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'--'" t Page 4 The Daily Nebraskan Thursday, Feb. 24, 1966 Irv fy' v- 1 w (.. .tsi- W' ywSUk -nvA X Trr-: ru'( LARRY WACHHOLTZ . . . winner of District Phi Kappa Psi "Outstanding Athlete" award. Larry Wachholt Receives Kansas City Larry Wach holtz, diminutive defensive star from the University of Ne braskahas been named the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity "Outstanding Athlete" in the Fiftli District for 1965, accord ing to Larry Winn, Jr., sports chairman. Presentation Friday The award will be presented to Wachholtz Friday night, February 25th, at the Frater nity's Annual Founder's Day banquet at the University Club in Kansas City. Wachholtz, who might be referred to as "triple-threat", specialized in points-after-touchdowns, punt returns and defensive safety for the Corn huskers. He scored on 33 of 37 extra-point attempts, setting an all-time Nebraska record while finishing third in total scoring in the Big-Eight Con ference. He led the Big-Eight and finished second in the na tion in punt returns. Larry was selected on t h e Sooner Scholars Oklahoma's first gymnas tics team of all time flew through the scholastic air with the greatest of ease last semester. Mischa Gorkuscha, Ponca City side horse man, topped all varsity athletes with a 4.0 t straight A) in Russian, phys ics, math and history. N e a 1 Donahue, horizontal bar per former from Sayville, N.Y., 'ed all freshmen athletes with a 4 0 average. Both are math majors. Terry Due, Duncan sopho more and pre-med major, paced the basketball varsity with a 3.75. Other B or better boys among Coach Bob Stev ens' bouncers were Tom Flood 3.25 and Joe Bogan 3.0. The Sooner roundbail squad boasted a 2.59 overall squad average. There were only two failing courses In the 252 hours the basketball varsity carried. A freshman pre-dental major led the tennis squad. He is Dicke Gilkey of Seminole and he scored 3.2. Hal McCoy topped the tennis varsity with 3.05. KJU.LU.IJMI THAN. inn HUM! jgttwn tw t I i I l-rt i i ram- 4WPt I mt JF 1 1 Friday 25th and Monday .'1 if Five Award second Ail-American team by the U.P.I, and the Helms Foundation and garnered a berth on the All-Big-Eight con ference team. Only 5' 10" and 162 lbs., Wachholtz is living proof that there is still a place for the small man in football. Noses Out Churchich In winning the award, he nosed out teammate Bob Churchich, Husker quarter Dack, last year's winner; Mis souri wrestler, Danny Young and Kansas gridders' Rick Abernethy and Harold Mont gomery. Nominations for the award are made by each chapter in the seven-state area and the board of judges of sports writers and broadcasters are asked to not only consider ath letic abilities, but include scholarship, sportsman ship and attitude in juding. Previous winners were: j Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska halfback. 1950, Bill Reichardt, Iowa fullback, 1951; Bill Fen- ton, Iowa end, 1952-53; Max Burkett, Iowa State fullback. 1954; and Bob Massengale, Missouri quarter-miler, 1955; Dwight Nichols, Iowa State tailback, 1957, '58, '59; Jay Arnette, Texas eager, I960, Jim Huge, Nebraska end, 1961 Tom Hertz, Missouri tackle, 1962, Dick Limerick, Iowa State halfback, 1963, and Bob Churchich, Nebraska quarter back, 1964. ' mMMM sr23 :MiJ RICHARD DDRTOH IN TiiESPrwnocflUEii FROM ":'V. 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Something will have to give since only one gold medal for each event will be available Saturday. Kansas State's Don Payne (outdoor 400 meters), Iowa State's Steve Carson (Indoor 600), and Oklahoma State's Tom Von Ruden (indoor 880) are the national titalists. Ok lahoma's Bill Calhoun (o u t door 440), Lee Calhoun (in door 440), Lee Calhoun (indoor 600), and Oklahoma State's John Perry (outdoor 880) are j the Big Eight champions. This stride-for-stride-match ing situation could provide for new Conference records : in each event. A matching of this year's best times for the lead ers is all that is needed to break these marks at the 38th annual championships. Because of the nature of the three events all have to , rate in the sprint class now, DOORS OPEN 12:45 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BEST ACTOR THE COLO' AD DDinrc M PERFORMANCES AT m 8:00 r- fftjftt Aviv nt t": cinemascope a S2 GQeIS 28th including the 880 because of the blistering times turning up in the event they are hard to explore. These are the events in which coaches move their men like pawns in search of additional points a spot to strike in quest of the t e a m title. By Conference legislation, each team may enter five men in the 440 and 600, three in one race and two in the oth er, depending upon where each coach feels his strength (and athletes' best chances) lies. (A similar limitation is applied to the 880 and 1,000- yard run.) 880-Yard Run A little more semblence of order can be made out of the 880 field. Just toss out a few Oklahoma