1988 Gallimaufry

C r o s s C o u n t r y m MSA's second cross country sea– son was described as "a learning sea– son" by Coach Harold Cline. Due to numerous factors such as having no seniors, a lack of available training time, numerous injuries throughout the season, and insufficient members to se– riously compete as a team at many meets, both the boys' and girls' teams lost all their meets. The lack of summer con– ditioning brought the team a plague of running injuries; al– though starting with six girls and twelve boys, IMSA's cross country team ended with only two girls and eight boys surviving through it all. This nearly eliminated their chances of winning as a team. However, one of the female runners, Denise Chatfield, managed to place ninth in the East Aurora re– gional. Through it all, the team retained its spirit, and managed to gain respect at several meets. Denise Chatfield leans down to stretch before practice. Portia Blume, Denise Chatfield, and Robert Chang take a sprint during practice. SS COUNTRY Front Row: Jodi Gottman, Heather Johnson, Denise Chatfield, Mike Cain, Laura ;iewicz, Chris Caruso, Portia Blume. Back Row: Ron McKenzie, Joe Shidle, Sean Pritchard, Mark <n, Steve Blessing, Brian Butler, Rob Chang. Sports i * 83