Weston High School - Heliotrope Yearbook (Weston, CT)

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Leading the team in a warmup jog, Heather MacCullum. Tension builds up as John Schwartz leads the visiting team to the starting line. Limbering up, a vital prelude to a success- ful run are Peter Beltz and Gilbert Ramos. Peter Beltz searches for a clearing in the woods Richard Ruthman and David Thomas get psyched for the race. On the last leg of their journey, Kath- leen Daley, Dee Thompson, and Jenni- fer Stanton remain persistent. The 1979 Girl's Varsity cross country team: front row, Angie Duncan, Steph- anie Klein, Kristin Ringstrom, back row, Kathleen Daley, Courtney French, Alyson Bardsley, Jennifer Stanton and Dee Thompson.

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Half-dead, sweat-soaked boys, stumbling along the last mile of their daily nine or ten mile workout, were a familiar sight last fall, as the Boys Cross Country team ran their way through the season. When school began, the relatively lax summer workouts grew more rigorous, and included early morning speed runs Saturdays, while the rest of Weston slum- bered away. Hard work, mental endurance, and dedication set the team off on a running start under coach Ed Kaufman and co-captains Peter Beltz and John Schwartz. Unfortunately, the team lost many runners to injuries, leaving them with a fi- nal record of 4 wins, 7 losses. The Long And inding oads Those long, tiresom eight mile runs and early Saturday morning practices had finally paid off as the Girl's Cross Country team won the WCC Championship. The girls man- aged to defeat defending title- holder Bethel in addition to seven other WCC teams by tak- ing five of the fifteen places in the championship meet. Although the team had not been legally declared until ear- ly September, coach Ed Kauf- man was able to schedule many dual, tri, and quad meets. Char- acterized by a combination of talent, dedication and determi- nation, the 1979 Girls Cross Country team proved victori- ous with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. The 1979 boys's cross country team: front rcw, Sven Selander, Ken Arciga, Andy Grahm, Peter Beltz, John Schwartz, back row, Gilbert Ramos, Mike Shriver, Steve Toby, Richard Ruthman, Mark Thompson, Wayne Zimmerman, John Sweat, David Thom- as, Bill Podbielski, and Nick Fennelli. On your mark get set for the Weston runners against New Milford A conference of strategy between the cross country team and their coach Mr. Edward Kaufman Y - - .

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Coach Sacramone reports the plays to the announcer. Q 130 X Nv- A quick water break on the sidelines for guard John Shegirian. X v A we rrn rs rron . 'QQ A i f 'Es rs ,Ss an sff sf' Behind good blocking, quarterback Greg Ledin fades back to pass. The formidable offensive line charges forward. .I if