Garnett High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Garnett, KS)

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Filled with state fever. the varsity team Many runners of the pack, follow behind Jim displays its second place finish at Regionals. Mersman, and Mike Hammon at Regionals. mi 1 Am T ', 'm'7 'Ps , , , A ,iw X C3 I QQ G t . , M as fe 'ah l X , gf DJ . 'RXX 1 X c of ff IJ S ' 6 Ji 'Q 'lag 3 ry-1 ,, 'X N me fggea T X xf fig , 1l ,we fax. X f 'FF vt si x Nl' . ENTRY 'T' fishy ,'-sw 'ff sa- Taking his time to walk the course before the race' Rod Adkmson Prepares hlmself' The few, the proud. the cross country runners. For the past decade, Coach Howarter has suc- R ' T f W cessfully taken his teams to the state meet. l06 - BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

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The regional cross country meet brought out Rod Adkinson's winning form. Z Cross countr Garnett's cross country team finished the season this year, cap- ping it with a seventh place finish at the state meet. Four of the varsity runners were able to advance on the all time top 20 best times list in ' ' od Ad- kinson, t ' vb selLH' Jim Mersman, - ndhMike.Ham- If mon, fourteenth. I r,fi . ' . st , . ,, 44 W A ' at ,ww , .,,,, f N hr V, f S I' Q1 ff ., My J 1- ,g.,,'ff,'wi1swm- ,ww W: ' ,V ' V, as 1. f X My ww- H, N ,, 'y-W' f,f' M NW sw , -Af 4 Q Garnett Invitational n Independence Invitational Tonganoxle Invitational Girrard Invitational Gardner Invitational r League CPaoIaj n Regional COttawaD n State CWamegoj BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY ' ' 2 d Coffeyville Invitational 3rd ' ' Ist ' ' ' lst ' ' ' lst ' ' 3 d 2 d 2 d 7th does it again Rod Adkinson ran the fastest time of the year, lO:Ol at Indepen- dence, winning the race. I98I marked the tenth straight year Garnett's team has finished in the top three at regionals, and the tenth consecutive year they have gone to state. Garnett was able to place three runners in the top seven at the league meet, naming Rod Adkinson, Mike Hammon, and Jim Mersman, on the All-League team. Letteman for the year were Rod Adkinson, Jim Mersman, Mike Ham- mo , Rommel- fan , L-arry Massey, Scott Ressor, Steve Eichman, and Gary Brand. Rod Adkinson was named run- ner of the year this year for the second year in a row. N 1- .X , qgfktlff 3 Qs flffpsi QQQQQQL. fp' Qfltfh SESS no 5 yt ...asf ,!,, ,g gg KW fi .nan t ' VARSITY CC, FRONT ROWgsMjI6E,H,gQ1-m0.-fl: I ', teve Eichman. and Coach Jerry Rod Adkinson, Jim Mersman.and Larry . Howarter. sey. BACK ROW: Alan Rommelfang , Russell Cross country bus rides seems not to bring out the enthusiasm in Cindy Blubaugh. cheer- leader, BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY lO5

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and Shirley Hempling. BACK ROW: Joyce GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: FRONT ROW: Bet- Lickteig, Debbie Mayes. Diane Miller, Tere- sy Mains, Georgette Millius, Barbara Mains. sa Gettler, and Jerry Howarter, coach. ,fr '5 w AISI' 5 I , Girls run well We had a young team, next year we should be bringing in the tro- phies, said Coach Jerry Howarter, coach of the girls cross country team. The girls had a very successful season, and finished it by placing fifteenth out of seventeen teams at the state meet in Wamego. This year the team consisted of three freshmen, three sophomores. one junior, and one senior. All but Barbara Mains will be returning to the team next year. 5 Freshman, Diane Miller, was the is . at . leading girl runner, her best time ..s-sit is .5 was IL47. That was the second best F 'N g time ever run by a girl at GHS. ly S1.. Letterwomen on the team were L lu I M X Diane Miller, Teresa Gettler, Geor- i i I ,W ga. gette Millius, Barbara Mains, Betsy I Q q I P . Mains, Joyce Lickteig, and Debbie Q fit it GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Mgife Miller and Teresa Gettler t R' ..,,,:q ' Garnett Invitational 4th , H I h f 3 Q' g if Coffeyville Invitational 4th wer? 3'Yen ha 'eague Onofs sl' B Q - h Q,- it W Independence pacing in tveptop seven at t e 7 Invitational Ind eague meet in ao a. ..... , ' is , Ly Tonganoxie Invitational 3rd ' xi g at Girard Invitational 3rd Gardner Invitational 6th I r L League CPaoIaj 3rd State CWamegoD I5th fs In deep concentration Diane Miller 'said- les the course. 'I by 14 hiking SNA? mihwisrgr Q. ,.:x X s. gy. J isiwSQ9Q?fwi ,t swss ..s X is 1 .ihk ykt.. . X HQ? ic.,. - MFC ftstcr S' S C S at - fics s-1 fii.' S , il A good even pace is kept by Teresa Gettler e racxji Debbie ' I to keep her position. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY