Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Showing great determination, Don Miller long jumps in the Harding Invitational despite suffering from a leg injury. Many underclassmen contributed to this season ' s track effort. Here, Hopie Brooks shows his stamina during a grueling mile run. Shown participating in the SAC-7 decathlon, David Dunlap clears the high jump bar on his way to amassing 6,744 points and winning first place in the competition. TRACK 1979 VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (first row) Paul Luttrell, Davant Latham, Mark Schaefer, Jaden Wells, Mark Bilsky, Ted Angelakis, Boyd Wade, Hopie Brooks, Tom Wortham, Mark Frazier, Tim Greer, Stephen Phillips, Tim Deaton; (second row) Judd Peters, Tommy Meriwether, David Percer, Philip Cox, David Dunlap, Mel Payne, Don Miller, Jimmy Allen, George Skouteris, Louis Jehl, David Caldwell, Jeff Peters, Keith Christenbury, Mark Witte, Steve Lawrence. VARSITY TRACK 21

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Second-Place Finish in SAC-7 Meet Highlights Varsity Runners ' Season Wortham and Peters Speed Into Region; Dunlap Takes SAC Decathlon The varsity track team enjoyed a good season, winning two out of three triangular meets and finishing near the top in two invitational meets and the SAC championship meet. MUS also sent four runners to the District and two to the Regional. The season began with a triangular meet against Catholic and SBEC. MUS was hardly challenged as they outscored runner-up Catholic by 54 points. Tom Wortham was the star of this meet as he won the 1 00-yard dash, the 120 high hurdles, and the 330 intermediate hurdles. The next event was the Harding Invitational. The Owls finished a disappointing fourth in the meet, which was won by Harding. The highlight of the meet was an outstanding winning performance by the mile-relay team of Jimmy Allen, Cannon Allen, Jeff Peters, and Judd Peters. On April 1 0, the Owls faced Bishop Byrne and Catholic in a triangular meet. MUS took first place easily. A week later the Owls finished second to Harding and ahead of SBEC in another triangular meet. Highlights included Don Miller ' s long jump and Wortham ' s victory in the intermediate hurdles. The next week the Owls hosted the MUS invitational. The Owls finished fifth, led by the first-place finish of the mile- relay team. Other fine performances came from Hopie Brooks in the mile, and Jeff Peters in the half-mile. MUS finished a strong second in the SAC-7 meet. Wortham won the intermediate hurdles, Philip Cox finished second in the 1 00 and third in the 220. In the District, the Owls were represented by Wortham, Wade, Brooks, and Jeff Peters. Wortham placed second in the intermediate hurdles, and Peters took third in the 880 as both runners qualified for the Regional. The Owls ' track team had a good season even though there were only three seniors on the team — Jeff Peters, Dunlap, and Henry Caldwell, who was injured most of the season. However, steady performances by Cox and Dunlap in the high jump, Brooks and Wade in distance races, Wortham in the hurdles, and Peters in the 880 and mile- relay provided enough spark for the Owls to have a good season. In his first season with the MUS track team, Tom Wortham consistently hurdled to victory and advanced to the regional meet. Wortham outdistances his opponents in winning the 330 intermediate hurdles during the meet with Catholic and SBEC. Under unfavorable weather conditions Jeff Peters still managed to finish third in the 880- yard run at the District championships at the Kennedy Complex. Peters ' finish qualified him to participate in the Regional. ' 79 TRACK (5-1) 107 Catholic 53 SBEC 8 85 Bishop Byrne 56 Catholic 34 75 Harding 96 SBEC 3 4th Harding Invitational 2nd SAC-7 Championships 20 EVENTS

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Junior Varsity and Eighth Grade Track Hurdle Obstacles to Impressive Records 8th Grade Sprints to Fifth Consecutive Unbeaten Season The Junior Varsity track team had a short but successful season. The team won its only dual meet and finished a close second in its only triangular meet. In the JV Championship meet, the team finished second. The Owls opened their season by clobbering Bartlett in a dual meet, 91-44. Philip Cox led the Owls by taking first place in the high jump with a leap of 6 ' . A week later MUS hosted a triangular meet with CBHS and Briarcrest. MUS finished a close second, trailing Christian Brothers by only four points. Highlights of the meet included Keith Christenbury ' s double win in the 1 20 high hurdles and the 330 intermediate hurdles and Jaden Wells ' victory in the 440 with a time of 54.5 seconds. The Lower School track team upheld MUS ' reputation for excellence in 8th- grade track with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses. It was the fifth consecutive year that the Owls have been unbeaten in 8th-grade track. In an opening victory over ECS (73- 30), Mac McCarroll won both the shotput and the discus, and Drew Harris set a new lower school record of 5 ' 5 in winning the high jump. The team swept all three relays: the 440, 880, and mile relays. The next week MUS easily defeated Harding 80-25. Highlights of the meet included two victories by Al Lawrence in the 1 00 and 440 dashes and a Lower School record long jump of 1 7 ' 4 by Steve Carpenter. Bobby Weiss won the high jump and anchored the 880-relay team ' s victory- A week later, the team met Memphis Prep in a dual meet. The Owls demolished the Panthers, 91-44. Al Lawrence was spectacular as he won the 1 00 and 200 yard dashes, ran the anchor leg for the winning 440-relay team, and placed second in both the shot and the discus. Bobby Weiss won the high jump and the 1 20 hurdles. James Rantzow set a Lower School record by hurling the discus 1 25 ' 1 1 , and Lane Watson tied the record for the mile by finishing in 5:1 5.4. The last event of the year was the MUS championship meet with MUS facing ECS, Harding, and Memphis Prep. The Owls ' sixteen-point victory was paced by Mac McCarroll ' s record toss of the shot (46 ' 6 ) and Lane Watson ' s record-setting mile run in 5:08. The mile-relay team of Weiss, Taylor Hammons, Wyatt Isbell, and Murray Foster set a new record with a time of 3:56.7. If the performances of the Junior Varsity and Lower School track teams are any indication, MUS ' track program should be solid for a long time to come. 79 JV TRACK (1-1-1) 91 Bartlett 44 57 CBHS 61 Briarcrest 57 2nd District Championships 79 8th GRADE TRACK (3-0) 73 ECS 30 80 Harding 25 91 Memphis Prep 14 1 st MUS Championship Meet 1979 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (first row) Thad Carlile, Robin Stevenson, Larry Mallory, Scott Gamblin, Tim Deaton, Paul Luttrell, Tommy Cloar, Mark Schaefer, Mark Frazier, William France, Boyd Wade, Stephen Phillips; (second row) John Luttrell, Judd Peters, Jaden Wells, Willie Bettendorf, Jay Good, Philip Freeburg, Philip Cox, Bill Wilson, Keith Christenbury, Tom Owen, Joe Francis, Ted Angelakis, Steve Lawrence, Kyle Touchstone, Donald Brady. 22 EVENTS