St Laurence High School - Valhallan Yearbook (Burbank, IL)

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The 1983 Varsity Track Team was a team with a great amount of potential. The team lost only one dual meet all season, and that was to Catholic League Cham- pion, Mendel. The team finished 5th out of 12 at the Crystal Lake Invitational, 4th out of 12 at the Riverside! Brookfield In- vitational, 4th out of 10 at the Br. Rice In- vitational, and 5th out of 13 in Catholic League. The team had an excellent showing in its distance squad, which had the best show- ing in the.Catholic League. Pat Tierney and Chris O,Donnel1 ran well in the 2 mile and mile. Also, the field events had a good showing with Peter Ptak going down State in the triple jump, and Kevin McLaughlin in the low hurdles. Setting the Pace . ' vu x V . Q Q . 1-.,. S Q., . ,, ...... 1 '11 ' e , 'S 1 ' ' 7 ..... fQf:fiQf. ..it 1 Q ' it ,..J.,-,nav-'H' ',f. is at :.- 11:2-1 l -- 1 -4' f ' N ' :il Y 5 5' i t e . . S 1 ' 1 tott as-g f ' We 1 3 .,,,,Nlsrs- 5. 1 - ' in S if , .. ,. , .. .J 180 X Track Top: THE VARSITY TRACK TEAM - 1Front Rowj J. Connett, S. Tokarz, B. Doorhy, V. Pattara, S. Hollenback, E. Wasliewski, B. O'Donnell, and D. Burke. fMiddle Rowj D. Davis, J. Roach, M. Fus, P. Tierney, A. Cemple, D. Rich, B. Hoefler, T. Malecki, and S. O'Leary. tBack Rowl Coach T. Murphy, P. Ptak, M. Grennan, K. Przybyla, C. O'Donnell, R. Hecker, K. McLaughlin, J. Smith, M. Bartos, Br. Granitz, and Br. Hayes. Middle Left: Kevin McLaughlin is an aggressive opponent. Middle Right: Dan Davis hands off to Steve Tokarz for the last leg of the two mile relay. Bottom Left: Pat Tierney dominates the two mile run. Left: Chris O'Donnell gives a glaring look of Viking determination.

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P' nil Y. 4 , hi' ang ai WMM i Top Left: Mr. Murphy and Br. Granitz discuss the line up. Top Right: Pete Ptak becomes air- borne Middle: The tension mounts as the Vik- ings step to the line and wait for the gun. Bottom Left: Long jumper Marty Grennan shows his stuff. Left: .lim Roach gives a sigh of relief as he crosses the finish line. Above: Scott Hollenback and Pal Cooke exchange the baton. Trackf 181