Florida State Men's Swimming & Diving - 1968-69 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Swimming & Diving - 1968-69 Year In Review

Coaching Staff
N.B. "Bim" Stults, Head Coach
Gerry Braden, Graduate Assistant
Norris Eastman, Graduate Assistant
Pete Scholle, Graduate Assistant
John Simmons, Graduate Assistant

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1968-69 Men's Swimming & Diving


1968-69 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Ed Anderson, 6-0, 165, FS, Warren, MI

Danny Burgess, 5-5, 136, D, Clearwater

Robert Collins, 5-9, 145, D, Mountainside, NJ

Steve Connell, 5-10, 165, IM, Cincinnati, OH

Paco deLaFuente, 6-0, 176, FS, Miami

James Fraser, 6-1, 180, BR, Decatur, GA

Harvey Hansen, 6-1, 180, FS, Battle Creek, MI

Tom Harmon, 5-3, 138, BR, Melbourne

George Heller, 6-1, 170, BK, Tampa

Larry LaBrecque, 5-8, 142, FS, Tallahassee

Norman Loges, 6-0, 170, BR, Fullerton, CA

Gerry Norris, 6-1, 205, FS, Surfside

Lee Plank, 5-11, 145, IM, Gainesville

Jim Stevens, 5-10, 150, FS, Tampa

Jay Wiggins, 5-11, 117, FL, Orlando

Richard Zapp, 6-2, 185, BR, Oak Ridge, TN


1968-69 Roster - By Name

L
T                                               PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* Howie Acosta          D       5-6   125  Jr   *    San Jose, CA (Pioneer)
* Ed Anderson           FS      6-0   165  Fr        Warren, MI (Fitzgerald)
* Phil Boggs            D                  So   *    Akron, OH (Firestone)
  Tom Boylan            FS      6-1   190  So   *    Hollywood (South Broward)
  Dennis Bunn           BR      5-9   145  So        Jacksonville (Bishop Kenney)
  Danny Burgess         D       5-5   136  So        Clearwater (Kabul)
  Charles Busse         FS      6-1   170  Sr-R *    South Bend, IN (John Adams)
  Robert Collins        D       5-9   145  Fr        Mountainside, NJ (Livingston)
* Steve Connell         IM      5-10  165  Fr        Cincinnati, OH (Western Hills)
  Kent Davis            FL      5-8   166  Jr        Akron, OH (Firestone)
  Paco deLaFuente       FS      6-0   176  So        Miami (Columbus)
  Allan Drusys          FS      6-1   176  So        Woodhaven, NY (Brooklyn Tech)
  Russ Earp             BR      6-1   160  So        Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* Lee Eisinger          FS      5-10  165  So   *    Akron, OH (Firestone)
  James Fraser          BR      6-1   180  Fr        Decatur, GA (Druid Hills)
* Bill Gest             BK      6-2   170  So        Cleveland, OH (Shaw)
  Hod Gray              BK      5-11  170  Sr   *    Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale)
  Harvey Hansen         FS      6-1   180  So        Battle Creek, MI (Lakeview)
  Tom Harmon            BR      5-3   138  Fr        Melbourne (Melbourne)
  James Harrison        FS      5-7   146  Jr        Fort Lauderdale (Stranahan)
  George Heller         BK      6-1   170  Fr        Tampa (Chamberlain)
* Mark Jenkins          FS      5-10  150  So   *    Akron, OH (Buchtel)
* Dean Jerger           FS      6-4   178  So   *    Treasure Island (Boca Ciega)
  Larry LaBrecque       FS      5-8   142  So        Tallahassee (Leon)
* Norman Loges          BR      6-0   170  Fr        Fullerton, CA (Firestone)
  Terry Maxhimer        D       5-11  145  So        Massillon, OH (Washington)
  Steve McNerney        FS      5-11  173  Sr   **   Akron, OH (Buchtel)
  Dave Mignano          BK      6-1   170  So   *    Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Tech)
  Eric Morse            FS      6-2   180  So        Battle Creek, MI (Lakeview)
* Gerry Norris          FS      6-1   205  Fr        Surfside (North Miami)
  Lee Plank             IM      5-11  145  Fr        Gainesville (Gainesville)
  Ron Potts             FS      6-3   165  So   *    Saint Petersburg (Northeast)
  Bruce Rathman         FL      6-3   194  Jr   *    Cincinnati, OH (Elder)
* Dennis Shiels         IM      5-11  161  Jr   *    Cincinnati, OH (Saint Xavier)
  Bruce Smalling        FS      5-10  155  So        Jacksonville (Bishop Kenney)
  Jimmy Smith           BK      5-10  145  Sr        Louisville, KY (Westport)
  John Stafford         FS      6-1   160  Sr-R **   Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Cuyahoga Falls)
  Jim Stevens           FS      5-10  150  Fr        Tampa (Chamberlain)
  James Thompson        FS      5-11  159  Sr   **   Alexandria, VA (Fort Hunt)
* Jim Vining            FL      5-11  160  So   *    Clinton, IA (Clinton)
* Ken VonRoenn          D       5-8   145  Jr   *    Louisville, KY (Atherton)
  Jay Wiggins           FL      5-11  117  Fr        Orlando (Boone)
  Jim Williford         IM      6-0   160  So        North Kingston, RI (Great Mills)
  Richard Zapp          BR      6-2   185  So        Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)

