Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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i .. - - If ▲ NEAR MISS — Junior Tyson )acobsen nar- rowly misses at 137 in the pole vault compe- tition against the Diablos. VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD - Top row: Be While, Keith Hughes, Andy Bosma. Fourth r Boice, Joey Liu, Dan StilL Third ro Boylan, Ray Raparelli, Miguel Jardi Scanlan, Jeff Cross, Mike Li Rocchi, I Dorn hn, Paul Shah Chapman, Toney Jenkins, Brian Lopes, Joe Stefan Fisher, MatI Smith, Matt Banis, Jeff ' ger Henry, Adam Santerre, Andy Marcus Jenkins. Second row: Sean Douglas, Chris Porter, Tyson Jacobsen, Paul Ipek. Front row: Jason Messina, Carlyie Holt, John Allen, Charles juan Gutie VARSITY TRACK FIELD VARSIT 160 Boys Varsity Track Field

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mmaPAiiuim ' L TRODOLINC IN THE WATER - Sopho- nore Marcel Carlier performs his modern in- erpretation of a fountain. Fioik oplt CoumiU to ' iu um t ' s a gorgeous Saturday afternoon and the beach sounds very tempting. Who wouldn ' t enjoy splashing in the water at the beach with friends? But for Frosh Soph swimmers, swimming isn ' t taken so lightly, and there ' s more to the sport than just frolicking under the rays to get a good tan. Competition, hard work, unity, and responsibility all come with the territory. Head Coach Don Cholodenko said, I ' m always pushing the guys harder to achieve our goals — to succeed. But to accomplish this, they need commitment and responsibility because that ' s what swimming is all about. With such commitment comes a lot of hard work and practicing. The team practiced five days a week for two hours each day at the Saddleback College pool. After all, everyone always wants to be the fastest. Swimmer John Brand said, Our con- ditioning can be very strenuous. To be the best, we do laps, laps, and more laps. That ' s the way swimming is: no laps, no winning. And winning is what Capo swimming is about. Freshman Trevor Ro- din said, We want championships all around. Cholo wants us to succeed. But we always feel successful enough in swimming because you feel an accom- plishment about yourself. Such feelings come not just from beat- ing others but from beating the clock, too. Swimmer Alex Lesser said, Swim- ming is always a race against the clock. It ' s discouraging when you think you have a good time and then you finish and look at the clock and it was really bad. But bad times aren ' t common for these wet cougars, and as long as they keep Improving, there ' ll be nothing but good times ahead. 1 t 9 t? % BOYS FROSH SOPH-JV SWIMMING — Top row: Coach John Cipe, Rick Karsten, Steve Hinton, Stod Buckley, Dan Hancock, Jeff Maxfield, Trevor Meyer, Kevin Eggert, Erick Karsten. Middle row: John Brand, Trevor Rodin, Marcel Carlier, Keiichiro Koyama, Matt Sauer. Front row: Peter Kiehl, Bobby Snyder, Alex Lesser, Ryan Romeike, Jared Nelson. SWIMMING SWIMMING S imMING Boys Frosh Soph-JV Swimming 159

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REACHING GREAT HEIGHTS - Senior T UP AND OVER - Senior Craig Montgom- Toney Jenkins easily clears his high jump ery clears the second hurdle in his 400 meter ' against Mission Viejo. Toney took second rave against Mission Viejo. Craig won easily place in this meet with a jump of 6 ' 4 . with a time of 41.6 seconds. l QuC conMoHed ' to ' uJitv Ij hile the sun beats down on l the track, coaches draw r If white lines on the gravel, and runners sprint back and forth to warm up. Pole vaulters, high jump- ers, and long jumpers practice their jumping techniques. Shot-putters practice their form. All the elements of a track and field meet come to- gether as the opposition arrives and the excitement begins. Coaches Tom White and Richard Victor prepare their team members by conditioning and practicing every day. Whether it be running or weight lifting, each member is indi- vidually conditioned according to their event. In the spring, I weight- lift for track and field, whereas, in the summer and fall I work out for football, said senior Mike Tullar. The Varsity track and field mem- bers are a team based upon individ- ual abilities. Track and field is more of an individual sport where each competitor shows off his ability in action. Varsity members especially have the ability and competitive edge that it takes to win at the track meets. As a junior this year. Varsity has prepared me for a strong year next year, said Chris Scanlan. Because Capo ' s outstanding track and field members are so competitive, they began their season ranked second in the county. A THE LOOK OF VICTORY - junior Max Messina grimaces as he gets off a good put in the shot against Mission. FIELD VARSITY TRACK Boys Varsity Track Field 161