Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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--.E .. 1. Mary Anne Bullard crosses a wooden bridge at Yorba Regional Park during a Cross Country meet. The team ran all of its home meets at the nearby park. 2. Ken Forsythe and Jason Biddiclc forge ahead of a Pacifica runner at a league meet. The boys' team advanced to CIF playoffs. 3. Girls' Cross Country Team - front, Arthur, C. Jalcovac, L. Wright, M. Martinez, A. Aguilar, P. Emerson. Row 2, T. Aubuchon, M. Weltin, Angliin, T. Harberth, M. Messer. Row 3, Coach Al Britt, T. Valdez, K. Young, M. Bullard, C. Coleman, L. Quigley, K. Van Welchel, Mellas. Lawrence rated 6th in county Leading the 1Vlen's Cross Country team to their second CIF finals in this school's ten year history is senior Kent Lawrence. Lawrence, a veteran runner, was ranked sixth among Orange County seniors and seventh among all Orange County runners. Lawrence joined the team by simply showing up at tryouts and has been an outstanding team member since. He is also an active par- ticipant on the track team too. He plans to continue running in college and 54 ' Cross country views this season as one of . .. the best seasons for the men. By the end of October Lawrence and fellow runner freshman Kristi Young had been named All Orange County. We have never had two runners at the same time do that well before. In fact, we've never had anyone named All Orange County, said Coach Al Britt. Britt said that this team has also pro- duced the two best distance runners in the school's history, Lawrence and senior Tam- sin Valdez. l Kent Lawrence, way ahead of others, races Yorba Regional Park.

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Cross Country takes CIF 3rd place Fhe Men's Cross Country team advanced to he CIF play-offs by defeating the Fighting Brodkorb. rish of Kennedy I-Iigh School to gain a CIF hird place. l he team, coached by math teacher Al Britt, senior Kent Lawrence and sophomore Brian To prepare for the fall season the runners f participated in a Cross Country camp held at nded the season with a disappointing 6-4. fhey were defeated in the first round of CIF alayoffs. history that both the Men's and Women's Varsity teams have gone to CIF Playoffs. Dutstanding performances were turned in by Mammoth Lakes during the summer. This was the first time in the Aztec's ten year , I l . Varsity Men's Cross Country, Steve Messer, Toddliridle, Brian O'Neil, Larry Mitchell, Brian Brodlcorb, Mike Iambeitz, Kent Lawrence. 2. Senior Ken Forsythe runs across a bridge at Yorba Regional Park. The team held many of their home meets in that Park. lenior Tamsin Valdez runs in a meet at Yorba legional Parlc. Valdez named league champ Senior Tamsin Valdez made Aztec histo- ry by becoming the first cross country league champion. Valdez led the CIF fin- als and led the women's team to a 7-0 record in the season. Valdez has been running for nine years after getting started at Fairmont Elemen- tary School. I-Ier P.E. teacher told her about an AAU Running Team that trav- eled all over the place, I was more inter- ested in the traveling, at the time, than the running. Both she and her sister Shannon, a 1982 graduate, ran on the AAU team. Valdez future plans are to run in college and try to continue running afterwards. I would like to run in the Olympics someday. 53

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Women's Cross Country Varsity junior Varsity W Los Alamitos W W Kateila W W Loara W W Cypress W W El Dorado W W Pacifica W W Kennedy W Meds Cross Country Varsity junior Varsity W Lis Alamitos W L Katella W W Loara W W Cypress W L E1 Dorado L W Pacifica W W Kennedy W Runners go to CIF, make school history Making school history, both the men's and womenls Cross Country teams advanced to CIF Playoffs. Also making Aztec history was the selection of senior Tamsin Valdez as the first Cross Country League Champion. Both teams were eliminated in the first round of CIF playoffs despite top performances executed by senior Kent Lawrence, freshman Kristie Young and sophomores Brian Brodkorb and Trisha Aubuchon. Although the teams may compete separately determined by sex, the runners train and encourage each other as if on one team. Running deals with constant pain, it takes courage to come out here and to be consistent. When it starts to hurt you ususally have to run harder. Everyone has a good attitude and they want to work hard. A lot of them have no intention of wasting the hard work theylve put in. A number of students have shown leadership and have a lot of pride whether it's in the classroom or on the athletic field, said Coach Al Britt. This year has pro- duced the two best distance runners in the school's histo- ry, said Britt talking of senior Kent Lawrence and Young, who was named All Orange County and ranked fourth out of all freshman girls in Orange County. 1. Runner Jason Biddiclc grimaces as he completes an arduous race. His efforts and efforts from teammates saw both Cross Country teams advance to CIF. 2. Aztec runners Mike Arthur, John Harberth, John Sarvey, Gabriel Valdez and Ken Forsythe try to outdistance El Dorado opponents early in a meet. The men's team took third place in CIF. cross country - 55