Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Boys' Cross Couniry TR Opponent 27 Homewoodalzlossmoor 45 TF Norlh 45 ThornTon 34 Thornwood '15 Eisenhower 34 Lincolnway 27 Bloom 21 Bloom Trall 36 Rich CenTrai 26 lliiana ChrisTian 21 i-lillcresT 23 Tinley Park 9 wins, 3 losses Team posts I2-4 record Haque undefeated in dual meets The varsiTy boys' cross counTry Team came off an- oTher winning season wiTh a 12 and A record, Joe Rogue, senior, had a greaT season. l-le was undefeaTed in dual meeTs and his lowesT place in an invlTaTlonal was fourih. This year a loT of people expecTed me To do good. l pushed myself To The polnT where l was acTually saTis- fled, sTaTed Roaue. To help The Team achieve such goals was Coach T.J. Shirley. 'Cur praclices were sTrucTured in such a manner ThaT we wanied The meeTs To be easier Than pracTice. lT Took greai physical and ex- cepilonal menTal capabili- Ties To geT Through a full 2222 2 S -Y s 5 2 1... - 4 1.. 2 T 1-T ' arty i Before The race, Brad Evers, Joe James McCoy makesacui around Ferrara, and Mike Woodrlck review The course. The sTaTs. 430 Boys' Cross Counfry cross counTry season, sTaT- ed Coach Shirley. The boys' cross counTry Team worked hard To earn iTs recognlTion. injuries also had a major impapT on The season, puT wiTh The supporT of Coach Shirley and Assis- Tani Coach Mike Flaheriy, The Team accomplished more Than whaT was ex- pecTed. They showed Their spirii and endurance fighiing The weaTher condiTlons and oTher challenging facTors. WiTh guidance from Their lead runners and personal incenTlve Their deTermlna- Tlon prevailed. Whai aTTiTude were The runners TaughT'? Coach Shir- ley sTaTed, AThleTlcs should be secondary To The family and The home. Also main- Taining a posiTive aTTiTude is imporTanT noT only in sporTs puT in life. Runners who were willing To sacrifice, dedicaTe, and discipline Themselves had The mosT poTenTial To be greaT. almii Tifjziriw. Milam: . . . ill iffZli'Tl i'l.,iifLli?Z' is noi ofsigf can 5fQZof.:sQ:?s Shirley l

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Senior Joe Roque strives Towards The finishing line in The meer against Runners get a head sfari as the Bloom. Time clock begins. Boys' Cross Counrryz Front Row: James McCoy, Mike Woodrick, Joe Ferrara, Mike Srickann, Corey Bowen: Back Row: Coach Mike Fla- herry, Dave Ramirez, Jeff Wolfen- den, Joe Roque, Blair Hall, Coach T.J. Shirley Boys' Cross Counrry 43