Florida State Men's Swimming & Diving - 1958-59 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Swimming & Diving - 1958-59 Year In Review

Coaching Staff
N.B. "Bim" Stults, Head Coach
Wally Dobler, Assistant Coach

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1958-59 Winter Sports

1958-59 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Paxton Briley, 6-0, 175, FS, Tallahassee

Carl Butler, 5-10, 158, FS, Jackson, MS

Curt Genders, 5-7, 134, D, Sarasota

Buck Hiles, 5-10, 155, FS-FL, Atlanta, GA

Bill Keogh, 5-9, 126, Union City, NJ

Bob Schenck, 5-5, 135, Gainesville

Tom Sharky, 5-11, 146, Jacksonville

Greg Smith, 5-11, 155, FS, Jacksonville

1958-59 Roster - By Name

L
T                                               PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Paxton Briley         FS      6-0   175  So        Tallahassee (Leon)
* Carl Butler           FS      5-10  158  So        Jackson, MS (Murrah)
  Bud Cole              BR      6-2   165  Jr   *    Tampa
  John Espey                    5-8   164  Jr        Clearwater
  Howey Fillmore        BR      6-2   192  Sr   ***  Dearborn, MI
* Curt Genders          D       5-7   134  So        Sarasota (Sarasota)
  Jerry Glancy                  6-6   214  Sr        Atlanta, GA
  Paul Hammond          FS      6-0   174  Sr   **   Sumter, SC
  Bill Hatchett                 5-9   137  Jr        Panama Canal Zone,
* Buck Hiles            FS-FL   5-10  155  So        Atlanta, GA (Bass)
  Bill Keogh                    5-9   126  So        Union City, NJ
  Lenny Koeth                   5-10  139  Sr        Euclid, OH
  Kenny Loehr                   5-8   147  Jr        Canton, OH
* Tom Metz              FS-FL   5-10  164  Jr   *    Dayton, OH (Stivers)
  Skip Moe                      5-10  138  Jr        Saint Petersburg
* Tom Newell            BR      6-0   132  Jr   *    Lakewood, OH (Lakewood)
  Bob Schenck                   5-5   135  So        Gainesville
  Dave Schwenk                  5-6   125  Jr        Tallahassee
  Tom Sharky                    5-11  146  So        Jacksonville
  Bill Simpson                  5-6   147  Jr        Tallahassee
* Greg Smith            FS      5-11  155  So        Jacksonville (Bolles)
  Glenn Thatcher        FS      5-10  178  Sr   ***  Canton, OH
* Bob Weber             D       5-7   150  Jr   *    Steubenville, OH
  Jim Wentworth                 5-11  165  Sr   ***  Jacksonville

1958-59 All-Americans

Name                     NCAA Championships
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Curt Genders             One-Meter Diving (8th)

Buck Hiles               440-Yard Freestyle (6th)

Bob Weber                One-Meter Diving ()
                         Three-Meter Diving ()

All-Americans -  3

1958-59 Schedules and Results

DATE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
01/14
H
 GEORGIA W 70-16
02/04
A
 TEXAS A&M W 56-30
02/06
A
 SOUTHERN METHODIST L 31-55
02/18
H
 FLORIDA W 55.5-30.5
02/23
H
 MIAMI W 51-35
02/27
A
 GEORGIA TECH W 55-30
02/28
A
 GEORGIA W 59-26
03/02
H
 EAST CAROLINA W 63-23
03/14
A
 FLORIDA W 52-34
03/28
N
 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
March 26-28, 1959, Ithica, NY		 17th Place 
                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS    8- 1     4- 0     4- 1     0- 0
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, 17th place
03/28/1959, March 26-28, 1959, Ithica, NY

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
NCAA Championship                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 1. Michigan          137.5                                                                                                                                                                             
 2. Ohio State         44                                                                                                                                                                               
 3. Indiana            41                                                                                                                                                                               
 4. Yale               35.5                                                                                                                                                                             
 5. Michigan State     36                                                                                                                                                                               
 6. Stanford           29                                                                                                                                                                               
 7. Iowa               16                                                                                                                                                                               
 8. Oklahoma           12                                                                                                                                                                               
 9. Miami of Ohio       7                                                                                                                                                                               
    Ohio                7                                                                                                                                                                               
    Wisconsin           7                                                                                                                                                                               
12. Cal Poly            6                                                                                                                                                                               
    Illinois            6                                                                                                                                                                               
14. California          4                                                                                                                                                                               
15. Harvard             3                                                                                                                                                                               
16. Southern Methodist  2                                                                                                                                                                               
17. Florida State       1                                                                                                                                                                               
    Knox                1                                                                                                                                                                               
    Navy                1                                                                                                                                                                               

1959 EOY Stats