Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Junior Cindermen Down Arch Rival Rincon 63-50 Catalinais junior Varsity track squad opened the season with two straight victories by defeating arch rival Rincon 60-53 and by completely outclassing the Salpointe Lancers 103-9. This yearis jayvees are shoot- ing for Catalinais third straight junior varsity city cham- pionship. Catalina's previous teams fl96O, l96lQ swept the earlier championships. Although this yearis team is a well balanced one, a shortness of hurdlers and splinters may hurt the team, but Coach Kiser expects these obstacles to be over- come with a lot of practice. Sprinters Greg Jones, a transfer from Louisiana, Richard jaehne, along with distance men Van Lawler, George Cunningham will form a strong nucleus for a winning team. X' Coach Bill Kaiser is the junior Varsity coach and instructs all the freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity weight men in throwing the shot and disc. He is also head line coach for varsity football in the fall. When he's not instructing athletes he teaches boys f physical education and health. ' at-L7 il! 1 .v - i .ffwzwv if SING-Ci' ,-. Rf 796'E5?2-df. 55.1. 1 cis haw' if nr fr an x 'Q 4, iff 5 . '-i'5,:2izx2'I1'I. ' xi A us :gjf3f:1,,:3 5 A fi ' 1 '4 3' f -if-A we Jr- . f 'K' mo, 'ik L I 42V -,up K , ,.,. .X , ' .45-f'Y'f' ' Q , M,,.,,,,-.5,,,. , Rounding the turn in a 440 yard run, a Rincon cinderman takes the lead closely pursued by two junior Varsity Trojans. I , L J, it ii 'IES i ' fm' . i . . 1f.x Jinx lin. lf.: fd- If--I JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM-Front Row: Winston War- Prasciunas, Dean Hodges, john Norris, Bill Mosnier, lim Christ- field, Bill Strunk, Greg Carlson, Wayne Clark, Bob Rothrock, Ion man, Rick Shosie, Garry Morgan, john Siagle . . . Back Row: Hoffman, Dick F aehen, Rodger Miller, Gilbert Amer, Jim Mane- Bob Bergen, Van Lawler, Ice Lieninger, Glen Lamb, Rick Moore. val . . . Second How: Lawrence Lukowski, Dennis Loss, Bob

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Catalina's track coach is Gale Bell. Coach Bell's 1961 track team captured second place in the state meet and his distance ace, john Don- ner, became the top half- miler and miler in the state. Coach Bell was a Border Conference champion pole vaulter at the University of Arizona for a number of years. Taking an early advantage in the low hurdles is soph, Reid Ehlenberg, who went on to win the race for Catalina. Ray Bush is a two-year letterman and has been one of the best shotput- ters at CHS for the last two years. Ray is also a member of the Nation- al Honor Society. ATA Ricky Haller was the second best miler in the state last year, second only to Catalina's own john Donner, and is a three-year letterman. f s F 1 c V One of Catalina's all- around athletes is Don Pearson. Besides beinga three year letter man in track, Don also starred as a halfback and wrest- led varsity two years. if V .. -5,5 1 , 1 iq, Up and over at eleven-and-a-half feet goes junior Ralph Smith in the ill-fated meet with Rincon early in the season. A two year letterman, John Rawlinson special- izes in the 440 and 220 yard dashes. He is the president of the Cata- lina Service Council. Catalina's top 100 yard dash man is two year letterman Bob Tompkins. Bob also is a strong an- chor man in many relays and is noted for his lightning finish.

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Lack of Depth Hurts Freshmen Traeksters in Meet fsN f-Q ., .. '- K . Q. ' -.h X ,L eeev s , - . 3 ggwga eA,e 'ff1.f,,,,.,Q1l., ,az n.',-1r', -, ,,..,li.-.,JJt. .J 1- it FRESHMAN TRACK SQUAD-Front Row: Ralph Sharp, Bruce Mahaffa, Gary Hummel, Steve Sharp, Brand, Mike Huggins, Bob Arnold, Hank Russell, Rod Baker, Danny Vance, Doug Own- bey, Claud Sneed . . .-Second Row: john Leece, Danny Chandler, Greg Bowlby, Mel Coons, Kirk Noreuil, Cris Hodges, Richard Metzler, John Alese, Andy Romero, Gary Warner, Gary Simmons . . . Third Row: John Lance, Steve Walker, Gary johnson, Lon Clark, Rick Rineer, Lee Simcoe, Gary Bimson, Gary Hammil, Ken Meadows . . . Fourth Row: Doug Kratina, Brian NVheeler, Mike McVein, Frank Samaniego, Leon Brenton, Steve Beenblos- som, Bill Edwards, Stiger, Bruce Erickson . . . Back Row: Greg De Luca. Although the little Trojans lost their first meet to Rincon by a few points, they came back to smother Sunnyside by nearly fifty points. Lacking in depth and experience were the main problems. Coach Lee Morton said that he needed more weight men. Mel Coons, one of the frosh teanfs better distance runners, took two firsts in the Sunnyside meet. Caiy Bimson, the top pole vaulter, took first in both meets. ighppmnifaex 19111, 4 ,i,, 1 ' Ig? . 't1 ,p ttf' 5 ,7 L ' , mmf' Q ' ' gf, , , ..,.l K SET, Q x , l - ,.. . r .Ac I A V , N ' C ' t it M it t 1 - ' 4, 3. ,, ' i f - gf ' -it + A A 'Q f ' , i V V EA , fa , -c , , .a .4 33,5 V .' N Ahead of the rest of the pack is one of the top freshman low-hurdlers, 5 'i7 ' 'ff L .V Gary Hummel, in a hotly contested practice race. A. l 'Q Frosh track coach, Lee Mor- ton is charge of instructing the freshmen, except for the weightmen, in th e skills needed to become good cin- dermen for the future year's varsity and Junior Varsity teams. Coach Morton also is a drivers education and a drivers training instructor.