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In 1975-1978 North Attleboro started its first girls outdoor track team. With head coach Sue Young and assistant coach H. Reed Morse the team posted records of 3-5 in each of the the first two years. Starting in 1977 Steve Robertson became assistant coach. Over the next two years the team continued to post seasons of 2-7 and 3-6. Although over the first four years they had a losing record due to lack of depth, some individuals made an immediate impact on the team. Cristie Cooper, Norma Jourdenais, Lisa Grenier and Kathy Gaskin led the team in point scoring. Some of the more impressive records included Karen Hjerpe (440yd.-62.0), Karen Montgomery (hj-4'11), Cathy Dromsky (long jump -16'7), and the 4X100 record of 52.5 set by Richardson, Silva, Jourdenais and Cooper.
1979 led to changes. Steve Robertson took over as the new head coach. After much persuasion he enlisted the help of ex-rival Dwight Estey (they were both high jumpers and sprinters for NA during the same period). With a new system of virtual autonomy in events (each took half the events) their natural rivalry led them to try to outdo each other - this time by trying to produce the best athletes. Unknown to them, this was to coincide with a group of talented and dedicated athletes. Their first season together led to a remarkable turnaround as the team went 8-0 to claim their first ever dual meet championship. A showdown with perennial champion Mansfield was only decided after a photo finish win in the 4X4 by freshman anchor leg Sandi Phipps and a final attempt scoring in long jump by Lynne Billingkoff to cinch the win.
It was a year of records as 10 of 14 standards were either tied or beaten. Jennifer Copley set new marks in the 100 yd. (11.6) and 220 yd. 26.3. Her 220 record was especially noteworthy. Entering the South Shore Invitational the record had stood at 27.2. In rainy weather she broke it during the trial heat at 26.8 (this was in the days when 220 was run on a straightaway). Her quarter-finals, semi-final and finals were all under 27 and at the end of the day the new mark stood at 26.3. Karen Hjerpe was league champ in the 880 yd. with a best of 2:22.4. Liza Dunn set the mile mark at 5:37.6 and twin sister Maggie set the two mile at 11:55.0. Co-Captain Judy Bliss went 16.4 in hurdles and the 4X4 of Diane Dalton, Phipps, Hjerpe and Pam Betts ran 4:21.0 - also new records. Co-Captain Stephanie Rioux went on a tear setting records in javelin (114'3) and shot put (8#-35'4) as well as becoming the first member of the Century Club, scoring 120 points and going over 200 pts. for her career. Sophomore Copley also scored 116 points. This was stilln in the days of three event limitation. Besides frosh phenoms L. Dunn, M. Dunn, and Phipps, two other freshman stood out. Jacquie Reece tied the high jump record at 4'11" and Lisa Rush spun the discus 102'3". Robertson's detailed record keeping has allowed the exploits of this group to be recorded for all-time. Varsity and freshman records were broken 41 times and relay records were broken 7 times. Winning was new and very exciting. No one expected what was to come.
1980 brought the second consecutive undefeated season (18 consecutive wins) and the first Muscato Relay victory. Jennifer Copley led all scorers with 150 points. Jacquie Reece scored 93 and Lisa Rush posted 87. The switch from yards to meters in some meets helped establish new marks. Lynn Billingkoff set a 100M record at 13.0 and Jennifer Copley set the 200M mark at 26.0. Diane Dalton ran 62.9 for 400M. Pam Betts broke the 100M hurdles record at 16.3 and Maggie Dunn lowered her own 2 mile mark to 11:53. Jacquie Reece became North's first 5-footer going 5'.25" and Lisa Rush extended her discus record to 114'3". Relay records fell as the 4X100 team of Sue Lake, Billingkoff, Reece and Copley ran 51.7 and the 4X440 team of Peterson, Phipps, Dalton and M. Dunn ran 4:19.8. Lisa Rush and the 4X100 team were league meet champions.
1982 Eighty four members came out for the team. North went 9-0 to extend their winning streak. A tough Sharon team came in for the final dual meet of the season. Lisa Rush and Jacquie Reece gained All-Hock Honoirs. Lisa Rush was the South Shore Champion setting a new meet record in discus and she also placed third in the Class C meet.
1983 Seventy four girls came out for the team. North saw defeat for the first time in years. They lost their season opener to Attleboro and their first Hockomock dual meet to Sharon - this meet coming down to final event - the high jump. Only a mid season tie at Canton blemished the rest of the season.North went on to win their third consecutive league meet championship. Melody was All-Hock and won the Class C dash title. Andrea Pettingill, Lori Laderoute and Sue Bliss also attained All-Hock status.
1984 With the smallest team in years at 50 athletes North was still able to produce their largest crop of All Hock athletes. Melody Johnson, Melissa Golembewski, Tara Reece, Debbie Schromm, Karen Pearce, Kelly Magnan, Amy Cauldwell and Beth McCann all recieved this distinction. NA rolled through the season at 12-0, won their 4tyh consecutive league meet, placed 2nd in South Shores and the Class C meet, and placed 3rd in the All-State Meet.
1985 59 athletes came out. With only six seniors but 23 freshmen the future continued to look bright. Senior Debbie Schromm won the Class C 100M dash title.. Tara Reece set the school javelin record at 130'5" and placed 5th in the New England. Kelly Magnan was Class C discus champ. They, along with Karen Pearce, Beth Pfefferle and Melissa Golembewski were Hockomock League All-Stars. They breezed through the regular season at 10-0 with the closest meet being a 36 point margin of victory. They won the league meet championship, South Shore Championship, and Class C Relays. They were also second in the Class C meet and third in the All-State meet.
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