Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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I. Team members cheek their times with Head Coach Ron Remsen. lie is known lor his accurate account of first place times. 2. Good sportsmanship is shown b Karl Garner and Dennis I.arson. 3. The look on Mike Hivcley's face shows his determination for first place in the long jump. 4 Good handoffs are an essential part of a relay team. Tim Mel cod and Karl Garner are good examples. 5. Gigi Curls usual event is the 3000 M. but in the Corbett Relays, she makes a special effort on a relay team. 6. Ron Lunsford and Tammy Smith both thought. Wow! That guy was fast!”

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Track Sends 14 To State The 1979 Track Season proved to be another good year for both the boys and girls. The boys placed first at league and first at district, defeating second place teams by about 50 points. The girls tied for second at league and placed third at district. Both teams picked up 10 points each at the state meet at Lewis and Clark College. This year, state participants were Dennis Larson (100, 200, 400 relay). Mike Hivclcy (long jump, triple jump. 400 relay. 1600 relay), Karl Garner (1500, 1600 relay), Tim McLeod (400, 400 relay. 1600 relay), Mike Harrison (shot). Brad Gardner (discus). Curt Marxer (400 relay, 1600 relay). Brien Weigand (high jump). Ken Smith (100, hurdles). Sheri Hivclcy (shot, javelin. 1600 relay), Angie Remsen (1600 relay). Teresa McLeod (1600 relay), Tammy Smith (1600 relay), and Carole DeLemos (1500). Karl Garner placed third at state in the 1500 and anchored the 1600 meter relay team which placed fourth. Sheri Hive-ley placed second in the javelin and fifth in the shot put. Sheri Hiveley outdistanced all trackstcrs on total points, capturing 305 Vi points for the season. Sheri set a league record in the javelin, and a district record in the shot and javelin. Carole DeLemos set a league record in the 1500. Twenty-two boys and thirteen girls completed the season. Jeff Smith coached the distance events and the hurdles; Terry Nintz coached the shot, discus, javelin, high jump, and pole vault; and head coach Ron Remsen handled the sprinters, relays, long jump, and triple jump. With a fine group of athletes returning, next year should again prove to be successful. 1979 Track Record Boys Girls Corbett Relays 1st 3rd Seaside 2nd 2nd Clatskanic 1st 1st Clatskanie 2nd 2nd Rainier Inv. 2nd 4th Yamhill-Carlton 2nd . 3rd Clatskanic 2nd 3rd league 1st 2nd District 1st 3rd RVj i Lf- 1 s T'’ H rr! fN1 f t I ir t Row. Curt Marxer. Brien Weigand. Ron I unsford. Drew Tracy. Chris Cola. Coach Jeff Smith. Second Row Coach Ron Remsen. Brad Gardner. Ken Smith. Darrell Gw in. George Ray, Doug Curl. Karl Garner. Third Row Tim Mel cod. Mike Hivclcy. Lrnic Barela. Pal Lowry. Dennis Larson. Barry Last, (iigi Curl. Brenda Wucst. fourth Row: Manager Julie Gwin. Manager Kim Howard. Teresa Sharar. Brooke CrowMon. Lana Green. Manager Robert Jackson, l ifth Row: Kathi Rinks. Angie Remsen. Tammy Smith. Kathi Wilcoxcn. Sheri Hiveley. Coach Terry Nim . “• Sheri Hiveley breaks records with a throw of JX'6 I R CK

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3 1. Drew Tracy has a rough season in pole vaulting. He went to the hospital two limes because of overestimated landings. 2. Brad Gardner and Brien Weigand are proud of the 1st place trophies received at Ml Hood. 3. Brooke ( rowston leans on the shoulder of friend. Denise Tracy, after an exhausting track meet 4 Duane Davis gels into the swing of the discus.