Orono High School - Spartan / Orion Yearbook (Long Lake, MN)

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PERSPIRATION VALLEY STANDINGS St. Anthony Chaska Shakopee Buffalo ORONO Golden Valley Eden Prairie Most of the Cross Country members find that the greatest moment is after the race is run and all their work has been worthwhile. Demonstrating the technique of a successful runner, senior Gregg runs. As you see, its all in the way you use your shoe. The 1969 Cross Country team was composed of these ten devoted mem- son. Thor Olson. Rich Anderson, Coach Don Boylan. Brent McPherson, bers: LEFT TO RIGHT: Dan Hamman. Mike Shaughnessy, Dick Robin- Gregg Vieregge, Ed Dumas, Jim Veach, and Captain Duane Glow. 25

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Displaying his own style, Jim Veach shows the result of his hard work and should prove to be a future leader in Cross Country. While enjoying their daily commitment to Cross Country. Duane and Ed advise Brent to put his best leg forward. ENDLESS FLOW OF Through rain, snow, and hail, Orono's Cross Country team runs and runs . ., Who can forget when Ed Dumas got lost and ran the wrong way? That brier patch at Burnsville really got the boys off to a fast start. To top it off, the conference meet was snowed out. With hours of hard work and an endless flow of perspiration, the Cross Country team brought us into fifth place. Together Coach Boylan and the team worked to keep up Orono's reputation and goals. Running through a dense jungle, scaling a cliff, and swimming across deep rivers are things 1 never expected at this Burnsville meet. Mr. Boylan's methods are peculiar, but he always says, The closer you get, the better she looks. And Ed is determined to get her. 24

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!n times of despair. Coach Pesonen was often heard giving his prospective champions encouragement. 1969 ORONO Scoreboard ORONO 6 Blake 13 ORONO 13 Elk River 21 ORONO 20 Eden Prairie 6 ORONO 28 Chaska 0 ORONO 41 Waconia 0 ORONO 13 Shakopee 12 ORONO 27 Golden Valley 7 ORONO 28 Buffalo 8 ORONO 14 St. Anthony 0 THEIR THING WAS The champions of 1969 were a perfect example of dedication. Led by their captain, Tim Haislet, they set a goal and reached it. Their ' thing'' was togetherness. Mark Peltier, the assistant captain, gave us outside speed. Steve Nordin was solid. Brent Alger added defensive play to his quarterbacking. Gary Kreb made the sacrifice of transferring from the backfield to the line. Dan Turnham proved why he was MVP. Members of the winning 1969 Orono football team were as follows: FIRST ROW: G. Kreb. S. Ahlcrona. B. Alger, M. Brown, S. Nordin. T. Haislet, M. Peltier, K. Cooper. M. Anderson. D. Turnham, B. Schularick. SECOND ROW: D. Hamilton. V. McPherson, M. Eckdahl. J. Pesonen, D. Mixa, J. Murlowski. C Roberts, S. Mosher. C. Anderson. S. Bailey, J. Forde. THIRD ROW: Coach Goslin, M. Dealing. T. Tollefson. B. Mes- sner, R. Thorfinnson. J. Van't Hull, J. Tufle, J. Larson. G. Thomas. R. Jacobson, R. Johnson, Coach Pesonen. FOURTH ROW: Coach Jensen, D. Peterson. J. Shannon, R. Carruthers, D. Gant. R. Kyllo, M. Spagenski, R. Nordin, D. Robinson, S. Peterson. P. Voigt, E. Tjomsland. Coach Lainc. FIFTH ROW: B. Carlson. K. Shaughnessy, B. Greenwood. E. Johnson. M. Libby, R. Pigott, R. Solyst, D. Pettigrew, J. Meyer, J. Stemple. 26