Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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ws, EW, 4' K+. +1 mua ' nj-5i,,,,.,a lc z,'2??-f Di + 1154 ef we f If +-: 4 M W w P 1-.v 1 iJv'!:.r Tate Prevette Not Plctured B111 Sutherland Th1s was the year that school records 11 Capta1n B111 Ratchff saw h1s team ates Tom Query set anew record 1n the velm, 169' 6 , Jxm McGowan 1n the 120 urdles, 16 2 Paul Rlchardson H1gh ump, 6' 1 1X2 , Sam Prevette 440 Wlth 51 7 Stanley Clark w1th a 11' 3 pole ault, and the m1le relay team of Suther nd Tate, Jones and Prevette Wlth a 34 7 t1me Jlm McGowan was h1gh corer w1th 49 po1nts for the season ettermenwere Ratcl1ff Brown, Query, 1ckerson,R1ch McGowan, Tate, Jones 1Cl1aI'dSOI1, Clark Sutherland revette, Sm1th. S17-T' 43 Fx 4052. C Jfiqe J 6- PM ' S 1 '4 'V' AI s- -82 ..,.1 Jones 4 had 'Qi' 1 -lb get fg?g.L' I McGowan 13 - 7 ,ani . b - 4 V i McGowan streaks home as he upsets Wingate's star hurdler. And away they go. Cody Dickerson and Ed Plowman, right, lead the pack. , I, -A a Sutherland to Tate ..... Tate to Jones . . E , , V lt Jones to Prevette . . .rr 'fl' Q 1 ,,- 'llpx 1 Q, 1,11 A . .:-4..,..Y.. ug u -11 'sl V - f And First Place andaConference record. i'