State names, mak ing sure Von Ruden and Per ry are included, and a fair field is formed without even considering a pair of Kansas Staters. Neither Perry nor Von Ru den led the 880 parade going into the last weekend of dual meets. That honor belonged to Wes Dutton. a Kansas State junior who missed last season because of a broken foot. Cut ton has a 1:52.6. And, right behind him is the Wildcats' Charles Harper with a 1:53.9 second-place time in the same meet. Also a serious contender is Missouri's Char lie Conrad, the winner In the event two yearsago. He has a best so far of 1:55.1, which puts him just behind Kansas' Lowell Paul. Then there is the Oklahoma State contingent, spearheaded by Von Ruden. Perry, and Jim Metcalf, three members Part 1. Write your name and school. Part 2. Write your street address, Part 3. Write the city where you live Part A. Write the state where you live. Part 5. What are you in at college? Part 6. What field do you plan to be a -GEnius in after graduating? Part 7. Now, cut out and mail the coupon to General Electric, at this address. Others of the world-record-holding two-mile relay team. Joining this tnreesome in a new at tempt to lower the internation al relay standard is Arnold Droke. At the Federation Invita tional, this quarter won going away, with Metcalf s carry being recorded in 1:52.7 and Von Ruden's anchor sprint in 1:51.4. Mile Relay The closing event of all meets, and the one this year which could decide the team championship in what is ex pected to be one of the wild est scrambles in Conference history, has to be just as close as the three individual events 440, 600, and 880 which supply the combatants. Oklahoma has logged t h e best time so far with its grey hounds reporting in at 3:20.0. Tom Melton, Jim Hamilton, Jim Hardwick, and Bill Cal houn combined to record the mark which is only two sec onds off the Conference stand ard. However, Ralph Higgins of Oklahoma State says: "They won't take the mile relay away from us this year." He used Droke. Larrv Linn. Von Ruden, and Mickey Miller to edge Nebraska's crack unit of Tom Millsap, Dennis Walk er, Ron Lee, and Crook at the New Mexico triangular, 3:21.3 to 3:21.6. These might not be the units running Saturday, b h t it is a cinch those built by the contenders at that stage of tfhe meet will be potent, made up of what amounts to one of the best aggregations of sprinters ever available in the league. Pass this difficult and challenging 7-part test and win a free GENIUS button! U D D year D -Q 0 DaaaaoaaaaaaaaaaoO General Electric rt6 V SPORTS James Pearse, sports editor Phi Kappa Siff Nu's In By Bob Flasnick In a battle of the undefeated Tuesday night, Phi Kappa Psi A handed Sigma Nu A its first loss of the season, 58-49, in intramural basketball tourna ment action. The powerful P h i Psi's jumped to a six point first quarter advantage, but the hot hand' of Sigma Nu's Bob Witte connected for 11 points in the second quarter to lead Sigma Nu to a 31-28 halftime advantage. When Witte cooled off in the second half the Phi Psi's be gan to pull away with the help of Larry Wachholtz's six point third quarter. Wachholtz finished with 13 for the Phi Psi's and team mate Kon h"oggemeyer, a safety on the Husker football team like Wachholtz, had ele ven. Gary Niebauer got 12 and John Kammerzell 11 in the evenly distributed Phi Psi scoring attack. Bill Marshall played a consistent game un der the boards and helped the winners tashion a 14 for 18 mark at the free throw line. Witte was high scorer for the Sigma Nu's with 19 points followed by Don Frolio with 14. The jumping antics of Sig ma Nu's Gary Sanford helped him to get 10 points and to block about as many shots. The loss drops Sigma Nu in to the losers bracket of the tournament, but its quite possible the two powerhouses will meet again before the tournament ends. Thursday. February 24 P. K. Building Court 1 5:00 Phi Delta Theta C vs. Sigma Epsilon C 6:30 Parmacy vs. Army 7:30 Delta Upsilon A vs. Sigma Nu A 8:30 Abel VI A vs. Abel IV A P.E. 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Of course, K-State is far ahead of last year's victory pace in conference play. A 5-9 club a year ago, tfhe Wild cats carry an 8-2 loop mark into Saturday night's game with the Sooners. Oklahoma. 9-13 overall and 5-6 in Big Eight play, enter the contest needing a win to spark first-division aspira tions. The Sooners were trounced 86-69 by KU on Alon day night. Seyfert, a late-comer f o r the Wildcats this season, has been the leading pointniakcr for K-State in five of the wins and tied with Ron Paradis for top honors Monday night. The reticent southpaw is av eraging 17 points a game since returning to the starting line up. Harrassing Wildcat guards, ball-shagging forwards and stout center Roy Smith have combined to make K-State's defense among the best in the nation. Opponents have been held to an average of 57.3 points a game during the six game streak. Q 0 D 0 D Q D 0 0 D