350 Field events key to Wildcats' strength With seven ret u rning seniors, Coach Bill Barden remarked before the tfack season began, "I believe the key to this year' s team is t he d epth in fi e ld event s . We' ll ha ve to deve lop stre ngth in the funnin g eve nts to do well in the big meets." The 1979-80 track team p laced se..:o nd in the s late track meet at Hazen, behind Cotlon Plant. The len members of the team qualified by placing e ither fir st or seco nd in the Di sui t' l S-A Centra l Meet al Ha z~ n. Six of these re turned as eit her juniors o r seni ors to help the IY80-S1 team in their rcspec- !i \c C\cnt s: Alan Ma nley and Kri s Nichol s, shot put; Donnie Berry h ill, twO mi le run; J ohn Ed Hi gginbo th am , long jump; SCali Finley, hurd les ; and Ross Spurlock, pole vault. Othe r sen iors who contribu ted to th e track seaso n were Larry Daughety and Bob Harp in the distance run s and Mark Lee in sprin ts . In the 1980-8 1 season, the Wildcat s won ribbons and t rophies in several meet s . Membe rs of the team participated in these meet s : Murphreesboro Ratller Relays , Hazen Hornet Re lays, Sea rcy Key Cl ub Relays. Augusta Red Dev ils Relays, Hende rson Reddies Relays , Wildcat Relays, and the Count y. Distri c t, a nd State mee ts. The 1980-8 1 C ross Countr y track sters placed seve nth in the state meet at Russelvi lle in which Donnie Berryhill placed thirtyfi rst. In t he White County Meet, held at Bradfo rd, the Wildcat s placed fift h , wit h Ma rk Lee coming in twe lfl h a nd Berr yh ill fifteenth. Senior Track
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