Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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lRIGHTl Steffen Nelson practicing before a meet. lBELOWl David Morton and Jeramiah Coval compete at Lake Cammamish. T' . if I 1' .i , ai ,i . 3, fi' , Q if s ' fists' . T - 'Tilti . it Cross-Country . 9 gm... f J ma' , me sv- ! . V DVERTIME late September Monday, the sky perfectly blue. Two experienced cross-country runners meet in the hallways of MIHS. Hey, John! Are you going to practice? No way! It's Monday! And have you seen the weather?? Yeah, answers the teammate. Let's go play golf! Ah yes, Mondays. Monday means much more to a cross- country runner than to the average Islander. Monday means eight to fourteen miles with one mile intervals at Pioneer Park. Monday separates the men from the boys. The boys go running, the men go play golf. Tuesday brings the team back together with a long, slow, distance run. When these pavement- pounders hit the road, their games always go into overtime. They're out there, day in and day out, rain or shine . . . well, in Seattle, Iet's just call it rain or snowfall. Reaching for Success Together was their motto, and success they reached. Both the girls and guys posted their most productive seasons ever. The boys cranked out a third place finish in KingCo and a seventh in state, while the girls won KingCo and took fourth in state. Commented team captain Andrea Risso, The team really worked together, better than they ever have, and the girls are only losing one varsity member, so they should do as well or better next year. Also out there in the same weather as the postman lrain, sleet, and snowl are the not so noticed JVers. Let us not forget that they run tough through the same workouts and races, working just as hard .or harder than the more publicized varsity. Cross-country runners-in the long run, they run longer! 66 CROSS-COUNTRY

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N , st... V s . 5 Q 4 gm-',,.-vDv1vi': .i'I1-'f14't'33 ' ' l.1s 'W--' 'T' , lg! X wp.. .vt-ss O-4-.nm K S 'T' 4 iABOVEl Scott Schill makes a hole in one. iRlGHTl Adam Cooper hopes that his magnetic ball will work. QLEFTJ Charlie Given, takes aim on the Bob Hope Tour. I Golf PUT- PUT rriving at Foster golf links in Tukwila, you have a strange premonition that something is missing. You hop out of the van, grab your clubs, and take a good look around you. ls this some kind of a joke? Where' the cart? Where's the caddy? Where's the cute little windmill? . . . Hurry up, guys! l.et's pile into the LTD! Rick, could you pass me the latest Golf Digest? Shookadookashookadookashook! Ferner, cut the jungle sounds! A sleeve of titleist, charge it to the golf team. Make sure you hit some practice balls. Heck no! We're gonna go play some golf. Nice shot, geek! Dangit! I suck, I hate golf. Whack! Humm, babe! Nice shot, Coop! I love golf! Foinkst! What's that smell? Chee-to factory? No, a horse slaughterhouse. Aw, man! Why does the wind hafta be blowing this way? This course is a piece of dung, Denny-burger. That's good, Rustiyani! No gimmies, only l can do that. Duptiduptida! Sorry, folks! Park's closed. The moose out front shoulda told ya! Nice E-A, rhino. Hey, Mae. Hey, Mae. 'Supl Charlie, it's in your genes! No, tortoise, l don't have any money you can borrow. Taaby, baaby. Garden spot. lt'll play! Yeah, bud! -Just a few highlights from l985, Thanks Dennis 8t Larry! You're both zebra-washers!! The l985 Ml Golf Team, with a modest 3-5 record, nevertheless blended all these elements into an exciting season. They had duffers, and they had pros. But, most of all, they had fun.

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