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The budget blues were hitting
the men's cross country team.
but the women were claiming
a conference championship and
Taking a separate path
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tamina. It's an import·
ant quality to any athlete.
But to cross-country
runners it's more important.
It's the essential ingredient
for training and successful
competition.
And, while the men's cross
country fortunes were sinking
because of budget cuts, the
women's team relied on their
endurance en route to their
third consecutive strong
season, and a conference
championship.
Sometimes, however,
stamina is not enough to
bring success to a cross country
taam.
Faced with severe cuts in
scholarships, men's coach
Mike Keller had to rely on
half-milers and walk-ons to
boost his team. And, as expected,
eight scholarships
weren't nearly enough to
produce a winning squad and
the men fell to the bottom of
the Big Sky standings.
Highlights of the relatively
low-keyed season included a
fourth place finish in the
Pueller Invitational and a
third place showing at the
Eastern Washington Invita
tiona!.
Leading the Vandals in
competition were seniors
John Trott and Kevin Wolf,
and sophomore Andy Harvey.
Other strong finishers during
continued t>
In the homestretch.
Leading the pack out of the final
turn. senior John Trott heads towards
the finish line. flanked by teammates
Pqul Lagrou and Leroy Robinson.
(photo by J, Yost)
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