Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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The district meet looks more like a dual as Colts and Axemen jockey for the lead. Boys Cross Country Thurston Opponent 25 Sweet Home 51 Springfield 61 25 North Eugene 31 36 South Eugene 21 Willamette 85 South Salem Invitational 8th (of 18) South Eugene 1st Jesuit 2nd Coryallis 3rd Crescent Valley Invitational 4th (of 18) South Eugene 1st Jesuit 2nd Crescent Valley 3rd 29 Churchill 52 North Bend 33 22 Marshfield 34 35 Roseburg 36 North Eugene 87 Grants Pass 88 Eagle Point 111 (Lowest score denotes winner) r i ¥ r 1 • JmHco LT» Boys Cross Country. Front Row: Tim Walmsley, Cory Randall, Ed Kosydar. Middle Row: Chris Randall, David Avery, Gary Inselman, Andy Petersen, Dave Callister, Ted Thomas, Dale Northcutt, Jim Jones, Mike Schafer, Brian Henderer; Back Row: Cameron Foroud, Derek Westerholm, Craig Little, Shaun Maurer, Brent Jasmer, Evan Parmenter, Matt Moore, Coach DeWayne Cantrall Boys Cross Country 25

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Colts: 5AAA No. 2; 5 firsts In a test every bit as psychological as physical for the leaders, Colt harrier Cory Randall set a fast but even pace at the state meet and sped by the leaders of the 1 58-runner pack to finish with a time of 15:45.5. Left in Randall’s dust with one mile to go, were nationally ranked runners Dan Mazo of South Eugene and Jim Fox from Jesuit in Portland. These stars set such a blistering pace against one another at the onset that they burned out before the end, allowing Cory to kick past them with ease. Making their fourth appearance in a row at state, the Colts finished 18th out of 23 teams. Coach DeWayne Cantrall attributed their low finish partly to injuries suf¬ fered at the district meet, which left Jim Jones and Andy Peterson weak at state. At the district meet at Lane Commu¬ nity College, the Colts came in second after South Eugene. Coach Cantrall not¬ ed Randall, Zack Wilson, Tim Walms- ley, Dale Northcutt, Ted Thomas and Gary Inselman for their strong perfor¬ mances. At district, Cory tried unsuccessfully to match Mazo’s pace and came in third place. For Cory it proved to be a valuable learning experience — one that helped him to win the State Individual Cham¬ pionship and sent him to the national race in San Francisco, where he placed third out of 6,000 of the nation’s best runners. Cory Randall temporarily matches the pace of Axeman Dan Mazo but fails to beat him in the district meet. Senior Zack Wilson shows the intense con¬ centration that brings him through the fast paced district meet. 24 Boys Cross Country

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Girls Cross Country grows, succeeds Having doubled in size from the pre¬ vious year, the 12-runner team multi¬ plied their strength, too. Although they failed to place first in any of their seven meets, Coach Guy Zakrevski said the team “was the best in recent year.” For the second years, junior Anita Curtis led the runners. She was followed by Della Smith, Jeni Baden, Ann Peter¬ son and Lori Hooker. Enthusiasm and Leadership, “a key to the team’s im¬ provement,” were provided by senior captains Della Smith and DelRae Kleppe. “The future of the Girls Cross Coun¬ try team is very exciting because the girls are winners and will bring much success and recognition to Thurstion High School,” said Coach Guy Zak¬ revski. Colt runners Lori Hooker and Anita Curtis spring out ahead of the Axeman at a dual meet at LCC. Anita Curtis (right) catches her breath after a run. 26 Girls Cross Country