Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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In addition, distance runners Patrick Chimes and Richard Charleston qualified for the national indoor championships, and Chimes was named OVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Named to the indoor all-conference team were: Charleston, Chimes, 400- and 800-meter runner Marshall Crawley, mid- dle distance runner Mitchell Johnston, 200-and 400-meter runner Brent Konantz, distance runners Jerry Odlin, David Raf- ferty and Eddie Wedderburng high jump and hurdles participant'Ernie Patterson, and shot put and discus thrower Stan Sim- mons. Although the outdoor season was not as successful as the indoor season, Murray did enjoy victories in two meets and placed second in the OVC outdoor champion- ships. The OVC outdoor all-conference team included: Odling Raffertyg Simmons, Brent Konantz, Perry Konantz and Tony Smith, all 200- and 400-meter runners, and Elvis Forde, a sprinter. The outdoor season was also highlighted by qualifications for the national outdoor championships by Rafferty and Charles- ton. Rafferty qualified by finishing the 1500-meter race in the Murray Twiligght Invitational with a 3:40.9, which the equiv- alent of a 3158.9 mile run. Charleston qualified during his journey to the Tom Black Classic, where he finished the 3000- meter steeplechase with a time of 8:33.83. The performances of Rafferty and Charleston were also MSU records. Other MSU men's track records set during 1980 were: Indoor two-mile run - Charleston, 8:38.6. Indoor 1000-yard run - Rafferty, 2:08. Outdoor shot put - Simmons, 54-7V2. Outdoor 120-yard high hurdles - Ger- ald Jackson, 14.1. Also Patterson tied the school record of 7-V2 for the outdoor high jump. fcontinued on page 1135 Taking charge of a 3000-meter run against Middle Tennessee are Jerry Odlin, Richard Charleston, and Gary Ribbons. Murray went on to win the dual meet, 91-54. - . ure. ff-L-, ..K:z,'.,,-- .W --5.1-,w 911,-mm ,,,., 1.4..,w.., -H . ,..- -- f - -. l 3 A ' v 1 QAXRQ M 2 at . .V . W .,.... rw' B. Johnson . af, G3 q.

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l 10 Sports TR TWU SIPUIIU IBHIIIS UWB l'iValS A Rllll IDI' TIIBII' MDIIBY The Murray State men's and women's track teams, which have been steadily im- proving over the past few years, both had outstanding seasons during 1980. The women's track season and the men's out- door season ended in second place Ohio Valley Conference finishes. The men's team, however, finished its indoor season with the OVC championship, its first since Bill Cornell became coach in 1967. I f. The men's track season, which Cornell described as the best ever for Murray State, began unspectacularly with a fifth- place finish in the Illinois Invitational. But the end of the indoor season was much more outstanding, as MSU won the East- ern Illinois Quadrangular meet and the OVC championships. The latter victory was due in part to eight first-place event finishes. B. Johnson 3 , Stretching across the bar, Ernie Patterson strives for Crossing the finish line first was common for Mitch a high jump victory in a home meet. The season was Johnston, Jerry Odlin, and Richard Charleston. All Panel-50n'S first on the team, three were selected for OVC all-conference teams.

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Ulll' Mall Ill MUSGOW Mme Murray State runner David Warren journeyed to the l980 Moscow Olympics where he was in the 800 meter tinals The worldwide audience awaited Coe and Ovett matching strides in the home straight. They waited for Coe to move first but it was Da vid Warren who snatched up his courage and led for a short while The London limes July 28 1980 While people around the world who were following the men s 800 meter run rn the 1980 Moscow Olympics were qutte fa mihar with the rivalry between Butons Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe they were less aware of their British teammate David Warren To people at Murray State how ever that runner was not so unfamihar Warren was a member of the Murray State track team last year Warren had not returned to Murray State for the 1980 track season but had instead remained at home in Essex Eng The trannng paxd off and Warren became part of the British team that went to Mos cow At the Games he qualified for the 800 meter finals by finishing second tn his heat The next step was the final race in whlch he briefly grabbed the world s at tention by leading the pack around the tirst turn of the last lap He then fell back however and fimshed tn exghth place with a time of 1 49 3 Although Warren did not win a medal, his presence at the Olympics was quite an accomplishment itself. I-Ie became the fifth Murray State men's track team mem- ber to compete in the Olympics After the 1980 Games Warren returned to Essex and made plans to come back to Murray State in January of 1981 Warm was the only Murray athlete to appear in the Moscow Games but he was not the only one to try for an appearance Women s track team member Allison Manley also hoped to represent Great Bn tain at the Games but failed to qualify for the Brztish team Axel Leztmeyr another Murray track man sat out the 1980 season in order to tram for the Canadian Olympic team Two factors kept him from going to Moscow Canada like the United States boycotted the Games after the U SS R jured himself while training for the team Racer football player Vernon Broadnax tried for the U S Olympic wrestling team progressing as far as the final qualifying competitions before he had to withdraw from the tryouts Two rifle team members Mark Rebenstem and William Patzke vxed for membership on the U S Olympic shootmg team but were unsuccessful Tim Bland Y! ' - I O 1 a p . , . n - ' - , . 5 9 . , - , , . . a - ' s 9 Q - Q 4 n Q p y ,S land, to begin training for the Olympics. invaded Afghanistan: and Leitmeyr in- Q , . . . . l . , . . , O , ' A v 0 - ' 9 . a 0 ' V , 9 I A ' 9 . . ' . . . Q O 1 , 112 Sports Aiming for the clouds, junior Leigh Warc prepares to unlcash thc javelin. Ware also throws the discus. s ll. I runnin.: 4- 4 els, '57 444 Q 'af' ,ay B. Hummel Using more than just muscle. Barbara Smith hcavcs thc shot. I980 was Smiths first year on the Murray State team, 'C' 1