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Harriers Pin Hopes
On Meyer, Pace, Day

Captain Phil Meyer heads a
crew of seasoned veterans and
promising first-yearmen
running against the odds in
ACC cross country
competition for Virginia this
fall.

North Carolina, Duke and
North Carolina State are
immediate stumbling blocks in
the Cavaliers' quest for a
successful season.

North Carolina throws
Jamaican Olympian Lennox
Stewart plus near American
Olympians Reggie McAfee and
Tony Waldrop as its cross
country opponents. Once he
returns from Munich, Bob
Wheeler should lead Devil
harriers and N.C. State can
count on Jim Wilkins to help
this fall.

But Coach Lou Onesty
notes that his team returns "in
the best shape ever" and the
Cavaliers could become spoilers
in the ACC this fall.

Meyer, who ran nearly 900
miles this summer, is a
three-year star who found the
going tough last year after an
injury on the Duke course. In
fact the Duke course,
recognized as one of the most
treacherous in the ACC,
yielded injuries to Mike Pace
and Donal Day, also in the
Cavaliers' top eight last year.

Joining these three as
returnees from last year's
lineup are Gordon Littig, Bob
Cravell, Jerry Hart, James
Wood and Leland Payto
Pace, before his injury, Hart
and Wood were consistently in
the top six on the squad.

Prospective first-year help
should come from Bob Peck,
Bill Kutchere, Kevin Hannah,
Steve Moriarty and John Stacy.
Mr. Onesty nominates Peck as
a "diamond in the rough" and
notes that in a competition
with the William and Mary
cross country runners, Peck
defeated some of the Indians'
best.

Mr. Onesty recognizes the
schedule as his biggest
handicap from the beginning.
The Cavaliers meet Maryland
and Richmond in a tri-meet
Sept. 23 and North Carolina
and N.C. State the following
week. The second meet will be
run along the University's
Falconer course, a winding five
mile path, close to Ivy Road in
back of the new track.