Juneau High School - Totem Yearbook (Juneau, AK)

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X-Country girls Compete in State Tournament The highlight of the girls’ Cross-Country season was the invitation to participate in the State Tournament, the first invitation given to a school in the Southeast. The girls were looking for tougher competition and, although it was not a full team, were able to do well, with two of the four girls placing in the top ten. The girls given the chance to compete were Mary Hakala, Susie Thomas, Marilyn Thibodeau and Nancy File. I he Southeast Cross-Country meet in Sitka saw J uneau in first place, winning by a margin of 34 points. Mary Hakala led the meet with first place. Susie Thomas and Marilyn I hibodeau coming in close behind for second and third place. I aking first place was due to weeks of hard work on distance and style, after which the girls Cross-Country team surged ahead, ready for a challenge. They found some in the Juneau Invitational meet, the Sitka Invitational meet, and the meet at Haines, but were still able to take first place in all three meets. 1974 S.E. Alaska Cross-Country Meet Team Score Juneau.............................31 Haines.............................65 Mt. Edgecumbe......................85 I OP LKF I : Pensions are released as the Southeast Cross- Country meet gets under way. TOP RKjHT: With a sizeable lead, Mary Hakala heads toward the finish line and fir t place. BO I I OM RlCiHT: Carrie Zahars and Donna Wilson show good team effort by placing twelveth and thirteenth in the Southeast. BOTTOM MIDDLK: Coming in close behind Mary and Susie. Marilyn Thibodeau show s good form on her way to third place. BOTTOM f.KF P: Jim- Heersink gives last minute instructions to the individual runners before the start of the Southeast meet in Sitka. Girls’ Cross Country-15

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14-(iirls’ Cross-Country

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Team effort pays off In Southeast meet At the Southeast Cross-Country meet, Juneau, despite stiff competition, lead all the other teams for first place with David Michaels coming in second, Joe Knapp just three seconds behind him for third, and Rick Thibodeau, Jerry Beedle, Dave Vincent and John Beedle coming in fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth for complete domination of the tournament. This year’s Cross-Country team worked together as a group, building up their skill and technique during the weeks of practice under the direction of Joe Heersink, until the team was in top condition. By the time of the Juneau Invitational meet, Juneau was able to take first place over Mt. Edgccumbe by 35 points. Again, Juneau did well at the State meet in Palmer, taking fifth place out of the 23 schools participating. 16-Guy's Cross-Country