Brigham Young High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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B. Y. HIGH'S TRACK TEAM, front, left to right: Emery Smith, Paul Felt, Chip Woodward, Doug Young, Brenton Yorgason. Second row: Paul Evans, Myron Tingey, Nick Faulkner, LaMont Doman, John Paxman, Bruce Harding. Third row: Mark Riddle, Blaine Yorgason, David Dills, Reid Acord, Rand Johnson. Back row: Craig Smith, LaMar Barton, Kent Bunker Loyal Baker, Norman Darais. TRACK The track team, led by some of the top performers in region, captured many first places in regular season meets. The big reason for not finishing higher than fourth place in region was the lack of depth that existed on the team. In the Region Seven Track Meet we picked up a couple of first places but we lacked the second and third places which play a very im- portant part in winning a track meet. Track is a sport in which the result of an event is left en- tirely up to the individual. Coach Nelson spent many hours training the boys for the big meets. With his guiding hand and the individual putting forth a great amount of effort the team had prospects of placing some men in the state meet. Phil Swenson, who took first place in the low hurdles at the region meet, was voted by his fellow team members as the outstanding track man for 1961. The three travelers, Alec Andrus, Lee Kihball and Kent Bunker rest on the Beehive. They went with our two coaches to see the Fresno Relays in Fresno. California. The group left on a Friday night and returned about ten minutes before school started on Monday. Doug Young captured first place in the ninth grade 440 yard dash at the region meet. 22

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TENNIS TEAM, frort, left to right: Roger Portor, Roy Taylor, David Dixion, Dave Beck, Assistant Coach, Drew Lottie. Back: Jim Chaplin, Ned Ashby, Fred McIntosh, Jim Kirkman, Nick Boshard. Nick Boshard serves one of his fast ones. Touche says Roy. This is tennis? says Orve. David Dixion tries out his forehand smash. Roger hits a volley shot while Ashby runs back in case of a miss. The tennis team this year represented B.Y. High well. In season meets the racquet squad beat Lehi and Pleasant Grove twice. In the annual Region Seven tennis meet Ned Ashby and Roger Portor took second place and they also took second place in the state meet. The other players on the team were beat out in some close matches. The second place finish in region and the fine representation by the second place doubles team in state made tennis one of the most successful sports at B.Y. High.

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Phil, Paul. Lee, Reid, and Chip seem to be resting before their event takes place. This is a part of every track meet that they participate in. Track seems to be a sport made up of wait, wait, wait. Lee Kimball was often called upon to participate in many of the field events. The javelin and discus were his main events. He is shown here at the region meet. Phil Swenson leaves the starting blocks in good style and a few moments later he was the number one man in the low hurdles in Region Seven. How did he ever do it, seems to be the question. John Paxman cleared the High jump bar at 5' 10 . This was good enough to win first place in region. B. Y. High's version of the Redstone rocket, Nick Faulkner launches the small round ball into orbit. Nick's toss was good enough to get him a second place in region. This was Nick's senior year. He has helped the Wildcat cause several years.