| EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Being that the school sits in a part of Cook County that is known for its wealth, New Trier West offered nearly every sport and extra-curricular activity that the IHSA offered a state title. In this writers’ opinion, if the IHSA offered a state championship in tiddlewinks, New Trier West would have had a team for that, too.
On the boys’ side, basketball, wrestling, swimming, football, tennis, track, cross-country, golf, and soccer were offered, while it had badminton, field hockey, track, tennis, swimming, and track for the girls. The school also had teams in chess, debate, and speech that also excelled.
We feel that there had to been teams in baseball, volleyball, and softball, but there was no information found on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) or thru a publication written by 1968 West graduate Mark Braun that chronicled the history of the school’s athletic department at the following address: http://nths.newtrier.k12.il.us/athletics/pdf/NT_Record_Book.pdf. If you have information, please contact us at the addresses listed below.
BOYS’ SWIMMING & DIVING
Without question, one of the biggest strengths at either New Trier West or East was their outstanding swimming and diving programs. Eight teams came home with top 10 finishes at the state finals & there were a number of tankmen that competed in the final event of their speciality that brought home medals. Andy Veris came home with six individual medals, three of which were for being State Champion.
1966 Dave Lopater 100 breaststroke—6th place
1967 Relay Team 200 medley relay—6th place
Byron McDonald 100 butterfly—5th place
Dave Lopater 100 breaststroke—6th place
1968 8th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 191
2 Winnetka New Trier East 136
3 Evanston Township 127.5
4 Dolton Thornridge 110
5 Moline HS 83
6 Peoria Richwoods 81
7 Rock Island HS 69
8 Northfield New Trier West 52
9 Skokie Niles East 43
10 Danville HS 34
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 200 medley relay—3rd place
Byron McDonald 100 butterfly—2nd place
**Bryon McDonald went on to the University of Michigan and swam. More notably, he swam in the 1972 Olympics in Munich against Mark Spitz. Byron swam for team Canada and took 6th in the 100m Butterfly finals!!
1972 6th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 213
2 Peoria Richwoods 115
3 Winnetka New Trier East 99
Evanston Township 99
5 LaGrange Lyons 80
6 Northfield New Trier West 72
7 Rockford Guilford 59
8 South Holland Thornwood 38
9 Moline HS 36
10 Deerfield 27
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 200 medley relay—5th place
Team Relay 400 freestyle relay—6th place
Andy Veris 200 freestyle—4th place
400 freestyle—4th place
1973 5th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 215
2 South Holland Thornwood 89
3 LaGrange Lyons 88
4 Moline HS 81
5 Northfield New Trier West 75
6 Winnetka New Trier East 70
7 Peoria Richwoods 66
8 Rockford Guilford 49
9 Arlington Heights St. Viator 40
10 Evanston Township 36
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 400 freestyle relay—4th place
Andy Veris 200 freestyle—STATE CHAMPION!!! (Time: 1:43.368)
Andy Veris 400 freestyle—STATE CHAMPION!!! (Time: 3:42.749)
1974 5th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 239
2 Winnetka New Trier East 92
3 LaGrange Lyons 82
4 Arlington Heights St. Viator 77
5 Northfield New Trier West 61
6 Peoria Richwoods 58
Moline HS 58
8 Rock Island HS 56
9 Peoria Central 40
10 Dolton Thornridge 35
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 400 freestyle relay—4th place
Bob Chandler 50 freestyle—5th place
Andy Veris 500 freestyle—STATE CHAMPION!!! (Time: 4:47.164)
Andy Veris 200 freestyle—2nd place
1975 6th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 307
2 Oak Park Fenwick 86
3 Winnetka New Trier East 79
4 Moline HS 74
5 Evanston Township 73
6 Northfield New Trier West 62
7 Rockford Guilford 57
8 LaGrange Lyons 56
9 Springfield HS 36
10 Harvey Thornton 34
Dolton Thornridge 34
