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

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PROV THE Y'RE A he SophfFrosh Track team proved they had what it takes to compete. ln an especially tough league with schools like John Muir and Pasadena, CV pulled together to demonstrate their determination. We have some good prospects, commented Coach Keith Gilliland, They're young kids, but after they learn techniques and how to compete, they should be great. Coach Tony Zarillo added, 'lThe key word is improving. Because our focus is on individuals, we sometimes take the best sophomores and move them up to varsity if they are of that caliber. Unfortunately, this sometimes leaves the SophfFrosh team barren. However, this year, we have a lot of potential. Standouts in the middle distance were sophomore Joe Greenway, freshman Danny York, freshman Sergio Becerril, SOPH FROSH vs. Saugus 68-60 vs. BurbankfVerdugo Hills 63-89-2 vs. GlendalefHoover 38-51-91 vs. La Canada 50-77 vs. Hoover 46-80 vs. Glendale 47-80 vs. Pasadena 57-68 vs. Muir 34-93 vs. Arcadia 84.5-42.5 Overall Record unavailable TRA CK SophfFrosh Track sophomore Mark Batesole, and sophomore David Dunbar. ln the sprints the team was led by sophomore Mike Avant, sophomore Scott Hayashi, freshman Phong Bui, sophomore Young Bui, and freshman Paul Sheklow. Long distance leaders were sophomore Pat Doyle, sophomore Art Rodriguez, freshman Arbi Der Boghossian, and freshman David lnglish. Sophomores Jason McMahon and Paul Kim handled the pole vault while sophomore high jump masters David Lukens and Brian Simmons also picked up needed points for the team. Sophomore Ryan Harvey commented, i'Being on the team was a valuable experience. l learned to push my body to its limits and also good sportsmanship. by Elizabeth Ahten l I Vow- '?,.e , , 4 X 3 ' 1 ophlFrosh Track - Front: Young Bui, Nathan Hendricks, Arbi Der Boghossian, Scott Hayashi, Mark Batesole, Ryan Harvey, Jim Parsons, Rich Vasquez, Mike Hickam. 2nd: David Dunbar, Art Rodriguez, Rob Dixon, lan Voecks, Paul Kim, Mike Watts, Tony Moreno. 3rd: Scott Parker, K 5-'HV' Am. , , w ,A ', , ' ' ' ., 1-,-.h.,5'i - f,,, , '. , -. CS ' V qtvdvltd-T V I-. N I Q- .I 1 l M, Tim Baker, Britt Bogust, Tom Pfeiffer, Tony Cherico, Chris Sambar, David Inglish, Danny York. 4th: Mike Avant, Paul Sheklow, Phong Bui, Ron Lopez, Jonathon Campagna, Brent Appleton, Jason McMahon, Joe Greenway. Sth: Colby Bogust, David Lukens, Brian Simmons.

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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

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see blue! Sweeping the sophffrosh mile against La Canada, sophomores Mark Batesole, Pat Doyle, David Dunbar, and Art Rodriguez lead the pack. triding it in. Far ahead of the pack sophomore David Dunbar finishes his distance race against Burbank, Da vid proved ,his talent in both the two-mile and mile races. sf v -f 1 'V' i - , ,fp .c W . -5. Q L, . . in .r i K Jiiugis K I . if Q K Z.. caving them in the dust. Competing L against Burbank, freshman Jim Parsons lands in thejump pit. Jim was one of the key scorers in the Burbank home meet. BETWEEN THE LINES YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT How should an athlete eat before athletic competition? Many school competitors struggled and experimented with this question. Through various tries, most found that a nutritional regimen that contained only subtle changes best suited their performance. Senior runner Catherine Edwards commented, I don't change many of my eating patterns, especially right before competition. lt's just a stress that my body doesn't need. Although some athletes did not pay much attention to their eating habits, many were very conscious of what they filled their stomachs with. Senior Tom Higginbotham said, During football's . .1 STX X. F' is . hell week, I ate a lot of bananas for potassium to prevent muscle cramps. Senior water polo player Travis Neale commented, 'fl became a vegetarian before league finals because meat stays in your stomach much longer than faster ATP-producing fruits and vegetablesf' Because high school athletes usually did not have personal trainers and nutritionists, they were left to select their own forms of nutrition. Whichever mode of eating they chose: a candy bar at lunch the day of competition, or organized a long-term nutritional plan, they learned to compete at both prepared and unprepared levels, and discovered what worked for them. Satisfied with her nutritious snack, swimmer Stacey Teramae displays her protein bar. SophfFrosh Track