1968-69 All-Americans

Name                     NCAA Championships
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Phil Boggs               Three-Meter Diving (4th)

All-Americans -  1

1968-69 Schedules and Results

DATE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
12/13
H
EVANSVILLE W 62-49
12/14
H
SOUTH FLORIDA W 72-40
01/09
H
GEORGIA W 64-49
01/18
A
FLORIDA L 49.5-63.5
01/31
H
NORTH CAROLINA W 70-43
02/01
H
NORTH CAROLINA STATE L 50-63
02/04
H
SOUTH CAROLINA W 66-47
02/08
H
FLORIDA W 61-52
02/13
H
EAST CAROLINA W 62-51
03/15
A
ALABAMA W 75-38
03/29
N
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
March 27-29, 1969, Bloomington, In
23rd Place
                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS    8- 2     7- 1     1- 1     0- 0

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, 23rd place
03/29/1969, March 27-29, 1969, Bloomington, In

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Team Results                                                                                                                                                                                     
 1. Indiana               427                                                                                                                                                                           
 2. Southern California   306                                                                                                                                                                           
 3. Stanford              196                                                                                                                                                                           
 4. Michigan              164                                                                                                                                                                           
 5. Yale                  160                                                                                                                                                                           
 6. UCLA                  102                                                                                                                                                                           
 7. Long Beach State       82                                                                                                                                                                           
 8. Ohio State             61                                                                                                                                                                           
 9. Florida                45                                                                                                                                                                           
    Oregon                 45                                                                                                                                                                           
11. Princeton              42                                                                                                                                                                           
12. Michigan State         38                                                                                                                                                                           
13. Colorado State         33                                                                                                                                                                           
14. Southern Illinois      25                                                                                                                                                                           
15. Minnesota              21                                                                                                                                                                           
16. Purdue                 20                                                                                                                                                                           
    Southern Methodist     20                                                                                                                                                                           
18. Ohio                   19                                                                                                                                                                           
    Wisconsin              19                                                                                                                                                                           
20. North Carolina State   16                                                                                                                                                                           
    Washington             16                                                                                                                                                                           
22. Wesleyan               14                                                                                                                                                                           
23. Florida State          11                                                                                                                                                                           
24. Dartmouth              10                                                                                                                                                                           
25. Air Force               6                                                                                                                                                                           
    Utah                    6                                                                                                                                                                           
27. Arizona State           5                                                                                                                                                                           
    Illinois                5                                                                                                                                                                           
    San Diego State         5                                                                                                                                                                           
30. Brigham Young           4                                                                                                                                                                           
    Kansas                  4                                                                                                                                                                           
32. Army                    2                                                                                                                                                                           
    Tennessee               2                                                                                                                                                                           
34. Kent State              1                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Individual Results                                                                                                                                                                               
Name          Event                Place  Points                                                                                                                                                        
Phil Boggs    three-meter diving    4th     11                                                                                                                                                          

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