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 400 freestyle relay—5th place (Time: 3:18.711)
(Chandler, Fischer, Iida, O’Donnell)
Pete Fischer 50 freestyle—STATE CHAMPION!!! (Time: 21.621 seconds)
Pete Fischer 100 freestyle—5th place (Time: 48.588)
Bart Day 100 breastroke—6th place (Time: 1:30.703)
1978 Tied for 7th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 190
2 Oak Park Fenwick 120
3 St. Charles HS 73
4 Winnetka New Trier East 61
5 Mt. Prospect Prospect 52
6 Wilmette Loyola 39
7 Rockford Guilford 34
Northfield New Trier West 34
9 Darien Hinsdale South 31
10 Oak Park-River Forest 30
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 200 medley relay—2nd place (Time: 1:40.16)
1979 6th in State Coach Jim Spreitzer
State Final Team Standings
1 St. Charles HS 169
2 Hinsdale Central 88
3 Winnetka New Trier East 67
4 Darien Hinsdale South 59
5 Moline HS 57
6 Northfield New Trier West 55
7 Oak Park Fenwick 51
8 Evanston Township 48
9 Quincy Senior 46
10 Arlington Heights Arlington 34
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relay 200 medley relay—5th place (Time: 1:41.031)
(Peter Gavin, Kevin Malak, Steve Nichols, Russell Young )
Team Relay 400 freestyle relay—5th place (Time: 3:15.063)
(Mike Leonhardt, Steve Nichols, Robert Shatkin, Russell Young)
Russell Young 100 butterfly—6th place (time: 53.190)
1980 3rd in State Coach Bruce Woodbury
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 St. Charles HS 165
2 Hinsdale Central 114
3 Northfield New Trier West 68
4 Naperville North 67
5 Decatur MacArthur 66
6 Evanston Township 62
7 Winnetka New Trier East 53
8 Arlington Heights Arlington 39
9 Schaumburg HS 38
10 Darien Hinsdale South 36
Relay & Individual Placers
Team Relays 200 medley relay—6th place (Time: 1:41.74)
(Paul Connolly, Maurey Dwarkin, Mike Leonhardt, Kevin Malak)
400 free relay—3rd place (Time: 3:15.39)
(Jim Byrne, Mike Leonhardt, Steve Nichols, Rob Shatkin)
Steve Nichols 200 Individual Medley—5th place (Time: 2:00.94)
Mike Leonhardt 100 freestyle—6th place (Time: 47.89)
BOYS’ GOLF
If you want to talk about dynasties, then look no further than the golf program at New Trier West. The Cowboys were among the state’s top ten schools seven times in 10 years, and placed two individuals among the top 10 medalists,
1969 Tied for 5th in State Coach Tom Timmis
District Champions
State Final Standings
1 Belleville West 628
2 St. Charles HS 630
3 Joliet West 633
4 Homewood-Flossmoor 634
5 Galesburg HS 639
Northfield New Trier West 639
7 Champaign Central 646
8 Glen Ellyn Glenbard West 647
Freeport HS 647
Park Ridge Maine East 647
Individual Medalist
Lee Gurley tied for 15th in state (156 score)
1970 Tied for 7th in State Coach Tom Timmis
District Champions
State Final Standings
1 Homewood-Flossmoor 618
2 Belleville West 628
Waukegan HS 628
4 Galesburg HS 629
Champaign Central 629
Joliet West 629
7 Northfield New Trier West 630
Park Ridge Maine East 630
9 Quincy Senior 632
10 Dixon HS 634
Individual Medalist
Phil Kenny tied for 8th (152 score)
1971 6th in State Coach Mel Sheets
District Champions
State Finals Standings
1 Belleville West 600
2 Quincy Senior 610
3 Champaign Central 612
Galesburg HS 612
5 Homewood-Flossmoor 616
6 Northfield New Trier West 621
7 Addison Trail 629
8 Deerfield 630
9 Springfield HS 631
10 Mt. Prospect Prospect 633
Individual Medalist
Phil Kenny second overall
(144 score, one stroke behind Gary Ostrega of Bensenville Fenton)
1972 2nd in State!!! Coach Mel Sheets
District Champions
Sectional Champions
State Finals Standings
1 Galesburg HS 603
2 Northfield New Trier West 607
3 Northbrook Glenbrook North 613
Pekin 613
5 Belleville West 616
6 Urbana HS 618
Naperville HS 618
8 Lombard Glenbard East 619
9 Homewood-Flossmoor 621
10 Kankakee McNamara 622
Rockford Guilford 622
Individual Medalist
Robert Beaudine tied for 15th in state (151 score)
1974 Individual Medalist
Jeff Bruce tied for seventh (158 score)
1975 (sprg) District Champions Coach Mel Sheets
1975 (fall) 4th in AA State Coach Mel Sheets
State Final Standings
1 Rockford Guilford 638
