w o M E N , 5 C R o 5 5 c o U N T R Y Lady Bisons' Title Hopes Fall Just Short In direct opposite to the 1982 lack of in - terest in the women's cross country team, the 1983 season had an over-abundance of members. But out of the thirteen runners for the Lady Bisons only three were return - ing lettermen. Returning members with previous experience for the Lady Bisons were Marci Williams Crump, Tiny Fraley , and Sherry Harris. The biggest challenge for the girls besides their own inexperience, was Arkansas College. Arkansas College was the 1982 Di strict 17 Champions and the favorites for the coming season. The Lady Bisons were up against Arkansas College in five of their meets. Going into the final meet, the AICDistrict 17 meet, the Lady Bisons were tied with Arkansas Col!ege at 2-2. The 1983 season started off with the Bison Booster Invitati onal. Three women's teams participated in the meet. The finishers were School of the .Ozarks 26, Harding 46, and Arkansas College 56. Leading the Lady Bisons a"nd coming in second at the meet was Marci Crump , with a time of 20:22. Also in the top ten was Stacie Turner( placing tenth . At the Ouachita Baptist Invitational, Harding placed third behind Southwestern of Memphis, and Arkansas College. Marci Crump took first place in the meet with a time of 19:21 and Anne Sears placed seventh with a time of 20:59. At the Arkansas College Invitati onal in Batesville, Harding again placed third behind Southwestern of Memphis and Arkansas College . Leading the Lady Bisons was Marci Crump placing first, with a time of 19 :26. Anne Sears, Lynn DuPaul, and Stacie Turner came in twelth, thir teenth , and fourteenth places respectively. The Lady Bisons next lraveled to St. Louis to participate in the Washington University Invitational. This was the largest meet the Lady Bisons had ran in, with a total of nine teams competing. The Lady Bisons managed to pull out a sixt h place finish . In thirteenth place for the Lady Bisons was Marci Crump running a 19:42. Tiny Fraley placed 41 with a time of 21:31 and Lynn DuPaul and Stacie Turner came in close behind, with times of 21:53 and 21,59. The final meet of the season was the NAIA District 17 meet at Conway . Coach Ted Lloyd stated that , "We're 2-2 against Arkansas College this year. It will be us or them. It should be awfully close." And close it was, with Arkansas College taking a 27-31 victory over Harding . Marci Crump placed second in the meet with a finish of 18:43, a personal best time . Also placing in the top ten were Anne Sears in fifth, Lynn DuPaul in sixth , and Stacie Turner in ninth. Crump and Sears both competed in the NAIA National Cross Country Meet in Kenosha , Wisconsin. Both girls participated 62 Women's Cross Country - John I Radcliffe
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