Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Surprlsrng Joe Jacobsen finishes has three mule cuheod of the pack in the conference finals. It was the kind of day the Chamber of Com- merce writes about. Temperature in the mid 7O's, a slight breeze rolling in from the east and fleecy white clouds dotting a clear blue sky. Add a few hills and twisted pathways through the trees-three miles of footing that varies be- tween grass and sand. Three miles of tortuous running for hundreds of college athletes. Minus the large crowds which other sports Bug . effort, little crowd draw, cross-country runners perform in a sort of vacuum all their own. All they hear and see are the other runners trying desperately to con- serve their breath for the finish. All they care about is their own. In perhaps the most difficult activity on the collegiate level, Valley College found the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal fall semester. Dick Krenzer led the squad to the confer-

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Intercollegiate eport different -from 'raeelin' 4'Wrestling is a sport that develops indi- vidual initiative, mental alertness, physical toughness, body control under combat condi- tions, courage and physical efficiency to carry on,'l says Giovinazzo.

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'Y' Cross country: ence championship, Winning the Most Valuable Athlete award in the process. For Krenzer, it marks the second time he has won the honor in as many such tries. Back in 1960, Krenzer, then in his first semester at Valley, was the thp run- ner in the conference. Biggest surprise of the season, in a sport Where upset vvins and unexpected performances are the rule rather than the exception, was freshman J oe Jacobserfs fine second-place show- ing. Jacobsen, according to past performances, should have finished eighth. All told, Monarch runners took seven of the top 23 spots to win handily over Cerritos, El Camino and the rest of the pack. Cross-country runners, the forgotten men of college athletics, have reached the big time at Valley College.