Canyon Springs High School - Open With Care Yearbook (Moreno Valley, CA)

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PUTTING their best forward. Katja Moewes and Crystal ANCHOR MAN Daylind Ridgeway wins the boys ' mile Heath strive tor a place in the finals of the 100 meter relay, leaving the competition far behind hurdles. Track 88G

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THE 440 relay: Anita Dawson hands off the baton to Buffie Contreras for a first- place win. ENCOURAGING girls to do their best was a priority for the coach, Ms Kathy Ross. ard work, high spirit combine for success Ht- ' . ••T heyre young and inex- Jl perienced, said Mr. Frank Russell, the head coach of the first Canyon Springs track team. They have a lot of heart, and each and every one of them is a competitor. They don ' t like to lose. Though supposedly separate teams, the girls ' and boys ' track teams actually formed one unit. The two groups practiced together daily, and meets were usually held concurrently, with both groups participating. Russell had been a track coach for nine years before coming to Canyon Springs; seven of those years were spent in Yerba Buena in San Jose, and one was spent in Saudi Arabia. Though the regular season ' s meets were all invitationals, where not team scores were kept, and though no dual meets counted, runner Patti Cappuc- citti believed that the season in- troduced us to some really tough competition and a lot of good teams. Coach Russell pushes hard, Darren Fitzgerald said. I learn- ed a lot. Track team members agreed that the team worked extreme- ly hard, and most felt that the work paid off. The entire team stayed after school five days a week for two hours of practice. They did warmups and drills; then they separated into their in- dividual events. The team also practiced over spring break for two hours a day. Mr. Russell made us realize that we need to be determined, Jeremy Verrett said, both at the meets and in what we do, it helped us better ourselves. Hard work pays off, agreed Jackie Spade, a member of the girls ' track team. By the end of the season, many athletes could be seen displaying their medals. TRACK. (HONr HOW: Kdtjd Moev.cs. Jackie Hanke. Becky Darby, Pam Thomas. Stephanie McDonald. Recil McCIure, Greg Zomalt, Derek Gregory. Eric Zomalt. SE- COND ROW: Jennifer Hanke. Anita Dawson, Nicole Dixon, Jennifer Merrill, 88F Track Uurv Cuny-jy. Uuuiflnu!, Joiws. Sieve Patzer. Nathan Fisher THIRD ROW: Buf fie Contreras, Julie Villagrana, Crystal Heath. Al Ross. Brian Moreland, Jeremv Ven-ett, fx n Chung BACK ROW: Manager Andrea Lopez, Nikki Horton, Michelle Kunard. Byron Biggi ' rs. Darren Fitzgerald, Marvin Harris, Coach Russell, NOT PIC- TURED: Daylind Ridgeway, Kevin Cox, Dwayne Walker, Miguel Miguel, Pedro Morales. Mike Goggins, Miguel Serratos, Burnell Roques. Patty Cappuccitti, Carla Arzubiaga.

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A STRONG TAKEOFF on the triple jump is per- formed by Nathan Fisher. HURDLER Burnell Roques attempts to overtake his Hemet opponent at the midpoint of the 110 in termediate hurdles. 88H Track (cont ' d)