Track,Fieldeventsdraw veterans and quick frosh

Tw o seniorsledthepack on the Women's Track and Field team. Veterans Renee Viertel and Nancy Knowles, both experienced longdistancerunnersand both seniors, saw theseason as their last chance to qualify for the NCAA DivisionII national championships in May.

Pam Fauber and Monica Carmona, also long distance runners, trained with Knowles and Viertel Every day they spent30minutesstretchingout and jogging from one to oneand-a-half miles.Practice running consisted mainly of sixto 12 miles.

Middle distance runners who compete in events between one-half to one mile have Annie Hunt to contend with,She improved her time nearlyfifty percentsinceshestarted training for college competition.

Sprinters, the third division made up mostly of freshmen, only have to run five miles a day in practice Renee Hawkins, a junior, leads the team Other competitors include Hope Cordas inthe high jump, Patty Goode and Shannon Morrow inthejavelin, and Chris Swanson inthe shot-put.