Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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In a Junior Varsity meet at Harding, Bill Dunavant displays perfect form as he edges out a Harding contender in the final yards of the low hurdles. VARSITY TRACK 1975 3-1 99,5 Germantown 38.5 68 Collierville 37 Wooddale 69 105 Millington 32 102 Bolton 59 Central 13 1st Big Ten Meet 1st Harding Invitational 2nd East Memphis Classic 3rd District Meet IV TRACK 1975 3-1 58 Harding 78 89 CBHS 63 Bolton 20 111.5 Auburndale 36.5 Collierville 21 100.5 Germantovk n 50 Bolton 25.5 Cliff Hunt, fhe Owls ' leading scorti, lunges for yet another first place finish in the two mile run. 14 SPRING SPORTS

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Having just received Keith Sellers ' handoff, Johnny Pitts sets out on the second leg of the two-mile relay at the Harding Invitational meet. Only seconds prior to the gun, Bil Mathieu, a 220 specialist, kneels impatiently before his starting blocks. TRACK 13

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THE 1975 VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Ronnie Kirkpatrick, David Reed, Bill Mathieu, Kyle Fisher, Tiff Miller, John Pitts, David Dunavant, Gib Wilson; (middle row) Harvey Kay, Bill Barnett, Bruce Bolton, Steve Taylor, Keith Sellers, Chip Austin, John Newton; (front row) Conrad McCrary, Forest McCurdy, Chuck Chambers, Rene Bourgoyne, Bill Dunavant, Tommy Christenbury, and Steve Thomas. THE 1975 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Chuck Chambers, Brad Adams, Chris Schmeisser, Bobby Pidgeon, Stewart Cox, John Erb, Bill Bruce, RoUin Riggs, Stephen Pridgen; (middle row) Forest McCurdy, Bob Robinson, Bill Dunavant, Stuart Wesland, Ted Powell, Jeff Peters, Skipper Pridgen, Ronnie Banks; (front row) Newton Allen, Steve Malone, Lee Quails, Jim Mitchell, Gordon Summerfield, Stuart McGehee, Jess Ossorio, and Henry Caldwell. Junior Varsity Enj oy s Winning Season Varsity And JV Combine Efforts Throughout Year The MUS Junior Varsity Track team proved itself strong in 1975, finishing the season with a 3-1 record. The team opened its season with its only loss, to Harding ' s Junior Varsity team, 78 to 58. On the very next week, however, the JV Owls defeated both Bolton and CBHS in a triangular meet. Depth proved to be the decisive factor in the meet. Although MUS and CBHS had an equal number of first place finishes, the Owls won over CBHS by a 26 point margin. Next Collierville and Auburndale fell to MUS by sizeable margins. The Owls placed first in 15 of 17 events and scored 111.5 points in the meet. In the last meet of the season, MUS faced Germantown and Bolton. Once again the younger Owls won with ease, amassing 100.5 points and winning twelve events. Steve Thomas, a sprinter, led the JV team in scoring. Close behind him were Dudley Schaefer, Conrad McCrary, and Bill Dunavant. As the season grew older, the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams merged more and more. The stronger JV team members participated alongside Varsity team members in many meets. TRACK 15