Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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, , ' ':t5,frwr1fiWffti' I - - A - A Stability and a good grip on the pole are essential to Kenny Hunt when vaulting. 4 Lincoln Mergard and Dale Green run the track to build endurance for upcoming meets. 4 While others stretch outjunior classman john Kirstein works to improve his height. 'junior Kenny McKnight has distance in his jump from many long hours of practice. ! V p ' I l li M afffrav . F ye w I er- ll.:-rm , ,V -'-,..,,,.... , .,,,.,,,,,,, t M'l . f ' . r, --1, W, 1 , . H'-,., , i , , ,g5r7 Palo Verde 69d .L,,,M 554 fp, Buena ' 8 f 1, uuuut, 50 ,W A, .-..,.. ' 'W' Pueblo , r W fr inconfSahuaro'f92f2 - L 'Ms Tucson . 45 ft Q abino 7 ,V 64 Vg W f F t afpointe g M l ff .1 1 ' heirs n if G?-04 ll.H2i'-ZS. 73 l , vi '1VfQ',.,.,.tl',.f?,aA ?'if7'f,z, y r q t .1, i1igsfgzriEF'f'12gpfL,, A 5, 3rl:44f1-,4,,:f.w'f-1 11 ' at ??-fl: f'35lifi.n.,, BOYS' VARSITY TRACK 253

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Dedication Makes Team Work V Track. Year, 1983. Coaches Art Droegemier and Larry Williams. Droegemier in- structed field events such as the pole vault, shot put, discus, and hurdles, in which he stressed technique and long jump and high jump, which were based on skill. Progress was Droegemier's reason for taking on the task of training twenty amateur athletes. He wanted to see them gradually improve themselves. Phil Gabbard spent four hours daily, diligently working with the shot put and discus. Technique was his main worry and because of his love for sports the hard work was well worth it. I receive satisfaction out of feeling I'm ac- complishing something and getting bet- ter, he said. The shot put and the discus involved more technique than strength. In shot put a person skipped backward and thrust a 12 to 14 pound solid steel ball forward as far as possi- ble. The discus dealt with basically the same idea, except a disc was spun to achieve distance. Williams worked with the running events such as hurdles, relays, and short distance. Roger Shanley, also a cross-country coach, trained the long distance runners. james Erdman and Randy Cueto had -1 . l . 1 already had experience in running cross-country before joining the JV Track Team. Erdman ran the 1600m and 3200m. It's a challenging sport with a lot of competition, he remarked. Droegemier commented, Attitude is more important than aptitude. I'd rather have a poor performer with a good at- titude than a super athlete who's im- possible to work with. Dedication along with quality athletes made a good combination for this past year'sj.V. Track Team. L Andre Walker cruises over the high jump bar with the least of ease or effort. .. Ag . Q -:'-' cc P30 4... 4-, A . j.V, 'I'rackkFront row: Eddie Siebern, David McDermott, Kevin Childress. Ilavitl Montuno Robert jordan, Tom Hiller, Second tow: Gary Ross, Ilowartl Morgan, Curtis lfckcrt, Sttvt Thompson, Ron lIeathman,james Erdman, Last row: jeff llaws, Dan IDcxez,jolrnny Mn Randy Cueto, Eric Clements. BOYS' J.V. TRACK 25 5