Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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KU Seaholm boasted a very strong shot putting unit, of which Doug McC'uiston was an important part. K2j A key figure in Seaholm's come-from-behind victory over Hazel Park, Rick Bach picks up speed against Cranbrook. K3j The Maples' top half-miler last year, Dave Radclih'e, goes into final lap of his race. M1 Jud Utley of Seaholm came within a quarter of an inch from setting a new school record last year, with his vault of 13' 5 . K5j Sophomore Bill Fisher stretches for extra distance in the long jump. C62 Clearing the bar in the high jump is sophomore John Denning. Q ' . , ,W Q J f,'t . 417 XXXX :fif- f2J C37

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U2 The Maples jump into an early lead fol- lowing the start of the two mile run. C22 Senior Jim Shettel dives for the tape in dual meet against Cranbrook. K32 Seaholm's most con- sistent winner last year, Mike Gilleran, set a new school record in the two mile. C42 Prepar- ing to pass off the baton to another Maple sprinter is Bob Steere. K52 Pursuing a Berkley runner during Seaholm's 77-41 victory over the Bears, is senior Steve Bell. Steve specialized in the distance events last year. I62 A tightly bunched group of Maple milers is comprised of Howard Barlow, Jim Urquhart, and John Nitschke. 172 Displaying his excellent form in a dual meet against Cranbrook is senior Mer- ritt Ranstead. He was Seaholm's top man in both the high and low hurdles.

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lndividilals Stand Cut Last year, Seaholm was able to boast a wide variety of individual standouts in track, many of whom were underclassmen. The Maples' were es- pecially strong in the field events. Led by junior Mike Gilleran in the 2-mile, the distance events were also controlled by Seaholm. One of the most solid departments of the track team centered around the field events. Two indi- viduals starred in particular, Jud Utley and John Denning. Utley, a pole vaulter, finished 6-1 in dual meet competition and was the SMA champion vaulter. His best vault came within a quarter of an inch from breaking the school record of 13'6 . Den- ning, only a sophomore, set a new school record in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6'3 . Denning should present a genuine threat to the state cham- pionship in 1971. Of all the events in track, Seaholm's had to be the distance events. Similarly, if there was any one individual who specialized in these events, it was Mike Gilleran. Mike recorded Seaholm's best times in the half mile, mile, and two mile runs. Gilleran set a new school record in the two mile and was also SMA champion in this event. 1970 graduates include Merritt Ranstead and Jim Shettel, all of whom performed superably last year. Shettel will be remembered as the hero of the Kimball meet, and his sprinting ability was a tremendous asset to the team. The second of these seniors was hurdler Merritt Ransead. Merritt ex- celled in both the high and low hurdles, and was 467 the league champion in the two events. 97