Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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€ jP W V ' • t % • • Senior Cross Country Members: Teena White. Kelly Yeocum and Tina Jett. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (low score wins) Rl OPP U.T.H.S 31 24 Clinton 20 39 Kewanee 24 34 Galesburg 28 29 Moline r Alleman 33 22 25 30 Bettendorf | 1 50 16 Davenport Central ' 1 1 32 23 wins 4 losses 4 Galesburg Invitational 3rd Rock Falls Invitational 1st Rockford West Invitatiortal 3rd Pleasant Valley Triangular 3rd Sterling Invitational Big 6 ' 35 Men Harriers Qualify For State Look Out Next Year The boys’ cross country team complet- e(j an excellent season with the only de¬ feat out of nine meets coming at Betten¬ dorf. The Rock runners finished third in the Western Big Six, third in the regionals and fifth out of a field of sixteen at the section¬ als. The Rocks did not do as well as ex¬ pected at state finishing 24th out of 27 teams. However for the first time in five years the entire team qualified. But run¬ ning at state provided good positive ex¬ perience for a squad which will lose only senior Steve Carlson. The girls’ team broke even with a 4-4 record. The high point of the season was a first place finish in the Rock Falls Invita¬ tional. Warming up before a race was almost as important as running It. Kelly Yeocum and Annette Nea veill flash a smile during their stretching exercises. Girls Cross Country. Row 1: Lisa Carter. Missy Esparza. Tina Jett. Holly Van Zandbergen. Row 2: Shelly Malder. Teena White. Collen Carrol. Linda Morrison. Jenny Gaylord. Row 3: Chris Coolldge. Kelly Yeocum. Annette Neaveill. Kristen Kessler. Coach Robert Wilson. Cross-Country

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Darren Kerschieter shows perfect form as he sprints to the finish line. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (low score wir s) U.T.H.S. Rl 26 OPP. 32 Ointon 20 40 Davenport Central 23 38 Kewanee 17 40 Galesburg 27 29 Alleman 23 36 Pleasant Valley 18 43 Moline 23 34 Bettendorf 18 45 wins 8 losses 1 Galesburg Invitational Dekalb Invitational Rockford Invitational 1st Ist ' 2n(|r Dixon Invitational Clinton Invitational Sterling InvItBtional Western Big Six I.H.S.A. Regional I.H.S.A. Sectional I.H.S.A. State 2nd r 3rcl . ' J 8th 3rd 3rd 5th 24th Junior Varsity. Row 1; Chris Green. Lance Rlccio, Ted Brunsvold. Kurt Towler, Ryan Cockerill. Row 2: Trent Knanishu. Scott Atkinson. Shawn Clark. Tony Thoensen. Boys Varsity Cross Country: Drake Nelson. Sergio Villarreal. Steve Carlson. Jose Salazar. Darren Kers¬ chieter, Kendall Reed, Clemente Salazar. 102 Cross Country

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1984 Boys’ Track Team Row 1: Andy Strupp. Mark Bethel. Scott Meyer, David Griffiths, Charles Drummond. Drake Nelson. Daren Kreschleter. Clement Salazar. Jose Salazar, Corey Hannah. Bill Lang. Row 2: Tom Piehl, Todd Stengel. Doug Collins. Fred Oelschlaeger, Kendall Reed. Jeff Murphy. Ellis Atwater, Michael Boyd. Jeff Trice. Tony Thoensen. Row 3: Sean Chance. Eric Levin. Frank Novak, Jonafa Lee. Chad DeWitte, Pete Newcomb. Bannon Hayes. Dave Carr, Kyle Collins, Steve Carlson. Sergio Villarreal. Frankie Atwater. Mike Carr. Kyle Collins and Bannon Hayes proudly hold the second place trophy the team received at the state competition. Frosh“Soph Record MoHne R.l. 106 0pp. 40 Sterling 97 47 U.T.H.S. 69 76 Galesburg 111 43 Central 86 73 Allernil 111 42 Davenport West 86 9 Wins 6j Losses 1 Davenport Sophomore Relays 1st of 10 Frank Novak practices his shot-put stance. Practicing on the indoor track. Kermit McDuffie per fects his hurdling technique. Drake Nelson maintains his lead as he approaches his final lap. 104 Boys’ Track