Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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ROBBIE DODD GD follows the upurple pack downfield duringjunior varsity action. NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, Kelly Glock 170 releases the ball for a potential long gainer in jayvee play, THE BUILDER DEFENSE swarms 3 player to be repaired later during a KCAC game in I982-killer B's Southwestern-stylc. FREDDIE ODEAR winds up 10 fling Khe football downfield in a junior varsity victory over Sterling. BOB DIERKS am ducks into the end zone just ahead of an Ottawa defender in the Builders rout of the Braves.

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24 PUNTER STEVE ROBERTS boots the ball deep into 'Toreig territory on his way to a place on the AlI-KCAC roster. uTHE TORTOISE AN D TH E HARE'Lal least the Soulhwcstcx version, Ed Kingsley OD and Lester Fowler Ql ALL-KCAC MOUNDBUILDERS: Mike Magec, Lester Fowl: Ron Richardson. Kevin Coon. KNEELING: Darryl Heinlzelmal Anton Stewart. Tim Cargile, Steve Roberts, Jerry Kill. STANE ING: David Clark, Bryan Thompson, Tom Calvin, Dan Arthur Tom Audley, Jeff Moore.

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26 l at; ' '. V 74,; I it CROSS COUNTRY TEAM: Denise Robbins, Kevin Niehols. David Low, Steve Delano, Jeff Rabe, Pal Flanigan, Mike Lambingv REAR: Dennis McNinch, Dennis Smithhisler, Chris Turner, Paul Bixel. Addison Miller, Rick Trimmell. 1982 NAIA NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMP, STEVE DELANO. 5s . . . and then the unbelievable happened. Those are the words used by SC cross countr; coach Jim Helmer to describe the finish of th best year the Builder harriers ever had, with no one but two of Helmerls athletes becoming All American. One wentton to become a Nationa Champion. After finishing lst and 2nd in five consecutlvt meets to cap off an outstanding regular season Steve Delano and Mike Lambing placed lst am 3rd respectively at the NAIA meet in Kenosha Wisconsin to give Southwestern 2. place in histo ry. Back in the pack, but only two minutes ant nineteen seconds offthe pace, was another South westerner, Pat Flanigan, who wound up l78lh i: the field of 330 runners. Just two weeks before the trip north Delam and Lambing had tied for first in the KCAt Championships, followed one week later by a 1-1 performance in the NAIA District IO compcti lion. Flanigan, as well as Dennis McNinch ant Dennis Smithhisler, finished in the top 10 at m KCAC meet to earn Alleconference recognition as did Denise Robbins who placed 4th in th womenls racel Delano, Lambing, Flanigan McNinch and Robbins also garnered All-Distric 10 awards by placing in the top 15 in their respec tive races. All in all, the 1983 Moundbuilder cross coun try team would up with its third eonsecutiv KCAC title. Southwestern also finished just she of the District 10 crown, placing second behin. powerhouse Pittsburg State. Helmet, perhaps one of the most soft-spoke coaches in the country today, wrapped up th season rather well, after seeing Southwester gain some long overdue recognition and respect slWe may never experience a feeling quite lik this again, but we are very grateful to have ha the opportunity this timej' Helmer said. llNc many coaches or athletes are so fortunate?