Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Wotchful Eyes. With both of his eyes focused on the londing point, Eric Totonto cleors the bor to lond on the pott-o-pit while perfotming the high- jump F. Teixeiio. A Restful Moment. Stonding on the side of the ttock Mott Connolly grips his knees os he pauses to rest dur Ing o morning practice run F. Telxeiro Junior Varsity ond Fteshmon Track. Dotlom Row: Jimmy Minnick, Jimmy Stilwell, Jorge Mann. Second Row: Kenneth Van Slyke, Mike Richordson, Froncis Telxeiro, Robert Rueben, Shown Smith Third Row: Kyle LeBoeuf, Dyong Chon, Matt Connolly, Tommy Stilwell. Eric Benzick, Kurt Poole D. Willianns than we bargained for 79

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R UNNING WITH THE PACK His lungs felf heavy ond empty He hod a piercing pain in the left side of his ab- domen. His tennis shoe clod feet fell one in front of the other os he squinted his eyes tightly, oil the while praying thot he would make it across the finishing line before his opponent Mony members of both the varsity, junior vorsity and freshman track teams felt the agony of defeat and the thrill of vic- tory throughout the course of their season The varsity track team ended their season in o victory by successfully placing second in district and fourth in overall com- petition while the J.V. team placed third ond the freshmen come in sixth ploce. Our season was pretty successful, Varsity trock cooch Kurt Poole said We hod good field events and good endurance people Mike Richardson, who placed seventh in the 800 meter event, David Walker in the discus ond Wade Crowford in pole vault (who also placed highly in competition) were among the most outstanding team members who mode it to regional com- petition in San Jacinto, I wonted it. All of the hord work paid off, Richardson said about winning in regional competition. Richardson participated in the mile relay as well OS the 800 meter dash. Although the three track teams did well, they often felt nervous before competing in on event. I get very nervous. I think about how I ' m gonna run, the condition of the track and I think of the competitors before I compete, J.V. track team member Tommy Stilwell said. Despite the nervousness that many of the teams ' members felt, many prepared themselves both mentally ond physically before ac- tually competing. I think obout how I ' m gonna run the race I try to get the adrenoline up I wont to try ond help the team I jog right before I race to loosen up. I keep thinking how I run ond do my best, J.V team member Jimmy Munick said. All of the hard work, enduronce, long practices and several coses of the nerves really paid off for oil of the teoms both in- dividuolly and as a team as o whole. BY GIMA KINSLOW Cross Country. Doftom Row: Jimmy Minnict . Jimmy Srilwell, Jorge Morin, (Robert Reuben Second Row: Kenneth Von Slyke, Shown Smith Third Row: Cooch Kurt Poole, Fronds Teixerlo, John Lone, Kyle LeDoeuf. 78 More BOYS TRACK

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M AKING A COMEBACK Ir was her second rime around the block. She paced her woy post the Nor, she jogged posr the children at recess at Westwoods ' ployground and wos neor- ly to Spring Oak ' s bus circle when her heart began to pound a little harder and her breathing sounded more like panting. The tight pain in her lungs told her that it wos time to quit, but she knew that in order to be o little better, you hod to try o little harder than all the rest Their work paid off. The girl ' s track team ploced third in district. Lost year we were lost, Stocey Mitchell sold. There were thirty girls on the trock teom, twenty on varsity ond ten on junior varsity. Each girl specialized in two or three similor events. I ton in the 400 and 600 yard sprint relays at first, Noel Sullivan said. Decouse of the size of the team, the girls ' track hod two cooches. Jon Lewis coached the field events: the high jump, the triple jump, the long jump. Martha Sweeney cooch- ed the running events. Most of the girls on the team were underclassmen which meont a generally young team. We only had three seniors this yeor, Amy Brondou said However, the youth and talent of the underclossmen contributed to the team ' s suc- cess. Gwen Hudgins come out first in the 400 meter dosh in the district. We could always count on her to win the 400 meter dosh — no matter whot! Sullivan soid. Stocey Mitchell was the onchor leg in the sprint relays. ' I like to sprint, ' Mitchell soid. Dy setting a record of seventeen feet and eight inches, Mitchell ended up first in long jump, second in the 200 meter dash and third in the triplejumpot district. BY LAURIE ROGERS Donom Row: Jomillet Dulo, Louro Morin, Isobelle Telxeiro, Louro Ortiz Second Row: Christy Roschol. Rhondo Routh. Liso Nells, Amy Drondou, Morybelle Oulo Third Row: Lorlen Somers, Jessico Rubenstein, TerrI Stengler, Noel Sulllvon, Stocey A Narrow Margin. With o burst of speed, Judith! Mitchell overcomes her opposition of o bi-dlstria ' meet F. Teixeira. Squeeze Ploy. Competing for the inside lone of the ' ' trock, Amy Drondou tries not to interfere with theW, other runners from Cy-Folr F. Teixeiro. ' i ' Mitchell. Jennifer Derger, Cory Stengler, Shonnon Cotter, I- lene Kloch, Cooch Mortho Sweeney, Coach Jon Lewis. Fourth Row: Judith Mitchell, Liso Hensley , Jennifer Steils, Louro Autrey, Gwen Hudgins 80 More Girls Track . . .