1975 - Penn State Is The NCAA XC Focus

• The NCAA Championships were held at the Blue/White Course and the Nittany Lions come through with a top-4 finish!
• Craig "Surgin" Virgin outduels Nick Rose on the 10K course laid out by Coach Groves.  Friend of the Group Craig Virgin later commends Coach for his hospitality after being sent a handwritten letter and Nittany Lion statue.  He still displays them with honor.

1975:

• The movie "Jaws" becomes the first ever blockbuster movie.
• Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
• Both Betamax and VHS are released to the wild.
• Margaret Thatcher becomes the first UK female Prime Minister.
• I started running every day in July 1975 after purchasing Nike running shoes from Greg Feredericks at the Athletic Attic on South Allen St. in State College.  I had him autograph my new running log.  Little did I know then, we were both nerds!  And it is 75,000 miles later.
• Jimmy Hoffa disappears.
• The Captain and Tennille top the Billboard with Love Will Keep Us Together