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OUTSTANDING VARSITY ATHLETE PHOTOS BY JAN SACK
CLIMAXES CAREER Ray Stevens climaxes his college track career by winning the
Big Eight mile in 4:04.9, the fastest mile ever run in comerence cumpcuuvu.
By, Jan Sack
A consisten performer and
one who gives his all in every
meet is the 1963 Outstanding
Varsity Athlete as voted by
the sports writers of the Daily
Nebraskan. For three years
Ray "Skip" Stevens has been
a main cog in the Husker var
sity track team. .
His most recent achieve
ment is the fastest mile ever
run by a Big Eight athlete in
conference competition. Skip
said his 4:04.9 time "peaked
my college track career."
Career highlights as seen
through Skip's eyes:
SOPHOMORE eighth in
conference cross country run
ingal5:13. Tied for first in 4
mile cross country in Omaha
with arch rival Dean White
of Doane in 21:06. Placed
fourth in indoor conference
mile in 4:15.5 which is the
first time 'he ran under 4:20.
Ran 4:11.3 mile against Barrie
Almond of Houston outdors.
This was Skip's fastest mile
nntil the 4:04.9 last Saturday.
JUNIOR Placed fourth in
conference cross country meet
with a 15:22. Climaxed indoor
season with second in the mile
in 4:21.4 behind bill Dotson of
Kansas at the conference. Aft
er the mile came back for
third place in 880 with a
1:58.0. "I sure feel good when I
can come back in the same
meet," he said. Placed fourth
in outdoor conference with
4:12.9. Set three records at
Cozad meet: two mile relay
of Bill Kenny, Clarence Scott,
Mike Fleming, and Stevens
in 7:54.5; won mile in 4:12.6
for fastest mile of the year;
mile relay team of Fleming,
Tom Saunders, Ray Knaub
and Stevens in 3:21.4. His
comment on Coazd, "It was
fun."
SENIOR Placed second in
conference cross country be
hind Fleming in 15:01. Went
to the NCAA cross country
championships in East Lans
ing, Mich., and placed 27th
in over 100 runners with
20:23.0 time.
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WINNIXG COMB1N ATION A good track coach like
Frank Sevigne coupled with an athlete with a burning
desire to do his best like Ray Stevens results in a winning
combination. Stevens is one of the few milers who
crouches at the start of a race.
ever beat Fleming," Stevens
recalls. "I got my leg hurt
in the first indoor meet and
couldn't really recover,"
Stevens said.
Placed fourth in conference
mile and fifth in the 880. On
winning four-mile relay team
at the Texas Relays with
4:15 leg. Turnedina-;53.01eg
on two-mile relay at Drake
despite mud and rain. Cli
maxed career with 4:04.9 at
outdoor, conference last Satur
day.
During his track career
Stevens said his parents, the
boys in the house, University
coach Frank Sevigne and
high school track coach Clar
ence J. Kubicek have given
him untiring support.
Skip will participate in the
National Track Federation
Meet in Houston, Tex., June
7-8 and then u the NCAA in
Albuquerque, N. M., June
14-15. ,
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