Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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Ulll' Mall Ill MUSGOW Mme Murray State runner David Warren journeyed to the l980 Moscow Olympics where he was in the 800 meter tinals The worldwide audience awaited Coe and Ovett matching strides in the home straight. They waited for Coe to move first but it was Da vid Warren who snatched up his courage and led for a short while The London limes July 28 1980 While people around the world who were following the men s 800 meter run rn the 1980 Moscow Olympics were qutte fa mihar with the rivalry between Butons Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe they were less aware of their British teammate David Warren To people at Murray State how ever that runner was not so unfamihar Warren was a member of the Murray State track team last year Warren had not returned to Murray State for the 1980 track season but had instead remained at home in Essex Eng The trannng paxd off and Warren became part of the British team that went to Mos cow At the Games he qualified for the 800 meter finals by finishing second tn his heat The next step was the final race in whlch he briefly grabbed the world s at tention by leading the pack around the tirst turn of the last lap He then fell back however and fimshed tn exghth place with a time of 1 49 3 Although Warren did not win a medal, his presence at the Olympics was quite an accomplishment itself. I-Ie became the fifth Murray State men's track team mem- ber to compete in the Olympics After the 1980 Games Warren returned to Essex and made plans to come back to Murray State in January of 1981 Warm was the only Murray athlete to appear in the Moscow Games but he was not the only one to try for an appearance Women s track team member Allison Manley also hoped to represent Great Bn tain at the Games but failed to qualify for the Brztish team Axel Leztmeyr another Murray track man sat out the 1980 season in order to tram for the Canadian Olympic team Two factors kept him from going to Moscow Canada like the United States boycotted the Games after the U SS R jured himself while training for the team Racer football player Vernon Broadnax tried for the U S Olympic wrestling team progressing as far as the final qualifying competitions before he had to withdraw from the tryouts Two rifle team members Mark Rebenstem and William Patzke vxed for membership on the U S Olympic shootmg team but were unsuccessful Tim Bland Y! ' - I O 1 a p . , . n - ' - , . 5 9 . , - , , . . a - ' s 9 Q - Q 4 n Q p y ,S land, to begin training for the Olympics. invaded Afghanistan: and Leitmeyr in- Q , . . . . l . , . . , O , ' A v 0 - ' 9 . a 0 ' V , 9 I A ' 9 . . ' . . . Q O 1 , 112 Sports Aiming for the clouds, junior Leigh Warc prepares to unlcash thc javelin. Ware also throws the discus. s ll. I runnin.: 4- 4 els, '57 444 Q 'af' ,ay B. Hummel Using more than just muscle. Barbara Smith hcavcs thc shot. I980 was Smiths first year on the Murray State team, 'C' 1

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In addition, distance runners Patrick Chimes and Richard Charleston qualified for the national indoor championships, and Chimes was named OVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Named to the indoor all-conference team were: Charleston, Chimes, 400- and 800-meter runner Marshall Crawley, mid- dle distance runner Mitchell Johnston, 200-and 400-meter runner Brent Konantz, distance runners Jerry Odlin, David Raf- ferty and Eddie Wedderburng high jump and hurdles participant'Ernie Patterson, and shot put and discus thrower Stan Sim- mons. Although the outdoor season was not as successful as the indoor season, Murray did enjoy victories in two meets and placed second in the OVC outdoor champion- ships. The OVC outdoor all-conference team included: Odling Raffertyg Simmons, Brent Konantz, Perry Konantz and Tony Smith, all 200- and 400-meter runners, and Elvis Forde, a sprinter. The outdoor season was also highlighted by qualifications for the national outdoor championships by Rafferty and Charles- ton. Rafferty qualified by finishing the 1500-meter race in the Murray Twiligght Invitational with a 3:40.9, which the equiv- alent of a 3158.9 mile run. Charleston qualified during his journey to the Tom Black Classic, where he finished the 3000- meter steeplechase with a time of 8:33.83. The performances of Rafferty and Charleston were also MSU records. Other MSU men's track records set during 1980 were: Indoor two-mile run - Charleston, 8:38.6. Indoor 1000-yard run - Rafferty, 2:08. Outdoor shot put - Simmons, 54-7V2. Outdoor 120-yard high hurdles - Ger- ald Jackson, 14.1. Also Patterson tied the school record of 7-V2 for the outdoor high jump. fcontinued on page 1135 Taking charge of a 3000-meter run against Middle Tennessee are Jerry Odlin, Richard Charleston, and Gary Ribbons. Murray went on to win the dual meet, 91-54. - . ure. ff-L-, ..K:z,'.,,-- .W --5.1-,w 911,-mm ,,,., 1.4..,w.., -H . ,..- -- f - -. l 3 A ' v 1 QAXRQ M 2 at . .V . W .,.... rw' B. Johnson . af, G3 q.

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Meanwhile, the women's track team was also working its way to a second-place fin- ish inthe OVC. Coach Margaret Simmons said that the team also had the satisfaction of almost defeating Eastern Kentucky University in the championships. Eastern had clobbered us up until the champion- ships, she said. The OVC women's all-conference team included seven Racers: Gloria Coleman, Betty Fox, Karen Harding, Diane Holmes, Lavonne Roberts, Wendy Slaton and Glenvira Williams. MSU set two OVC records in women's track during 1980. Roberts set a record of 2:13.41 in the 800-meter run, and a record time of 1:40.42 was set in the 800-meter medley relay by Coleman, Fox, Holmes and Williams. The women also set 33 MSU records. Both the men's and women's coaches are expecting the 1981 track season to be at least as successful as the 1980 season. Simmons said that her team will consist of the same people as the 1980 team, plus two new additions. Cornell, meanwhile, said his team should be as strong if not stron- ger than last year's. He also stated that the team has a shot at both the indoor and outdoor titles. it - Tim Bland A grunt of relief is uttered by Jackie Zachary after she releases the iron ball in the shot put. Zachary, a freshman, also competes in the discus. Distance mnners: FRONT ROW: W. Darling, D. Dennison, P. Turner, S. Macy. BACK ROW: B. Pytosh, C. O'Brien, S. Minor, W. Slaton, F. Fleig. Field competitors: FRONT ROW: K. Hagan, B. Smith, T. Walker, B. Geiger, J. Zachary. BACK ROW: K. Harding, A. Riley, P. Williams, C, Stovall, J. Ober- hausen, G. Williams, L. Ware, J. Estes. A min mr rnen- Money C2 B. Hummel Running in stride Agnes Riley and Althia Parham limber up on the track. Riley competes in the high jump, long jump, middle distance races and hur- dles, while Parham specializes in sprints. .....,WM ' 'wwqr it . .... B. Hummel M..a,, Quang Middle distance runners, sprinters and hurdl Roberts, D. Stewart, D. Holmes, J. Migatz. BACK ROW: B. Fox, A. Parham, P. Bittel, G. Coleman, D. Johnson, L. Bittel. ers: FRONTROW: K. Cuendet, L. 1980 Women's Track Indoor Illinois State no score kept Purdue 8th of ll Mason-Dixon Games no score kept Murray 93 Southeast Missouri 36 Outdoor Lady Tiger Invitational 10th of 13 Cardinal Relays no score kept Murray State Invitational 3rd of 8 Lady Topper Invitational 4th of 14 Becky Boone Relays llth of 28 Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference Championships 3rd of 9 OVC Championships 2nd of 7 Track 1 13