Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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frfi odor • salec • jumpers ' Enthusiasm Abounds Head Coach John Klink had every right to predict that his varsity track team could finally bump off perennial champion Mission Viejo. The previous season, they hotly contested the top spot, only to fall short becuase of injuries to key athletes. One of those injured. Christian Jester, returned, however, to attempt to pick up where he left off two years before. Jester, a school record- holder on the frosh-soph level, was looked to for big points in the sprints along with Jason Burden and newcomers Willie Philbin and Greg Barbee. Another key injury had been one to Mark Fodor, but he too returned healthy and strong with fellow distance veterans Javier Barrera and Sean Basford. Rounding out the running events was another strength, the hurdlers. Said Klink, The top four hurdlers. Jim Wessling, Greg Coley, Rocky Sherman, and Greg Miller, could very well be the best in the league. On paper, the field event crew complemented the rest of the team well. Senior Todd Priest, whose efforts earned him a fifth -place league ranking as a junior, was back along with potential stars Paul Wehan and Cole Theel in pole vaulting. The talents of Darin Manning and Rich Roelan (high jump), Zach Hickman and Greg Barbee (long jump), and Brent Johnson and Eddie Yang (triple jump) appeared to be great assets to the team as well. The frosh-soph athletes who showed the most potential for a future on varsity were Jason Balthasar and Jeremy Ostrand in sprints, Mark Mazakas and Glenn Wilkerson in hurdles, Mike Smith and Chris Rcjberts in distance, Brian Weinrich in vaulting, and Hric Bolton in the shot and discus. With the late addition of William Ivy, sprinter extraordinaire, the varsity team ' s chances of beating Mission Viejo for the first time ever seemed to increase several times. To see if the M.V. dynasty was finally overthrown, please check the Spring Supplement. -e.y. 1. For Greg Coley. hurdles arc a breczt. 2. Greg Coley, Rocky Sherman. Glen Wilkerson. Greg Miller and Tom Mazakas line up for the l(K) high hurdles. 3. Les Briggs, Bob Wyant, Chris Coppola and Kenny Ferguson watch their teammates run in the rain. 4 Jast)n Allemann carries, the traditional track punishment tor tardics- 3- Cole Theel receives a push from a professional pole vaulter. 6. jcii Denton. Ivan Sherman, Robert Lee, l ic Bnulten, Kyle Shultz. and Jeremy Olstran begin their warm-ups with )umping lacks. Even though I say this every year, I believe we have the po- tential to be league champions in ' 87. -Coach Klink dm ' V %

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My best hopes for the team are to finish third in league and quahty as many girls for C.I.F. finals as possible. -Coach Buchheim Girls Look Forward To C.I.F. Competition ' Wc are not as strong as in years past, stated Coach Buchheim at the outset of the track season, but we ' ll still be very hard to beat in certain events. Those certain events ' he referred to were the sprints and distance races. Senior Teppi Hawkins, the returning M.V.P.. and Kathy Kelly, sophomore standout, appeared to be indehitigable forces at 200 and 4(X) meters. They were joined by transfer student Gail Romero to form the core of the 1600 relay. In addition, Nancy Trost and Cassandra Barnett were expected to provide needed points in the 110 and MK) meter hurdles. Buchheim ' s Big Three in the distance events were Kelli Lewis, returning league champion in the 800 and 1600, Kirsten Quigley, and Lisa Eck. In praising Lewis ' chances to advance past C.I.F. finals, Buchheim also stated proudly, Kirsten and Lisa are definitely the favorites to wm the league championship in the 3200. To top off his assessments, he added that the three could break the school record in the 800, 1600, and 3200 as they paved their way to bigger and more prestigious championships. The remaining talent was spread throughout the field events. Tori Bailen was back in the high jump, as were Linda Stevens and Lisa Campbell in the triple jump. Stevens and Campbell should do well, as evidenced by their medal -winning performances the previous year. Finally, for the varsity. Heather Beekman showed the most potential in the shotput. Talent on the frosh-soph level lay with Jodi Spoon (sprints), Cassie Fleig (hurdles). Kerri Gorman (jumps), and Regena Schudlick and Cassie Simmons (distance). The final story on the track season can be found in the Spring Supplement. , TRACK-! front) C. Smjth. C. Roberts, M. Mills, J. Kurlak. J. Barrcra, A. Tanslcy. J. Piercy, P. Vano, J. Benton, M. Gray, W. Philbm, M. Lyon. S. Hakim, J. D. Tenuta. P. Persson, J. Ostrand; (second row) R. Robbins, J. Jarvie, R. Milburn, J. Wcssling, S. Mackay, G. Gomez, V. Rojas, K. Quigley, J. Mcchan, L. Eck, K. Arf;sat, L. Gcilbcr, A. Roth; (third row) j. Balthasar, M. Kramer, R. Schudich. C. Fleig. J. Spoon, C. Robinson, H. Roberts, K. Gorman, M. Pitlik, J. Sparks. M. Mazakas, S. Romero; (fourth row) A, Clark, B, Wemrich. A. Natale. A. Mooney. H. Paley, I.. Leonard. A. Whecland. A. l-.arnest, D. Altipetcr, J. Mills. A. Leverett. K. IIu{;hes. C. Simmons, C. Hwers. B. Hffenbergcr. R. Mayer, M. Kowalchuk, J. Maedinj;; (fifth row) M. Smith, C. Chung, L Sherman, G. Smith. C. Gillis, H. Kcenan, L. Stevens, E. Williams, T. Hawkins, K. Kelly, D. Barbee, K. Lewis, J. Schmitt. T. Green, L. Campbell. T. Bailen. B. Johnson, M. Domines; (sixth row) D. Manning, D. Saling, J. Basford. C. Thecl. M. Fodor. J. Ehle. K. Riggs. N. Noye, S. Rodgers. S. Basford, D. Lyon. S. Sanford, J. Natale, Z Hickman. E. Yang, ( back i R. Sherman! T. Phillips, G. Coley. G. Wilkerson, R- Roeien. C. Cappola, B. Wyant. K, Bolton, J. Hobbs. S. Hennessy. B. Mitchell. P. Borkheim. ) Allemann. S. Rogoff. D. Johnson, Schulzc, G Barbee (i Resembling the 1..A Marathon, the Dana Hills track team warms up. wait for us • a world perspective M Track lyi J

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