Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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I like to participate in meets because it gives me something to strive for, to be able to win makes me feel I have accomplished something I worked hard for. ' This is what Kim Graham, senior, thinks of the sport of track. She was nominated as an outstanding member of the Girls' Track Team last year. Kim competed in the State Track Meet, and along with her three other teammates achieved a Second Place Medal in the 880-yard-relay. Seven of the returning lettering members of the team were Seniors Kim Graham, Jenny Boyd, Ann Marie Pick- ard, Tom Allan, Randy Tabor, Donald O'Keefe, and Jeff Hayes. Tom Allan was also nominated as an outstanding sprinter. He made a name for himself at the State Competition of 1977. Tom returned home with two First Place Medals in the l00-yard- dash and the 220-yard-dash. He also held a spot on the 440-yard-dash relay team which received a Second Place Medal. Other returning letter persons were Juniors Dareth Barwick, Karen Price, Doug Johnson, Lance Thomas, and Jeff Cassady and Sophomores Tara Jenkins, Joy Hayes, Janet Lavalette, and Fred Hasty. When asked of Tom Allan, How do you prepare for a meet? he said, con- .centrate on the events I have to run and the people I run against. Remembering back, Tara Jenkins recalls her disappointing moments in the area of track. It was at the confer- ence meet at Eloy. After the 440-yard- dash relay was completed, the officials informed the coach that the girls' -relay team was disqualified from that race because the handoff, between me and Take 106 Stop action 1 Outstanding track athletes hggndle, sp!-illt, regy events 5.- Karen Price was too soon. That prob- lem prevented us from going to State. The bad thing about that was that the judge at that hand-off spot wasn't even watching. So because of a judge not paying attention, the Girls' Relay Team didn't get to participate in the State Competition. Coaches for the Boys' and Girls' Track Teams were Mr. Roger Short and Mr. Cy Henry. Commenting on the entire team, Mr. Short, said, All the team members who completed the season were outstanding athletes, because they all gave 1 l0'Zn. - Mary Marshall lj WINNER OF THE STATE Champion 100 yd. dash, 220 yd, dash, anchor man 2nd Place State 440 yd. relay is Tom Allan, senior. 21 SOPHOMORE TARA JENKINS won second in the 220 yard dash for State and the 880 medley relay for State.

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.U - 15 S W 5 U . Q if Y' Q . x 311. - ' E--:ff . ni Q if I S wg 'K ff - M 23 mf? I QXISPECIQS. ,. m,L,,f11 QWSKUEQ. 60599008 woslmavs YEPSUYOQS wfffm I Qwsvffvpfu, ggviclgy T ,F ll! ix A . -Sgr fa., Milf -, ' .. , ,rr ' Q. N . .,,x . f ,, is lj RUNNING THE 100-yard dash. 440 relay. 880 relay and doing the long jump for the Pro- spectors is Kim Graham. senior. 25 I like doing the shot put in track. by the end of the season I should have quite a musce in my arm. said .loan Sambaluk, junior. 3j PLACING SECOND IN State for '77 in discus, shot put. high jump and 440 relay is Jeff Hays, senior. 63 RUNNER-Up IN STATE for the 440 relay is Don O'Keefe. sen- ior. 43 VARSITY GIRLS' TRACK TEAM: FRONT ROW: Joan Sambaluk. Juna Pickard. Ann Pick- ard, and Dareth Barwick. SECOND ROW: Melanie Mock. Roxanne Ritter. Kim Graham. Janet Lavalette, and Tara Jenkins. BACK ROW: Coach Cy Henry, Coach Roger Short. April Graffa. Les Price. Jodi Seeman. Patty Peck. Cindy Seeman, and Coach Terry Rankin. 55 VARSITY BOYS' TRACK TEAM: FRONT ROW: Roland L'Heurex, Ken Franklin. and Mike Farber, Don Baker, and Tom Liversedge. SECOND ROW: Pat Erickson. Greg O'Keefe. Howard' Valentine. John Rotter. Mike Castillo. and Mike Sambaluk. BACK ROW: Coach Cy Henry. Fred Hasty, Doug Johnson. Joe Williams. Jack Baney. Lance Thomas. Coach Roger Short. and Coach Terry Rankin. Take IO7 Stop action