Team Proves Successful

Many students are un- The women's track team aware of what track is about, holds the highest combined Track requires speed, exper- grade point average of any tise and endurance. athletic team at LU.

It may seem like an indi- Returning women's track vidual sport, but track members Fadhila Samuel, "No team in the country can beat the unity we have as a Christian university."

depends on teamwork.

The members of the men's and women' s track teams at LU (usually 20 women and 40 men) survive because of unity.

Brant and Urlene Dick carried on the legacy of success that Janet Rorer and Gina Turner leftwhen they graduated.

Tolsma

"No team in the countrycan beat the unity we have as a Christian university," Coach Prettyman, who seta school Brant Tolsma said. record in the 800, Stephen

TheLU trackteamhas been Pettyjohn,whoexcelledin the inthe IC4A for the past two pole vault, and decathlon years. champion RyanWerner.

In the first year the men Among the recruits were placed23rdin indoorand 25th distance runnerEricWelling, in outdoor competition. By hurdler Sean Keys and the spring season of 1992, sprinter JacobSwinton. they'dreached an impressive The trackteambegantrain12th in the indoor and 14th in ing in September, months bethe outdoor competitions, out fore theirspringseason, fa

By Monica Orpin

Returning men's track members were Johnny of 94 teams.

In additionto their success on the track, eachofthe team's membersare successfulin the classroom.

Decathletebrothers Ryan & Aaron Werner execute hurdles duringa springmeet on the home field.Sophomore Ryan was IC4A decathlon as a freshman and alsoplaced second in the 1992 Penn Relays,

Row"!: MarkRexroth, GeofElijah, Brandon Horton, Bill Khan, DaveMc Combs,Jason Krull, Ben Sturtevant, Jason Hofacker Row 2: Dawn Mihm, Allison West, ChristiannaRininger, UrleneDick, Jaime Cowan, JenniferReeder,EstherMills,DoryLawrenson,TammySmolinski,Heather Edwards Row 3: Coach ScottPooch, Sayong Chong, Bobby Schudler,Michael Prettyman,Fadhila Samuel,Shauna Hutcheson, Lisa Prantner, Tina Moore, Leeann Hayslett, SarahScott, Tara Harper, Coach DelethaQuarles Row 4: SteveKeib,EricWelling,MikeConnell, EricVreugdenhil,DanCopp,BobbyPrettyman,JodiMcHenry,Coach BrettLawler,Coach BrantTolsma,CoachAaronJames. Row5:Darren Bradt, Jared Zehr, Kevin Mathewson,Jason Carroll, Micah Gaudio, Serell Blakey, Johnny Prettyman, SteveCarroll, KeithWoody, Jacob Swinton, KennethHancock ThayerRedmon, CraigKonchak.Row 6: RyanWerner, Sean Keys, MikeReea NotPicturea: DamienBates

TIM ALBERTSON

Sophomore