Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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l Si, I l D DDI lil Harriers Dedication Pays Off My legs feel like rubber. I can hardly breathe. My throat feels raw. I don't know if I'm gonna make it. l've GOT to make it! . . .now my stomach is turning summersaults. I think I'm gonna die. Why am I doing this? . . .I don't believe it - I think I see the finish line! The satisfaction of making it - the pride, the publicity, the hours of hard work paying off- all of this is what it takes for cross country runners to reach their ultimate goal - the finish line. This season, the girls' team succeed- ed in meeting this goal by placing third in the state meet. junior joy MacPher- son led the team by placing eighth in a field of 91. Only 20 seconds later, sophomore Karen Cibson crossed the finish line and placed 19th. Other finishers were Dianna Tiahart, senior - 23rd, Karla Weisner, junior - 24th, Debbie Beason, senior - 31st, Lisa Martel, senior - 33rdg and Kari Swenson, senior - 50th. I was really pleased with the girls at state. They ran their very best races of the year, commented Coach Mary Murphy. I thought they boys would have liked a better finish, she added, and on any other day they would have finished better. 108 Cross Country Teamwork penetrated the efforts of all the runners and individual improve- ment kept the teamwork alive. Perser- verance showed in all the dual meets where the girls showed an 8-4 record and, although the boys didn't turn out many wins, they competed very well, usually losing by only one or two points. In the state meet, Terry Bishop, junior, was the top placer for the guys with a time of 17:22 in the three mile run, only two minutes away from the first place time. Throughout the season senior Mike Pierre had been placed ahead of Terry but in the state meet he had to drop out of the competition because of cramps. He had been running in about 10th place before the cramps hit him. Other finishers were Ray Schwaller, senior, Phil Ward, junior, Stuart Jennings, senior, john Tremper, senior, and Randy Cowan, senior. Although some strongholds on both teams graduated this year, Coach Murphy will have six returning varsity runners and this year's strong IV team to add to next year's action. Coach Murphy hopes for some summer running and has high expectations of another successful season for 1979. Incognito - Coach Mary Murphy things organized at the Bozeman In ional gets ready for the state meet in Hele Psyching up and tying up, Dianna Tiahrt I IS ' l . 35-74 -'Ji G, 1, L The happy owners of the third place trophy gather around Coach Mary Murphy follow- ing the state meet in Helena. ,... Aarrghl Phil Ward lets off some tension while loosening up for the Bozeman , i -QF' Invitational. 'ghd V55 . gets . vitat- na

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ff!!! r H frm iw - A un.. 105 - n Q.- W? 1-332-l',sn1.z ,, , new 9 ,A 37' ' 9 4 Y 1 ' 5 '?'1n. -fi. 55 Harriers Take lt To the Limit You must be crazy! Why would anyone want to run until they're sick? It's really not that bad. You just run until you reach your threshold of pain. 'Once you push yourself beyond that, your months of hard work take over and you just keep going. When you do that, you know you've done your best. It's a great feeling! Cross country running seems like a lot of hard work for very little reward but encouragement from teammates and coaches kept the Bozeman har- riers running in 1978. . . ' gf4fif fWf . zifffgw-fg . in . V f 'SL .3,1:,,, r - fi. W. . i . . 5 , .., , 7 . . . 3,77 ,.' M ,fi , 'l'fVfH'g ?6 g3m those few extra yards, Mike Pierre gives it all he has during the Bozeman Invitational. Most cross country runners try to stay in shape year round. However, some of them procrastinate working out until practice begins. Running hills, dist- ances and intervals prepare the run- ners for the season. Most of the time, the coaches don't designate how many miles to run, therefore dedication and self discipline are major factors for success. Combining these factors and adding the sense of teamwork, the Hawks came up with the perfect formula for a successful 'wind drinkin' season'. 1 the Front Row lL-R1 - Kari Swenson, Karla Wiesner, joy MacPherson, Suzy johnson, Debbie Beason and Karen Gibson. Row 2 IL-R1 -Lisa Bogar, Dianna Tiahrt, Libby Grabow, Lisa Martel and Michele Wing. Row3lL-Rj-Stuart jenniongs, Phil Ward, Kendall Switzer, Ray Schwaller, Blayne Rutledge, Mike Pierre lTerry Bishop on his shouldersj, Randy Cowan, jay Cowan, Frank Schwaller, john Tremper, Paul Swenson, john Eggart and Greg johnson. Cross Country!107

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,,,.,,v- ,...16'.- T-.'..t,.t I 'X RK X xS'5 Hard working harriers, Joy MacPherson, Carla Weisner and Libby Crabow take a break from the hall workouts for a picture. fi frfiwgjf The sound of the gun begins the '78 state cross country meet and starts the BSHS girls on the 2-mile track to a third place finish. Cross Countryf109