Arkadelphia. SAU repeated as Conference Champs by scoring 101 points. Harding led for half the meet but with seven events left and an eight point lead things fell apart for the Bisons. In those seven events Harding only collected 12'14 pOints and slipped into third place. The team couldn't do any better than second in any event. Even though the team did not win the conference title but they did have five members qualify for the NAIA National t , Track and Field Championships in Charleston , West Virginia. They were Frimpong , McCoy and Stegall in the 100 and 200 and 400 dashes respectively . Drake Jackson joined the group entering in the 4 x 100 meter realy. It was the first time ever for Harding to have three sprinters qualify for national competition. Bates qualified in the 1500. The season was capped off when Frimpong and Stegall made the AII-AIC track team. ~ Soaring High. With great determination, Ed van der Kaaij clears 15-6 for first place. - photo by James McCreary. 1984 AIC TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS Southern Arkansas University 101 Arkansas Tech University 97 HARDING UNIVERSITY 78% Ouachita Baptist University 69% University of Central Arkansas 68 University of Arkansas-Monticello 67 Henderson State University 46% College of the Ozarks 16% Arkansas College 8 Hendrix College 4 Dare to be Different Harding University's student body consisted of men and women from forty-eight states and several foreign countries. For most, the primary reason for attending Harding was to receive a Christian education, not S0, for Ed van der Kaaij. After serving 16 months in the Dutch Infantry, Ed became discouraged with the military establishment, packed his two suitcases, gathered all his cash and headed to America to pursue his first love - "pole vaulting." In Holland, as in many other countries , you must be in a sports club to participate actively in sports. Ed soon found that in America one needs to be attending school to participate in sports. While in Austin, Texas , he learned that Harding was in need of a pole vaulter. So it was off to Searcy for Mr. van der Kaaij . Pledge week was in full swing when Ed arrived. He was disillusioned and thought these wild outfits he saw were the Harding norm. Coach Ted Lloyd tried to explain, but the initial impression was hard to overcome. Ed had decided on a double major in computer science and math. Even though he has the hours to be a senior, he is in his junior year of track eligibility, so he plans to graduate in May of 1986. Since his arrival Ed has been Harding's top pole vaulter. He has finished ninth and seventh at the NAJA National Track Meet in 1983 and 1985 respectively. His motto as an athlete has been "success is sweet, but its secret is sweat!" Another saying he has lived by has been "Dare to be different." Ed was not afraid to express his beliefs and views on any subject. He has been a bluntly honest individual who has made known his position as an Agnostic. Concerning this matter I am happy to report that with the influence of faculty and students at Harding and many prayers over the two and a half years he has been attending school here, Ed became a Christian on April 7, 1985.1i/.f&· - ChetBrown Track and Field 153
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