Clarenceville High School - Trojan Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Small Track Turnout Plagued with a small turnout, few upper classmen and injuries, C1arenceville's thinclads won just one meet in eight. After winning the season opener against Brighton, 67-50, the team was unable to win again. John Van Auker was the sole point scorer for CHS in both league and regional meets with fifth places in the half mile. Rob Weller led the team in total points scored amassing over fifty. Mike Halstead, a leading scorer broke a leg pole vaulting against Southfield Lathrup. Teammates John Van Auker, Rod Shepherd, and Mark Kuehn were elected most valuable, most improved, and the team captain respectively. At right: Jim Hover long jumped as well as add- ing depth in the high jump and sprints. KYTQ f Q Q Mark Kuehn captained the 1969 track team showing versatility by competing in nine different events. Fourteen events are contested in track.

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Larry Stein and Rod Shepherd, both varsity lettermen, lead shortly after the start of a reserve race. Runners must challenge from the JV in order to gain a position on the varsity. New Mentor for CC Five returning lettermen to the cross country team and a new coach, Mr. Joe Oliva looked toward a good season at the start of the school year. But injuries at un- timely intervals robbed the team of a winning season. Clarenceville harriers tied two meets, a highly irregular occurrence in cross country, and lost two others by one and five points. Chuck Wehner returned to his number one runner status for the third straight year and won two of seven races. He finished 25th at the WOLC meet as the team managed only seventh for the second straight year. Juniors Rod Shepherd, John Johnston, Paul Fillinger, and Bill Wehner were other letter winners. Sophomore Larry Stein and senior captain Mark Kuehn rounded out the squads varsity runners. Six of the top seven will return next sea- son. Brent Fournier receives a tongue depresser with his place on it as he crosses the finish line. ' . 11 -. 4 Coach Joe Oliva compiled a 1-4-2 win-loss-tie rec- ord during his first year at CHS. Two ties in one season is almost unique in cross country.

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1 3 E 1 XI' 54, -t . N-5 l 5 l f E i Most valuable number of the track team, John Van Auker vaulted in addition to his middle distance running. 'lf X 4 tg! QU, XX 5- L-. A F-I-11' H., Ai...-mu Gary Segerman, Brent Fournier, and Rod Shepherd were Clarenceville's two milers. Shepherd took most improved teammate honors, lowering his best time nearly two minutes. CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS CHS Dual Meet Scores 67 ........ Brighton 21W ..... Luthern W. 40 ..... Chippawa Val. 23 . . . Bloom. H. Lahser 44 . . Southfield Lathrup 3896 ...... Clarkston 9 . . . . . Andover 49 . . . . . . Churchhill 50 97M 78 95 74 79M 109 69 51 iff LQ. M t it U. .J 413 , ..- Jylui' HK .. .--G.. .,. H, .. . , 1.4-Lv.': 55