Concordia Sports - The First 100 Years by Finn Grinaker

"Concordia Men's Sports - The First One Hundred Years"
by Vernon Finn Grinaker
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Chapter 8-- The 70's

| 1970-1971 | 1971-1972 | 1972-1973 | 1973-1974 | 1974-1975 | 1975-1976 | 1976-1977 | 1977-1978 | 1978-1979 | 1979-1980 |

1971 Football

The 1971 football team, under Coach Jim Christopherson, compiled an overall record of 7 - 3, and 4 - 3 in the MIAC for fourth place. Captains of the team were Bruce Larson and Kent Baldry. Named to the All-Conference 1st Team were Bruce Larson, Roger Brandt, Kent Baldry, and Clayton Ohlin.

The season’s results were:
Concordia 28 Moorhead State 7
Concordia 21 Bemidji State 0
Concordia 7 Gustavus 21
Concordia 0 Duluth 13
Concordia 16 Hamline 6
Concordia 21 Macalester 12
Concordia 42 St. Thomas 0
Concordia 0 St. John’s 10
Concordia 41 Augsburg 0
Concordia 21 Augustana 17

At the end of the season the conference standings were:
Gustavus 6 - 1
St. John’s 6 - 1
Duluth 5 - 2
Concordia 4 - 3
Hamline 4 - 3
St. Thomas 2 - 5
Macalester 1 - 6
Augsburg 0 - 7

On the football roster were Tim Braun, Doug Halvorson, Bill Rutherford, Richard Lindstrom, Larry Teske, Dave Jordahl, Avery Siefert, Doug Dalk, Donn Drommerhausen, Bruce Wagner, Tom Vickerman, Dick Hendrickson, Pete Falk, Mike Gunderson, Clayton Ohlin, Dan Price, Gary Van Hunnik, Jim Peterson, Jamie Smith, Spencer Sawyer, Dan Fahrman, Craig Ludtke, Paul Nelson, Virg Kollar, Wayne Nelson, Dick Peterson, Paul Hanson, Kerry Knoff, Greg Senske, Mike McLeod, Roger Brandt, Dale Hertel, Gary Anderson, Greg Willis, Dean Hovern, Dale Sundby, Joel Jeppson, Charles, Reitmeier, Fred Hashley, Howard Mather, Al Lutz, Denny Jerome, Brian Kvebak, Bob Sielding, Kent Zimmerman, Van Homgren, Chuck Thompson, Rick Toso, Jeff Dahl, Lindy Wallin, Kelvin Danielson, Pete Banover, Dan Quam, Ron Jerve, James Jendro, Dave Larson, Stan Gordon, Dale Skyberg, Dave Brokke, Luther Sannes, Larry Wendt, Wayne Willie, Gene Bjerken, Ron Sorvig, Grant Christopher, Mike Kutter, Bruce Larson, Brad Moen, Doug Peterson, Craig Zemple, Steve Hannen, Noble Gilbertson, Brian Johnson, Kent Baldry, Laurie Anderson Dave Wall, and Terry Highum.

1971 Soccer

Fall 1971 marked the second year of organized soccer on the Concordia campus, and the first year for an intercollegiate game to be played with Concordia tieing Jamestown College 1 - 1. The program, organized as a campus club, was under the direction of student officers and received cooperation from the athletic department and Student Senate.

1970-72 Men's Basketball

The 1971 - 1972 basketball team under Coach Sonny Gulsvig had a rough season with an overall record of 4 - 21 and 9th place in the MIAC with a 3 - 13 record.

Scores for the season were:
Concordia 66 Moorhead State 78
Concordia 72 Valley City 74
Concordia 67 Omaha 84
Concordia 73 Air Force 87
Concordia 62 St. John’s 89
Concordia 65 Mayville 67
Concordia 81 Winnipeg 55
Concordia 82 Aberdeen 91
Concordia 57 Hamline 64
Concordia 76 Duluth   92
Concordia 58 St. Mary’s 49
Concordia 67 Moorhead State 73
Concordia 88 Macalester 92
Concordia 74 Gustavus 83
Concordia 94 NDSU   106
Concordia 60 St. Thomas 85
Concordia 87 St. John’s 72
Concordia 75 Hamline 76
Concordia 82 Duluth   90
Concordia 71 Augsburg 85
Concordia 69 St. Mary’s 72
Concordia 41 Macalester 70
Concordia 80 Gustavus 72
Concordia 68 Augsburg 75
Concordia 61 St. Thomas 84

On the basketball roster were John Smith, Doug Hastad, Gary Johnson, Randy Taylor, Roger Jensen, John Ydstie, Bill Sorenson, Pete Rutherford, Rod Dahlberg, Jim Andreson, Steve Reitan, Bruce Kjesbo, Dave Reitan, Pete Holte, Jerry Bygren, Bruce Larson, Craig Wold and Paul Krabbenhoft.

