1986 Miracle Yearbook

Recapturing the Championship I t all started in early August when the men returned to Cedarville for the 1985 Cross Country camp. Coach Elvin King had high hopes that this would be the best cross country team he had ever assembled at Cedarville College. Coach had three main objectives he wanted the team to accomplish: 1) recapture the NCCAA championship title which had been previously held by Anderson College over the past five seasons, 2) qualify as a whole team for the NAIA Championship held in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and 3) defeat Malone College who had been the reigning authority on running in our part of the nation over the past several years. Much to coach's delight, the team was able to achieve the first two goals by winning the NCCAA crown and strongly qualifying for the NAIA championship meet. The men were unable to defeat Malone College but proved that Cedarville College was now a team not to be taken lightly. A large part of the success this year can be attributed to the strong leaders the returning Yellow Jackets had: Rob Moore, Tom Hill, Scott Brooker, and Rusty King. In addition to this talent, coach's new recruits: John Oswald, a transfer student from GRBC, and freshmen J.P. Dawes and Steve Schepers provided the depth and balance needed to attain the goals they set. Tom Hill 1985 NCCAA Champions: Coach Elvin King, J.P. Dawes, Kevin Wallace, Rusty King, Steve Schepers, John Oswald, Rob Moore, Tom Hill, Scott Brooker, Steve Cox. All American Senior Tom Hill presses on toward the finish line. Coach King encourages senior Scott Brooker to keep up the pace. 7 7 IA 7 128 Cross Country