W F Dykes High School - Equites Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Ai' righ'r: Laird Carmichael 'finishes well in Sfafe Meer. ?H 'l H ', iu-f , . 2' Y' .. X ,,4.41 'i 5 'op man Jimmy Wilkerson shares slrafegy wifh eighfh grader Sammy Silverslein. A in 1 6 Hard luck sfruck 'rhe'Col+s as fhey placed lhird al 'lhe Cify Meet missing second place by a mere Two poinfs. However. 'l'he sfriders losl' no confidence. The following week, in 'rhe 6-AAA Region Meef, Dykes bounced back wifh an easy win over 'rhe nearesi compefirion by an impressive fwenfy poinl' margin! A week laier, as 'fhe morning of The Slale Meei came, 'rhe Coils enfered 'rhe Wafer Works in high spirit despiie lhe subfreezing femperafure and brisk winds. Loyal COH fans furned ou+ +o see a wealrher-beafen Dykes Team emerge wi+h a highly respecfable six'rh place in 'rhe s'ra+e.

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'T' 3.4 I L, I q -he 0 0 0 D es ln ers Wm e ion' k I , ' r. , 1 .. y , . Q, Place Glh In Qlaie -l is ' ,q i 5 if F Al lhe oulsel ol 'rhe '69 season, Dykes was nol ranked as a polenlial cross counlry power- 7, 'IVVV WW!! V ,U house. However, as 'rhe individual lraining came lo a close, Coach Greeson look charge and ' , ff f f lhe 20 runners were quick lo absorb his delerminalion lo win. The slriders once again com- V m lm , piled an undelealecl record in regular season compelilion. This achievemenl exlended 'lhe H 'VV 2 ,'7 ,iQi i ' remarkable Dykes CC record lo 48 such conseculive meelsl This year's viclims included leams from Turner, Archer, and Norlhside. Throughoul lhe season, Dykes relied on lhe one-lwo combinalion of sensalional sophomore Jimmy Wilkerson and senior Eddie Welborn. Round- ?'2,, ing our lhe lop seven men,'in order, were seniors Laird Carmichael, Ted Nelson, Scoll' Lowe, W and freshmen Fred Beerman and Jack Alexander. '.V M' ln addilion To lhe dual meel schedule, Dykes enlered lhe Slone lvlounlain Five Mile lnvila- :,, lional and 'rhe Callaway Gardens lnvilalional. Al Slone Mounlain, Dykes pulled oul a lil+l1 place, ' , among lhe s'rale's besl leams. Al lhe Gardens, in compeling againsl lhe lop 40 'reams from - d u Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, lhe leam fell' disappoinled in bringing home a lhirleenlh place. L, .., . 'f ff ii x ' . N53 Dykes runners dominale rneel from The slarl.

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For lhe B leam, Fred Beer- man dazzled everyone by run- ning away wilh a decisive lirsl place in lhe B Team Cily lvleel. l-lis lirsl place enabled lhe Dykes B Team lo lake sec- ond place in lhe cily. Sopho- mores Bill Kier and Roberl' Dukes and freshmen Mark Hop- kins and Fred Beerman have years lo look forward 'ro on lhe crosscounlry scene. C Team Takes Fir l Place Our eighlh grade leam likewise deserves recognilion lor lheir performance ln :ls second year ol: exislence, The mini-slriders represenled Dykes well Led by Sammy Silversleln lhis seasons 8+h grade 'leam won The cily lille wilh a hrsl place in lhe Eighlh Grade Cily lvleel lor lhe sec ond conseculive year. 54,,