1984 Miracle Yearbook

New Team Brings Success T he women's cross country season was a bit of a miracle as God brought together a rookie team. Only two of the seven runners were return- ees,and they started with the attitude of obtaining some never before ac- complished goals. Excitement ran high during the season and peaked on sev- eral occasions. One of these occa- sions occurred when the team beat "They also successfully de- fended their N.C.C.A.A. dis- trict title, with sophomore Jane Romig winning the meet." Spring Arbor, the 1982 N.C.C.A.A. champs, placing second at the Ohio Weslyan invitational. They also suc- cessfully defended their N.C.C.A.A. district title, with sophomore Jane Ro- mig winning the meet. The team then participated in the N.A.I.A. district meet, where they surprisingly beat Walsh College and finished second to Malone College. The team ran their best race of the year at the N.C.C.A.A. national meet where they placed second out of the eleven schools represented. The team's top two runners, Jane Romig and Sue Vaughan,obtained All-American hon- ors that day, which was a first for Ce- darville's women cross country team. The female harriers ended their first winning season with an 18-14 record. by Beth Britton 196 Women's Cross Country First row: Mindy Ackley, Debbie Pate, Sandy O'boyle, Sue Vaughan; Second Row:Coach Elvin King, Heidi Withrow, Becky Averill, Beth Britton, Nane Romig, Manager Becky Payton.