Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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

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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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High jumping and running the 1 00 yard dash, Philip Cox proved to be one of the most successful members of the Junior Varsity team. Displaying his fast start out of the blocks during a JV meet, Cox was a strong member of the Varsity squad as well. In the East Memphis Classic trials, Steve Lawrence explodes to victory in his heat for the 100-yard dash. 1979 LOWER SCHOOL TRACK: (first row) Andy Seessel, Doug Rockett, Mark Nash, Lee McWaters, David Gardner, Bobby Wade, Kevin Parker, Jim Darnell, Lloyd Monger, John Creek, Jon Peters, Mike Treece; (second row) Alan Feild, Cole Inman, Mac McCarroll, Richard Williamson, Fort Denton, Bobby Weiss, Trey Jordan, Horace Tipton, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Davis; (third row) Lane Watson, Marshall Odeen, Mike McMillan, Wyatt Isbell, Steve Carpenter, Murray Foster, David Greenwald, Blake Ross, Chip Tipton, Richard Flowers; (not pictured) Taylor Hammons, Drew Harris, James Rantzow, Tommy Poirier, Al Lawrence. TRACK JV-8TH GRADE TRACK 23