St Josephs High School - Evergreen Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

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JOHN MALAzoRA KEN MoNAi-IAN JOHN TURNER In T967 St. Joseph's Cross Country team had another fine season. By means of experience, hard practice, and a knowledgeable coach, the boys compiled an impressive record. The team was paced by iunior Tim Turner, who was placed on the All-County and All-Conference First Teams. Also outstanding were seniors Bob Monahan, Second Team All-County and All-Conference, John Turner, Third Team All-Conference, and iunior John Duffy, Second Team All-County and All-Conference. These runners, along with Mike Collard, Paul Troyano, John Malazdra, and Keith Cunning- ham, compiled a long, impressive list of first place berths. Included in these first place finishes are the Harry Coates Invitational Meet in Providence, R. I., the St. John's University Meet in New York City, the New Jersey Catholic Conference Meet, and, for the fourth year in a row, the Middlesex County Championships. Finally, the team placed second in the State Meet behind a strong Essex Catholic team. 'With numerous experienced runners on this year's Varsity and JV returning next year, Coach Harry Brett hopes for another very successful season. Coach Brett glady accepts the winning trophy after his harriers swept the County Championships for the fourth consecutive year. PAUL TROYANO

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VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY VARSITY C Coach Harry Brett, Tim Turner, John Duffy, Mike Collard. ROSS-COUNTRY TEAM: Ken Monahan, John Turner, Paul Troyano, Bob Monahan, Bob Monahan leads fhe pack in fhe Counfy Championships. l l JOHN DUFFY BOB MONAHAN

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J.V. AND FRESHMAN CROSS CCDUNTRY J.V. CROSS COUNTRY: Mike Zarelli, Mark Blunda, Joe Monahan, Tom Chen, Paul Panzarella, Coach Harry Brett, Gary Goldschmidt, Ed Dolan, Ed Lazarek, Coach John Mitsopulous, Jim Dunigan. Assistant Coach John Mitsopulous contemplates the next Falcon victory. l The Junior Varsity Cross Country Team, led by Jay Vogal, Joe Monahan, Paul Panzarella, Ed Lazarek, and Bill Powers, finished the season in the fine track tradition of St. Joe's. They showed fine poise under pressure and will return to next year's varsity team for another winning season of St. Joe's Cross Country. The Baby Falcons, under the guidance of rookie coaches Brother John Feeney and Brother Richard Leven, put together a fine season, with the high point of the year being a fifth place finish in the National Catholic Track Conference, which has a field of some thirty teams.. Mike Burke, who finished consistently in the first ten places, Jeff Dorko, Rich Kirchner, Bob Mika, and Phil Wagner all show potential of being stars in the years to come. Rich Kirchner nears the finish line far ahead of the rest of the field.