1971-72 Hockey

The 1971 - 1972 hockey team under Coach Al Rice compiled an overall record of 13 - 7 and tied St. Thomas for 3rd place in the MIAC with a 10 - 4 record. Dan Slalko was the assistant coach. Earning All-Conference honors were Terry Cullen, Tim Cullen, Mark Turk, and Dan Travica with Rick Mlaker, Mick Metzer, Bill Driver, and Bruce Sandbeck earning Honorable Mention awards. The highlight of the season was Terry Cullen’s 27-second hat trick.

Season’s results were:
Concordia 5 St. Cloud State 6
Concordia 12 St. Cloud State 6
Concordia 4 St. Thomas 6
Concordia 5 St. Thomas 3
Concordia 17 St. John’s 1
Concordia 11 Hamline 0
Concordia 7 Hamline 1
Concordia 14 Macalester 0
Concordia 10 Macalester 3
Concordia 15 St. John’s 3
Concordia 5 St. Mary’s 6
Concordia 6 St. Mary’s 7
Concordia 10 Augsburg 4
Concordia 12 Augsburg 7
Concordia 4 Gustavus 7
Concordia 6 Gustavus 4
Concordia 5 Iowa State 1
Concordia 7 Colorado U 5
Concordia 3 Air Force 5
Concordia 3 Air Force 9

The hockey roster included Dan Skalko, Steve Haslerud, Duane Earnst, Al Lutz, Scott Clausen, Mark Turk, Mike Adams, Wayne Horgen, Lon Seeger, John Sirotiak, Bruce Sabetti, Bill Driver, Dan Mlakar, Ken Litzenberger, Tom Hande, Rick Mlakar, Larry Peltier, Mick Metzer, Brad Thorson, Dan Haun, and Mike Boyle

1971-72 Gymnastics

An improved meet schedule plus the performances of captain Roger Strand, junior standout, Vic Evenson, and freshman sensation, Craig Sulzdorf all contributed to a fun and moderately successful gymnastics season for the 1971 - 1972 squad under Coach Ed Langsdorf. Concordia won only one meet, but graduated only one consistent point winner. Those on the team were Craig Sulzdorf, Joel Jeppson, Don Haven, Vic Evenson, Mark Theno, Benji Mikaelson, Roger Strand, Gregg Held, Terry Graff, John Haggerman, and Art LaBerge.

Some results were:
Concordia 46.60 NDSU 102.85 Dickinson 87.35
Concordia 37.68 Bemidji State 119.73 WSU-Superior 81.95
Concordia 52.30 UND 101.35
Concordia 59.55 NDSU 91.15
Concordia 49.50 USD 41.34 SDSU 94.02
Concordia 59.85 Dickinson 105.20

Coach Finn Grinaker’s 1971 - 1972 wrestling team placed 6th in the St. Cloud tournament, 3rd in the St. Olaf tournament, 4th in the Luther tournament and 3rd in the conference meet.
Scores for their dual meet record of 6 - 6 were:

Concordia 24 UND   95 1/2
Concordia 18 Valley City 25
Concordia 10 Bemidji State 31
Concordia 43 Duluth   0
Concordia ` 0 NDSU   45
Concordia 6 Augsburg 34
Concordia 12 Moorhead State 29
Concordia 9 St. John’s 33
Concordia 36 Gustavus 13
Concordia 51 Hamline 0
Concordia 38 St. Thomas 5
Concordia 42 St. Mary’s 3

Concordia wrestlers were Mark Batton, Terry Bishop, Boe, Kim Boyce, Efteland, Haddeland, Fred Hashley, Joel Haugen, Hendrickson, Jacobs, Mark Jokela, Kittelson, B. Larson, C. Larson, Lee, Don Lilleboe, Pete Michel, D. Olsen, James Smith, Mike Sullivan, Swanson, and Torell.

