University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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1) J Rowland Recruiting Class A Success - 2) R. Telford 156 Women ' s Track Aside from their first meet, the Lady Gator Invitational, the women ' s track team took to the road, competing their entire schedule on the road. Competing on the road did not hamper the Lady Gator ' s success, however. The team placed second in the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track Championships and 27th in the NCAA indoor track competition. Part of the team ' s success is attributable to six 1984 All-Americans who returned to the Lady Gator track team. They included distance runners Beth Farmer and Shelly Steely, 400 hurdlers and long sprinters Piper Bressant and Chris Crowther, javelin thrower Lori Mercer and 1000m indoor champion Gina Procaccio. Unique to the team were Denise Mitchell, Lori Carroll, Cecilia Muldoon, Sandra and Sonja Braasch, Maria Sanders , Teresa Nash and Sharon Chiong. These newcomers compiled the first recruiting class of Head Coach Lyle Knudson. — Tina Gonsalves 1) Junior Lori Mercer awes her competitors with her All-American award winning skill in the javelin. 2) All-American Piper Bressant h olds more track and field records than any other Lady Gator trackster. (Opposite page). 1) First row: Beth Farmer, Piper Bressant, Denise Mitchell, Lori Carroll, Cecilia Muldoon, Gina! Procaccio. Second row: Sandr a Braasch, Maria Sanders, Marie Candalino. Sonja Braasch, Shelly Steely. Third row: Susan Nash, Sharon Chiong, Chris Crowther, Joan Hammeren. (Opposite page). 2) In indoor competition, the Lady Gators finished second in the SEC and 27th in the nation.

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Track 155 Sports Information Few people would substitute a fulltime career for a shot at becoming a national track star, but senior triple jumper Tanner Cronic one of them. I plan on competing after I graduate from college and then see how things go from there. Coming to UF has really helped my athletic performance and I think I can make a go of it, said Cronic. Part of the reason for Cronic ' s athletic success is field coach Mike Bozeman. Cinder Bozeman, Cronic has cleared 51 ' in the triple jump, has lead the SEC and was awarded the job of team captain in 1985. Coach Bozeman has really been a big help to said Cronic. At first I wasn ' t sure if I wanted to go to school out of state, now I ' m glad I did and I ' m especially glad I came to Florida. — Tanner Cronic

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1) K. Rotberg 3) R. Telford 3 2) R. Colon The average person may not even know what a heptathlon is, but for junior Heidi Mann, the heptathlon is her life. I started track when I was in high school and I just stuck with it. I got into the heptathlon because it shows all-around athletic ability, I like to show that, Mann said. Although not everyone realizes the long hours of practice and the dedication it takes to compete in the two day, seven event competition, Mann says she doesn ' t mind not always being in the limelight. I still get a real satisfaction out of it. It ' s a growing experience. — Heidi Mann Junior Women ' s Track 157