2 Belleville West 640
3 Mundelein Carmel 649
4 Northfield New Trier West 655
5 Aurora West 656
Hinsdale Central 656
7 Skokie Niles North 661
Decatur MacArthur 661
9 Chicago Heights Bloom 668
10 Lisle Benet 670
Homewood-Flossmoor 670
1976 3rd in AA State Coach Mel Sheets
State Final Standings
1 Mt. Prospect Prospect 632
2 Homewood-Flossmoor 637
3 Northfield New Trier West 644
4 Naperville North 646
5 Buffalo Grove 649
6 Lombard Glenbard East 650
7 Joliet West 652
8 Hillside Proviso West 653
9 New Lenox Lincoln-Way 655
10 Quincy Senior 662
Individual Medalist
Jeff Bruce tied for 10th in state (158 score—six strokes back)
1977 9th in AA State Coach Mel Sheets
State Final Standings
1 Winnetka New Trier East 616
2 Palatine Fremd 620
3 McHenry 625
4 Moline HS 626
5 Freeport HS 628
6 Hinsdale Central 633
7 Springfield Griffin 635
8 Homewood-Flossmoor 637
9 Northfield New Trier West 639
10 Franklin Park East Leyden 645
Individual Medalist
Jeff Bruce tied for 13th in state (154 score)
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NT West’s tennis team was a contender for the state title, year-in and year-out, from the time that the IHSA offered a state tournament until the school closed its doors, and they didn’t close until they won the state championship in the school’s final year of existance.
1972 Individual Medalists Coach Vivian Frazier
Sue Graham singles—STATE CHAMP!!!
Mary Brower & Kathy Karzen doubles—2nd place
1973 2nd in STATE!!! Coach Vivian Frazier
State Final Team Standings
1 Oak Park-River Forest 17
2 Northfield New Trier West 12
3 Hinsdale Central 10
4 Lake Forest HS 9
Winnetka New Trier East 9
6 Rock Island HS 8
South Holland Thornwood 8
Aurora West 8
9 Arlington Heights Arlington 7
10 Dixon HS 6
Individual Medalists
Kathy Karzen singles—2nd place
Donna Crane & Debbie Mautner doubles—5th place
1974 4th in State Coach Vivian Frazier
State Final Team Standings
1 Oak Park-River Forest 19
2 Hinsdale Central 14
3 Rock Island HS 12
4 Northfield New Trier West 9
5 Aurora West 8
Winnetka New Trier East 8
7 Kankakee Eastridge 5
Park Forest Rich East 5
Lake Forest HS 5
Barrington 5
Individual Medalists
Kathy Karzen singles—2nd place
Colette Bennett singles—3rd place
1975 3rd in State Coach Vivian Frazier
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Oak Park-River Forest 17
2 Rock Island HS 10
3 Northfield New Trier West 9
4 Hinsdale Central 6
Crystal Lake HS 6
Aurora West 6
Barrington 6
Evanston Township 6
9 Lake Forest HS 5
10 Elmhurst York 4
Wheaton-Warrenville 4
Park Forest Rich East 4
Winnetka New Trier East 4
Oak Lawn Community 4
Individual Medalist
Colette Bennett singles—2nd place
1976 Tied for 7th in State Coach Vivian Frazier
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 14
2 Winnetka New Trier East 9
Crystal Lake HS 9
4 Lake Forest HS 7
5 Arlington Heights Arlington 6
Lincolnshire Stevenson 6
7 Oak Lawn Community 5
Northfield New Trier West 5
Peoria Richwoods 5
Elmhurst York 5
1979 4th in State Coach Vivian Frazier
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 19.5
2 Lincolnshire Stevenson 15.5
3 Winnetka New Trier East 13.5
4 Northfield New Trier West 13
5 Galesburg HS 12.5
6 Park Ridge Maine East 8.5
Lisle Benet 8.5
8 Rockford Guilford 8
9 Sterling HS 6.5
Springfield HS 6.5
Individual Medalists
Mary DeBartolo & Cathy Van Pelt doubles—4th place
1980 STATE CHAMPIONS!!! Coach Vivian Frazier
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Northfield New Trier West 20.5
2 Hinsdale Central 19
3 Barrington 10
4 Lisle Benet 9
Galesburg HS 9
6 Homewood-Flossmoor 8
Libertyville 8
8 Northbrook Glenbrook North 7
Arlington Heights Arlington 7
10 Chicago Mather 6.5
Individual Medalists
Maeve Quinlan singles—2nd place
Mary DeBartolo & Lisa Gollub doubles—3rd place
Carrie Bruce & Debbie Wise doubles—5th place
BADMINTON
In only five years of IHSA-sponsored competition, New Trier West wound up with a top 10 finish at the state finals four times, on the strength of their doubles play. As you can tell, four teams wound up in the quarterfinals at state.
