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Show Ski Races under the auspices of Weber State College, were held January 11 and 12 at Snow Basin. The WSC Invitational Meet featured downhill, cross-country and slalom competition. Danny Lawrence, a WSC freshman from Ogden High, began the season with a bang, finishing first in the WSC Invitational Meet's Downhill and first in the one-mile slalom at the NCAA Meet in Arizona. Kirk Lang-ford, another freshman, was right behind Lawrence with a second place in the Arizona Meet. At the joint Big Sky championship and NCAA Western Regional Ski Meet, held February 21-22, the WSC Wildcats nabbed third place in the conference and qualified the entire team for the NCAA Nationals. Langford and Lawrence again made a good showing in the slalom and freshman Steve Webber placed fourth in the Downhill competition. Taking an unprecedented sixth place in NCAA competition, Weber's five man ski team ended the season successfully according to Coach Earl Miller. Larry Burton, Brian Gottfredson, Kirk Langford, Danny Lawrence and Steve Webber competed at the Nationals, with Craig Frough, Ralph Hoffman and Jim Obelaney rounding out the WSC ski team. Upper right: Danny Lawrence and Kirk Langford displayed trophies won at the 1974 N.A.U. Invitational Ski Meet. Middle left: A Hotdogger smiled after hitting a mogul in the wrong place and landing in the trees. Lower right: Kirk Langford raced down the hill against the clock. Upper left: Meadowlark Lemon stuffs a basketball through the hoop with a little help from a team member. Upper right: Trainer Neil McCarthy gave team members advice on which strategy to use. Middle left: John Knight recorded a pep talk between Coach Mac Madsen and a wrestler. Middle right: Paul Marigney watches a teammate shoot the ball through the hoop for two points. Lower left: Jimmie Watts outjumped a Northern Arizona player to score two points for Weber. |