An Obsessive Guide to the Greatest Alumni Tradition Ever

Will Rice Alumni Beer Bike: the 80s

 

1982 198319841985 • 1986 1987• 1988 1989

 

1982

? place

Winner: Wiess

 

 

 

 

Bikers

 

 

 

 

Chuggers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1983

1st place

12:24

SWEEP!

 

 

Bikers (order?)

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

 

Nell Sprague '82

 

 

 

 

Ron Gross '78

 

 

Lavelle Fritz '82

 

 

 

 

Jerry Gibson '78

 

 

Steve Baldwin '82

 

 

 

 

Bob Schmidt '80?

 

 

Bruce Atkinson '80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neal Howard '81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Schmidt '80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't know if they were bikers or chuggers: Kim Schwoerke '76, Eric Sisson '76, Juan Zalles '81, Chris Pecheux '76, Dan Kocian ?, Doug Manner '77, Kent Williamson '77, Steve Moore '77


1984

3rd place

Winner: Hanszen

 

 

 

Bikers

 

 

 

 

Chuggers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

1985

1st place

15:59

new track record

new .33 mile oval track west of stadium

Bikers (order?)

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

 

Barb Demorotski '84

1:34.5

 

 

Pam Kelly '82

 

 

Alysha Webb '84

1:37.7

 

 

Gaye McNutt '84 - capt

 

 

Steve Baldwin '82

1:25.3

 

 

Coleen Wade '84

 

 

Larry Fossi '79

1:24.4

 

 

Benny Alcala '83ish

 

 

Neal Howard '81

1:24.5

 

 

Don Clayton '83

 

 

Mark Jenkins '83 - capt

1:30.6

 

 

Francis Fuller '84

 

 

Hank Petri '84

1:32.3

 

 

Jerry Gibson '78

 

 

Bruce Russell '80

1:26.7

 

 

Chris Kilgore '80

 

 

Bob Schmidt '80

1:30.0

 

 

Hank Petri '84

 

 

Lavelle Fritz '82

1:37.1

 

 

Bob Schmidt '80

 

 

Average Bike Time

1:30.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Bruce Atkinson '80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1986

1st place

16:14

 

 

 

 

Bikers

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

 

1. Kevin Watts (eventually '87)

40.88

1:24.02

Bob Abib '83

 

 

2. Hank Petri '84

42.77

1:28.19

Don Clayton '83

 

 

3. Lavelle Fritz '82

52.24

1:42.45

Wendy Covey '85

 

 

4. Scott Lushbough '83

44.21

1:30.93

Kim Espy '85

 

 

5. Jim Kahle '83

46.29

1:33.54

Jerry Gibson '78

 

 

6. Barb Demorotski '84

50.17

1:48.04

Ron Gross '78

 

 

7. Martha Crandall '83

46.76

1:35.52

Chris Kilgore '80

 

 

8. Steve Baldwin '82

43.11

1:32.06

Gaye McNutt '84

 

 

9. Neal Howard '81

43.45

1:28.81

Robert Savell '84

 

 

10. Craig Mielke '85

40.95

1:21.88

Mike Scott '85

 

 

Average Bike Time:

 

 

1:32.54

 

 

 

 

A1. Mark Jenkins '83

 

 

 

 

Kim Taylor '85

 

 

A2. Larry Fossi '79

 

 

 

 

Coleen Wade '84

 

 

A3. Celia Calaby '82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished almost a lap ahead of Hanszen. Took an early lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1987

1st place

15:32

new track record

THREE FOR
THREE

Bikers (order?)

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

 

1. Martha Crandall '83

 

 

 

 

Wendy Covey '85

 

 

2. Steve Baldwin '82

 

 

 

 

Sarah Duck '86

 

 

3. Neal Howard '81

 

 

 

 

Kim Espy '85

 

 

4. Randall Terrell '86

 

 

 

 

Ayn Lynch '86

 

 

5. Larry Fossi '79

 

 

 

 

Gaye McNutt '84

 

 

6. Sue Long '86

 

 

 

 

Jerry Gibson '78

 

 

7. Mark Jenkins '83

 

 

 

 

Kim Taylor '85

 

 

8. Michelle Dokter '86

 

 

 

 

Mike Scott '85

 

 

9. Craig Mielke '85

 

 

 

 

Chris Kilgore '80

 

 

10. Tom Cassidy '86

 

 

 

 

Chris Hoffman '85

 

 

A. Hank Petri '84

 

 

 

 

Don Clayton '83

 

 

A. Barb Demorotsky '84 (Thedford)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRC lapped everyone! At least five riders around 1:30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1988

1st place

15:23

new track record/4 for 4

 

Bikers

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

1. Craig Mielke '85

1:18

 

 

Tom Perrault '87?

 

2. Kevin Watts '87?

 

 

 

 

Mike Scott '85

 

3. Laura Graglia '87

1:30

 

 

Wendy Covey '85

 

4. Marion Wagner '87

 

 

 

 

Eric Wasserman '87

 

5. Mark Jenkins '83

 

 

 

 

Sarah Duck '86?

 

6. Dan Dessau '87

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

7. Chris Ehlers '87

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

8. Stacy Jones '87

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

9. Chris Frey '87

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

10. Tom Cassidy '86

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

We won by at least a lap.

 

 

 

 
 

1989

1st place

15:59

new track record

5 for 5/closest alumni finish ever

Bikers

 

 

 

 

Chuggers (order?)

 

 

1. Craig Mielke '85

 

 

 

 

Carol Denson '88

 

 

2. Kevin Watts '87?

 

 

 

 

Mike Scott '85

 

 

3. Laura Graglia '87

 

 

 

 

Wendy Covey '85

 

 

4. Ruth de la Garza '88

 

 

 

 

Eric Wasserman '87

 

 

5. Mark Jenkins '83

 

 

 

 

Sean McVicker '88

 

 

6. Sean McVicker '88

 

 

 

 

Andrea Simien '88

 

 

7. Chris Ehlers '87

 

 

 

 

Sarah Duck '86?

 

 

8. Bekra Yorke '88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Chris Frey '87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Tom Cassidy '86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1. Seth Brubaker '88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closest finishever in an alumni race -- Tom pulled ahead of Hanszen's Chris Madland '87 on the final turn. Plus, our cocky chuggers decided to double chug! Bad wind on backstretch. See photo of Tom Cassidy crossing the finish line.