Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Cross Country ''Victory is a Long, Hard, Lonely Run by Dick Fischer If one looks in the record book, he finds that the Augs- burg cross country team had a rather dismal year. They did not overpower too many people. The cross country team definitely didn't dominate the Augsburg sport scene during the fall. One did not hear students asking, Mow did the C.C. team do this morning? As a matter of fact some students may ask, You mean Augsburg has a cross country team? Yes, Virginia. There is an Augsburg cross country team. It is a very real thing at least to the six men that made up the squad this year. Distance running is real to these people because it is a part of them. Distance running comes from within — it is not something that any person can do with success. Distance running is a unique sport for unique individuals. Senior Dan Rodgers captained this year's cross country team. Mark Neseth was the other senior on the squad. The rest of the team consisted of junior Dick Fischer, and freshmen Nate Carlsen, Kevin Peterson, and Paul Rittenhouse. Cross country, unlike most sports, does not depend on a piece of equipment to play with, or a facility to play on. It is just the runner . all by himself competing for that first place, or that better time. To the distance runner there is a certain enjoyment in running fifteen to twenty miles a day a certain enjoy- ment in nature a certain enjoyment in out running a barking dog a certain enjoyment in having a fat twelve year old stick his head out of a car window and tell you to run faster But the real enjoyment to a cross country runner is his teammates. His teammates are his friends. They are each unique, but yet like him. There is a fellow- ship amongst cross country runners a fellowship that lasts longer than any record book. Above: Dick Fischer gives a puzzled look after finding out his running time. Above: Mark Neseth and Dan Rodgers discuss their time as Kevin Peter- son, Nathan Carlson, and Paul Rittenhouse rest after a run Left: Mark Neseth knows how to keep in shape. 29

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CHR has demonstrated to me that education encom- passes a far broader field than simply books and exams. Rick R. Loft: Ricky luk and Becky Ranum converse about classes being can- celled at Stillwater due to the holidays and prisoner lock up. Below: A group of students leave St. Peter Hospital after a night class at the institution. CHR has let me know some of the untouchable” things that a normal class cannot offer. Diane Hoffbauer I have had to interact with others in this educational situation. This has been a sharing situation. Laurie J. CHR is people — meeting, being exposed to, dealing with, learning with. How can that not affect me? Solveig Evenson CHR has not affected my career desires in particular, but it has af- fected me greatly as a total person. B.K.R. Above: Informal group interaction i another type of co-learning situation where feelings are shared and brought out in the open. j 28

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Aoove: t-iary Ausim aropv «w iu «;- ceiver. left: Dave Youngren and Dale Mathis show that patience and concentration are signs of good football players. Football Excellent Maneuvering Thanks to coaches Bill Caris, Ed Saugestad, Edor Nelson, Jerry Sullivan, Jim Haugen and the persistent efforts of the 1973 Augs- burg football team, Augsburg college can celebrate its second winning football season in a row. Even though high hopes for the MIAC conference title were squashed by St. Thomas, Augsburg made a good showing, finishing third in the MIAC with an overall record of 7-2. Augsburg loses fifteen experienced seniors this year, seniors who spent their first years at Augsburg facing challenging rec- ords. A great deal of thanks go to them and the rest of the team from the following they created in the past two seasons. Special recognition goes to Augsburg's all-time leading pass-receiver Lar- ry Thompson, who has been chosen all-conference for the past three years. Thompson also was named to the first all-Lutheran team. Recognition goes to Wayne Graves, all-conference player, who holds Augsburg's rushing record of 2035 yards. Graves was named to the second all-Lutheran team. MIAC all-conference players Jay Smith, senior, and Jim Johnson, junior, are noted for their contribution to the Augsburg football team. Jay Smith was selected as District 13th NAIA player at the position of lineback- er. Smith, along with Steve Swanson and senior Rich Pearson were given an all-Lutheran honorable mention. All-conference honorable mention goes to seniors Ray Dahlof, Phil Lundin, Bob Osness, Rich Pearson, junior Ed Saxton, and sophomore Steve Swanson. The remaining seniors on this year's squad include: Brian Berg, Curt Herman, Harold Hunter, Jim Lindquist, Kevin Martineau, Steve O'Tool, Bill Ross, and Brad Wilkening.