Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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Cross Countr With Hays High and Great Bend joining the C.K.L. this year Salina South's cross country team was vaulted into a league of higher qua- lity runners. Regardless of this, they entered their season with earnest hopes of being top contenders in state competition. The season began on a good note when ten seasoned veterans reported for the first practice. Mike Coburn, Jim Kiernan, Jim Shea, Roy Gutscher, Bruce Elliott, Bruce Lyon, Paul VanArsdale, David Shea, Rick Messer, and Mark Zimmerman com- posed the returning HA team. Throughout the Wamego, Great Bend, Junction City, McPherson and our own invitational, the team placed in the acceptable, but not outstand- ing category. Not until the Hays meet, where we placed third out of thirteen teams did South jell. Jim Shea ran for a personal triumph, running a time of 10:08. He broke Jim Coburnis old senior record set in 1973. Burying their pre-Hays invita- tional finishes, South rounded out a year of fine running with a remarka- ble second place finish in CKL. The sophomore record, previously held by Joe Stratton at 10:36 was litterally demolished by Mike Coburn, who ran an astounding 9:54. A fifth place in regional competi- tion, catapulted Coburn into the state meet. Placing 13th in the Kan- sas State Cross Country Meet, Mr. Coburn wrapped up the most suc- cessful season in South's history. Reviewing the season, the men set 2 class records, brought home 20 me- dals and hauled in their first major trophy. Track women, Barbara Vince and Jill Cyr contributed 7 sophomore girls records and succesfully com- peted in the first year girls were al- lowed to do so. 1- WL. 'film td ' 3?- cross country .egg Q 3-lf ,-Qjwigf ,Q z v ,si af gr. 6 EW pit: - .l 1 A fill 1 1:

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1. Rough terrain training created all CKL runners out of Mike Coburn and Jim Shea. 2, South's crossacountry team KNEELING LEFT TU RIGHT, Mark Zimmerman, David O'Neal, Mike Granadag FRONT ROW STANDING, Robert Henry, Roy Gutscher, Reuben Montoy, Tyler Nelson, Brian Knight, Barbara Vince, Jill Cyr, Norbert Geer, Mike Cobum, Jim Meyer, Ed Schneider, BACK ROW, Bruce Elliot, Bruce Lyon, Dave Shea, Jim Kiernan, Jim Shea. 3. Bridges, Hills, and turns such as Jim Kiernan is negotiating, tax a runner of his strength. 4. Out of 5 years of coaching at Salina South, Mr. Deckert felt this was his most successful team. 5. Senior Roy Gutscher earned his third letter this season with performances such as this at the Wamego Invitational. 6, The stress of a two mile run shows on the face of a harrier. '41