Roger Bacon High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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This yearis Cross-Country team, led by Captain Jim Walker, turned out a very creditable performance and earned 8th place in the final area top ten ratings. Preparation for the season st arted in J une when each Cross- Country candidate began running his summer workout program. By the end of the summer and when school began in the fall, each team member had run between 300 and 500 miles. Team work outs began the first week in August. The Varsity squad competed in the top flight schedule this sea- son placing 5th in the tough Ashland Road Race, 4th in Colerain Invitational, winning the Spartan Invitational, capturing 4th and 3rd reSpectively in the Mt. Healthy and Sycamore Invitationals, 3rd in the G.C.I. meet, 5th at Princeton and 4th in the Sectional. With the exception of the G.C.L., the remainder of the meets consisted of 18 to 35 teams, so the Varsity did fare well against tough cempetition and did capture several team trophies. An outstanding Reserve squad was a strong point in this yearis program. The Cross-Country Reserves captured 2nd place at the Colerain Soph. Invitational, won both the Spartan Invitational and the Sycamore Invitationali They fell just 2 points short in their bid for the G.C.L. championship. singled out for awards at the seasonis end were Jim Walker, most valuable, along with Bob Berheger, who was the most im- proved. For the outstanding improvement on the Soph. team were Paul Goddard, Kent Nusekable, and Tom Schnur. John Jones was elected for next yearis Captain.