Spoelstra played at OSU for two seasons, 1982 and 1983, earning second team All-American honors in 1983. She returned to OSU in 1995 to inherit basketball head coaching duties from her former coach, Aki Hill. Spoelstra coached the team for ten seasons, compiling an overall record of 133 wins and 158 losses. Her teams played in the 1996 NCAA tournament and in the WNIT from 2001 to 2004. She received Pac-10 coach of the year honors in 2000, and was named to the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1994
Ayotte-Law earned All-American status in 1981 (beam) and 1982 (floor and all-around). She was the second OSU gymnast to win a national championship, claiming the floor exercise title in 1982. Ayotte-Law also represented the United States in the 1981 World University Games in Romania, placing as the highest all-around gymnast. This photo appeared in the January 1982 Oregon Stater.
Capps played at OSU from 1982 to 1985. She was OSU’s first softball All-American, named to the second team in 1983. That year she led the Beavers to a 9-2 NorPac conference record and a 26-14 overall record.
Smith played volleyball at OSU from 1991 to 1994. She was named to the All Pac-10 Freshman Team in 1991 and to the All Pac-10 first team in 1993. She also played basketball in 1994.
Despite Bynum’s catch, OSU and U of O played to a 0-0 tie in what some dubbed the “Toilet Bowl.” The game included eleven turnovers – five by the Beavers and six by the Ducks. The game was the first 0-0 tie between the teams since 1931, and the sixth in the history of the series. Despite OSU’s lack of gridiron success as a team, Bynum led the nation in receiving yards per reception in 1983 at 24.2 yards. He was a ninth-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1986 NFL draft.
Menken earned First Team All-American status in 1981 and played on the Olympic gold medal winning 1984 United States women’s basketball team. She played for OSU from 1979 to 1981 and set several school records, some of which still stand.
Home Game, The Beavers race out onto the field to celebrate a double-header sweep which gave them the Northern Division crown for the second year running. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, June 1983, page 22. The Beavers went on to lose to Stanford and Cal-Santa Barbara in the NCAA playoffs
Portland Freshman Bill Gassaway, Beavers' designated hitter, was one of the bright spots for a team that had its hitting problems. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, April 1979, vol.13 no.3, page18.
Wes Schulmerich was the Beavers' first player to make it to the Major League level. Schulmerich was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1901, in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was 29 years old when he played his first big league game on May 1, 1931, with the Boston Braves. Schulmerich played for the Beaver from 1925-1927 Photo was used in the June 1983 Oregon Stater, vol. 17 no.4, page 19.
Wes Schulmerich was the Beavers' first player to make it to the Major League level. Schulmerich was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1901, in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was 29 years old when he played his first big league game on May 1, 1931, with the Boston Braves. Schulmerich played for the Beaver from 1925-1927 Photo was used in the June 1983 Oregon Stater, vol. 17 no.4, page 19.
Infielder Jerry Yung, Madison High graduate from Portland, throws the baseball to first base. Yung had a .268 batting average and had 24 RBIs and received All-Northern Division honors. Photo was used in the June 1978 Oregon Stater, vol.12 no.4, page 20.
Home Game, Gantner was an outfielder from 1984-1987. He is currently a physician at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. He was twice an Academic All-American whilereceiving his pre-med degree.
Dave Brundage was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round in 1986 following his career at Oregon State University. He earned All-American honors as an outfielder in 1986 at Oregon State. He also played quarterback and punter for the Beavers football team.
John V. Byrne came to Oregon State University as an Associate Professor of Marine Geology in 1961, becoming the Chairman of the Oceanography Department in 1968. Byrne was the OSU president from 1984-1995.
1976 Olympian Kathy Weston leads Oregon State's women's track and field program. Photo was used in the April 1979 Oregon Stater, vol. 13, no. 3, page 17.
Bud Ossey, '43, talks with KGW-Radio sports director Melissa Hellervik between games at the Far West Classic. Photo was used in the 1979 Oregon Stater, vol. 13 no.1. Bernard A. "Bud" Ossey was an engineer officer during WWII until he retired as Lieutenant Colonel in 1967. Ossey was president of the OSU Dad's Club and Beaver Athletic Scholarship Fund. Ossey was inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame in 2006.