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

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tAbovej Frank De Rosa, Steve Fallon, james Kelsh, Bob Okerson, Brother Richard, Gary Trojanowski, and Roy Baumgartner after they were presented first place plaque in Our Lady of Providence 152 Invitational Meet. iPhoto rightj Paramus runner is about to be overtaken by Falcons' john Corrigan. An anguished look is displayed by Mr. Byrne as one of the freshmen trips during meet. jim Kelsh holds a slight edge over two opponents as he sets the pace early in meet.

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TOP, left to right: john Duffy, Tim Turner and Ed Lazarek. BOTTOM: Ken Monahan, Mike Burke, Keith Cunningham, and jim Kilker. fPhoto rightj Paramus runner is about to be overtaken by Falcons' john Corrigan. Andy Kelly Mzke Burke and Andrew Budrzs as they come down fznzsh lzne in county cross country meet. im ,af 'MP i 'itll'- att Sta Mzke Burke leads teammate Ken Mon ahan through the pack during state cross-country meet. ilflfifff fl I , , 5 .t.1 ,Q 2 f f ! 1 51 52 The 1968 chapter of St. Josephs Cross-Country team has proven itself to be among the best ever turned out by our school. Under the able coaching of Mr. Mitsopoulous, the Falcons went on to their fifth straight County Championship. Leading the team again this year was senior co-captain Tim Turner. Turner has proven himself to be among the best on the East coast by winning four invitational races during the year and placing third in the Eastern States Meet. Add to this a First Team, All-County berth and you can see Why he was the state's best runner. The back-up men for the Falcons were just as impressive, as illustrated by sophomores Mike Burke fSecond Team, All-Countyj and Jim Kilker QI-Ionorable Mention, All-Countyj-. These two consistently placed in the top ten during the season, The remainder of the squad included seniors john Duffy, Ed Lazarek, and co-captain, Ken Monahang and juniors, Keith Cunningham and Andy Kelly. The outlook for 1969 is a very optimistic one. Returning are lettermen Cun- ningham, Kelly, Burke, and Kilker, along with the fine J.V. prospects, Rich Kirchner and Joe Monahan. This talented group, with their coaches, Mr. Mitso- poulous and Mr. McCafferty, give rise to an expectation of a State Championship in the near future.

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Frosh X-Country Live U to Falcon Reputation. The 1968 edition of the St. AIoe's freshman cross- country team proved to be one of the most successful in the school's history. With thirty members of the squad running hard under Brother Richard and Mr. Byrne, the dalers placed second in the state, only behind Roselle Catholic. 'The team was led by Gary Trojanowski, who had a fantastic season. Gary went through the season undefeated and later ran to the state championship. Gary was hard pressed for his victories by such run- ners as Jim Kelsh, Steve Fallon, Bob Okerson, Roy Baumgartner, Steve Martin, and Frank DeRosa. This was, of course, the runners' first taste of cross- . country. Given time to mature and develop, pros- pects have never looked better for future state champs from St. Joe's. Leadzng the way for the Falcons in cross- country meet is Gary, Trojanowski. Frosh star Gary Trojanowski breaks away from the pack as he has done all year. Steve Martin pumps hard to outdistance opponent in pur- suit. KNEELING, left to right: Bill Iannuzzelli, Kevin Maguire, jim Kelsh, Jim Kozub, Frank DeRosa, Jim Omoletski, Gary Trojanowski, Steve Fallon, Rich Yerman. STANDING: Brother Richard, Kevin Madden, john Corrigan, Chris Troyano, jeff Kells, David Krozier, Ed Zullo, Kevin Kovacs, Bill Carney, jim Patten, Bob Okerson, Bob Cawley, Dan Coughlin, Tom Ryan, Joe McNulty, joe Bobel, Ray Kuhl, Steve Martin, Bob Rodgers, Mr. Byrne, jack Dunigan.