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DARREL ANDERSON TAKES CROSS COUNTRY HONORS The 1974 Cross Country season got underway with the Turkey Trot at Worthington, Minnesota on September 14. The team placed fourth in team totals but the high point for the mystics was provided by Darrel Anderson, who took first individual. Not only did Darrel win the meet, but he set a new record for the annual Turkey Trot event as he covered the 5000 meter course in just 15:25. Two weeks later on September 28, the Mystics hosted the Bismarck Invitational. Again Darrel Anderson captured top individual honors, but this time leading the team to first place in the team totals. On Saturday, October 5, the Mystic harriers took on Lake Region Junior College in a dual meet. The Green and Gold took the meet, again led by Darrel Anderson's winning individual performance. On Thursday, October 17, the Mystics were involved in a triangular meet at Valley City. In the team totals, BJC finished second but once again Anderson was leading the pack at the finish line. Darrel covered the 3.9 mile course in 19:54. This was to be Darrel's final first place effort. but it definitely did not put an end to his string of sparkling performances as a representative of the Mystics. On Tuesday, October 23, the Green and Gold traveled to Jamestown to compete in their first NDCAC meet. Although in team totals BJC finished fifth, there was definitely nothing to be upset about as it was thei r fi rst chance to participate in the NDCAC championships. The competition is very tough, as it includes the more seasoned competitors of four-year colleges. Despite the competition, Darrel Anderson led BJC with a strong thi rd place fi nish. At the end of that same week, on Friday, October 26, the harriers traveled to Rochester, Minnesota to participate in the Juco Region XIII meet. In their last meet of the season, team members Ralph Messer, Arlen Fetch, Ralph Winkowski, and Rick Robinson ran hard in a large field competition and took seventh place in the team totals. Once more Darrel Anderson led the show as he placed ninth, qualifying him for the National Junior College meet in Oregon. On Saturday, November 9, Darrel then pa rtici pated in that National Meet in Eugene Oregon. When it was over Darrel had placed 88th, which put him well into the top haIf of the over 200 ru nners. This capped the final season for the Mystic's team captain and Outstanding Cross Country Runner as voted by his teammates. For his many fine performances, Darrel was selected as the Bismarck Quarterbacks Club Athlete of the Month for both September and October. Coach of the cross country team, Ed Kringstad busies himself with what seems to be an endless amount of paper work. Cross country runner, Darrel Anderson, was awarded the Bismarck Quarterback's Club Athlete of the Month for two consecutive months. In quiet solitude, Rick Robinson goes over the day's statistics