Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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HERE COMES THE FINISH LINE - and here comes so homore Can- dace Vogein as she sprints for the finish line. The strong finishes con- tributed to many good times. READY FOR THE START - is the Dia- mond Bar Cross Country team. The team ran several races with themselves through the season. GIVING THE OPPOSI- TION THE ONCE OVER - are sophomores Mike Provensiog Brandon Dederich, and junior Chris Hongola. Spying on the other teams was a favorite pastime of team members. 92 SportsfCross-Country

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unners Keep the Pace Feel your heart pound harder, your breathing becomes irregular, as you step up to the white line for a three mile 'ourney. This feefing was shared b every runner, male or female on the Dia- mond Bar Cross-Countr team. This season was labelled A New Challenge and with good reasong the schools in the Sierra League gave the team 'ust that. It was a cliellenge because we didn't know what to expect from the other schools since we have never run against them before, commente junior, Kimm Farnsworth. At the Sierra League finals the boys tied for first place with Rowland, and the girls ca tured se- cond, With Wilson just Ilnarely in front. We found out the Sierra League was tough, but so was Diamond Bar, and we made a name for ourselves, remarked Coach jack Malloy. Throughout the season both the irls and boys showed a lot of dedication. In the lead 'for the guys ptldff vu., H R- A. L . E -5. .gi --Hi' I . - Q' ,L Lt 'ff we ' so AISI' I . Nui. A ,, A Q... RECORD SETTER OUT IN FRONT - This could only describe freshman Ianice Schlientz, who broke the 1982 freshman record for Cross-Country with her record time of 21:10. Schlientz set this record at MSAC which is one of the more difficult courses in the League. was Ed Sylva with his record time of 16:26 on the MSAC course. Behind him was Brandon Dederich with 16:49, and Michael Provensio with 17:02. The girls proved to be 'ust as tough. Ianice Schlientz led tfie Way for the ladies with 12:10, which was now the new freshmen record. Next was Katrin Bath with 21:32 and Kimm Farnsworth with 21:40. Most all the runners were underclassmen. The Cross-Country team endured a lot during season. In the meet with Charter Oak, several girls took a fall on the starting line, but not one per- son dropped out. The Word pain just did not exist. You have to learn to do well and ignore any pain, said sophomore, Micahel Provensio. Cross-Country is a s ort that teaches people to do the best they can, commented junior Sam Badger. Once again Diamond Bar had left their brand on a new league. I can say with reasonable certainty, we will not be forgotten, remarked Coach Malloy. BOYS' CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM - Top: Sam Badger, Blair Purrington, Eddie Padilla, Ricky Stevens, Middle: Mike Rutti, David Sorrelles, Carlos Szanlan iewicz, Steven Su. Bottom: Coach Iack Malloy, Mike Provensio, Iim Akin, Brandon Dederich, Chris Hongola, Iason Adams. GOING FOR THE KILL - is senior Yuki Fuji as she gets ready to run with Los Altos and Wilson. Fuji was one of the two seniors on the team. ONE MILE TO THE FINISH - as the last mile comes to a close, juniors Anthony Wiant and Carlos Szanlankiewicz fight for the finish line. This was the harder part of the course. Cross-CountyfS ports 91

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Q5 l l - EG .3 '51 1.5 ga -spicaivxev. :CJ 6' . . . 'ff-u J Fe 5-np. A THE TOUGH LIFE OF X-COUNTRY - freshman, Ricky Stevens takes a moment to rest up before the race. Several runners could be seen lying around after their races. STRIVING WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE - is sophomore Brandon Dederich. The Var- sity boys managed to tie for first place in League. V Running is more mental than physical, and it puts you in a position to do 1 your very best and that Varsity Cross-Country makes you feel good.'l- Christie Basson Boys Girls Diamond Bar 20-37 15-50 Los Altos Diamond Bar 24-32 42-17 Wilson Diamond Bar 22-37 22-38 Charter Oak Diamond Bar 25-32 24-31 Nogales Diamond Bar 25-32 25-36-Rowland 9 League Tied 1st place 2nd Place k 2 A' Note lowest score wins J 4if3l? 1 -,iff- I fi . i2f'f3gW ' he A s' ' . me ., f-i 'Q ,Fm 1 'ia 9 Q h Fi h t T o e t h e r 9 3 8 The cross-country team fought hard to make a lasting impression on the other teams in the Sierra Lea ue. Through summer training, after school practices, meet days and Saturday invitationals, some of the team members developed a very special relationship with eac other. We stick to ether as a team and we have team determination, com- mented 'unior, Davin Hutchins. As the season progressed, the team grew closer as a family, and that made Cross-Country special, said 'unior, Michele Herrera. When eople think of Cross- Country, they think of just running, however the team shared a lot of special times to ether as a team. I love the fieling we all share together as a team. We all have a common interest, and we all understand what it's like to run, remarked sophomore, Kim Wiese. The only setback for the Cross- Country team was the lack of recognition by the school, according R RUNNING PALS - are freshman Ann Marie Balmer, senior Valerie Foote, and sophomore Candace Vogel. Grou s of two and three run- ners often stuck together as training pals. to some team members. People don't appreciate how hard it is, and the take it for granted, commented, junior, julie Romero. I feel the reason people don't come to the meets is they know it is not a spectator sport, and the think they might be bored, said, junior, Mic ele Herrera. Although as a team, ever bod got along. They are a great bunch of athletes, stated Coach jack Malloy. Feelings for both coaches were very strong as well. ood coach, or the best. us all, said Coach Malloy is a who makes you strive He is an inspiration to junior Chris Hongola. . is a good Coach Consentino coach and she is a lot of fun. She knows what it'feels like to run on those courses because she is an ex- cellent runner too, commented sophomore, Candace Vogel. They were' a dedicated group, and they worked harder than any other team I've had at Diamond Bar, remarked Coach Malloy. 'Cross-CountryfSports 93