1977 4th in State Coach Flo Malizola
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Arlington Heights Arlington 23
2 Oak Lawn Community 19.5
3 Winnetka New Trier East 14
4 Northfield New Trier West 9.5
5 Mt. Prospect Prospect 8
Orland Park Sandburg 8
7 Riverside-Brookfield 7
Elmhurst York 7
9 Oak Park-River Forest 6
Carol Stream Glenbard North 6
1978 Tied for 9th in State Coach Flo Malizola
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Arlington Heights Arlington 19
2 Park Ridge Maine South 12
3 Deerfield 11
4 Winnetka New Trier East 10
5 Hinsdale Central 8
6 Elmhurst York 7
7 Homewood-Flossmoor 6.5
8 Mt. Prospect Prospect 6
9 Rolling Meadows 5.5
Waukegan East 5.5
Northfield New Trier West 5.5
Palatine HS 5.5
1979 Tied for 6th in State Coach Flo Malizola
State Final Team Standings
1 Arlington Heights Arlington 19
2 Deerfield 14.5
3 Winnetka New Trier East 10.5
4 Palatine HS 9.5
Riverside-Brookfield 9.5
6 Northfield New Trier West 7
Elmhurst York 7
8 Oak Forest 6.5
9 Waukegan East 6
Springfield Sacred Heart 6
Chicago Lourdes 6
Burbank Reavis 6
Barrington 6
Individual Medalists
Dede Alstrom & Emily Kirsch doubles—5th place
1980 Individual Medalists Coach Flo Malizola
Sara Lenhart & Stefanie Nelson doubles—3rd place
1981 6th in State Coach Flo Malizola
District Champions
State Final Team Standings
1 Arlington Heights Arlington 17.5
2 Elmhurst York 13
Winnetka New Trier East 13
4 Deerfield 11
5 Oak Park-River Forest 10.5
6 Northfield New Trier West 9.5
7 Palos Heights Shepard 7.5
8 Palatine HS 7
Oak Lawn Community 7
10 Oak Lawn Richards 6.5
Hinsdale Central 6.5
Individual Medalists
Anne DiCesare & Kathryn Scannell doubles—4th place
Shannon Wilson & Carrie Bruce doubles—5th place
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
The Cowboys had just one coach in their school’s history and it was under Mel Sheets’ tutelage that New Trier West succeeded as one of the state’s better class AA schools, especially from 1977-80 with four consecutive trips to the Sweet 16. NT West compiled a record of 228-131 (.635 percentage) in the 15 years it was open as a separate school from New Trier East.
