Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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5 E 1 CRGSS C UNTRY We were disappointed in not going to state, but the several individual competitors who did go performed well, so the season wasn't all that bad. Said Dennis Sheppard after asked of his views on the season. The boys cross-country team averaged fifth in the big invitationals Ccompetitions including 20-30 schoolsl. Mr. Sheppard felt the team was good, but needed more mid- range runners. Green Mountain generally placed two or three runners in the top five of each race, but then the remaining members of the team came in much later, lowering the overall placement. Despite the structural problems suffered during the season, the team managed to place fifth overall at districts. This was not Top Row: john Harden, Ben Cover, Sig Follich, Ke- vin Schaefer. Middle Row: Brandon Bole, Mr. Shepard, Scot Mages, james Cook, Mr. Mages, Chris Martinez, Mr. Seaman. Front Row, Chris Weeks, Will Dmytriw, Chris Dunn, Kenny Clay, jim O'Connell. 70 4 Cross Country high enough to qualify for State, but showed the team had great possibilities for next year. The team had two outstanding runners who led the team in all the races: Nate Butler, and Kevin Schaffer. Both runners scored in the top three at districts, and quali- fied for All-Conference. Nate, who took first at districts, went to state and placed fourth. This exceptional run qualified Nate as All-State. One point which Mr. Sheppard brought up concerning the teams performance was the fact that the team appears worse than it actually is when it doesn't go to State. As for next year, Mr. Sheppard said, Hopefully next year we'll have more depth as a team, and as a result we should do a lot better. 3 2 5 :::': i 'l-:-::-,-,--A- ,r ,-,--, ,A A V ui MN QM XA A N Mt, Mwvuwa i .,.:., -.,:.: Z E 2 il s 5 af at rg Y 2 3 -1 a Q ti 5: Q r ri 2 E it 2, si r tr il tt - Q3 it at Nate Butler Sprints toward the finish ar districts. in Fl ,H aw, 9 again -i,

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Debbie Maass, Renee Boucher and Michelle Bush pull out in front at Districts. GIRLS? CRGSS CUU TRY Girls run a victorious season The girls Cross Country team finished third overall in state competition. Even though they did very well at state, it didn't happen with out a lot of work. Mr. Sheppard in regard to the girls pro- gress said Everyone improved since the beginning of the season. I was really pleased with their effort they put fourth. In addition to taking third at state, the team had two individuals who ranked in the top seven. Cindy Craig, and Debbie Maas took third, and sev- enth respectively. This placement not only qualified them all for All-Confer- ence, but for All-State as well. With all the hard work the girls put in, it doesn't seem like this sport would be any fun. To the team, however, itis total- ly different. I think the main reason I run is to have fun , said julie Plummer. The freshmen runners this season of- fered some promising talent for the next three years. Two of these runners even lettered, showing they will certainly be a formidable force to deal with in the fu- ture. As for next year, Mr. Sheppard pre- ferred not to speculate on the team's chances. He didn't want to commit the team to excellence, and then feel pres- sured if the season didn't work out. De- spite the slight pessimism, the facts point to an even stronger season, and possibly even a State winning team next year. The only thing to do now is to wait and see. 72 Cross Country Alisa Hines maintains her confidence