Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Tech runners Mickey Banik (standing). Bill Legg (lying down), and John Lovro (seated), prepare themselves for another confrontation. In Soundly Defeating Area Teams , Distance Runners Gain Satisfaction Morethana year of respectability can be granted Tech distance runners this past season. Fine performances by individual stars combined for ex- cellence throughout the season. Harriers opened the season with a shocking 21-39 loss to Munster ' s fin- est. Two days later Tigers placed a solid sixth in a 25 team field at Thorton F ractional Invitational. From there, Tech was victorious in ten success ive outings, including wins over conference teams, Clark, Gavit, and Morton. positions 1, 2, 3. A victory over ECR October 2 failed to. stimulate Tech runners as eventual conference champion Hammond held on for an easy victory the same day. Tech placed only three men in the top ten, and only one in the first six. In conference action at Dowling Park, Tigers took a hefty third place behind HHS and Clark. Crown Point sectional saw Tiger endurance gain them a more than res- pectable sixth place in a 24-school field. State powerhouse Portage defeated Tech 43- 1 7 September 27 to break Tig- er s winning streak. Dunelander s took five of the top six places including In sea son competition, Tech senior ace Dave Aulph set a Z mile school record with 12:47 clocking. Other sen- ior standouts lost to graduation are Rich Madeka and Rich Jablonski. Page 22

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Frosh-Soph Runners Find Difficulty Filling Footsteps of Graduating Men To? ROV 5 , GeF.HoUMez. 1. to r. : 1st row - P.-Talifcr o, - Eh Wa rdr B. Delgado, P. Asbell, J. Smith, D, Dennison, Coach Shryock. 2nd row - D. Cook, J. Addison, M. Udas, R. Winters, A. Deluna, G. Dentin, M. Vela. 3rdrow-S. Gesmonprez, B. Lawrence, T. Ramirez, J. Harrington, M. Ham, F. Mullins, F. Czubala. Page 21

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David Aulph holds lead in 2 mile. CROSS COUNTRY Tech Opponent 39 Munste r 21 Thorton Fractional Invitational 6th 31 V alparaiso 47 31 Bishop Noll 61 31 Boone Grove 146 31 Michigan City Elston 94 24 Hammond Clark 36 0 Whiting High (forfeit) 2 18 Hammond Morton 41 19 Hammond Gavit 40 New Prairie Invitational 4th 24 Bishop Noll 32 15 Whiting High 50 43 Portage 17 15 Michigan City Rogers 50 21 Michigan City Marquette 42 15 E. C. Roosevelt 40 43 Hammond High 17 Hobart Invitational 8th 15 E. C. Washington 50 30 Hammond Clark 28 Lake Shore Conference Meet 3rd Sectional Meet at Crown Point 6th 1. to r. : 1st row - R. Harrington, M. Yuaas, P. Talifero, R. Hernandez, D. Brakely, B. Bush, R. Jablonski. 2nd row - D. Aulph, R. Madeka, D. Cook, J. Lovro, D. Ward, C. Lovro, M. Banik, B. Legg.