Inexperienced Lady Harriers Do Well in Conference The 1984-85 Lady Bison Cross Country team faced the season with only one returning letterman. The squad worked a lot on rebuilding and earning their team a respectable name. They strived for success by attending cross county practice five days a week. Practice was no easy task; it started with a mile or two warm-up. running time trials on the track, sprint hill work and then distance runs out on Searcy streets. The workout ended with a one to two mile cool-down. On the weekends they were to run anywhere from five to fifteen miles for their mileage workouts. All the hard work brought the Lady Harriers into shape and prepared them for the upcoming meets. The Lady Bison Harriers were made up of a strong nucleus of eleven runners. The team members consisted of senior Stacie Jester, the only returning letterman; Julie Campbell, sophomore; Amy Clayton, senior; Gina Huffman , freshman ; Ruth Meecham, sophomore ; Anne Plaster, sophomore; Linda Pryor, freshman ; Renee Stearns, freshman; Linda Stinchfield, freshman ; Kim Clark, junior; Beverly Gardner, freshman and Sarah Jimenez, { ~---""'-' .-:, ( . ~ / Women's Cross Country Team. Front row: Campbell , Pryor, Stearns , Meecham, Jester. Back row: Berry -graduate assistant , Clayton , Plaster, Stinchfield, Wilson , Lloyd-coach . - photo by Public Relations Office . 136 Women's Cross Country sophomore. The Lady Harriers opened their season with a meet in Batesville at Arkansas College. They then went on to win Ole Miss's first Invitational Women's Cross Country meet. At the Bison Invitational meet, Pryor came in 4th with a time of 21: 14, Meecham came in 11th with 22: 11, Clayton followed her with a time of 22: 17 to take 12th, Jester came next with a 19th placing and a time of 22: 17, Stearns followed with a 23:31 for 20th place and Wilson completed with a 25: 15 for 26th place. Overall team""ise, the Lady Bisons placed 3rd. At Patience. The Lady Bison Harriers calmly wait for instructions regarding the start of the race. photo by Public Relations Office . Meditation . The women's cross country team huddles together before the start of a race to giue each other encouragement. - photo by Public Relations Office.
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