Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Victory Over Brighton Excites Biased Crowd 186 ■ Football

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Golf Track Soccer The golf team has surprised many people this year. The team was expected to be the worst in region: yet took third, after that, took ninth in state. Randy Danjanovich, the top player on the golf team, proved to be one of the top players in region by being one of five finalists. Eleven students made up the golf team for 80-81. Members from all grades were involved with “ ... expected to be worst in region;” the team. Rex Wright, coach, says that next year’s team will be even better, mostly because the team will only lose two players. The team competed at three golf courses in the area. When playing Hillcrest and Bingham the team played at Mountain View in West Jordan, which was Alta’a home course. When playing Brigh- ton the team competed at the Mick Riley course in Murray, and when playing Kearns the team golfed at Meadowbrook Country Club in Taylorsville. After months of long hard train- ing, indoor track and fielders final- ly approached their long-awaited season. Training for many of the run- ners began early in the fall and lasted throughout the year. This made patience and dedication a must. Anyone possessing these qualities, who attended practice, and had an extra amount of love for running could join the team. Four state meets were held this “Anyone ... who had a love of could join the team.” year; at Brighton, the University of Utah, BYU, and Weber State. Many school and state records were set by the Alta teams. Mi- chelle Schroeder, running the 60 yard dash, placed first on the in- door track at BYU, and Kim Bren- nan, placed 1st in the shot put. Other outstanding performances were made by Tony Hatch, plac- ing 2nd in the polevault, and De- siree Hofheins making semi-finals for the 880, in the Simpolt Games held in Idaho: one of the biggest indoor track meets held for high school students. Not only in Utah but nationwide soccer is becoming the world rek- nown sport with each of the team’s eleven players working to- gether to gain control of the ball and make that single point. After petitioning the Jordan School District Board of Education for mare than a year, the teams were permitted to play on campus at Alta. Although the sport lacks district sponsorship, being able to play at school is a step above using “ ... the teams were permitted to play on campus ...” the field at Draper Park which has been the case for the past two years. This year’s varsity squad was comprised of nine seniors, nine ju- niors, and four sophomores: and the junior varsity squad, three ju- niors, nine sophomores, and ten freshmen who started practicing in late December, shortly after the teams were chosen. From the sev- enty-six who tried out, fourty-four made the two teams. The cheerleaders played an im- portant part in the teams success, with seven varsity cheerleaders and four junior varsity. They, like the team, paid for their own uni- forms and practiced on their own time. Sports Intro ■ 185

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“We suffered many injuries throughout the year. It was easy to see that the injury problem did affect our overall team play; however, football is a hard contact sport and injuries must be dealt with the best way possible.” Coach Doug Berry on the effect of injuries during the 1980 season Cutler secures ball while Garner scores extra point. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM—Front Row: Dave Cox, Jim Bouwman, Bob McDowell. Tony Johnson. Hal Halladay, Pat Day. Row 2: Mark Langdorf. Mike Stoetder. Bruce Roden. Chuck Smith. Ross Harris. Wayne Wagner. Terry Gale; Row 3: Rob Morley. Marty Pixton, Mike Pelcher. Dave Whitehead. Alan Smiley. Randy Christensen. Ken Thompson. Corey Jensen; Row 4: Shawn Whittaker. Chuck Cutler. Kevin Pili, Steve Brown. Scott Randall. Rob Turpin, Kelvin Daniels. Stan Engh. Dene Garner. Row 5: Steve Baer. Russ Johnson. Danny Gardner. Brian Kochevar. Brad Walbeck, Kevin Rundle. Curt Eldredge, Todd Wartman, Ron Christiansen. Dan Corvetta; Row 6: Kalvin Baker. Larry Fitzgerald. Rob Watkins. Willie Lambert, Darrin Long. Todd Handley. Dave Stoetder. Doug Lloyd, Scott Strand. Dan Stewart. Dag Aanensen. Dean Langston. Football M 187