Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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WINTER TRACK .x-4 N la- FIRST ROW: Smith. S,: Peters: Co-capt. Sargent, F.: Coecapt. Berntsen: Buettnerg Bell, T.g SECOND ROW: Coach Abusamra. Pauquette. Martin Hyman: Regan: Cole: Bell, B.: Philips: Balf: Loveg Coach Jonesg THIRD ROW: Taggart: Myersg Butler. D.: Squire. Harrington. O'Leary R 3 Mmiika Butler, P. The winter track season was quite respectable. despite the usual ab- sence of an indoor running facility. Competing for the first time in the New Hampshire winter league, the team recorded a blistering third in Division ll. Consistently strong performers were many. Chris Baker tied the school record in the 50 and produced competent results in the high jump and 300. Nearly every high hurdles tape was touched first by Bill Martin, who added his abilities in other events as well. Dennett Buettner and Geoff Peters vied for places in the 600, with Fred Sargent affording representative speed in the 1000. His fellow co-captain, Tom Bertsen, often doubled in the mile and two mile along with Tom Bell. Dual meet competition was against Mo Brown and MIT, tri-meets seeing Exeter-Huntington and Andover-Holy Cross frosh as the opposi- tion. The MIT meet, though lost by a close score. was the scene of Bill Martin's 11'1112 pole vault, shattering the long sought-after GDA rec- ord by over a foot. The Governors met defeat against the Ringling Bros. Circus at Mo Brown, and were overwhelmed by the superior depth. tal- ent and improvement due to facilities of Andover, Exeter and Holy Cross. Numerous other factors contributed to the season's fruitfulness. Chris Baker tied the school record in the 50 at 5.6. with an unofficial 5.55 in another meet. There was also the infamous Andover Van Pushing Service which inexplicably limited its operation to one meet. Another memorable accomplismeht was the victory over the girls' basketball team at the girls' own game, while the Abusive workouts created a focal point for the team's responsive nature. Hopefully, future winter track contingents at GDA will continue to provide highly regarded competition while lightening the frigid winter months with antics derived from their distinctive identity and unique makeup: qualities expertly exploited by the lively 72-73 squad. 98 GDA 2716 19 23 23 27 23 P2 41 2nd 64 OPP Exeter - 53 112 Hollis - 8 Raymond - 48 3rd Exeter- 129 Hunt- 12 2nd Salem - 76 Oyster - 18 Concord - 17 Weare - 5 Merrimac Valley HS 3rd Pinkerton - 35 - 38 Moses Brown - 63 Salem - 43 1.-2 Winnecunnet - 34 V2 Mit Fresh. - 51 Andover and Holy Cross Fresh. Exeter JV - 31 INTERSCHOLASTICS - 2nd of 6

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CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 1st ROW: Shoen, Kenneally, Chase, Jones, L. CCO-Captl, Crane fCo-Captl Woodhull, J. Bashaw iMgr.l. Wang, 2nd ROW. Purinton. Arthur. Spauld- ing, Woodhull, T., Sargent, J., Yesair, K., 3rd ROW: Auerback. Morris, Randall, Beach. Fischel, Coach White. The 1972-73 ski season was both delightful and fulfilling thanks to the fresh, innovative workouts designed by Mr. White. and the emergence of Governor Dummer as the home of a most reputable ski team. GDA's second place finish in the league meet was no less than astounding considering that this marked only the second year that cross-country skiing had been on the scene at GDA. Significant upsurges in team morale and pride were provided by the one-point defeat of Milton and the upset of Noble 81 Greenough, highly re- spected representatives in the nine-member school circuit. The Nobles skiers who visited GDA to conduct lessons devoted to their sport for the edification of GDA skiers evidently did their job well. Over the river and through the woods was by no means a ficti- tious location for Mr. White's proteges. Preparation and experience acquired on the golf course, the river, the roads and elsewhere proved of immeasurable assistance during the season. According to the most current time trials the top six cross country skiers were Timmy Crane, who received a probably unprecedented four medals for varied competitions, followed by Rob Spaulding, Scott Arthur, Jon Woodhull, Larry Jones and Joe Kenneally. The addition of an alpine slalom ski team proved to be a quite successful endeavor, placing third in the league slolam meet at Nashoba Valley. Top al- pine skiers were Tim Crane, Rob Spaulding, Jon Auerbach, Jon Woodhull, Jim Beach and Larry Jones. The third place finish in the overall standings is expected to provide incentive for even further progress in the coming years. IOO Lawrence - Nobles - GDA Groton League Slalom Browne 81 Nichols - Milton GDA Milton League at Middlesex QXCJ League at Milton 4SlalomJ Middlesex School B8iN, Milton, GDA Groton - Lawrence Giant Slalom Mad River Glen GDA OPP. 91 81 89.35 94.89 4th Cancelled Cancelled 2nd 3rd Cancelled 91.1 f3rdJ BSLN 94 3rd Nobles Cancelled 93 1