McGavock High School - Etc Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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New Distances: New Records The McGavock Girl’s Cross Country team showed lots of promise this year finishing the season with a 3-2 won-lost record. With Vickie Wells and Anne Schultz being the only returnees, this re- cord is even better than it seems. The Lady Raiders started off easily, winning on a forfeit by East 15-40. Diedre Dunn set a new school record by winning the two mile course with a record of 18:33 at Percy Werner Park. Some run- ners on the team did not participate in the meet because they entered the 10,000 meter Bonnie Bell race. This:event was held on September 17th with Vickie Wells finishing 18th and Lynda Hamling- ton finishing 62nd in a field of about 800 runners. The second meet was held on Septem- ber 18th at Two Rivers Park against Du- Pont. The Raiderettes defeated the Lady Bulldogs by a score of 19-38. Vickie Vells paced the Lady Raiders with a time) of 14:40. In their third meet the. Lady Raiders came out victorious again as they defeat- ed Hendersonville by a razors edge of 25- 30. On September,30, the A.F. Bridges Invitational Meet was held at Percy Warner Park. Vickie Wells placed 18th and Lynda Hamlington finished 22nd. The Raiderettes then suffered their first loss of the season to a very talented Ryan team. The Lady Raiders then went to Flor- ence; Alabama and competed in the Bradshaw Cross Country Invitational Tournament. Vickie Wells placed 11th and Lynda Hamlington placed 22nd out of a field of more than 250 runners. The girls then suffered another defeat at the hands of David Lipscomb 25-35. On October 16, the Raiderettes com- peted in the NIL Championship held at Percy Warner Park. The girls finished 4th in their final meet. It was a good year for the Raiderettes. Senior Vickie Wells received many hon- ors and performed well all season for the Lady Raiders as did the rest of the girls. They were very successful and represent- 2d McGavock well. This page: Right: Lyn- da Hamlington runs her way to the All-District team. Left: Vickie Wells is contemplating being named High School All- American. Opposite Page; Top: Vickie Wells and Linda Hamilton (center of Pic- ture) chat as they await the start of the meet. Bottom Left: Jr. Anne Schultz sweats it out as she gains on her oppo- nent. Right: Sr. Vickie Wells takes a breather as she talks to teammates Frankie Lee and Ricky Street.

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Boys The McGavock boys Cross-Country Team had an up and down season but ended up with a better than .500 mark finishing 3-2. The first meet of the season, the Raid- ers won handily over East by a margin of 15-40. Against DuPont it wasn’t as easy as the sgt? Run To 3-2 Mark Bulldogs slipped by McGavock 29-34. In the third meet, the Raiders got back on the winning track by defeating Hills- boro 27-33. McGavock pushed its record to 3-1 by defeating Ryan 20-35 in the fourth meet of the season. In the closing meet the Raiders were This Page; Left: Da- vid Lee provided the wr. extra push McGavock LO. need. Right: Johnny Reynolds leadership proved vital to the team. Opposite Page; Top Left: Sr. Tim Farley gives an ex- ” pression of determina- tion while Sr. David eer Currey (right) gives it all he’s got. Bottom: Sr. Johnny Reynolds appears to ‘‘skip ahead of the crowd” as the race goes on. shooting for a near perfect mark but could not pull it off as they were defeated by a strong Lipscomb team 19-38. Even though they suffered two defeats you cannot overlook their three wins as the boys worked very hard and kept pride in McGavock Cross Country.