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Gilmour Academy Attn: Gilmour Magazine 34001 Cedar Road Gates Mills, OH 44040 As we celebrate the girls volleyball team’s Division II state championship in this issue, we look back to where it all began, with the school’s first state title – the 1971 Class AA track and field state championship. The story of that win is truly one from the record books, with Eric Penick ’71, who went on to play a key role on the University of Notre Dame football team’s 1973 national championship, single-handedly earning enough points for Gilmour to secure the title.

He won the 100 with a time of 9.7 seconds, the 440 in a personal-best 48.6 seconds and the 220 with a time of 21.7 seconds. He remains the only high school athlete in the area to win a team title on his/her own!

The season, however, was not a one-man show. John Kranjc ’71, an outstanding distance runner, set records in the mile (4:35.8) and the two-mile (9:53.1) and finished eighth at the state meet. Jeff Duer ’71 set a school record in the 880 (2:00.2). Bob Poklar ’71 set a low hurdle record (21.1). Bill Mulligan ’72, a high jumper, long jumper and hurdler, set a school record in the long jump (21' ¾") before breaking his leg mid-season. He was expected to place or even win at the state meet. Outstanding performances were also turned in by Bob Fiala ’71, Bob Zhun ’71, Pat Cunneen ’71, Fred Kuglin ’71, Carl Peter ’71, John Pap ’72, Gary Carver ’72, Tom Chambers ’73, Willex Brown ’73, Bart Troy ’73, Pete DeCrane ’73 and Steve Morgan ’74.