Grand Ledge High School
Boy's Cross Country


History:
1951, 1952
1953, 1954
1955, 1956
1957, 1958
1959, 1960
1961, 1962
1963, 1964
1965, 1966
1967, 1968
1969, 1970
1971, 1972
1973, 1974
1975, 1976
1977, 1978
1979, 1980
1981, 1982
1983, 1984
1985, 1986
1987, 1988
1989, 1990
1991, 1992
1993, 1994
1995, 1996
1997, 1998
1999, 2000
2001, 2002
2003, 2004
2005, 2006
2007, 2008
2009, 2010
2011, 2012

home
197119721973
1972 Cross Country Team
Back row: Dave Peake, Kim Spalsbury, Jim Shirey, Jeff Barnes, Doug Warren, Harold Cody, Walt Malkewitz, coach Carl Chapman (his first year)
Front row: Mike Blankenship, Paul Fenstemaker, Fred Heltenen, Carl Fillingham, Kevin Kane, Roy Scott, Jim Thayer, Brian Wilson


Kim Spalsbury                                  Jim Shirey and Dave Peake

        Dave Peake                                            Harold Cody
coach Carl Chapman
1972 Regional Champs!
1972 results
season 9-1
15-44 Okemos
19-37 DeWitt
15-47 Ionia
15-40 Holt
30-25 Waverly
20-35 Hastings
26-31 Charlotte
19-36 Alma
15-40 St.Johns
26-29 E.Lansing
1st Eastern Inv
3rd Albion Inv
1st City
1st Conference
1st Regional
12th State
Matrix of 1972 times
1972 Personal Bests
Additional Photos
Shirey's season statistical breakdown
Seniors
1972 notes:
Distance changed from 2.5 miles to 3.0 miles.
First year for coach Carl Chapman
A very good year, winning the City, Conference, and Regionals. Placed 12th in State.
Junior Harold Cody had an outstanding year.
This team was only given an outside chance at winning the conference.
The newspaper spurred the team with its comment about them as a "Dark Horse" team.





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Last updated 18 September 2014