October 12, 1983 - Mike May sets a new course record and Jim Thorpe takes seven of the top 10 places as the Olympians defeat both Weatherly and Mahanoy Area to clinch the Schuylkill League Division I cross country title. May finishes first in a time of 16:56 on Mahanoy’s three-mile course to break the old mark by a minute. Teammate Brian Leslie takes second to help Thorpe top both the Wreckers, 18-40, and Bears, 18-37. The Olympians also receive a fourth from Joe Steber and a sixth from Rich Emmert.