Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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I was this close . .. Mav runner Eric Correll ex- plains to Chris McPoland how close he was at the Furman Invitational. The boys' team went unde- feated in dual meets. iPhoto by Mike Martinj Slowly but surely James Garrett and Chris Crane walk around the track after completing the 3.1 mile course. The Mav team was made up of 3 sophomores and 2 freshmen. iPhoto by Mike Mar- tinj Boys' Cross Country OPPONENT Hillcrest Pickens Easley Wade Hampton Laurens County Invitational Regional Meet State Meet WOR WOR WOR WOR WOR WOR WOR WOR Overall record 5 wins, O losses I think the boys did good this year. We were a young team, but it didn't seem to matter. We ran hard and it paid offg the future should be very promising. The boys work hard, they've grown a lot this year. Cross Country iback rowj Bob Nestor, Todd Reynolds, John Martin, Pat Dorrian, Chris McPoland, Chris Crane, Delmer Howell Qfront rowj Pat Anderson, Eric Correll, James Garrett iPhoto by Mike Martini .5og4 Gwu 137

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Catch me if you can . . . Pat Dorrian is followed by Chris Crane as the boys arrive from a run around Mauldin. Dorrian and Crane were in training for the region meet on October 29, where Mauldin placed second. iPhoto by Mike Martinj . Leader of the pack . . . Eric Correll, freshman run- ner, leads the Maverick team at a dual meet. Chris McPoland, Pat Dorrian, james Garrett and Chris Crane follow. iPhoto by Mike Martinj Over the river . . . Maverick runner john Martin crosses the bridge below the baseball field as he practices for an upcoming meet. Practices were ev- eryday after school for three hours. iPhoto by Mike Martinj ff... .Nf'g, f'f'f,.fT f. . ,LW ' .. ffffff Stride Right. The boys' cross-country team overcame several obsta- cles on their way to becoming number two in the region. The boys came a long way this year. They were young and inexperienced, but they worked hard and it shows, said Coach Bob Nestor. Another problem the boys faced was that major part of the team graduated in 1986 and this year's team was in the process of reconstruction. We are a young team this year. By the time we are se- niors, we should dominate all of South Carolina, said Eric Correll. The boys record was indic- ative of the kind of season they had. The Mavericks went 5-O in dual meets during the season. Our best match was against Wade Hampton. We all got our personal records and six runners finished be- fore any of their runners placed, said Pat Anderson. October 29, the boys ran in the region meet against seven other teams. The top three finishers qualified for state. 136 Boyz 01014 Cowciig They were Eastside, Mauldin, and Hillcrest. Four Mauldin runners fin- ished. Chris Crane finished fourth, Pat Dorrian eighth, Eric Correl fifteenth, and Pat Anderson sixteenth. Mauldin beat Hillcrest in regular competition and lost to Eastside in a scrimmage match. The Mavericks have major plans for the future. With the talent we've got, even though we're youngg we will be marvelous, said Pat Dor- rian. Alicia Brown

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Going with the wind. Mauldin's Dana Purser works hard to win. With a broken foot she was unable to compete in the state championships. iPhoto by Mike Martini Making the pace. Nancy Cason and Lora Work- man give others something to beat. Cason went on to become the 1986 state champion. iPhoto by Mike Martini Pulling it all together. As a result of weeks of practice, Lady Maverick Andrea Knight runs for the line. Knight placed third in the state. iPhoto by Mike Martinl ith St le unning Away W' y p Not many teenagers have much endurance, but less than a few have enough to run three miles in a race situa- tion. The 1986 girls' cross country team became the best of these few runners. They raced past more than one school to become the 1986 Greenville County Champs and then went on to win the State Championships. The team always practiced together and showed it when we went on to become the best in the state, said fresh- Mauldin girls take state title man Barbara McCall. There isn't a lot of compe- tition in our region, so our first hard meets are in the state meet, said runner An- drea Knight. Led by seniors Dana Purser and Nancy Cason, the Maver- icks became undefeated in their region. The team went on to win the Greenville County meet, Region meet, and finally the state meet. Senior Nancy Cason ran ahead of the pack, winning the state title with second '138 Gm!! Owu Couuly place thirty seconds behind. Andrea Knight placed third overall, and Leigh Jones, an eighth grader, placed sixth. These three girls became hon- ored as they were made part of the all-state cross country team. The team should come just as strong in next year's meets. We will have to work hard again to live up to our reputa- tion as the state's best, said Workman. Diana Thompson