Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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YOU CAN DO IT! Sopho- more Brad Wehner gets some words of encouragement from an official as he crosses the finish line at the Wylie meet. EXHAUSTED. Crossing the district finish line at Wylie, junior Eric Melton places tenth. TOO LATE. Arriving late be- cause of bus problems sopho- more Amanda Riley and freshman Claudia France, check out the girls' final re- sults. The Coppell girls' team was too late to participate in the meet. SPORTS 8 5

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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

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Hurdles ond Jumps The season went well for the boys' track team, espe- cially considering that out of the 23 members, only three were seniors, said Coach Ken Shaver. Overall, the team fin- ished fourth in district, but individual team members made some outstanding ac- complishments. At the district meet in Commerce, junior Mike ladlot won the 3OO intermediate hurdles and finished second in the high jump, qualifying him for regionals. ladlot finished second in LAST WORDS. Senior Kraig Ware gets advice from Coach Bill Wade before district com- petition in discus. Ware fin- ished third at the meet and qualified as an alternate in re- gionals. IVIIND ON RUNNING. Junior Matt Booth psyches himself for the running event at the district meet in Commerce. 8 6 SPORTS the high jump behind team- mate Kevin Fikes, senior, who set a school record with his jump of 6'2. This was F ikes' first year in track. Also qualifying tor re- gional competition was Robert Barry, who won the l1O meter in high hurdles and finished second in the intermediate hurdles be- hind ladlot. Though the team finished fourth in district, regional qualifiers scored more points than any other school in district.