Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Great Strides program was very loosely organized. Parizarella ' s dedication to the team aspect of a dual-emphasis sport and her stress on communication has given the women the necessary unity to confront both success and failure. Panzarella is aware that along with success and wanting to be number one comes the innate danger of a cut-throat attitude. But, the Captain beams, I ' m fortunate enough to have a team that works so well together. They ' re a great bunch of girls! Indeed, runners such as junior Nancy Small and Michele Hallet are both strong contributer ' s to the team ' s cohesiveness and success. Small, a disciplined athlete, began her freshman season ranking seventh, and by the end of the season, had reached the top of the stratum. where she has remained for the past two years. Hallet, called the freshman sensation by one of her teammates, is also an outstanding athlete, a committed runner, and a dedicated teammate. Coach Jack McDonald, reflecting on the women ' s team ' s past four seasons agreed that in 1979 the team was disorganized, but with the help of runners like Panzarella, Small and Hallet, the team started to improve. The 1979 team had only seven or eight runners, but nevertheless, they were off to a good start. That first year the team missed the Division II Nationals by two points, and they were ranked third in the greater Boston area. 1980 brought the team their first true taste of success — a few recruits, an Eastern Division Championship, sixth place in the m 190 SPORTS

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John Wavro leads the BC team in warm-ups. Fernando Braz fini shes a length ahead of a Providence runner. Sophomore Todd Renehan leads a pack of Cross Country runners. fc-Tv sac®£ ' i.i5r i ' ip ' i 21. ; ' ' l J, SPORTS 189

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i5 ' P» F ■ ' KJ ' ' ' — J- « Cr3 Nationals, a lot of attention, and a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. In 1982, after competing two years in a row at the Nationals in Division II, the women moved up to the extremely competitive NCAA Division I, which pits them against such established teams as Harvard, UNH, and UV. The sweet taste of success which both the men and the women have experienced this year has had the careful nurturing of Jack McDonald, head cross-country and track coach, and his assistant women ' s coach, Judi St. Hilaire. McDonald is a semi-deity in and around the track office, with a vinanimous display of admiration for him, exemplified by this runner: He ' s not only a terrific coach, but he ' s everyone ' s best friend as well. Cheryl Panzarella states, Jack helps you to set goals, and even more importantly he works with you to meet those goals. McDonald is greatly attached to nis runners, and obviously shows a great deal of sincere concern. St. Hilaire, a 1982 UVM graduate, has brought tremendous talent with her. She was an eight-time New England and four-time EAIAW Champion. With such dynamic elements — talented, enthusiastic runners as well as coaches — how can BC ' s Cross-Country Teams be anything else but winners? — by Laura Canfield BC ' s Nancy Small looks for the finish line at the UVM Road Race. Kathleen Daley strains to pass runners in the outside lane. SPORTS 191