The Butler High School cross country team was honored with a post-season banquet by the Parents Club on Nov. 7, 1971, at the Garden Gate Restaurant. Rick Elias received the coveted Denny Coyle Award and Dennis Nadius was named Most Valuable Performer. The team was named the Midwestern Athletic Conference champions. Seated, from left, are Jeff Taggart, Marty Dusheck, Elias, Jeff Schnur, Nadius, Kevin Brown and Jim Leonard. Standing, from left, are coach Dick Collodi, guest speaker Jim Longnucker of Grove City College, assistant principal Robert Covey, Mr. and Mrs. John Coyle, parents of the late Denny Coyle, and Joe Malis of Butler ASA, sponsoring organization for most of the awards.