lmprow/Jg by stndes 'The women's team, since its formation, set records with each passing meet,' said Davis Women's track has b~en in the building stages since the team's creation in 1986. Head Coach Ted Lloyd has been working on this project and trying to develop a wellrounded team. The 11-member squad managed, despite their number, to achieve the second place title at the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference meet with six members receiving AllAIC honors. The core of the team's strength was composed of distance runners with two sprinters who recently joined the team. Kara Hutchinson, a freshman, and Sharon Coleman, a sophomore, supplied added depth to the team's score. During the indoor season, the Distance Medley Relay team, composed of Cheryl Bednosky, Jodie Murray, Maragaret Eoff and Theresa Durham set a school record. Eoff also set a new school record for the 600 meter dash. The team competed in 10 of 16 events held at the conference meet 1-2-3. Cheryl Bednosky, junior, Leigh Bassett, senior, and Tracey Parks, freshman, held the first three spots in the 1500 meter race. Bednosky later won this event held at the Harding Invitational outdoor meet. -Photo by Ken Bissell. 16 Playing for keeps with outstanding results. Five teammates achieved All-AIC, and Cheryl Bednosky broke two AIC records. One record was in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:48.36 minutes and the other in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:49.32 minutes. Eoff, who also participated in the long jump competition , missing the 200 meter dash record by 3.49 seconds, finishing the race at 27.32 seconds. Eoff also won the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:01.69 minutes. The other five AllAIC members in the team were Melynda Davis, Teresa Durham, Hutchinson, and Tracey Parks. Since 1986, Lloyd has worked on building a better women's track team. By looking at their record one can see that he has accomplished his goal. However , Lloyd said, "Of course we have made some progress, but no matter how well you do there is always room for improvement." -Melynda Davis BISONS IN A PACK. At the outset of the 800 meter race the competition was steep but Leigh Bassett, senior, managed to be in one of the top two spaces. Team unity was strong as the runners were always seen in a pack. -Photo by Jim Davis.
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