Deer Park High School - Deer Yearbook (Deer Park, TX)

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Lon distance runners excel in endurance meets Headed by Coaches David Nutt and Barbara Mason, the Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams enjoyed a successful season. Containing five members, sophomore Phillip Durden, seniors Ricky Lang and Jessie Rodriguez, junior Greg Wright and sophomore Steve Young, the boys var- sity squad captured a first at Clear Creek and a third at the Baytown Sterling meets. Sophomore Jimmy Pyeatt of the junior varsity squad took sixth place out of 30 at Baytown and eleventh out of 84 runners at Clear Creek. Running at Clear Creek and Baytown, the freshman tracksters, James Gause, Danny Haber, Al Johnson, Alan Mabry, and Robert Tribble claimed fourth and fifth place out of 10 teams in the district. With the combination of sophomores April Polk and Jewel Thorton, the girls cross country team participated in six different meets including Astrobelles, Clear Lake, LaMarque, Pasadena, District Meet at Clear Lake and Regional Meet. Although April placed twelfth out of 20 at regional, her endurance allowedlher to snatch a first in the McGregor-Parks Meet and the District Meet as well. Because of the girls enthusiasm, the coaches were moved to initiate a team. There are no regular practices, Coach Mason explained, the girls practice out of sheer will. A. Warming up before the run, senior Jessie Rodriguez runs sprints. To be successful in cross country it takes a few years of determination, endurance and stamina. Jessie is a four year man on the track team. B. Freshman David Jett rounds a turn on the course laid out on the Clear Lake campus while his counterparts from area schools record times. C. With some last minute pointers from Coach Barbara Mason, April Polk and Jewel Thornton prepare for the run. Although April was unable to spend the usual time in practice for the meet, she won the varsity event with a time of 9:29. E. Sophomores April Polk and Jewel Thornton were the only girls out for cross country this year. They competed in several meets and placed high in all of them. April is a sophomore on the track team also. D. Sophomore distance man Jimmy Pyeatt trudges past Coach Paul Stewart at the district held in Clear Lake Nov. 17. F. Mem- bers of the boys cross country team survey the course before warming up. Being familiar with the turns of the course can be an asset in a competition strategy. G. Although concen- tration and endurance are the main factors in conquering a cross country course, after the run senior Ricky Lang can look forward to a little rest and relaxation. H. Sophomore Phillip Durden rests after the endurance run while freshman teammate Robert Tribble offers his condolences. l. Freshman Troy Pate stretches before running at the Clear Creek Meet. If not properly warmed up, one can suffer a pulled muscle. PAGE 202 I CROSS COUNTRY .gg-uv-4 'A 31

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E Rela tankers surpass previousschool record At the close of the season the Varsity Swim Team had 13 qualify for the Regional Meet. Out of the 13 qualifiers, four girls and nine boys attended the meet. Making up the 400 yard free relay were freshman Carol Thomson, sopho- mores Renee Miller and Pat Klehn and junior Liz McDuff. This team swam to a 4:36.3 finish. Consisting of iuniors John Baggett, Ricky Turner and David Balusek and sophomore Phillip Knotts swam to a new school record of 3:33.8 in the 400 free relay championship. Six seconds faster than the prelim time. Attending in the 200 medley relay was iunior Timmy McGhee and sopho- mores Matthew Bourgeois, Scott Stein and John Villars. Participating in the 50 yard free style were juniors Balusek, Turner and sophomore Knotts. One- hundred yard free stylers were Baggett, Turner and Balusek. With a time of 1:08.7, sophomore Knotts broke the existing 100-yard breaststroke record of 1:10.4. Backing Knotts up was sophomore Villars with a time of 1:10.1. Sophomore Joel Berry was the only diver attending and placed seventh. With a ninth place finish in the meet, Coach Fred Hanzelka was satisfied with the performance. Everyone swam faster than ever before. l was very satisfied with ninth, he said. A. Taking the turn, sophomore David Smith captured first places in the 200 yard free and 100 yard butterfly at the LaMarque, Rayburn and Pasadena Meets. B. Freshman Carol Thomson sets her sight on the finishing wall in the 50 yard breaststroke in the Pasadena Meet. C. Preparing to take her mark in the 500 yard freestyle, sophomore Tammie Wilson concentrates on the competition. She placed third at Pasadena with a 7:51.5 finish. D. Juniors Liz McDuff, Peggy Payne and Ricky Turner await the final statistics of the Rayburn Meet. McDuff placed first in the 50 yard freestyle, Payne placed second in the 100 yard breaststroke and Turner placed third in the 100 yard free style. E. Getting off to a quick start against her opponents, sophomore Denise Sanford takes an early lead in the 200 yard individual medley. F. Functioning as a timer in the Pasadena Meet, junior James Frick informs Ricky Turner of his place in the finish. G. The diving team consisted of five sophomores and one iunior: Chuck Mobley, Joel Berry, Alan Balusek, D'Ann Huff, Melissa Pennington, Becky Powell. H. Sophomores Doris Saunders and Pat Klehn take a break from action before swim- ming the next round. Saunders contributed in the 200 yard freestyle and Klehn grab- bed first in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 yard individual medley. I. Sophomore Scott Stein's powerful butterfly pulled him into first place at the Alvin Meet. J. With four members qualifying for regionals the Girls Varsity Swim Team consisted of 12 members. FIRST ROW: Renee Miller, Karen Morris, Liz McDuff, Carol Thomson, Tam- mie Wilson, Yvonne Havlik. SECOND ROW: Doris Saunders, Shelly Lee, Pat Klehn, Denise Sanford, Peggy Payne, Tammy Hall. -. 1- 1 VARSITY SWIMMING I PAGE 201

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