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Cross Country team places in national competition.

In only its fourth year, the men's crosscountry team compiled a6-2 record and placed second in the NCCAA nationals

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NCCAA District II playoffs in Penn-

sylvania.

Wrestlers win big in NCCAA and NAIA.

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LBC grapplers proved that they could make itin the NAIA as well as the NCCAA by placing in the top 20nationally.

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Flames Football has its first year against Division I-AA competition.

The Flamesemerged victoriouswitha 7-4 record fortheyear The 1980compeition, much stiffer than the 1979 schedule, included games againstDivision I-ranked James Madison University and Division II-ranked C.W Post The highlight ofthe season was the spectacular 23-20 homecoming win overDivision I-ranked Morehead State.

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Men andWomen's track teams win nationals.

Both the men's and women's track teams scored big in 1981 by winning the NCCAA District II finals and then traveling to Indiana to capture the NCCAA nationals.

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Soccer team makes NCCAA playoffs.

The Flames saw an increased levelof competition but ended the season with a second place finish in the

Baseball team has best season ever.

The 1981 team had a won-lost season record of 30-10 while being rated as oneofthetopteams inthestate. Postseason play included tripstoNorfolk, Va., and Pittsburg,Pa., and Lubbock, Texas, toplay intheDistrict19 finals, the Region 8 playoffs, and the NAIA nationalfinals

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