1966-67 6- 9 first season Coach Mel Sheets
1967-68 11- 9 Coach Mel Sheets
1968-69 16- 5 Coach Mel Sheets
1969-70 9-11 Coach Mel Sheets
1970-71 13-11 Coach Mel Sheets
1971-72 8-13 Coach Mel Sheets
1972-73 14-10 Coach Mel Sheets
1973-74 18- 8 Coach Mel Sheets
1974-75 15- 7 Coach Mel Sheets
1975-76 14- 8 Coach Mel Sheets
1976-77 21- 6 AA Elite Eight Finalists Coach Mel Sheets
AA Regional Champions
Waukegan East AA Sectional Champions
Evanston Supersectional Winner
Defeated Chicago Gordon Tech, 69-55
Elite Eight Finalist
Lost to Springfield Lanphier in state quarterfinals, 62-59
1977-78 28- 3 AA Elite Eight Finalist Coach Mel Sheets
AA Regional Champions
Waukegan East AA Sectional Champions
Evanston Supersectional Winner
Defeated Chicago Gordon Tech, 77-63
Lost to Collinsville in state quarterfinals, 71–56
1978-79 23- 5 AA Sweet Sixteen Qualifiers Coach Mel Sheets
AA Regional Champions
Waukegan East AA Sectional Champions
Lost to Maine South in Evanston Supersectional, 65-64
(Maine South eventual AA champions)
1979-80 25- 4 AA Sweet Sixteen Qualifiers Coach Mel Sheets
AA Regional Champions
Waukegan East AA Sectional Champions
Lost to Chicago Gordon Tech in Evanston Supersectional, 58-51
1980-81 11-12 Last season Coach Mel Sheets
BOYS’ SOCCER
For the first four years that the IHSA offered a state tournament, the Cowboys were there to contend for the title three times, bringing home one title along with a second place finish, and advancing to the final four in a third tournament under legendary coach Robert “Sandy” Swan.
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1972 16- 1-1 2nd in State!! Coach Robert “Sandy” Swan
District Champions
Sectional Champions
Final Four Qualifier
Defeated LaGrange Lyons in semifinals, 3-2 in overtime
Lost to Granite City in championship match, 2-1 in two OT
1973 District Champions Coach Robert “Sandy” Swan
1974 18- 3-1 STATE CHAMPIONS!!! Coach Robert “Sandy” Swan
Sectional Champions
Elite Eight Qualifier
Defeated Granite City North in quarterfinals, 2-0
Edged Chicago Quigley South in semifinals, 3-2
Shutout Wheaton Central, 1-0 in four OT of title match
1975 16- 4 Final Four in State!! Coach Robert “Sandy” Swan
Sectional Champions
Elite Eight Qualifier
Defeated Villa Park Willowbrook in quarterfinals, 1-0
Edged by Hinsdale Central in semifinals, 2-1
FIELD HOCKEY
New Trier West not only hosted the first IHSA field hockey championships in 1975, but they were also one of the top teams in the state in subsequent seasons by winning a state title and finishing second in the six-year history of the IHSA offering a state championship.
1976 14- 2 STATE CHAMPIONS!!! Coach Jane McNamara
Sectional Champions
Edged Farmer City-Mansfield 3-2 in quarterfinals (penalty shots)
Shutout Barrington in semifinals, 1-0
Blanked Edwardsville in championship match, 3-0
1977 8- 6 2ND IN STATE!!! Coach Frances Camp
Sectional Champions
Edged Edwardsville in quarterfinals, 2-1 (penalty shots)
Shutout Farmer City-Mansfield 1-0 in semifinal
Lost to Schaumberg in title match, 3-0 (penalty shots)
BOYS’ TENNIS
During the late 1960’s and early ‘70s, the Cowboys made their name by placing in the state’s top 10 twice, and Jerry Karzen took second in singles in consecutive years. We would like to find out more about the NTW netters, and hope that an alumnus or interested fan will contact us with additional details.
1968-69 Tied for 8th in State Coach John Schneiter
State Final Standings
1 Oak Park-River Forest 8
2 Hinsdale Central 7
Winnetka New Trier East 7
4 Ottawa Township 6
Rock Island HS 6
6 Evanston Township 5
Libertyville 5
8 Arlington Heights Arlington 4
Peoria Richwoods 4
Northfield New Trier West 4
Individual Medalist
Jerry Karzen Singles—2nd in State!!
1969-70 District Champions Coach John Schneiter
Individual Medalist
Jerry Karzen Singles—2nd in State!!
1970-71 7th in State Coach John Schneiter
State Final Standings
1 Oak Park-River Forest 14
2 Hinsdale Central 12
3 Highland Park 10
4 Ottawa Township 9
Winnetka New Trier East 9
6 Evanston Township 8
7 Peoria Richwoods 7
Northfield New Trier West 7
9 Rockford West 6
Sterling HS 6
Individual Medalists
Rick Fink & Brad Spak Doubles—tied for 5th in State
Jerry Karzen Singles—tied for 5th in State
GIRLS’ SWIMMING
The Cowboy swimming program’s successes were not limited to the boys…in fact, the girls also made some waves at the state meet with some medals won and a top 10 finish in the team standings one season. Even before the IHSA sponsored a state meet, NTW’s girls took third in the 1971 state postal meet behind Evergreen Park & Moline.
