TRACK Team depends on quality rather than quantity Lack of team depth hampered the Bison track and field crew, but strong individual performances highlighted the track season. The team won only one meet, a tie with Arkansas A&M, but several individual competitors reccrded victories in single events. Three Harding records and one AIC mark reU 10 the 1970 team. Senior Jim Duncan' s toss of 60'1"' broke the previous AIC record by nearly seven feet. School records and AIC titles in both shot put and discus were also achieved by the Bison weightman. Two 440-yard trackmen, David Byrd and Rick Harris, both broke the 50 second barrier. David Byrd's time of 48.5 in the AIC meet set a new school mark. Tim Geary, John Ratliff, and Dave Embry aided the team great ly in the distance events. The hurdler chores were performed weU by senior Charles Kiser. PREPARING himself mentally for the start of the 440-yard run, senior David Byrd himself in the starting blocks awaiting the sound of the gun during a home tri-team 1970 TRACK TEAM. FRONT ROW: Tim Geary, John Ratliff, Rick Harris, Max Newman, Rick Johnson, Don Blake, Dave Embry. BACK ROW: Norman Bennett, Charles Kise r, John Buck, Jerry Evans, Mark Ba les, lim Duncan. TOSSING the shot put for distance, Duncan vigorously displays his " .. "otIl. 212
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