1977 Miracle Yearbook

All-American Heads Cross Country The story for the cross country squad this year is Brian Hull. Bri- an wins seven meets and clearly dominates NAIA competition in the state of Ohio. He outdistances the field in the District #22 meet and places 20th at the NAIA Na- tional meet which is good enough to earn All-American honors — and he is still a sophomore in eligi- bility. Thesquad is not merely a one-man show,though,as Senior Paul Bud- nik, Freshman Dale Shaw, and Senior Ron Thomas, all turn in strong performances. The jackets as a team combine to win the Earl- ham Invitational,the NCCAA Dis- trict 3 meet,and place third in the national NCCAA meet. With Hull and Shaw back next year, as well as the addition of Henslin, Colas, and Yater, Cedar- ville looks to be extremely strong, and hopes to battle with Malone and Rio Grande for a berth to na- tionals. 1. Joel Gehrke, Bruce Henslin, and Steve Crymble "psych-up" before the race. 2. The 1976 Cross Country team: FRONT ROW:Ron Thomas, Paul Budnik; BACK ROW: Coach King, Bruce Henslin, Brian Hull, Craig Colas, Dale Shaw. 3. Brian Hull and Dale Shaw dress down and flash pre-meet smiles. 4. Victoriousin the meet,Ron Thomas,Bri- an Hull, and Paul Budnik cross the finish line hand-in-hand. 5.Brian Hull accepts his All-American hon- prs at the banquet after the NAIA National meet. '6. Jacket runners hold on to their lead as they round Cedar Lake. 7. Mark Shaver finishe.'he tiresome five mile course. 8. Coach King updates team scoring at a home meet. .0" 32