Lexington High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Lexington, IL)

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I rark l or SEATED: H. Freed, J. Hefner, S. Harmon, Don Cole, V. Lindsey. STANDING: Coach Towner, F. Dawson, Dave Cole, K. Hardman, E. Haushalter, W. Allison, jere Payne, D. Bourgerle, R. Peden, A squad of 25 boys reported to Coach Towner for track this year, and a very successful season was the result. The Minutemen placed fifth in both County and Midstate Conference competition, and made a good showing in other meets. Outstanding for the LCHS cindermen was John Hefner, whose specialty was the sprints. john won firsts in the 100 and 220 yard dashes in both County and Midstate competition, also anchoring the 880 yd. relay team. He finished third in the 100 and fifth in the 220 in the State District meet at Urbana. Sam Harmon, competing in the high and broad jumps and pole vault, and Don Cole in the weights and dashes, added overall strength to the team. These three were high in points, Cole scoring ll 1f2, Harmon 21 lf2, and Hefner 45 for the season. Hefner accounted for 101 112 points during his last two years. Five new school records were bettered or tied during the 1956 campaign. Hefner negotiated the century in 10. 2 seconds, and Harmon broad jumped 19 ft. 7 in. Harmon also tied the pole vault record at 10 ft. 6 in. , a mark set four years ago by jerry Watt. The 880 yd. relay team, composed of Harmon, Richard Peden, Cole and Hefner, set a mark of 1:42. 6 for that event. The frosh-soph 880 relay team, made up of W. Allison, F. Dawson, Jere Payne, and Hugh Freed, posted a mark of 1:45. 2.