Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Varsity: Front: K. Hernandez, W. Pena. Second: S. Keeney, D. Kolb. Coach Parke, K. Pue, C. Shine. Back: D. Thom. S. Keeney, D. Thom, C. Shine, D. Kolb, and K. Pue concentrate on one of the most important parts of the race, the start, at the Bear Creek meet. Photo by M. Spillcr Junior Varsity: Front: M. Walser, R. Williams. C. King. Sophomore Cinda Shine races at the district meet. Cinda who placed 15th at the meet helped the girls cross Back: Coach Parke. country team place second at the district meet, and third at the regionals. Photo by L. Catos 74 Girls Cross Country

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L. Nadosky Boys Cross Country: Front: G. Viter, T. Mackleroy. L. Carbold, S. Dunbar, B. Gellen. 2nd: S. Cummings, K. Moon, D. Salinski, E. Hart, R. Chi. Back: Coach Scar- borough. D. Johnson, G. Sutherland, T. Damron, R. Campbell. Photo by L. Cates nior T. Damron splashes rough one of the many ddles that were scattered er the district course due to the rain the night before. Puddles made it difficult for runners to have fast times, and also made some of the runners tire much faster than usual. Photo by L. Cates Sophomores E. Hart and D. this course was covered with Johnson start ahead at the water and times at the finish district meet. A good start is line were not as fast as usual, essential for any runner to Photo by L. Cates have a good race. The start at Boys Cross Country 73

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aren Hernandez finishes the istrict meet. Karen helped tho cross-country team scor- ing points that helped the team finish second at the meet. Photo by B. Payne After coaching for four years at Sam Houston State University, and one year at Spring Woods High School, Coach Parke came to Elsik and led the Cross-Country team to two straight state meet appearances. Here she announces the standing of the cross-country team at the district meet. Photo by L. Cates Loss of Seniors Doesn’t Hamper Quest For State Three varsity returned to defend the girls varsity district title. “Because we were so young it was going to take a lot of effort to repeat last year’s performance. We’ve been working since August, and the girls have shown a lot of dedication to the cause of winning district, I’m real proud of them,” said Coach Parke. The team got off to a strong start in August and with some exceptional running by Wendi Pena and Donna Thom. They finished as one of the top two teams in every meet. “Nobody expected us to go as far as we did, but we knew we could do most of the things we wanted to do.” stated Sophomore Cinda Shine. “I think dedication and team unity brought the team together so we could reach our goals for the year,” stated Wendi Pena. One of the big reasons that the team went so far is Coach Parke according to the runners. Coach Parke is great at getting us prepared for meets. Not only does she get us prepared physically, but mentally as well, and that is real important for a sport like ours.” said Cinda. Wendi Pena and Donna Thom were rewarded for their great efforts by being named to the all-state team after leading their team to a ninth place finish in state. By B. Payne. Reporter Girls Cross Country 75