1982 Gem of the Mountains, Volume 80, University of Idaho Yearbook

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Hoek, South Africa. She finished the race in overall finish in 19:38. "Lee Ann ran very, very well," Norris 17:34, a course record and the fastest time said. "I'm glad to see her end her career so for all division runners in AIAW well. It was a great performance. She has Competition. been consistent for us the last two years." According to Roger Norris, head Sandy Kristjanson, a junior tranfer from coach, Sharples performed outstandingly for ¡ Seattle, finished 32nd overall with a time of the Vandals. He also praised Sherrie Crang, 19:36. She was also a steady runner for the a freshman from Vancouver, Wash., who Vandals finishing as Idaho's third-ranked has been consistently Idaho's second ranked runner during the season. runner. Crang, suffering from the flu, still Coach Norris' new policy of entering finished eighteenth overall with a time of tougher meets seemed to help the team. 19:15 which was well off her normal pace. During the regular season, the team out-ran Norris called her performance "gutsy." such Division I powers as UCLA, Lee Ann Roloff, a senior from Boise, Washington, Brigham Young, and Utah ended her intercollegiate career with a 33rd State, and still finished no lower than fourth

in any of its meets during the season. This included the prestigious Standford Invitational, which consisted of the ten best teams in the west; the Old Faithful Invitational, the Big-10 Division I teams; the Pac-10; the WAC, and the Nationals held in Pocatello. For the men's cross country team, a lack of experience was the main factor contributing to a poor showing in the Big Sky Championships. Coach Mike Keller lost three of his top runners to graduation forcing a rebuilding season. The team finished last in the Big Sky meet to end a disappointing season. continued

ANTICIPATING the fia'-b of a long race,

freabmaa .Julia Fudge bead• Into the bome etretch.

VANDALS .lobn Trott and Andy Harvey eet the pace for the reat of the pack. The men took eecond in the Idaho Invitational.

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