Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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Cross-Country Girls Capture CIF Title Girl's Cross Country has been carried by the Class of 81 for all three years of its existence. As the fourth season began, there were doubts that there would be a 1981 season because there were only two sophomores and a freshman out in the '79 season. But, Agoura High was blessed by three very talented freshman and a junior 440 runner who was giving cross country a try. The LA Times ranked the team sixth in its preseason 2A poll. Coach Smith couldn't understand why. It didn't take him long to realize that maybe in the 2A division, Agoura did belong in the top 10. The girls had to adjust to being a winner after being pushed around in the Marmonte f4AJ year. The Chargers rushed through the Frontier League and finished in the top five in all lnvitationals against 3A and 4A competition. margins. The Varsity won the Frontier League finals wit points and moved up to 33 in the final regular season 2 poll. In the CIF prelims, the girls had their worst showing of the but were able to qualify for the finals by getting second in heat. Going into the finals, Alemany was the heavy favorite it was for naught. The team goal was doing their individual and running as a team. It workedg each of the top five impr her semifinal time by 40 seconds and Susanne Muchitz's dropped 90 seconds. The combined efforts of the girls to 87 points, edging out Alemany's 98 points and giving the and Agoura High their first CIF championship in a girl's s Congratulations to the team's dedication and to Coach for his help in bringing this about. Alemany, ranked aift in 2A, beat the team twice but by small JD- , d f'+'kfQ'in1.v,ki3 -If Sei. if-4 4 af' A -A ff , A i f'.:,,,.gg,a-.fp wwf' irri i f1vS?f?l' 'ii pm' it . Q 0 wif - fa f n 4-A' L A , .ff srei 1 pr . Q .8 J L 37? ' ' e . , 5 digg.-sf rii. I ,glqgfflwf FAM, .3 f'jg,:6:i tF5s,'3' , 1 wiw.:s.ff' -.Mi 4 ' an s-:'f1-'f.' ' f. f ini'-Q 1 ' -,,v T.. v- X . gr V 'n 0 . 1980 CIF 2A Southern Section Champions: fl to Rl Janie Schauerman, Michelle Simon, Lisa Ash, Coach J.D. Smith, Susanne Muchitz, Karen Caruso, Alison Edwards, and Candee Sumner.

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