~- Cross Country 1985 AIC Meet Arkansas College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UA-Monticello ... . . .. .. . . . ...... .. 43 Harding ......................... 60 Arkansas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Central Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Cross Country Team. Front row: Gardner, Cigrang; back row: Pryor, Durham , Murray, Bassett . - photo by John Radcliffe. Cross Country Runners set the pace T he Lady Bisons cross country team placed third in conference and sent two runners to the national meet in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ~ Sophomore Beverly Gardner placed 162nd and junior Teresa Durham placed 238th out of 280 competitors. For Durham, nationals was the highlight of the season. "It was fun. It was fun because the weather was so bad. The course was so bad. It was so muddy. You'd love it if you were a duck." This was Durham's first year to run for Harding. A history major, she transferred from Oklahoma Christian College, "mainly because I wanted to run." A work study program, in lieu of a scholarship, provided the necessary financing. Durham has been running since seventh grade. For the team, Durham said, "The first meet was the best. Everyone was so excited. Everyone wanted to do so much better and improve. It really brought us all together. This was our season. We were so proud of each other. It gave us incentive and encouragement. It inspired us to help each other." The Lady Bisons won their first meet, the Bison Booster Invitational. They also placed first at the Arkansas Tech Invitational. They finished second in the Arkansas College Invitational and ninth in St. Louis at the Washington University Invitational. Coach Ted Lloyd oversees the women's cross country team, as well as the men's. "He's great," said Durham. "He's really helped us a lot. The guys are used to winning. He tries to give us equal time. We felt like we were just as important. All the girls really appreciated all he did for us." The team provided a group of friends for Durham. "We get along. We compete against each other, but we're friends first. We leave the competition in its place." 4 128 Women's Cross Country Pace yourself. A s her heart beat sets a s t ead.~ , pace , junior Ruth Meecham , from Warre1z Michigan , jogs her way to the finish line. - phot , , by John Radcliffe.
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