Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Girls ' Track Acquires New Members, This year ' s girls ' varsity tracl had a good season despite many new members. By put- ting forth a lot of effort, the tracksters gained many victories for the Vil ings. Being in track invovled a combination of strength, confi- dence, and practice. Because of the determi nation of the girls, both returning and new. this year ' s team showed a lot of potential. Coach Maury Greer said that this year ' s team was strong and that there were six outstand- ing athletes on the team. The first was the team captain, Rachel Palacios, a returning distance runner. The second was Daria Costa who ran the mile in 5:26.5 and the two mile in 11:57.9: both record times for (North view. Laurie Erstad holds the record for the 440 and the 880. Kim Stanfield holds the record for the shot put, 3r9 , and the discus, over 94 ' . Kim also did well running the hurdles. Laurie Learmont holds the record for the triple jump and she also established a new record for the high jump, 4 ' 8 . Finally Kelly Webb, who holds the record for the long jump, 16 ' 6 , and the 100 relay, 11:7. Although there were six outstanding athletes, the entire team contri- buted greatly to the success of the season. Some of the team ' s toughest opponents were South Hills and La Puente. Warming up for a race. Charlotte Roddy and Kelly Webb practice coming out of the blocks. V 1 FRO: i r ROW: Coach Chris White. Charlotte Roddy. Jenny Kao. Brittany Feraco. .Jonelle Dresser. Kelly Webb. Sarah Galzote. Enge Leihitu. Rachel Palacios. DarIa Costa, Lorie Erstad, Kristin Lawrence, Coach Paul Tuba. BACK ROW Coach Maury Greer, Kellie Wentzell, Lorie Learmont, Diana Therloway. Sherry Grapp, Elise Leckie. Debby Horsley, Michelle Lind quist, Tracy Foster, Tawni Day. Lisette Blandino, Brenda Morrison, Kim Stanfield, Coach Joe Gonzales, 122 Varsity Girls ' Track

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Skills Thru Rough Season FRONT ROW Mark Gonzales. Eric Valdiuia SECOND ROW Jim Brown, Pedro Real. Derek Simpson. John Weppler. Paul Clark. Dennis Bachman. Carlos Blandino, Don Johnston. Jef( Gann. Roland Ramire; THIRD ROW Coach White, Jesse Mosqueira. Max Nelms. Rene Hernandei. Bob Maulucci, Danny Saucedo, Damn Hudson, Sergio Enciso, John Porbanic, Coach Tuba BACK ROW Coach Greer, John Gradecki, Lonnie Connor, Rob Winbush, Jeff Stewart, A! Navarro, Victor Navarro, George Garcia, Wayne Bratcher, Coach Joe Gonialez. This year ' s varsity boys ' track team started practice on February 3 and continued practic- ing on weekdays from 2-4:30 and Saturdays from 9 12. During the first week of practice they voted and chose Jim Brown, Wayne Bratcher and Bob Maulucci as team captains. Out of seven dual meets and four invita- tionals, South Hills and Covina continued to be Morthviews toughest opponents. Coach Greer felt that the team ' s weak point was a young distance crew; and he felt that the strength of the team was that each event had first and second place potential. He also felt that this was his best team since the 10-0 championship team of 1980. Coach Greer ' s goal was for the team to do its best as a group and for each athlete to improve as an individual. The team ' s goals were reached as a result of hard work and perseverance. Lonnie Connor keeps a steady pace while racing against a Lion in an afternoon meet, Mm. f BUr- t Al Navarro musters all of his strength to put the shot an additional foot. Varsity Boys ' Track 121

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Hurdles Obstacles To Gain Experience ,1 5 - ft r- Kellie Wentzell concentrates on finishing the difficult race of the J 10 low hurdles- Kim Stanfield displays strength in an at tempt to beat her previously set school record Varsity Girls ' Track 123