Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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NET GAMES Tennls QPAWTSXNNNLG9' Y BOYS' TENNIS: KFront Rowj Ron Hunt, Chris Monk:-ess, E Coach Dwayne Gerlich. fSec- ond Row, Evan Smith, Dzuy X Vu, Brad Blazoff. fBack Row, Fred Ferraro, Daniel Van Overschelde, Ashley Stroud. GIRLS' TENNIS: fFront Row, Tracie Hunnicutt, Lisa Monkress, Cheryl Jackson. fBack Rowj Coach Laura Springer, Tawni Bur- ton, Haika Gross, Kim Ouzts, Jodi Burton. Not shown: Jill Laughlin. 8 2 SPORTS muh

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.. VQN' wx is ibvz ,,, f S n.i ..... it M ii' i ii M .t5Qg+if5l'-f i . , h' . ' 1' TL ia, In ' W wh 3 agigigiril: 1iE?E I , 1 Q , 1 1 ' w e aaaa '1i 1- i i- f i s '-iid ' Aw 1 .- .f f ' A Making I l-leat. lt beats down on your back, soaks your hair with sweat, and makes your head swim. You've got to fight it, concentrate on the pace, and remove all else from your mind. Cross country is a sport for the runner with endur- ance. An experience, in some ways, more demand- ing than any other. The cross country team runs three to three-and-a- half miles a day, three to four days a week after school, said coach Mike Ray. Not only does cross coun- try require strength and stamina, but a lot of extra time, energy, and commit- ment. Coaching the cross coun- try team on to a successful year was rewarding, Coach Ray said. The best moment for myself and the team was qualifying to go to the state meet in Austin. And for the competing athletes, going to state also proved to be their greatest accomplishment. BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY: fFront Row, Coach Mike Ray, Brad Wehner, Ashley Stroud, Eric Melton, Michael Hoff- man. fBack Row, Paul Austin, Chris Martin, Jim Weller, Ke- vin Fikes. 8 4 SPORTS T e.fCaoss COUNTRY: i'f s l to Store We worked well togeth- er as a whole, everyone tried his hardest and ran his best, senior Chris Martin said after the state meet. Overall the cross country team placed 2nd in district, 3rd in region, and 9th in state. Singularly Chris Mar- tin came in 2nd in district, 6th in regional, and 34th in state 4A competition. Coppell was one of two teams to consecutively go to state, and a team with a very promising future, according to Coach Ray. WHEW! After finishing in Wylie, senior Chris Martin takes a breather. l ,ii Q Q if if-if if I . , ,V