Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Cross-Country Starts Track Season Early v 'Q N... Afvfh K ,sa A sf 5:4 ,- I K A ,,. -- ,Q .4-at -pr, 4 s + ,,,.f.s- . , V :T - 'Eg 3..5.91,. ' 'ara ' , S my . Early in the school year Rickards runners Henry Johnson and Michael Riley began the cross-country track season. Redskin Track Squad Lacks Depth S A 37 .,. , . ai 2 .. - . - . y f fiif . Ranked fourth nationally in the 440-yd dash, Raymond Crump finds it takes hard work to earn and keep such a rating. ? Q First year pole vaulter Earnest Green clears the bar a 9'5 to place for the 'Skins in a field event.

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Track Boasts Nationally Ranked Member . 'i .., 41:41 ,TMMO . .cm-, 1 -- . . ,, K . 'i 'K'---Mlilgfi Q.. ...NMA , 1 Jae Tucker, premier hurdler, clears the high hurdle on his way to the finish line and a first place in the meet against Quincy Shanks. The '71-'72 Thinclads, having a nationally ranked member in Ray- mond Crump, set out to improve its record over that of last year's. This year's track team was to face some of the toughest competition in the south as they met teams from other southern states. Though the '71-'72 season was marred early by injuries to key per- sonnel, Coach Labat believed that he would have another fine season. This year's Redskins did not have as many record-holders, but had quite a few lettermen. Redskin Thinclads proved to be a most diligent bunch of young men, as at the beginning of the '70-'71 year. They were given very little chance of even competing with the stronger teams in this part of the state. Despite the difficulties they managed to finish fourth in the State in AAA. Getting a slow start the 'Skins looked as though they had very little chance of making it to district, as they had only a few spot performers. When the 'Skins did start winning, though, there was no stopping them as Monticello and Godby, who had earlier beat the Thinclads, could at- test tO. Records began falling like rain as the 'Skins broke old records and then broke their newly set records. Tak- ing only nine men to the state meet and placing fourth overall made the whole season worthwhile. TRACK: iFront Rowl Bill Rouse, Michael Rutherford: iSecond Rowl Alonzo Beck- with, Michael Riley, Raymond Nelson, Kenneth Kirkland, Ray Crump, Thomas Russ: iThird Rowl Reginald Thompson, Richard Kalin, Isaiah Carter, Herbert Wyche, Bob Meeks: iFourth Rowl Jack Abrams, Ronald Hill, Terry Coleman: iFifth Rowl Larry Merritt, Willie Wynn, Joe Lynn, Joe Tucker, Daniel Collins, iSixth Rowl Ernest Green, John Archer, iBack Rowl Johnny Colson. 161

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MLQVSSH 1 x 15 ,.. , X Z 4, 'IN' ' , x . A e . 5 x John Archer practices hard to better his pole vault skills during an after-school session on the track. a 4 qaljgf X Hagmon Simmons' winning style shows in the broad jump in a meet against Ouincy Shanks on the Rickards field. 'f W 'c I I fart' W5 lifes wb-W' , t,,LY ,O M pgwps' J .1 Chix! W ff- asf. ef Q . I .. ,. 2, .Sq . 4 ,,, t 4.7, ,frl,f31, I .s,:,Wk I-my K Q KIM 1 .:,gjy--,,1 -Ziff f 'f A ' --. ., - 'tl 'f f'4 3-Q-.spy A '5if'f52,z-X -'75 A f ' 1 5 -1- --12 In the 880-yd. relay, Michael Rutherford breaks the tape in a first place finish. Coach Labat looks on. 163