Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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T- McQueen, Wooster Fresno Relays iReno, Hug Sparks, Douglas s ' -ne Trials ' .-Soph. Lpionships Championships ; Championships ■ Couth Batematt stands ready to fire the starting gun during practice. Sophomore Lena Bene runs her one mile relay during practice. Sports 153

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p the thrill of the track The jittery stomach and the sweaty palms were something al- most all athletes experience. This was especially true for the Carson track team. I am really nervous about running today, said Cathy Schmitt only hours before her first meet of the season. Most ath- letes felt the same way before their first track meet of the sea- son explained Sara Wrathall, We are all nervous because we have to defend our state title against some good competition. The track team was headed by Coach Bateman who coached the Carson High team for the past nine years. Although Coach Bateman mostly concentrated on the hurdles on form and speed, he was the head coach of the track team and worked with all the athletes ' track members. Joining the coaching staff was Coach Acker. She helped the speedsters on their sprints by making them all work harder than ever before. Coach Acker had her speedsters lifting weights, running up hills, and jumping plyomodenic boxes. All these ex- ercises really helped to improve the speedsters ' times. Senior Jim Reid leads the 300 meter in- Senior Kelly Dodge wins the one mile race termediate hurdle race. at the inter-squad meet. The thrill of the track season is when the ' eeks of hard practice pay off by winning the meets. By setting s goals, it is unexj accomplish all ol Sydney Dull, 152

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fhe thrill of the field events HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING ON THE FIELD EVENTS TEAM? I love it! Jumping is my life. It feels really good knowing exactly how much I improve. Trina Etchart. I feel great because everyone helps one another and we all have respect for each other ' s talents. Dave Hewlett I like being on the team. It ' s the greatest team. Damon Mazy It ' s better than any other be- cause we realize that we are major contributors to the meets. Heather Becker WHAT DOES COMPETING IN FIELD EVENTS MEAN TO YOU? It means competing and a fight. When you run, it ' s either you win or you lose — one chance. In field events you get several tries to do your best, and 1 like to do my best. Trina Etchart. Competing in field events means a sense of pride in the work that I have put in and the determina- tion of getting a personal best. Dave Hewlett. I ' m in a group of people that have to have a lot to style and grace to accomplish and do their best for the team. Heather Becker. It means scoring points for my team. Traveling to great meets, and meeting many new people. Dori Babbcock. It means that you have to put all of the pressure on yourself. Steve ' Thompson. Competing in field events means a lot to myself, because these events are learned and practiced. Very rarely is there natural talent involved. Fred Radke DO YOU FEEL THAT BEING ON THE FIELD EVENTS TEAM COMPENSATED FOR ALL OF THE LONG HOURS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES PUT IN? Yes. We put in a lot of hard hours. We do a lot of running to get us into shape. I know there are some days coming when it ' s going to get tougher, but I also know that all this hard work will pay off when it comes to state. Damon Mazy Yes. Despite the very hard prac- tices all of the hard work is worth it because of all the memories and all the run at the meets. Andy Goldsmith Yes. Practice is veiy valuable for a number of reasons. It teaches discipline, coordination, develops stamina, and provides endurance which can be used in every aspect of life. Fred Radtke Senior Andy Goldsmith pole vaults during the Fallon Invitational on March 19. Senior Heather Becker gets into position to throw the shot put. 154