Garden City Community College - Broncbuster Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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Cross Country Team-Back row: Jeff Tolbert, Joe Flores, Frank Szymanski, Bennie Ybarra, Daryl Lynch. Front row: Kelly Young, Shirlene Hall, Jolene Ostmeyer, Ellie Overton. Cross Country takes special people DCd1C3t1OH IS a prerequlslte It's an individual sport that takes a special person to take partf' Head Cross Country Coach Wayne Stagaard said. Those special people made up the men's and women's cross country team. They were Daryl Lynch, Bennie Ybarra, Joe Flores, Tony Silvester, Frank Szymanski, Kelly Young, Jolene Ostmeyer, Shirlene Hall and Ellie Overton. Lynch, a sophomore, finish- ed 21st out of 111 and Young, also a sophomore, finished in 19th place out of 93 at the Region VI meet at Barton County. Barton went on to win the regional meet. Only the top 15 finishers went on to compete national- ly. According to Stagaard competition throughout the season varied from other junior colleges to larger universities. We were runn- ing behind some pretty good people, he said. Stagaard coached both the men and the women. He en- countered only one problem with this arrangement. The Air Force Academy scheduled the men's and women's meets 15 minutes and 12 miles apart. Aside from that he enjoyed coaching both squads. It,s fun, it's the natural thing,', he said. Being a cross country run- ner required dedication. The men trained from nine to 12 miles per day and the women six to eight. They have to run year round to be good, Stagaard said. According to Stagaard, cross country is the only sport which puts a premium on its weakest person. The team had to start together, stay together and be able to finish together. . . V . ' , '77 ,, I ' ' it ,..- L J ., V, A 1 , 1 , 1 r' 1 Ht . 5.32: yy . -., '.. A ., K r E , A im H rf -yr . s , A - We i A? 2 M. :QL .at ..-ff X I M 4 4 ' ' 1 ff 'V-' . ..4 Q gh i , f .. I . M L, V '77'9 i f T f . re-'L ? ' 4- ' A ,'t,, + .-f rw . f ttt 'wif ,g 1,,f'f,.': 'f s. '- '-.,,. 'wwil f A 'T' f AV' 'M' .W 'r , . in ff'-5 I':'fz+qM- fl ,Kwik Z . They're off-Sophomores Jolene ln the lead-Jolene Ostmeyer pulls Ostmeyer and Kelly Young, fbottom ahead of the competition at Barton rightj set their pace at the beginning County. of the Air Force Prep meet. Sports!Cross Country 7

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SPORTS lllf Keys to winning season Strong bench, leadership Bringing the student body and community together-I think that's what athletics is all about, Head Coach Jim Carey said. New facilities and a winning team helped do just that. The new gymnasium had a capaci- ty of 2200 and the enthusiasm of the fans was evident at every game. The team came away with a perfect home record in the new gym and an overall season record of 26-7. According to Carey, the pre- season schedule helped prepare the team for upcom- ing regular season and con- ference play. Being able to survive a tough pre-season schedule had to have a lot to do with our success, he said. Another factor contributing to the success of the team was the presence of a strong bench. Derek Williams, Nor- man Schippers and Robin Ogletree were all strong players off the bench. The only real weaknesses were depth and free throw shooting, Carey said. The three-point shot was good for us. Both Ty Walker and Horace Chaney were especial- ly effective from the three- point line. The team lacked ex- perience, but Carey felt they would be ready for another tough season next year. l'They've ffreshmenj been through the war, he said. What the team didn't have experience-wise, they made up for in leadership and size. Ackles was a 6'10 from Manteo, N.C. George freshman He made the difference in re- bounding and blocking. Ty Walker, a sophomore transfer from Kansas State University, contributed his ex- perience as a former Wildcat. Walker felt that the move from a four-year school to a junior college wasn't as hard as people thought. I enjoyed this year, it wasn't that hard for me, he said. He commented that the toughest move was his first, the one from Ingalls to Manhattan. The biggest tran- sition was from Ingalls to and si e K-State. K-State to Garden Ci- ty wasn't that hard, Walker said. I really enjoyed being here, I don't have any regrets about leaving K-State, he said. He felt the experience of starting in every game helped to improve his overall game. Horace Chaney had a great year scoring-wiseg Ty Walker solidified our team, George Ackles made a great deal of progress and we had two good point guards fMelvin Herring and Brace LoweJ, Carey said. According to Norman Schippers, the highlight of the No way out-Freshman Norman Schippers, 42, and Ty Walker guard, Hutchinson's Reggie Morton. ' Autographs anyone-Horace Chaney, sophomore, autographs miniature basketballs for young fans. The basketballs were provided by Garden City Automart. Farewell-Head Coach jim Carey reluctantly bids farewell to Sophomore transfer Ty Walker dur- ing introductions at the last home Lgame. I l:....n.:n- . , , , ,,.N.,,M .. ...,.,,,,,s,, M ,,i,.. W .,,, ,N.WM,,,,.r,,.,