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Viking Cross Country
...1973 | 1974 | 1975...


Varsity Team: Pete Cooley (11), Tim Meade (12), Rich Bennett (12), Tom Calvert (12), Coach Janke, Steve Banovic (12), Ed Sullivan (10), Glen Smith (12), Mark Devereaux (9)


"Both Tom Calvert and myself catching spikes on our sweatpants and falling on our faces in the regional meet our senior year (We finished 1-2-3)." (Steve Banovic)

"Racing in a C.C. meet against Lansing Sexton. We brought 8 people to the meet. We finished 1-8 in the meet, had our sweats and were cooling down before their first person finished." (Steve Banovic)
1974 Team Results Men:
Dual Meet Record: 8-1 (4-1 Conference)
West Bloomfied Invitational: 7th
Holly Invitational: 1st
Jackson Invitational: 4th
Eisenhower Invitational: 2nd
City Championship: 1st
7-A Conference: 1st
All-Conference: Tom Calvert, Rich Bennett, Steve Banovic, Pete Cooley
All-County: Tom Calvert, Rich Bennett, Steve Banovic, Pete Cooley
All-Area: -
Regional: 1st
State Meet: 6th
All-State: Tom Calvert, Rich Bennett, Steve Banovic
Most Valuable Performer: -
Team Captain: -
RESULTS
00/00 W. Bloonfield Inv. (?)
7th

00/00 Adrian (?)
W 20-41

00/00 Holly Invite (?)
1.
Tom Calvert (12) 14:55
1st

0/00 Jackson Invite, 3 mi.
1.
Tom Calvert (12)
2.
Rich Bennett (12)
3.
Steve Banovich (12)
1st /4th ?

00/00 Lan. Eastern (?)
W 15-49

00/00 Eisenhower Invite (?)
2nd

00/00 AA Pioneer (?)
L 31-28

00/00 K-zoo Central (?)
W 19-38

00/00 Lumen Christi (?)
W 25-30

00/00 L. Sexton (?)
W 15-45

00/00 Battle Creek (?)
W 18-41

00/00 Parkside (?)
W 17-41

00/00 Ypsilanti (?)
W 18-39

0/00 Conference (H)
1.
Rich Bennett (12)* 14:43.5
2.
Tom Calvert (12)*
3.
Steve Banovich (12)*
7.
Pete Cooley (11)*
1st, *All-Conf.

0/00 Regional (A.A.)
1.
Rich Bennett (12)
2.
Tom Calvert (12)
3.
Steve Banovich (12)
11.
Pete Cooley (11)
1st

10/27 Jensen Mem.(H), 3mi.
1.
Tom Calvert (12)*
Rich Bennett (12)*
Steve Banovich (12)*
Pete Cooley (11)*
Ed Sullivan (10)
*All-County

00/00 "A" State (G. Blanc)
3.
Tom Calvert (12)*
4.
Rich Bennett (12)*
5.
Steve Banovich (12)*
66.
Pete Cooley (11)
126.
Ed Sullivan (10)
6th - 204 Pts., *All-State

00/00 ? Nationals
13.
Tom Calvert (12)*
Buffalo, NY
BEST TIMES
Home Course (Sharp Park) - 3 Mile
14:43.5 Rich Bennett (12)
14:46.9 Tom Calvert (12)
15:08.0
Steve Banovic (12)

For Fun: 5k Conversion*
15:14 * Rich Bennett (12) SP
15:17 * Tom Calvert (12) SP
...15:26 * Calvert (12) Holly Invite
15:39 *
Steve Banovic (12) SP

Any Course - 3 mile
14:55 Tom Calvert (12) Holly Invite

Tom Calvert, winner of the Jensen Memorial, Holly Invite (14:55) and an "All-State" performer.

Sr.'s Steve Banovic, Tom Calvert & Rich Bennett were a 1-2-3 punch any team would love to have in any year.

Coach's Janke and Elliott.

Calvert & Bennett.

Steve Banovic, 1:54 880y / 15:08 3-mile.


STATE: Calvert, Bennett and Banovic all earned "All-State" honors with their 3rd, 4th & 5th place finishes.

JV TEAM: Coach Elliott, Gene Hardman (11), Bruce Miller (12), Tim Sheridan (10), Paul Carlson (9) | Front: Doug Littlefield (9), Brad Phelan, Jerry Middleton (9).