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Stretching was vital be fore a race. Runners
The pressure's on at the starting line. For many were required to be at a rac e an hour early in
thi s is wh at makes you or breaks you. Shoe order to wann up <UJd stretch. Freshman Bryce
spikes gougin g at legs, arms pushing bodies, Penke and Sophomore Jason Willis get
and spit fl ying all over were all memori es of themselves ready for the MN In vitational.
gening out of the starting line-up. (K. Mahoney) (K. Mahoney)

Boys Fight Bad Twist of Fate

Girls Prove That Hard Work Pays

-Steve Van Buren-

Running in the off-season "It was neat to feel such a part of the time MN freshmen chart and one on
and team practices in the summer team just being a freshman ." the senior chart.
helped the cross-country meet goals, Many other records were set However, because four of -
and it paid off. by the girls' team. Winning scores the returning lettermen failed to come
The girls team took ftrst in were based on the fewest points out for the team the team had to rely
four of the invitationals: Ralston, scored, and the girls set a record for on younger, less experienced runners.
Millard North, Metro, and Districts; the fewest points scored in an invita- "The older members changed their
and in two of the class meets: Bryan tional with 23 points in the District focus to that of encouranging the
Freshman Division, and Class of the meet. They also recorded MN's high- younger ones to ensure a better team
Metro Freshman Division. est team ftnish with their third place next year," said Senior Duane Miller.
The girls ' success in the class finish in State. "We worked hard They still took fourth place at the
meets was a reflection of the number during the off-season, and we earned Class of the Metro, a meet in which
of quality freshmen that had gone out what we got," said Junior Amanda runners competed in their own grade
for the team. Four of the seven varsity Torrens. level. This was a result of the experi-
members were freshmen. Those . four The boys' team too had its ence the underclassmen had received.
also made the all-time top ten list for share of records. These were com- Senior Ben Gllbert said, "Our goals
MN. Freshman Kathy Kearns said, prised of two top ten times on the all- weren't met despite our hard work."

The finish line ... thi s was the one moment in the
race to which the runners could look forward.
This was al so the time where the runners had to
use all th at they had left. Seni or and te3JT1
captian Ben Gilbert gi ves it everything he'<
at the Distri ct meet. (K. Mahoney)