Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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lxq W Back On Track ... ... Q ' . The sports program was back on its feet, with four teams capturing Ohio Valley Conference titles. . Q A surprising finish by the football team left i , 4 Back On the Racers with a 9-2-1 season, the OVC championship and a chance at the national title. The basketball team bounced out of the g starting gate with a 20-6 record for the season and a co-championship in the OVC. On baseball's side of the track the 'Breds finished their twenty-second consecutive winning season along with the OVC crown and a second place ranking in the Southern Regional NCAA. The team that was really on track, indoor I men's track team also captured an OVC title. National recognition was achieved by the Rifle Team and individualist Mike Gross was a Pan-American Gold winner. A-T, Billions of balloons floated into the air at the start of the Murray vs. Le ig University game. Leapln' Lindsey Hudspeth carried the ball for the only touchdown Murray made against Lehigh, 28-9. Time for a study break was made when Randy Langston, Louisville, stopped to chat with Rensa Rogers, Cunningham. M- in l w. X an ,M .1 it . Q- , ,. ,X i. p . , r vw. W, . ' a , , . . f. s is- , M f . Q uk A ' 5 , ' 5,m..,3,ik.a' - - A na., ' A fainnr, i xx P. Wakefield Track .3

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P. Wakefield O cfm , . ack n Track Pulling out from behind and once lll.l taking the lead in academic programs, athleticff events and individual excellence typified the A year that put the University back on track. A turn back to the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic caused the number of interdisiplinary courses to increase. Threats of grade inflation plagued students' grade point averages as those ever-precious A's came harder and harder to come by. Coming to a final turn in the construction projects on campus left only the new 38.2 million student center and two other buildings in the planning stages to be completed. A Spring scene of Roy Stewart Stadium shows little activity on the field that brought the Racers a 9-2-1 season later in the Fall. Wishing on a dandelion and enjoying a warm April day was Anita Carrington, Princeton. Swamp water and fried frog legs were just a few of the delicacies that caught these girls attention at the Alpha Tau Omega Frog I-lop. Kathy Haege, Belleville, lll., Kim Mosley, Hopkinsville, Janice Taffer, Barlow, and Donna Dick, East Prairie, Mo., all little sisters of the fraternity. Back On Track 3

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