Coon Rapids High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Coon Rapids, MN)

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O ? l w T ,V 'I , y N ,wge t Of, Q 9 gf-x 5 5,1 fi Q' 'QPU' T ,ti Q yi i , if 5 -- -M, BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Conference Champions The boys cross country team captured the first boys North Suburban Conference Championship in the his- tory of CRSH. The teams great effort was led by Greg Bakken who became the individual conference champion. Follow- ing Bakken, Paui Keeney placed fifth, John Williams, sixth, Bruce Popowitz, iith, and Andy Anderson, 18th. The first four Cardinal runners were named all- conference. Earlier in the season, led by captains Greg Bakken and Bruce Popowitz, the team had many victories, Both the boys varsity and JV teams won the cham- pionship titles in the Purple Hawk invitational. Greg Bakken was the individual varsity winner, with Bryan Robin winning the JV title. The Cardinal team, coached by Doug Beck, placed third in varsity and third in JV in the Region 4AA meet to end the great season. 49

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The girls Cardinal cross country team, coached by Don Timm, and led by tri-captains Laurie Brown, Lois Wallenhorst, and Jan Woodard had its best season ever. They were the title winners in three major in vitationals this tall, and are the North Subarban conference cham- pions. Four Cardinals were named all-conference run- ners. Tammy Engiund was the JV individual champion, The teams' second place finish in the region 4AA meet guaranteed them a place in the state meet. This is the first team in the history of CRSH that qualified for state competition. Placing fifth in the region meet, Jodi Englund broke the school record by running the two-mile course in eleven minutes and 35 seconds. Also, Kathy Cordes took the sophomore record by running the course in 71:53. The top seven runners who represented CRSH in the state meet were seniors Jodi Engiund, Jan Woodard Laurie Brown, Lois Wallenhorst, Karina Mumm, and Lori Milbradt, and sophomore Kathy Cordes. The team fin- ished the season by placing fifth in the State meet - the highest ever for a girls cross country team at CRS!-l. 5 -1 El m Aawmdhx X X . .1 K'-in xg ' z ,ii 3 as 2 .3 it ht 5 ' VM s-QQ Qs Q ik Sift , ' if 1 ... 5 N I 1 it '-+.i3jr,.s GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Conference Champions W I gg S or - is l, . nv is ' n . , U . , N .syri- f V , , Q.- A 3 A-of .. it Q - .5543 , . S .fx :..... 2 rg u f If HP ,IN !..,..,s.....,,.. 3 ' is

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CONFERENCE TIE The 1979 Cardinal Football season was one ot comaraderie and team spirit, This squad of football players was very tight knit, and devoted to winning. And in the first half ot the season they showed it by averaging better than 26 points per game. The high- light ot the season was the winning ot our Homecoming game, which was a first in the last tive years. The big loss to Columbia Heights proved to be costly, as it resulted in a tie for the Conference Championship with Columbia Heights. And that ended the Cards hope for a state championship bid, The Team Captains were Mike Carter and Jeff Kahl. Dan Harris, John Yelle, Mike Cater and Jett Kahl were all selected to the North Suburban Conference team. And Dan Harris was selected to the All State Team. Con- gratulations Coach and Team on a valiant season. in L VL N,,, f1'5.,..,,. , Ia ' Go Cards S0