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Richland Bombers
Class of 1975 
Bomber Cross Country - State Champions!
Cross Country links 
State Cross Country results, 1970-74 (summary)
All Bomber State Runners 1970-74 in order of time at the state meet.
All Bomber State Runners 1970-74 in order of place at the state meet.
All Bomber State Runners 1970-74 in order of best time at the state meet. Who would win a meet featuring all the championship teams? How about a meet between all the graduating classes?
Complete 1974 State results
Complete 1973 State results
Complete 1972 State results
Complete 1971 State results
Complete 1970 State resultsA Tradition of Excellence, 5 Years Running The Bomber Cross Country team was the 4-time defending State Champion going into our senior year. (It's worth noting that no team had ever before won twice in a row.) Despite past dominance, the Bombers weren't favored to win another state title, having lost badly at the early-season Edmonds Invite against mostly Seattle-area teams. The Spokesman-Review, however, recognized that the Bombers weren't to be trifled with: The paper's pre-State headline read, "Don't Overlook the Bombers." 
At Seattle's Evergreen High School, the Bomber runners -- led by senior
captains Guy Tunnell (at left) and
Jim Rice (right) and
including seniors Kirk Higginson (below left), Keith Jolley (below right), and Rick Swallow (below center), along with Duane Ostler and John Zorich -- took home their 5th straight State Championship.In Cross Country, as in any high school sport, the coach deserves much of the credit. In this case, kudos belong to both Coach Mike Hepper, who took over the team our junior year and managed to win two State titles, and his predecessor Max Jensen. Jensen built the foundation for the dynasty to come, with his teams finishing seventh, fourth, and third in the three years before the State Championship skein started. Following our sophomore year, Jensen moved to Spokane, where he coached at Spokane Falls Community College (and where his son could get needed medical treatment). Even from afar, Jensen kept in touch with and supported the team -- for example, he sent each member an encouraging note on the eve of the state championships. Max Jensen and Mike Hepper -- two of the best coaches in Bomber history. 
X-C Season Scores Richland 15, Pasco 50 Richland 15, Kennewick 48 Edmonds Invitational 12th Othello Invitational 1st Richland 19, Walla Walla 40 Richland 15, Pasco 50 Highlander Invitational 2nd Richland 16, Wapato 49 Richland 15, Eisenhower 48 Richland 15, Kennewick 47 Richland 24, Davis 35 Richland 22, Kamiakin 37 Richland Invitational 1st Richland 18, Walla Walla 41 District 1st State 1st Note: A team score is computed by adding together the places of the first five finishers (of seven runners) on the team. For example, a sweep of the first five places (1+2+3+4+5) equals 15 points. If a team sweeps the first seven places in a dual meet, it achieves a perfect score -- 15-50. |