Holt High School - Rampages Yearbook (Holt, MI)

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J »| READY, SET, GO . . . the girls ' cross country meet against Eastern starts off with a bang. FINALLY OVER! Crossing the finish line. Mary Moore takes her point card from Mr, Scott Shimnoski.

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ROW .• M. Olivas. J. Hooker. S. Distel. J. Parker. D. Schafer. T. Foust. M. Martin. ROW 3-. Coach J. Gillett. M. Kohnke, R. Cruz. E. Flemming. J. Baker, T. Tatro. M. Young. T. Bell. (Not pictured: Manager K. Kime). WARMING UP. Eric Fleming. Terry Tatro and Scott Distel stretch their leg muscles before a meet. Pushing themselves for the last mile, reaching for the last ounce of strength, the I9S4-S5 Boys ' Cross Country runners proved themselves a winning team. Ending with a 7-3 record, the season was highlighted by a win against long-time rival East Lansing. The team gave its best in three invitationals and placed fourth in the CAC Senior Jim Parker who ran at the State Meet said, I run because I love the sport and what it does for me . . . running is a divine sport because it puts person against person in which you either win or you lose and the responsibility is all on the individual. Coach Jerry Gillett was very pleased with the season. The bulk of our team will be back next year and should be even more competitive than this year, he said. Sophomore Tim Bell spoke for the team saying. Coach Gillett is the best! Knute Rockne stand aside . . . here comes Jolly Jerry Gillett. Boys ' Cross Country HOLT OPPONENT 1 77 L. Christian 46 15 Jackson 49 25 Sexton 31 19 Eastern 40 24 E. Lansing 31 IS Alma 42 27 Mason 30 31 Grand Ledge 25 29 Everett 26 32 Waverly nvitationals 24 Olivet 6th 166 Haslett 9th 252 Mason 7th 169 CAC meet 4th 9S Regional 7th 198

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ROW I: T. Bird. C. Heller. W. Leaf. M. Moore. ROW 2 J. Sible. L. Fulton. M. Heiser. N. Nichols. C. Fleming. J. Hilton. K. Barany. Coach W. Griffin. SENIOR POWER! Cheryl Fleming displays her running legs while sitting beside the team mascot Garfield. PUTTING THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD are Mary Beth Heiser and Nikki Nichols during the CAC Duel Meet. Love and friendship is what the team was made of. We ' re so successful because we didn ' t run just for ourselves but for each other, commented junior Jeanine Hilton. This made Holt a number one team. The dedication and determination led the Holt Girls ' Cross Country Team to a 7-1 record in the CAC duel meet I The only loss was to Everett in a very emotional race with Holt losing by only one point. CACs and Regionals were also great individual team races with Holt placing third at the CAC Meet and sixth at Regionals. We all worked hard this season and showed lots of determination running to the finish, said junior Wendy Leaf Leaf was the only runner who qualified for States. She placed fifth at CACs seventh at Regionals and 40th at the State Meet. It was Coach Wilbert Griffin who was behind the team all the way. Griff y helped me grow throughout the season. We learned much more than just how to win or lose, said senior Cheryl Fleming. Mr. Griffin said, The team had more enthusiasm than ever before. The togetherness of the team made a definite effect on individual performances. I was very proud of the team as a whole. When Griffin was asked if he was looking forward to coaching next year, he simply said, By all means. I just can ' t wait! Girls ' Cross Country 1 HOLT OPPONENT 23 Grand Ledge 32 21 Jackson 34 20 Sexton 37 19 Eastern 37 26 East Lansing 29 28 Everett 27 15 Waverly 48