Freeman High School - Flyette Yearbook (Freeman, SD)

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The 1971 girls' track team is FRONT: Carrie Hofer, Susan Weier, Glenda Wiens, Cindy Svartoien, Brenda jane Wipf, Pat Gering, Karen Kaus, Marlene I-Iaar, Goertz. BACK: Cindi Plooster, Peggy Kaufman, Skye Susan Waltner, Cecilia Villa, Elsie johnson, Theresa Hein, Colette Dubs, Roberta Graber, Mary Ann Soren- Villa, Loy Laber, Teresa Brucklacher, ,Pam Gering, sen, Teresa Graber, Sheryl Gullickson, Mary Schaeffer, Susan Schamber. SECOND: Student Managers Lynette Penny Kaufman, Colleen Ortman, Suzetta Ensz, and Ruth Wiens and jan Mehlhaf, Cindy Kleinsasser, Barb Uecker, Werner. Nancy Schamber, Donna Munkvold, Cindy Preheim, Three Girls Advance to State Track Meet The Freeman High track girls began their season by attending two practice track meets at Scotland. Mrs. Diede then led her girls to the Cornbelt Conference Track meet at Salem, Tyndall Relays, the regional track meet at Tyndall, Hurley Bulldog Relays, a.nd,to the Springfield Invitational . The girls achieved their winning ways by a daily routine of pushups, situps, hurdlers stance, jumping jacks, windmill, mountain climber, and climbing the rope. Freeman was represented at the state meet in Madison on May 15 by Carrie Hofer-50 yard dash, Theresa Villa-220 yard dash, and Nancy Schamber-440 yard dash and high jump. Nancy also placed third in the state in high jump. This year fourteen girls met the qualifica- tions to letter in track. The girls had to score in a major track meet to receive their letter. Those lettering were Nancy Schamber, Teresa Brucklacher, Elsie johnson, Glenda Wiens, Brenda Goertz, Pam Gering, Marlene I-laar, Cindy Preheim, Susan Schamber, Pat Gering, Sue Weier, Susan Waltner, Penny Kaufman, and Cindy Kleinsasser. Lynette Wieins and jan Mehlhaf were the student managers-.V Nancy Schamber, Theresa Villa, and Carrie Hofer, pictured ABOVE, represented Freeman at the girls state track meet in Madison on May 15, 1971. 116

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Brad Christensen, ABOVE LEFT, is seen during one of the ence a.nd regional meets. rigorous practice sessions which secured his passage to the state meet. Rick Preheim, ABOVE RIGHT, Freeman's long jumping senior, qualified for the state meet by placing first in the Gregg Graber, ABOVE CENTER, represented Freeman at region- the state track meet after successive wins at the confer- Ten Tracksters Qualify for State Meet The regional track meet in Mitchell, third on the list of Freeman's conquests, saw Freeman handily beat their closest challenger to take home a third consecutive team trophy. Qualifying performances for the state track meet were made by Greg Kleinsasser-first in long jump, Tom Villa-first in low hurdles, first in medley relay, second in 880 yard and two mile relays, Burnell Glanzer-first in the mile run, first in medley relay and second in two mile relay, Lynn Mendel- first in medley relay, second in 880 yard and two mile relays, Jarvis I-leckenlaible-first in medley relay, second in 880 yard and two mile relays, Gregg Graber-second in discus and shot put, Ted Pidde-second in pole vault, Brad Christen- sen-second in high hurdles, Joey Villa-second in two mile runs Freeman saw ten men entered in thirteen events. Qualifying for the Saturday night finals were Tom Villa, in the low hurdles. The 880 yard relay, medley relay, and mile relay also qualified. The finals on Saturday found Free- man's medley relay place second only one-tenth of a second from first place and Burnell Glanzer gathered a second place medal in the mile run. This gave Freeman ten points which was a bit disappointing to the track team but still the highest finish of a Freeman team in a state meet. Setting new school records during the year were Tom Villa-low hurdles, Brad Christensen-high hurdles, Joey Villa- two mile run, Burnell Glanzer-mile run, Rick Preheim, Jarvis Heckenlaible, Tom Villa, and Brad Christensen in the 440 relay, Tom Villa, Jarvis I-leckenlaible, Greg Kleinsasser, and Lynn Mendel in the 880 relay, Lynn Mendel, Jarvis Hecken- The 1971 head track coaches, pictured ABOVE, laible, Tom Villa and Burnell Glanzer in the medley relay and are Girls' Track Coach LaVerne Diede and Boys' mile relay. Track Coach Don Diede. These two fine coaches led their respective teams to many victories this year. 45

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