· state championship win over a reputable field. Alan Scharsu, Fitch HS, Austintown, Ohio (Junior). Little AI succeeded in the true test of a champion when he returned from an injury and beat all opposition en route to a second straight Ohio large-schools triumph. Paul Schultz, Burke, Omaha, Nebraska (Junior). Schultz did not lose in Nebraska competition, and he captured state honors by 13 seconds. He was a close sixth in the Jr. Olympics. Bobby Siehl, Morris Hills HS, Rockaway, New Jersey (Senior). New Jersey produces top distancemen with regularity, and last fall Siehl was clearly the best. He won the section, group and state titles in fast times and by wide margins. Mike Sheely, Kenwood HS, Baltimore, Maryland (Junior). Sheely was untouched in Maryland, winning the state title by 20 seconds. He placed fourth in the Jr. Olympics. Jim Spivey, Fenton HS, Hensonville, Illinois (Junior). Jim has an arm's-length list of victorious credits, losing only to AllAmerican Graves with a state runnerup time of 14: 16 for three miles. Bob Trujillo, East HS, Pueblo, Colorado (Senior). Bobby, injured last year, returned in predictable form with a near-unbeaten record ·that included many course records and a runnerup effort in the Junior Olympics. John Tuttle, Alfred-Almond HS, Alfred, New York (Senior). Tuttle, the Junior Olympic mile champion (4: 12), enjoyed an unbeaten fall. Budget restrictions prevented him from making a 500-mile roundtrip to the state finals. Joe Weston, South Plantation HS, Plantation, Florida (Senior). Joe took home many gold medals after snapping course records and was runnerup in the state 4A race with a 14:24 for 3 miles. Lance White, Cape Henlopen, Lewes, Delaware (Junior). Lance cut his schedule to threads with convincing triumphs and annexed the state title in the process. Jeff Wilhelm, Amherst HS, Amherst, Ohio (Senior). Jeff was credited with seven invitational triumphs and was seco_nd to Scharsu in the Ohio finals. Herb Wills, Leon HS, Tallahassee, Florida (Junior). Herb excels from the mile to the marathon and won the Florida 4A title in 14:16 for 3 miles. Cliff Wimer, Solanco HS, Quarryville, Pennsylvania (Senior). It was a second straight unbeaten fall for Wimer, who won the Pennsylvania 2A title in a region known for rugged harriers. Cross country is one of the few sports in which a poor · performance by one athlete can totally offset superior efforts by the other athletes. The nation's top 25 teams, selected (pg. 39) for National Prep Sports, reflect the balance and team unity that is the key to cross country success: There were 33 states represented in the 50 individual All-American selections. There were 32 seniors, 17 juniors and one sophomore. California led the choices with five runners selected; Florida had four. • Illinois, Ohio and Oregon had three. Keith Hampton, top runner tor the top team in the U.S.A., Deerfield, IJ/inois, leads the Warriors' junior-dominated squad to the finish line. PREP I APRIL-MAY 1977
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