Capitol harriers end winning seaso
Jeanne A. Ballets
The 1983 Cross Country team
finished its second varsity season
with 12 wins and one loss, and
succeeded in recapturing the
Keystone Athletic Conference
title.
“It’s tough to top a 12:1
record,’’ said Coach Bud Smitley
“...the morale was very
good with this year's
team, and they had a lot
of spirit...it was a joy to
work with them.’’
Bud Smitley
Cross Country Coach
This year’s harriers included
seven seniors: team captain Dave
Wicks, Jerry Trently, Dave
McNamara, Mike Markle, Brian
Gauger, A 1 Fiertag, Jeff Carroll;
and four juniors: Greg Nisley,
Dan Miller, Joel Hager and Brian
Bachman.
“The runners were faster this
year and enjoyed running more.
They had more spirit...and psych
ed each other up for thevruns. It
was just a pleasure to be around
them,” said team captain Dave
Wicks.
Departing senior Jeff Carroll
said, “My reason for joining the
Runners line up for the Keystone Athletic Conference championships held October 29 at Capitol Campus. The Lions won the meet.
team was to find someone to run
with, which would also give me
the drive to run. Running with
the team improved my time by .
almost a minute.”
Senior Dave McNamara agreed:
“We were not getting any benefit
for being on the team other than
the enjoyment of running. We all
wanted to run, and that was the
most important thing.”
Although the team will be los
ing its seven senior runners, the
four junior members returning
' next season “...are all quality and
represent four of the five top run
ners on this season’s team,”
Smitley said.
Even though the team perform
ed exceptionally well this year,
the coach has goals for next
season’s cross country.
“I would like to see them do
better in overall Districts next
year. They placed fourth this
year, but I would like to see them
challenge for the top spot,”
Smitley said.
He also expressed the desire to
see one of next year’s runners
qualify for the National Associa
tion of Intercollegiate Athletics
competitions, held every
November in Wisconsin.
For the runner interested in
joining next year’s team effort,
Coach Smitley has a training pro
gram which should be followed
between now and next August.
Formal team training begins in
August, but the runner should be
in top condition and ready to
run.
“It is a mistake to stop running
in the winter months,” Smitley
A&,
Cross-
September 1
September 24........... Alvernla (15-3 S)
Eastern (f 7-46 J
Philadelphia (24-36 j
September 28 Elisabethtown (22-38)
October 1 Northeast Chrlstlanf 15-50)
York College (27-28)
October 8 -Alvernla (17-45)
Baptist Bible (24-35)
Elisabethtown (20-42)
October 29 Beaver (15-50)
Capitol finished with a 12-1 season record. Capitol’s score appears first in
each case above. Lowest score wins.
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said. “You need to run all year team, “...the morale was very
round to develop the conditioning good with this year’s team, and
necessary for training in August.’’ they had a lot of spirit...it was a
Smitley said of this year’s joy to work with them.”
Cabrlnl (15-50)
Hasleton (22-39)
Lincoln (35-24 J
Photo by Al Newhart