Morro Bay High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Morro Bay, CA)

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,sae J. ui I -gf.. Boys Win t Bell-Jeff anted: someone who is willing to work hard, build stamina and muscle, and is able to deal with pain. These are all require- ments of a cross country runner. However, the key to a successful team is teamwork. No single runner held the number one spot on this year's varsity team , the top five boys were equally matched ,said Mr.Nerelli. A good runner needs mental disci- pline as well as physical conditioning and it is the coach's role to teach these skills to his team. Mr.NerelIi, also known as Coach Nerelli , is just the man for the job, along with the help of his two assistant coaches he has again produced a winning team. The strongest team in the history of the high school, said coach Nerelli about the boys' cross country team. A nucleus of veteran runners provided the strength for the team. Two seniors, Dave Lilly and Tim Berger, proved to be capable leaders, setting examples for the team to follow. The core of the team was formed by the consistent juniorsg John Docker, Jim Freeman, Eric Mueller, and Andy Heystee. The seventh position on the team was earned by a first year senior, Paul Keas, who surprised everyone with his performance. During Sep- tember, the guys won the championship in Los Angeles at the Bell-Jeff Invitational. In the invitational, eight of the top ten teams in CIF were competing. The boys were ranked second in CIF, and Mr. Nerelli said they have an honest shot at winning. Although the boys finished the season tied for second place with Cabrillo, a new league rule prohibited the team from CIF competition. The new rule allows for two teams to be sent to CIF. In the League finals, CabriIIo's sixth man beat our sixth man which ranked them over us and earned them the CIF berth. John Docker was the only boy to qualify as an individual for CIF finals. The coach and team members were disappointed, but they are looking forward to next year. The boys' junior varsity team was made-up of all grade levels. The top runner was freshman Jeff Lindemans. Closely following was sopho- more, Billy Vedrin, and juniors, Kevin Hood and Dan Bybee. Other team members includeg freshmen Mike Pierce, Richard George, and Jeff Maricle, sophomores Kevin Bean and Valan Wood. Last spot went to a visiting AFS student, Thomas Meier. Although Thomas wasn't on a cross country team in Switzerland, he took to running quickly. Partici- pation on the team was a great start for him at MBHS. The boys finished the season as co-league champions with Cabrillo. ,., . ... W , ami . W ' if-ww. 'T 1 . 5 A K' W W is 394 f IWAQXV3' .,.,, Q at . f -, . A. ,QM My ,,,.,vt 0 I , ... - 1 X . . - ,.,f ' ' - W , Q ' 1- will 13 I 1, 2 A ,J 1

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