Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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1,01 THE FROSH CROSS-COUNTRY SQUAD, above left. They are: William Tyrell, John Andrews, John Fleming, Eugene Edey, Kenneth Peeples, John Mas and Olice Williams. Williams was the team captain. At right, hard-working manager Pat Prior l2-Sll tapes Ernie Larini's shoe before the races at the Armory. 'l l W ' 1 ' f is! silt Q? -Wt, ,,,. AT WARM-UP before the race are varsity runners Ed McBride, Ben Jimenez, Winston lewis and Henry Vargas -all Sophomores. LACING SHOES for a hallway workout are Walter Kristlibas and Walter Senior. Occasional practices were held in the school when Armory wasn't available. COACH MR. O'KEEFFE iokes with Charlie Garcia upon his return from the hospital and two weeks away from practice. Mr. O'KeelTe has coached successful Rice teams for four seasons. He was a top runner himself in high school and college. ,av

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SOPHOMORE ED McBRlDE was a small but speedy all-distance runner. His spe- cialty-the 100 yard dash and 220 yard sprint. out-run hy Asiatic llul WINSTON LEWIS, another Sophomore, really matured this year. With two more seasons to go, he should rank as one of Rice's best. 1 ,gi ,, . I . We JM . Q. A E eh T V , . -nr -xt -. L ' Hui .4 y u,r ii .. , . ,L 15, f J H Q ,3i1.li.l-L,mi- ..: 'i' I I 5' 'I -...ti ' 'H i Q-Wl'r:ni..si' 1' '-:W . gg, TWO FRESHMEN-Olice Williams lwith hatl and John Mas-enter the hills on the first leg of their mile and one-half iaunt. Frosh team showed great promise. SOME RUNNERS WHO HELPED RICE become a track power in '57-'58, At left-Junior Walter Kristlibas. In center-Sophomore Ed Gallagher and at rightfSophomore Bob Connors. All three were three- season track runners and all earned their share of medals. Best of all-they'lI be back next season. 1f..373 4 THREE MORE STALWARTS, They are, below, James Brown, a Senior with four good track years behind him. In the center-Charles Gaston, a well-conditioned Junior, and, at left, John Mas, a promising Freshman. After a slow cross-country start, they went on to earn points and medals. ji

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FOUR MORE TRACK ENTHUSIASTS who have been team members since their first year. They are: Edwin Monteverde, a little Senior whose size enabled him to run midget and iunior-midget races for years, Winston Lewis, a Sophomorep Ken Morris, a Junior who really improved this year, and James Dobbs, another promising Junior. They formed a winning relay team. I V The X-Uountry Story Last September, prospects for a trophy-winning Cross-Country squad appeared better than they had in years. The season opened well and it wasn't long before Coach Mr. O'Keefte and moderators, Brothers Mcllmurray and Morkan began posting some promis- ing results on the school bulletin boards However, before the season had a chance to really get under- way, the squad --almost to a manfwas beaten by the now-famous Asiatic Flu. Virtually every runner, after weeks of careful conditioning, was struck by the virus. After a few days in bed and another week of rest, they were out of condition and the training had to begin again. Further, in a sport where one good runner can often make or break a season, Rise lost their best runner at mid-season when Charlie Garcia had to enter the hospital for a leg operation. The result was a comparatively poor season which did little but serve to condition the team for the Indoor season. I-lowevof, there were some bright points. Although the team did little in the Bronx-Manhattan-Westchester, the Fordham, St. Francis or N.Y.U. meets, they did take a Varsity and Freshman second place in the Man- hattan Championships and a Varsity second place along with a Freshman third place in the Irish Christian Brothers meet. Coaches and runners took the season in its stride. They faced the indoor season with more determina- tion than ever-a determination that paid off in tre- mendous results. A PICTURE THAT TELLS A STORY more important than a single race. Here--young Freshman Tom McNamara exhibits the kind of effort typical ot every trackman. Bob was running for all he was worth to regain a lost lead. Ricemen didn't win all the time, but they never gave up trying. W1