1988 Miracle Yearbook

v . Back Row: Coach Elvin King, Neil Wallace, John Urban, Brian Humphreys,JeffAnderson FrontRow:Corey Woods,JeffBolender, Casey Williams, J.P. Dawes, John Oswald, Eric Fillinger, Kevin Wallace Below left - Shattering the old NCCAA record, Eric Fi!linger finished his first place run at Nationals. Middle - Running in a crowd by herself, Marti Day concentrated on completing the course. Below- Accepting the Wheeler Award, John Oswald was congratulated by Dr. Johnson and Coach King. All-American Award for the third consecutive year. Besides excel- ling in the classroom, Oswald placed 4th in the NCCAA,fifth in the NAIA Districts, and 25th in the NAIA Nationals. Oswald not- ed that Coach Elvin King had in- fluenced his life: "Coach was al- ways an encourager. 1-le instilled in me a positive attitude that will remain a part of me as I leave Cedarville and helped me to better myself as an athlete and as a person by developing a con- fidence that I didn't have. He was a Christian influence that I could look up to." Oswald praised his team,stat- ing: "While individual perfor- mances receive most of the rec- ognition, it is essential to realize that in sports such as cross country,these performances are possible because of the support the entire team gives." Men's 3rd out of5 3rd out of9 2nd out of9 6th out of8 1st out of4 10th out 0134 4th out of10 3rd out of8 3rd out of 16 Women's 6th out of6 2nd out of4 Marshall Invitational Wittenberg Invitational Wright State Invitational Illinois Invitational Rio Grande Invitational All-Ohio Meet Cincinnati Invitational NAIA District 22 NCCAA Nationals Wittenberg Invitational Rio Grande Invitational 20th out 0128 All-Ohio Meet 6th out of8 Cincinnati Invitational 2nd out of5 NAIA District 22 4th out of7 NCCAA Nationals Back Row: Rebecca Hill, Mgr., Laurel Yates, Marti Day, Tonya Schindewls, Coach Elvin King Front Row: Kris Hy- att, Linda Whayley, Belinda Sills, Lynn Clark Cross Country 185