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Show Track School and conference records tumbled into the discard in 1941 as Captain Willie Thomas and his Scantclads traversed Utah, and even motored as far east as Denver. No jaycee in the state can boast a greater array of conference record breakers than can Weber. They included Thomas, Green, Roe, Tanner, Page, and Allen. Of the six records broken, Wildcat runners figured in four, including the high hurdles, the century, two mile, and relay. At the National Junior College Championships in Denver, Thomas placed in both hurdles events, Freeman was eliminated in the 100 by Hal Davis, world's fastest human, in 9.6, and Green was third in the two mile. Front row: Coach Ferron Losee, Willis Wynn, Wat Misaka, Morris Gordon, Douglas Eldridge, Lewis Slagowski, Jack Dalton. Back row: Don Andrews, Floyd Chapneys, Bob Huggins, Bob Allen, Willie Thomas, John Piers, Jay Olson, Lex Malan, Ted Boyle. Coach Ferron Losee Track for 1942 found Coach Ferron Losee and two time Captain Willie Thomas, hurdler par excellent, to-gether again. Despite the fact that the budget completely wiped out track, it survived through the efforts and sacrifices of students, instructors, and the harriers themselves when they staged benefit programs and offered cars, hoarded fuel, and rationed tires in transporting athletes to the B. Y. U. Relays and the Inter-mountain Conference Meet at Logan. Other dates included the annual Intramural Meet, the Girls' Re-lays, and the dual meet with Idaho Southern. At Provo Thomas again retained both "Y" hurdle champion-ships; Weber defended its 100-yard crown. For a second year Thomas was high point man at the conference meet, lowering his own records over the high and low timbers; but for the third consecutive year Weber was runnerup to the J. C. Champion. Olson over the top. Duet in perfect form. |