1975 Individual Medalist
Karen Askey—2nd place—500 freestyle
1979 (Feb.) Individual Medalist
Barb LeBuhn—6th in 100-yard backstroke
1979 (Nov.) Tied for 6th in State Coach Bruce Woodbury
State Final Team Standings
1 Hinsdale Central 178
2 Winnetka New Trier East 157
3 Joliet West 91
4 Wheaton St. Francis 62
5 St. Charles HS 45
6 Northbrook Glenbrook North 44
Northfield New Trier West 44
8 Macomb 42
Glenview Glenbrook South 42
10 Evanston Township 35
Relay Medalist
200-yard Medley Relay—6th place
1980 Individual Medalist
Grier McCurdy—5th place—100 freestyle
WRESTLING
Not to be forgotten, but the Cowboy wrestlers also had something to show for their winters of work in the gym as they had five tanglers win medals, one of which was for being a state champion. Outside of the two season records listed below along with the state medalists, very little is known.
INDIVIDUAL STATE FINAL MEDALISTS
1972 Mickey Rossetti 105 pounds—5th place
1974AA Mickey Rossetti 112 pounds—3rd place
1976AA Lee Goldsmith 105 pounds—STATE CHAMPION!!!
1977AA Lee Goldsmith 112 pounds—5th place
1978AA 8-12 Coach Chuck Rossetti
Individual Medalist
Steve Rosenstein 132 pounds—5th place
1979 9-11 Coach Chuck Rossetti
FOOTBALL
The Cowboys were competitive in the Central Suburban League while they were a member of the conference, winning two titles under long-time coach Bob Naughton. The best seasons in school history are listed below.
1966 First season Coach Bob Malinsky
1967-68 Coach Bob Naughton
1969 4-4 Coach Bob Naughton
1970 8-0 Central Suburban League Champs Coach Bob Naughton
1972 7-0-1 Cent. Suburb. League No. Champs Coach Bob Naughton
1977 6-3 Coach Bob Naughton
1980 Last season Coach Bob Naughton
BOYS’ GYMNASTICS
New Trier West was competitive along with a number of other Chicagoland schools that offered gymnastics, sending several individuals to the state finals and coming back home with some medals after the scores were posted.
INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
1973 Larry Pattis free exercise—3rd place
1974 Brewster McFarland trampoline—tied for 5th place
1975 John Corritore parallel bars—4th place
1975 Brewster McFarland trampoline—3rd place
1980 Mike Ehrlich floor exercise—tied for 5th place
BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD
New Trier West made their mark on the cinder tracks of the state and brought home medals against the best in Illinois at the state finals. Even in its final year, one athlete representing the school brought home a medal from Charleston for New Trier West, which was the Cowboys’ best finish ever at state.
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
1967 Jeff Morrison pole vault—4th place
1968 Tom Langston 440-yd dash—4th place
1971 Relay 880-yd relay—5th place
1971 Chris Standefer 220-yd dash—6th place
1976AA Jim Prine long jump—8th place
1977AA Jim Prine long jump—4th place
1977AA Phil Darrow 1-mile run—8th place
1977AA Rob Savage 2-mile run—7th place
1981AA Jeff Lande 300-meter hurdles—3rd place
BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY
New Trier West’s harriers made a name for themselves in the northern suburbs of Chicagoland as they won three district titles in four years. Very little is known about the program outside of the information we found on the IHSA website.
1970 District Champions Coach Jerry Kates
1971 District Champions Coach Jerry Kates
1973 District Champions Coach Jerry Parsons
GIRLS’ TRACK
The NT West lady tracksters did compete for the blue and white, although there is very little information known about their program history. According to the IHSA website, we are aware that one athlete did medal at the state meet in the school’s final year.
1981AA Ann Fisher 400-meter dash—5th place
FENCING
The New Trier West Fencing team in the 1977/78 season was runner-up ( 2nd place in state ). Thank you to Brian Rice for this bit of information!
1977-78 Team Placed 2nd At State Meet!
Individual Medalists
Tom Rice 3rd in Epee
Larry Cohen 6th in Foil. |
