Marana High School - El Tigre Yearbook (Marana, AZ)

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.,,M,.,.,am3 Returning runner Jenni Kirkley widens the gap between herself and others. l.,J. Perry watches for loose rocks as he lengthens his stide. Everyone has heard of the Indy 500 pace car - but a pace dog? At divisionals, Megan Ungermann runs behind a furry competitior who doesn't seem the least bit tired or impresed by the two-mile course. Marana boys put forth effort to pull ahead of Cholla runners at the start of a race. i i W 145

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Cross Country trails seem mostly rocky Members of the girls, cross country team are Ann Meerdink, Davina Rudnick, Jenni Kirkley, Claire DesRosiers, Megan Ungermann and Kim Dupont. Joined by new members, the '86-'87 cross country team had only eight returning run- ners. This, plus the fact that only two of the runners were seniors, put the team at a defi- nite disadvantage. However, the dedication of the members, combined with Joe Brady's coaching skill, placed the girls' team seventh in divisionals, while the boys took eighth. Ann Meerdink, who qualified for state, was not able to attend the meet because of a state band competition the same day. The team practiced daily and attended meets once a week. The runners had half of their meets away, traveling to the Pima Col- lege course a total of three times to compete. At home meets, the Panther Peak course was used. More than once, the girls' team had to forfeit because ot a shortage of runners. One of the team's favorite places to run during practice was Bajada, a hilly path in the Saguaro National Monument. Some of the other practices were spent doing intervals, which were short distance runs repeated up to six times to build up the speed necessary for passing other runners during competition. Hopefully the experience gained this past year will be beneficial to next year's runners. Members of the Boys' Cross Country team are: Sam Wright lmanagerl, Jose Pizano Johnny Maudlin, Todd Wright, l..J. Perry, and Logan Trujillo. BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY SCORES Marana 47 Desert View 15 Marana 39 l:lOWlTlQ Wells 17 Marana 44 Nogales 17 Marana 67 CDOfCatalina 20-42 Marana 35 Pueblo 22 Marana 46 Palo Verde 46 Marana 49 Rincon 15 GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY SCORES Marana 40 Desert View 19 Marana Forfeit Flowing Wells 15 Marana 36 Nogales 22 Marana Forfeit CDOfCatalina 26-30 Marana 25 Palo Verde 20 Marana Forfeit Rincon 17 CROSS COU TRY Running uphill, Ann Maerdink leads the pack.

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Marana welcomes new sports activities A A l Mike Braeutigam observes teammate Ron Contor- no's model putting form. sas. ..- , Randy Brainard aims for the perfect putt. Marana welcomed the addition of a golf team and an athletic training program. The golf team, coached by Mr. Dyer, had a very good season despite this being the first year for the team. Many players, such as Tim Brunenkant and Jeb Braeutigam, turned in successful scores to lead the team to a good record. At the end of the season, the golf team participated in the AAA-ll regionals at Arthur Pack and placed second in the con- ference. Also new to Marana was an athletic trai ing program. Ms. Babeu, trainer for all MH sports teams, was in charge of the program Students were taught basic first aid and ho to end to serious sports injuries. The golf team and athletic trainers hav brought Marana closer to other schools' pro grams. Marana's first gold team members are Ron Contorno, Chris Smith, Randy Brainard, Assisting Coach Charli Perkins, Jeb Braeutigam, Mike Braeutigan and Tim Brunenkant. 1986 AAA State Golf Tournament Division ll School Score Agua Fria 678 Arcadia 679 Sunnyslope 682 Prescott 698 Cactus 700 Peoria 704 Washington 705 Gilbert 709 Nogales 710 Flowing Wells 724 Cortez 729 Casa Grande 733 Palo Verde 748 Marana 749 Hayden 847 North 879 Chris Smith shows his flawless golf swing. GOLF-TRAINERS