1972 Baseball

Al Rice coached the 1972 baseball team to a 13 - 8 overall record and 4th place in the MIAC with a 7 - 7 record. On the team were Jeff Paterson, Craig Haukebo, Bill Driver, Karl Beck, Peter Holte, Paul Nelson, Jack Peterson, Bruce Lattu, Scott Atchison, Mark Nicholson, Steve Gress, Gary Enderle, Lyle Larson, Jack Smokrovich, Howard Metzer, Mike Semling, Rod Peterson, Kirby Crawford, Bruce Carlson, John Nelson, Jim Agre, Guy Kalland, and Bill Richardson.

The season’s results were:
Concordia 7 Mayville 6
Concordia 4 NDSU 2
Concordia 3 St. John’s 2
Concordia 6 St. John’s 5
Concordia 0 St. Thomas 1
Concordia 2 St. Thomas 3
Concordia 3 Augsburg 2
Concordia 1 Augsburg 3
Concordia 3 Macalester 4
Concordia 8 Macalester 5
Concordia 6 Moorhead State 3
Concordia 3 Hamline 2
Concordia 0 Hamline 2
Concordia 2 Gustavus 1
Concordia 6 Gustavus 1
Concordia 5 Aberdeen 8
Concordia 3 Aberdeen 2

1971-72 Golf

Competing on Concordia’s 1972 golf team, coached by Finn Grinaker, were Chris Aasland, Bill Riddering, Chuck Anderson, Bill Hansen, Bill Brenan, Jeff Tweeton, and Steve Christiansen.
Results for the season were:

Triangular meet: Concordia 430, UND 411, NDSU 411
Concordia 421 Moorhead State 407
Cobber-Dragon Invitational: 9th our of 12 teams
All City meet: Moorhead State 420, Concordia 419, NDSU 411
Concordia 329 South Dakota State 308
Honeywell meet: 6th out of 21 teams
MIAC Conference meet: 8th out of 9 teams

1972 Track

The 1972 track team was coached by Ed Langsdorf and had a relatively good year despite a last place finish in the conference. Concordia won its first team victory in many years outscoring Mayville State and Valley City in a triangular held at Valley City. Other team highlights included a second place finish at the NDSSS 6-team invitational and second place at the Gustie Relays.

“Concordia’s track team opened their season with a US Track and Field Federation Meet, which was held at NDSU’s new fieldhouse. The meet, which was attended by 29 colleges and universities from at least four states and Canada with over 400 athletes participating has become an annual event at NDSU. Laurie Anderson, a Concordia junior, put the Cobbers in the books as he captured fifth place in the long jump with a jump of 22' 11". Anderson’s performance, along with the performances of several other Cobbers, becomes almost remarkable when one realizes the difficult practice conditions at Concordia. Although one must, of course, deal with the reality of the situation, some better indoor athletic facilities would definitely be a great asset to Concordia College.”

Further results were:
Intercity Meet: 3rd place
Dragon Invitational: 3rd place out of 5 teams
UND Indoor Meet: 2nd place out of 3 teams
Bethel Relays: 7th place

The Cobber thinclads included Ed Deutschmann, Larry Lenyard, Darrel Smathers, Robin Foss, Ed Jones, Dave Larson, David Uhlir, Daryl Kosiak, Mike Grothem, Scott Van Orsdel, John Thigpen, Laurie Anderson, Doug Davis, Darrel Carstens, Dennis Frichtel, Jeff Smith, Mark Solyst, Ken Erickson, Dave Gabrielson, Craig Oien, Bruce Nick, Craig Shirley, and Don Brummond.

1972 Tennis

Bob Nick coached the 1972 tennis team which included

Results of their matches were:
Concordia 5 Moorhead State 4
Concordia 4 Augsburg 0
Concordia 9 UM - Duluth 0
Concordia 0 Gustavus 6
Concordia 5 St. John’s 4
Concordia 3 Hamline 6
Concordia 3 Bemidji State 6
Concordia 8 St. Thomas 1
Concordia 4 Macalester 5
Concordia 4 Moorhead State 5
Concordia 4 NDSU 5
Conference meet: 5th place

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