“You play football or soccer or field hockey, or just about any other sport. You don’t play cross country. You can’t pass or hand off a ball, or wait for the game to come to you. Cross Country is not a game. Cross Country is fundamental competition. You against the course, your opponents, and yourself. All the way, all out, the real thing.” – Jeff Johnson
WHO: Sally Reed (Central); Donna Riggot (Exeter); Beth Clark (Bishop Brady); Sue Collins (North Country AC t-shirt, Littleton HS, 1st place); Judy McCrone (Dover); Terry Eustis (on left eventually 6th, Exeter); Madeline Nash (on right eventually 5th, Exeter); Mary Ann Hamilton (Trinity)
WHAT: New Hampshire Meet of Champions
WHEN: 1976
WHERE: UNH
Editor’s Note: Due to the graciousness of Jeff Johnson, John Goegel and others, we are carrying over a series begun during the track season on our sister site, newhampshiretrackandfield.com . For those of you that don’t know, Jeff Johnson was employee #1 of Nike. He actually is the one responsible for naming the company. Fortunately for us, he was also a world class photographer of our great sports in the 1960s and 1970s during which he captured thousands of sports photographs. We are honored and thankful for their choice to use our sites as their medium for sharing their passion. We hope our presentations can do them justice!
Photos by Jeff Johnson
Quotes by Jeff Johnson from his work in progress: “In Other Words: Things I Think I Said When I Was Trying To Think Of Something To Say.”
If you are interested in a poster version of a photo from this series, they are available for a small charge. Contact us via nhcrosscountry@gmail.com
