Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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I Burt Sandker gulps for breath as he nears the end of the 880 run. Steve Shelton seems to whiz past the spectators like ihe rlassical winged feet of Mercury. Tim Kasper stretches his leap for a few more Paul Stillians heads up and over, clearing the inches, hopeful of a winning jump. bar cleanly for his winning vault. Able to leap tall poles in a single bound seems to be this high-soar- ing vaulter ' s motto. and

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Varsity Track Agile Trackmen Brangle Hardy Opponents ' arsity Tracksters are (top) P. (Jsburn, S. Shelton, S. McGillivray, B. Sandker, D. Dowd, D. Williams: (middle) R. Broadfoot, L. Jones, R. Miron, D. Rogers, M. Gorst, D. Schneider, R. Wanner; (bottom) Headed by Coach Ken Proctor and assisted by Mr. Hyduke and Mr. Kashncr, this year ' s Varsity Track brought itself up to the standards of an excel- lent team. There was only one problem, stated Coach Proctor, and that was a lack of depth. The squad members on the team were above average, in some cases excellent, but there were not enough of them. Varsity Track consisted of shot put, long jump, high jump, pole alut, distance runners and the Dave Piacentini strives for a perfect jump as he clears the ominous liar ■ L. Pastor, C. Fairbanks, E. Poison, D. Reese, T. Birkett, G. Stone, and R. Morgan. sprints. Outstanding trackmen in these events were Dave Reese, one of the best 2-milers around ; Steve Shelton, 1-mile; Bert Sandker. 880 and 220; Norm Page. 880; Richard Wanner, shot put; Monty Gorst, shot put; Scott McCiilli ray. 100 and relay; Dave Williams, high jump; Ron Broadfoot. high jump, and Dan Dowd, high jump. The most outstanding runner was Larry Jones in the 100. long jump, and 440 relay. L-atlv executed roll.

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Bee, Cee Truck Crackajack Gindermen Race to Pioneer Title Coach Proctor found main rontcndcrs in the Bcc and Ccc Track team for { c Varsity squad next year. He was especially happy with the Cee team when he stated, The Cee team was especially strong, which makes future plans bright. Outstanding members of the Bee team were Den- nis Lund, 1320, high jumji and shot put ; Marty Gar- cia, 1320 and long jump; Wayne Gierman, 880 and shot put, and Jim Childs. 100 and relay. Outstanding Cee members were Erik Woodv, 1320; Chuck Haydcn, 1320; Jim Barnett, 1320; Jim Housvicka, 1320; Duane Theye, shot put; Fred Merino, 100 and relay, and Tim Kasper, 100, pole vault and relav. Hurdler Guy Stone makes that last breathtakina: effort as he ncars the tape. Coaches Ken Proctor and Ed Hyduke talk over plans of upcoming track meets. Marty Garcia displays the dis- tance runner ' s fortitude as he nears the end of a grueling run. Bee Trackmen are (topi M. Robinson, M. McMahon, W. Gierman, M. Randell, R. Gierman, B. Greene; (bottom) R. Godfrey, D. Piacentini, J. Childs, D. Lund, R. Fortunate, and M. Garcia.