Fullerton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Fullerton, NE)

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Coach Miller times a running event at the Loup- Platte Conference Track Meet, For the FHS track team, 1968 was a year of broken school records. Robert McKeeman set a new record in the mile run and in the gruelling two-mile event, Bob Zaruba took top honors. Other new school records were set by the mile relay team composed of Charles Zaruba, Steve Nesbitt, Robert McKeeman, and Tim Roewert. The two-mile relay team: Bill Morgan, Richard Anderson, Don Potter, and Mike Gloor also established a new school record. Steve Nesbitt gracefully performs the high jump at a Fullerton track meet. A Fullerton trackster clears the bar to place in the high jump competition. McKeeman Qualifies for State Meet His face showing the effort, Tim Roewert, a promising sophomore clears the bar,

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Head Coach Ehlers inspects a foot injury sustained at a track meet held at Fullerton, With the beginning of track season in the early spring, the town of Fullerton undergoes a strange transformation. Red- suited figures can be seen run- ning along the sidewalks, or around the football field. And occasionally, along the highway outside of town, a lone track- ster can be seen building up endurance for long-distance runs, And apparently, all of this prac- tice paid off. The Fullerton Track Team enjoyed a very successful track season, high- lighted by placing second in the Albion Invitational, MBN, and Lou-Plate Conference Track Meets. FHS Trackmen Break School Records. | Bill Morgan crosses the finish line well ahead of his opponents. Tim Roewert finished first in a running event,

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Letters Given at Athletic Banquet. DYPDOZOL 0 DPDOZOL he Charles Zaruba, president of the F-Club, presents Gene Beaman and Dayle Rumsey with Honorary F's for their Fullerton athletics, The annual Athletic Banquet is held to honor Fullerton boys participating in any one or more of the three sports: football, basket- ball, and track. Besides the boys, special guests at this event were the senior Pep Club girls, Cheerleader Dixie Rumsey expresses her gratitude to the boys for a successful athletic season. Don Potter, representing the F-Club, addresses the crowd following the banquet, enthusiastic support of Each of the coaches: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Petricek gave a short speech concerning the sport he sponsored and announced lettermen. Mr. Ehlers was given special recognition since this is his last of ten years of successful coaching at Fullerton. Larry Knopik, Charles Zaruba, and Steve Nesbitt wait for their turns in the program to speak on What Athletics Mean To Me.”