Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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Super U Super great! Super fast! Super us, Hawks! This chant, although unfamiliar to some, churned through the minds of most of the harriers this year as they traveled down some of their favorite spots - Kagy Boulevard and Pete's Hill. Maybe an unusual song, but it cheered the team, coached by Mary Murphy and Mike Durney, on to a fairly successful season. The boys, finishing 12th in the state meet at Helena, didn't do quite as well as the girls, who finished fourth. Ironically, this was exactly opposite from last year's finish. 6 I ff I 6 Fai 5 Group running - Sherri Harkin. Chris Boie and Laurel Morrison demonstrate team running. , n,.r ws. . HAWKS According to Coach Murphy, The girls had a super meet: that's how it should be by the state meet. The inspirational leaders of the 1980-81 season were Karen Gibson and Missy Orr. Karen, a junior, finished fourth at the state meet with Missy, a freshman, placing seventh. With some of the 35 team members returning and new people moving up, Coach Murphy is looking forward to next year. She looks forward to every year, though, because she feels that each year brings along something different. Happy - Coach Mary Murphy It. 5-av 1 N ' I., .o Hey, this ls kinda fun! - Senior Sherri Harkin runs merrily along. Cross Countryf'85

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Hey, walt for us - Senior Libby Grabow and Junior Karen Gibson lag behind the team at practice. Have you got something for a headache? - Senior Susan Drumheller seems to plead for a break. 5 W4 n , . I - fu, The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat Senior Kenny Zink gives it all he's got. 84fCross Country V' .,. i 'lf r M' ' -Q' ,v . I 51. J 1 , -, Q t ,4- Q Y ,- ' 314-iff ' X. ...M Don't stop now - Juniors Karen Gibson, S Johnson and Senior Sherri Harkin race for Z finish. News

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Yuck' Junior Karen Gibson IS met with one of the many perils of cross country. Ready, set, stop Female harrlers get Harriers Define Cross Country Webster, the famous author of the New Collegiate Dictionary, defines cross country running as a sport: proceeding over countryside Cas across fields and through woods! instead of roads. He forgot to mention, however, running through muddy terrain, through wind and rain storms and up giant hills. Yet, that is exactly what 16 girls and 19 boys of the cross country team did nearly five days a week. For the first few weeks of training, the runners worked on distance - running eight or more miles a day. Later, they focused more on speed with five minutes' rest time given between each. The distance ran decreased right before each meet. As a result, the runners often suffered pulled muscles, shin splints and the flu from running in icy weather. When asked why they were in cross country, seniors Susan Drumheller and Sheri Harkin both agreed it was to get into shape. Sheri added that when you do well at a meet' it makes you want to do it more. So, along with Webster's definition of cross country, also comes his definition of determin- ation: the act of deciding definitely and firmly.