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Show Year began with many frustrations for Coach Marv Peterson. Peterson Faces Rebuilding Year One frustration after another hit the Weber State track team this spring. Eleven boys whom Coach Peterson was counting on have either gone into the Army or the mission field or had grade problems. There were several boys, however, who pulled through and were setting new school records every time they performed. The javelin team of Jerry Baker and Darol Wintle had a duel to see who could make and break the most records. Baker had the lead with a throw of 219' 8" with Wintle throwing 204' 6". Others who set new records were Barry Donovan, shot put 52' 6", Monte VreNon, pole vault 14' 9", Dale Stagg, 880 152.6, Herm Chee, 3 mile 15.23, Neville Peterman, 1 mile 4:33, Ross Johnson, high hurdles 14.4 and 330 intermediate hurdles 39. All of these boys qualified to participate in the NCAA National Track and Field Meet to be held at Weber State June 9 and 10. Chee and Peterman, however, did not participate because they were freshmen. Dale Stagg, top WSC runner. Jerry Baker prepares to set a new school record. Ross Johnson checks hurdles before his race. Monti Vre Non is a member of the track team. Cross Country Team consists of Neville Peterman, Herman Chee, Doyle Shaw, Gaylon Cardwell, Dale Stagg, Tony Aragon, Jeff Stonebreaker, Coach Marv Peterson. Cross Country Finishes Third Weber State's Cross Country Team finished third in the Big Sky Conference with four wins and two losses. Their wins came over Utah State University (2 times), University of Montana, and University of Idaho. Their losses were to Idaho State and Montana State. |