Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

•Crutc.field, Madden — Atfietesof tfeMonth
TV Lmll. December 7, J5M. Paj» 19
.SPORTS
Cross country runners earn honors
By Irene Kuo
"There are oilier people who
should I* 'Athlete of the Month.' I
don't think I'm belter ihan they
•re," tenior Thcietc Madtlen inthted
upon learning that the v»at
December'i recipient of the title.
Crow country leant couch Jam7*
Thomai. however, ditputcd her
claims.
"Bated on continent-) licretc
U the number one female miner
«n the team. She's placed tint
more thar. an> ol!jcf Kirl on »artiry."Triumaiulrt.
"I don't know any teniur who
rtesenret the title of 'Athltte o[ the
Month* more than (he dor-.," he
•iMrmcd.
A look at Madden's record ton-
Hnns Thomas' praise. She was
third in .jirlt* All-City ciost cour.fy
ih i Kiwn, tecend in Ihc girls*
two-mile run In All-City trjck latt
seaton. and she ha* been selected
to go to ifw N.TCAI meet* »:*ery
tea ton-
Miaddcn HM been funnitit". since
she *L\ S-yean-old. She bejfin
running competitltcly in her
uphoruore jear at Lowell whrn
ihe Joined the cross country earn.
She Joined the tr»ci; team Utt
season and plan* on running this
coming iMion.
Tillti'-tjwithhrr, it become* ohvious
that running Is Maddrn's
The 1
IcolbaP
primary Interest. She Jeiotci her
•ftrr-tchool boon to it. She
does. '1 belong 10 any olhcr school
club I iide* Iipttlon, a club for
runner
"My •l.olc family run*." the
ttaied imply. "I run for fun so
l're never It it n. 'ivinK •» up."
Madden enjoys being with the
mem ben on both teams. "They
arc really fun people." *hc \iid.
She was a member of trie San
FranHwo Merionetle swim team
until the joined .'.OMCH'I cum
country team.
She doesn't know which toilejtc
ihc will atlciJ. Ihcjgh the knolo so.
"I thins *hc hav the potential.
Six- *hould be the point-piicr on a
college team," he Mid.
Thomat declared, "She's imprt^ru
tremendously thti teaton
and last track t-aton. Shu
developed more confidence in
herself, and the %tancd running
ckner to her potential.
"S!n?*< *irked hard (or thrc*
yeai. SU iicte.-vet a'J the success
the ii ceding thii utum. anil the
everything she got in
i tcauini."
JV football gams
experience
'sfRo•vrf
jy Ttlor C«r\ilT tlV)
111 hat ended. and
recorn.
"Kteot.ic rr^lly tried to huve a
(ood time." stated Nick Phillips.
out tUc Hrebacker.
"We didn't do well n-* itk-illv.
but the kldi gained a i.; in experience."
noied coach .'ill
"Onr of our big downfall* »«:
'}•»' *e couMn t pull to^eihc D *
team a> ^jkViy at we should hate,
but once «• c t'id, wr f^lavtJ anuch
better."* italed punter Alii-; Jordan.
Th'.- latt name pUjcd (hit tcawn
was .lpamvt Waihinj;iot.. Lowell
never thowed vo
thrcnachci alled
it a dra*.
Tu' 'towpu MJled. •"Jtlicr
were played rcafN well. In
the K»»" e ait-.m« MUiton. 'fu^r
Ah Koint renJe 'our t^Aichdo »n*.
We won that «(ame .*S In I'."
"A hiKhlijtht of ihe teaton w4*
th- Mitt ion game." eiclaimcJ
^UT^T Ah Koini;. •'Coin* info the
first lull, we were tied. Trc exciternral
bcKan whe:, Mtuior. wored
in the *ecmK! half Hul we turned
•round and j.- iou*Iy
becauvc I thou^Iit I coiilii.i'l handle
Ihc dittancc." remarked Outchticld.
Crulchfield decided lo join the
eti' country te-im when he told
crmt country coach Jim Thoma*
that he thought tic could do well
and Thoma* "...laughed at me."
hCciplained.
Crutk-hfield. who placed fir*t (or
l^'*cll in ocry invitational me-'.
took il.e AA,\ an»n in (he vanity
diti\im- tin* yv&t. He mi tornpctinit
againi d\t All Cit/ field
t!.a: i*i«lui1ett opponent* «*;lh
l»\tcr tinm coming to il : rJitt.
Wt.y. thfn. did he do vt well?
CrutThficld aitnbul.?. hi* turco*
to Them A*" cu-chinx- "I
didn't knu* (he tinl thing jboi:t
runr.int: Umg (JiMan^e, but I
followed h'i Aihke thtoughout i*ic
viton. »nd it workeJ oul (nr tbe
bnl."
rhufiut mmmentcd. "Working
hard and not having any lerious
injuriei In the course of the *ca*on
arc two ol ihe major factor*, a* to
why Orpheut won."
"He ai*o had the confidence lo
win clo\c race> hecauu; il the Pthcr
people have Utter time*, you have
to believe >oi! can beat them.
Some runner* atk me il they can
>>eat the other runnen; Orphc>.
told mr he could beat them!" commcnicO
Thcmai.
Crutchfield feel* that he »urpri*ed
a lot of people with hit »ictor>.
but while it wat hh. Iini year in
crmt country, he waui'l just
"...oil the urect." "I had three
yean of track behind me.** Crutchlicld
empha*i/cd.
Cruutificid iv lookir : forward
to the commjc irac . *ea*on
ticcaute "...the *hc icr the
Pittance, the better I run.
In track. Cnitchfieid n.rt* the
quarter-mile and doc* ti - high
ai.d triple jump*. L»« «• ai in All-
City competition, itc n^oL third
pljrt inthe "iple-juinp.
Crutchfieli!'-. educational plan*
includ.- attetiiling V.C. Qsrkclcy
wf. ..• lie will major in biology. Hi*
main aspiration after completing
hit under)tr- 'uate education it to
Girl netters surprise opposition
87 Ouk-HJ Yoo
The Lt-*e!l flrU' tennis team
kom;ludsd the ir*wii> by taking
third place overall with an V3
;ht \;i-Cit>
Co-deuG-lcFc
Ihe Lowell wa
•yi-veedrd junior Traci C
an.l *c;'honore Laura K-ro
the title in the dovbic* caie
"Hating a putitite a
helped u* tL. be w-'ce*tf
vra'r" reseated Keoull.
Ltiwell team itl junior* An»rcla
Cheung rnd Andrea Srcto came in
tcc» thicc very tiruni; uncles
j'Ujcrv • 'in pared to Lowell**
yuunc and inrzperienced playcn.
The Lnweil team, consisting
-"nlty ->f toi'homores ami juniors.
ifreed that IPC iperience