Harding High School - Aquila Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Randy Bullram. Dick S+arr, and Dick Magann lead 'rhe Eagle milers as They complefe a long race. Paced by Tom Weirich, lhe Harding cross counlry leam raced To a viclorious season. Furlher deplh was added by seniors Randy Bullram, Dick Slarr, Mike Kemp, and Richard Bard. The harriers seemed lo be more successful in Triangu- lar meeis +han in major compeiilion. Coach James Allen an- nounced +ha+ eighl of The sevenleen boys parlicipaling lei- lered. cross country Coach James Allen Tom Weirich chals wifh an unidenlified fan while relaxwg afler a hard run. TOP ROW: Ryk Dunkleberg. Tom Morris. Charles Walls, Sieve Baker. Dick Magann, Mike High. Doug Shannon, John Hoke. Mike Bernard, Eddie Kellings- worih. BOTTOM ROW: Randy Bulfram, Tom Weirich, Mike Kemp, Bob Brooke, Richard Bard, Dick Slarr, Bob Kel- ley. Sporls IX

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wrestling iunior high herding herding ,.... ,.,.,. the record 8 iefferson 37 clessen herding I I cerI elberf ,,.. ....,. herding I4 soufheesf herding 20 geery ..... herding I5 geery ,.,e.,....., herding 25 iohn mersheII fournemenfs regionel fourney fourfh pIece sfefe fourney fhirfeenfh pIece Oufsfending iunior high wresflers. who perficipefed on fhe ver sify feem elso. ere John Hoke end Deen Imel. They didn'f win very meny. buf fhey sure gof e Iof of exper ence. seid Coech Jemes AIIen of his iunior high greppIers. TI record, unforfunefely. does nof show eny of fhe close defee suffered by fhe veIienf beginners. Deen ImeI, John I-Ioke, Der Roberfs, end Gery Cooke won chences fo go fo fhe sfefe'fou nemenf by qualifying in regionels. Deen ImeI won firsf pIece fhe sfefe fournemenf, wresfling ef I48 pounds. Desire end ei fhusiesm were exhibifed by all fhe wresflers. TOP ROW: Devid OIIer, Rendy Kelfner, Jack WeIIece. Spencer Lynn, Kip Gillespie, Glick Ormisfon, Sfeve ImeI. Bill Joyce. Chuck Welch: SECOND ROW: Jim Eason. Randy Imel, Briffein Lynn. Billy Bexfer, Gery Anfene. Chuck Sfephens, Bob Brunswig, Sfeve Shelby. Rendy Hokeg THIRD ROW: Bruce Rodke. Deen ImeI, Tom Roach. John Rounfree. John Hoke: BOTTOM ROW: John Poffs, Dene Roberfs: Lindy Teague, Jim Sfenley, Gary Cook, Curfis Belford. I I02 I'

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swimming varsity One oi The mosT successful divers. CourT Lisle. goes high inTo The air while doing a reverse dive. I Coming Through wiTh anoTher vicTorious season, The swimmers were l-larding's lone championship Team. Only a narrow loss To Tulsa Memorial kepT Them Trom a second sTraighT perTecT season. Since compeTiTion in The ciTy is somewhaT lacking, Coach McDonald Triec To provide a challenge by scheduling meeTs wiTh ouTside Teams. The Eagles Taced Tulsa schools, which emphasize swimming, Three Times as well as Ponca CiTy and Enid which are Tamiliar rivals. Records are made To be broken seemed To be The Team moTTo, a: every meeT saw aT leasi' one sTandard Tall. ln The All Ciiy MeeT The Eagles posTed Tour oT The nine new Times aTTer qualiTying TwenTy boy: in The preliminaries. DepTh was one oT keys To The mermen's success. OuTsTanding senior was buTTerTlier STeve Baker, who Turned in excellenT performance: againsT Tough opposiTion. l-lowever, mosT of The sTrengTh lay wiTh The iuniors. Tom Weirich was a Tamiliar hero, repeaTedly breaking his owr records in The backsTroke. Bobby Morrison was never disappoinTing when swimming breasTsTroke: and Richard Zahn, Bob Fay. and Gi Campbell consisTenTly came Through wiTh winning TreesTyle eTTorTs Sophomores and Treshmen were noT wiThouT represenTaTion: Aller SmiTh. Bill Roark. Mark Hain and Bobby Thompson provided much- needed poinTs while showing greaT poTenTial. Because of The large number of boys compeiing, swimming's TuTure aT Harding looks promising. The increasingly greaT crowds oT spec- TaTors aT meeTs showed ThaT swimming is rapidly becoming one oT The school's mosT popular sporTs. lnspiraTion and incenTive provided by Coach Don McDonald led The swimmers To anoTher vicTorious season. -1 io4 l l