Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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FAR LEFT -After the sectional at Oxbow Park, the runners huddle around coach Marshall Sellers. LEFT—Top runner, Mark Harris passes another harrier early in the sectional race. Mark ran consistently for the Blazers throughout the sea- son as he always finished at or near the top. LEFT—Varsity Cross-Country Team: FRONT ROW Ken Heinrich. Jim Piety, Marv Dement, Tom Spirito, Mark Harris, Matthew Kidder, Carl Shinabarger. ROW 2: Mark Smith, Bruce Terlep. Mike Derrenberger, Dennis Mishler, Roger Zehr, Joe Bowen. Craig Mason. ROW 3: Manager Tim Brumbaugh, Tom Grubb, Bill Eastman. Roger Kaser, Kurt Mast, Mark Nostein, Ben Pao- lillo. 1974 Cross Country ECHS OPP Penn 17 46 LaSalle 18 41 St. Joe, Mich. 34 36 Portage 34 50 La Porte 21 38 Memorial 18 43 Mich. City 19 42 Riley 18 43 Mishawaka 23 40 Adams 15 50 Washington 15 50 Dual Meet record 11-0 LEFT-Clad in mittens to fight the cold weather, sophomore Ben Paolillo strides to the finish. FAR LEFT—Craig Mason reaches for more energy as he passes the 1% mile marker at Oxbow Park. ABOVE-Elected captain for the sectional, Tom Spirito accepts his ribbon from Principal Al Bias. Be- sides winning the sectional, the Blue Bunch finished twelfth in the state meet. Crosscountry 15

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Harried Harriers Dedicated runners are 12 instate A Blazer runner wakes up early before school to get his quota of miles in, runs twice a day in the summer to ready his endurance for the fall, and runs year-round to improve his time. This is the type of dedi- cation instilled in Central's cross-country runners by Coach Marshall Sellers. It's eleven o'clock, Sat- turday morning, on a crisp autumn day. The national anthem has been completed as over 100 runners amble up to the starting line. Seven runners dressed in blue and white can be seen in chute six as they ready themselves for the start of the state meet. With hopes of capturing the state championship for the sec- ond consecutive year, the Blue Bunch respond to the starting gun. With Central having the chance of repeating as State Champs, the runners raced for pride and competi- tion. By the end of the race. Central had finished twelfth, with Mark Harris taking sixth place for the Blue Bunch. Sophomore Ben Paolillo came up limping in the ABOVE RIGHT-Winner of the sec- tional and regional, a shoeless Mark Harris crosses the finish line setting a sectional record. RIGHT—With his hair flying and his strength exhausted, junior Tom Spiri- to helps Central to another sectional title. 14 Crosscountry middle of the race and fin- ished way back in the standings. With this disap- pointment, Central's chances were lowered severely. Other runners in the state meet were Tom Spiri- to, Craig Mason, Chris Kolb, Roger Zehr, and Carl Shinabarger. With a 7-0 conference record, the Blazers pre- vailed in the NIC for the second consecutive year. The harriers also cap- tured the Elkhart Sectional, were runners-up in the re- gional, and placed twelfth in the state.

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16 Daily Life