.
Defending champion is Okla
homa State and runnerup is
Colorado.
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cisioned Nissen in the Big
Eight finals, 6 to 4.
"Nissen pushed the P i 1 1 s
burgh ace to a 6 to 6 draw
in regular time and then
pinned him fat overtime.
.Nissen's championship was
the first individual title that
a Nebraska University ath
lete has received on a nation
al level other than track.
"Mike Nissen's performance
as a Husker athlete should
gain him the distinction of
the Athlete of the Year."
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