Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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96 AND LADIES-.g.F 6 6 t's an interesting experience, said freshman sprinter Danae Fielder of the girls' track team. Gaining strength from some experienced runners and new talent from younger members, the team demonstrated promise. I think one different aspect of this season is our team's unity. lt's been several years since the girls have shown such closeness. lt's important for them to work together, and help one another out, responded coach Keith Gilliland. Seniors Jeri Jamriska and Catherine Edwards paced the team in the middle distance and distance races. Also exemplifying leadership among the distance races were seniors Elizabeth Ahten and Sherry Rawlins. New additions in the half mile were juniors Jeni Thacker and Sadie Le Cheminant, and freshman Miriam Avila. The sprints were covered by freshman Danae Fielder, junior Lissa Kirst, sophomore Jenifer Dolan, and sophomore Debbie von Speierman. Multi-talented sophomore Nikki Schmitz aided the team in the hurdles and relays. Junior Nicole Cruse led the high jumpers for a second year, while seniors Cindy Staniec and Cheryl Lane covered the long and triple jumps. Seniors Lia Rittenhouse, Jeannie Mahan, and Patty Harris put the team on top of the shot put and discus. Freshman Miriam Avila best summed up the season with, l really loved the team, everyone was like a sister to me. by Bruce Holler - 1 O 'nfs' irls Track - Front: Laurie Wedemeyer, Traci Morris, Jeannie Mahan, Catherine Edwards, Elizabeth Ahten, Jeri Jamriska, Sherry Rawlins. 2nd: Lucie Kelley, Miriam Avila, Cheryl Lane, Cindy Staniec, Lissa Kirsi, Tammy Charnow, Stephanie Perry. 3rd: Jennifer Martinez, Girls' Track Debbie von Speierman, Jeni Thacker, Kristy McDonald, Maryann Bake, Danae Fielder. 4th: Lisa Ventura, Nicole Cruse, Nikki Schmitz, Lia Rittenhouse, Patty Harris, Jenny Dolan, Sadie Le Cheminant. a,...W. srll J is il- Zx M . I . A ook out! One of the top shot-putters and - discus throwers, senior Jeannie Mahan takes to the ring, Jeannie also excelled at the distance races.

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99,6 '73 BETWEEN THE LINES HARD CORE Crescenta Valley High School was previously a junior high school. And, naturally, some of the campus reflected its previous era. One of the relics around the school was the track. Made of compacted dirt and rocks and covered with sand, the track made for an extremely hard surface to run on. It gives me shin-splints, bad! exclaimed a pained senior, Mark Walters. Shin-splints were a major problem for many of the athletes and teams that used the track because the track gave no cushion to the foot and lower leg area. Junior hurdler, Danny Hernandez commented, If you fall on this stuff, youire hurting. What this meant was that the track would, and did, on occasion, tear some skin from peoples, bodies that fell while running. Senior long- and triple-jumper, Jim Aasen had the idea that, they should take the lottery money and put in a rubberized or Tartan track like they have at Arcadia. Even an athlete like sophomore Nikki Schmitz has trouble pounding through the track's hard crust. ow that's jumping to an early lead! Having already made up the distance of the stagger in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles race against Burbank and Verdugo Hills, senior Bruce Holler launches himself over a hurdle. Varsity Track

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. -- W ts - -- Q .--,r f ,551-Q IQ u XY GIRLS vs. Saugus 76-49 vs. BurbankfVerdugo Hills 52-62-32 vs. GlendalefHoover 33-91-35 vs. La Canada 26-92 vs. Hoover 65-52 vs. Glendale 38-80 vs. Pasadena 64-54 vs. Muir l7-96 vs. Arcadia 48-65 Overall Record unavailable l Ld i Iris. BETWEEN THE LINES GASPING FOR AIR Is this statement true or false? If athletes exercised frequently in the smog, their lungs built a resistance to the nitrogen-dioxide toxicity associated with lt. False. No matter how healthy competitors were, they still suffered adverse respiratory effects. Because Los Angeles is one of the most polluted cities in the world, athletes here could not avoid working out in harmful conditions. Junior Jeni Thacker stated, Running in the smog makes it hurt to breathe, but it's necessary to run on smoggy days, T' . ilhf' , r - t ----- 1 X . V g35Nf,XXgf5 lm 1 , K A' .,.. v , t c N' f' lr ' .w5 5 -fi 1 X Q' Q ie Q r 4 .. , . Li L'f .. 1 ' 4- -.. moking the competition! Leading the way in the quarter-mile, freshman Danae Fielder blows away La Canada 's top competitor in the event. ant to do the Charleston? Approaching yet another hurdle in the 330 meter race, sophomore Nikki Schmitz concentrates on her step. ,1 Hjrqi 5:31 an ,. 3 X .. X. X ,,r,r...X X. since it's smoggy on race days too. The only real precaution competitors could take against the smog was practicing at times of the day when smog levels were less harmful like the morning and early evening. Cross country coach Keith Gilliland replied, Usually the smoggiest days are in the summer, so the workouts take place in the early evening about 6:00, when the danger has reduced. Because athletes couldn't change the smog, they tried to make the best of it, and felt they strived for and achieved success in their sports. Coach, do we have to? The distance track crew warms up, enduring an especially smoggy day. Girls' Track '97