Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Junior varsity beats clock with effort Okay! Lets try it again! And again, until it is perfect. The junior varsity boys track team was a team with poten- tial, and through the season they strived develop it. Being in track was great for me. It gave me an op- portunity to work out and keep in shape. Besides, I re- ally enjoy running because I know it ' s something I do well, sophomore Lennie Maxwell said. Track wasn ' t easy though, even for those who were good. The afternoon prac- tices fatigued the body until running seemed impossible. No matter how many times giving up seemed like the best thing to do, nothing could take away from the pride of winning. Track is hard but I really enjoy it. It ' s a really good thing to join because it offers you a lot of different choices in events so it gives you a chance to develop skills in several categories, freshman Solomon Bedford said. Before long the team showed just how well their practicing had paid off. We worked hard and did a really great job this season. I really enjoyed the people I worked with, sophomore Jeff Easter said. Freshman Mike Merida dashes quickly along the track toward the finish line to score another win for the team during a relay. Photo b Maya Hen- Stretching before practice. JV track team members performed one of the most important routines of the day. Pbolo B) Maya Henderson ■ e , ;, V 108 Boys J V Track Sports

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Girls aim high to reach goal of perfection Perfection was the goal the girls varsity track team tried to achieve. They practiced af- ter school everyday for hours and did the best work they could. We all had to work hard and strive for high goals. Even though everyone com- peted separately it was al- ways for the same team, sophomore LceAnna Machen said. The junior varsity girls were moved up to the varsity team to work as one team. Those girls had to work harder because the girls they competed against were older and more experienced. Competing against people that had more experience than me kind of scared me at first, but I knew that I could not let something like that in- SlartinK out in (he 100 meter dash freshman Tina lieiring tries to pull ahead from the other girls. Phoiu B) SIrvr MK ' andltrHt terfcre with my performance because ! didn ' t want to let the other girls down. Usually after I got into the meet it felt like I was just as experienced as they were, freshman Julie Lynch said. Even the more experienced girls admitted that being a member of the track team meant work. Running track is a hard sport to do because it is a lot of hard work and you just can ' t give up like you some- times would like to do. In my opinion it never mattered how rough it sometimes got 1 always stuck to it and did well. Anyway those girls were my second family and it nev- er seemed right to just give up, sophomore Stephanie Whitley said. Jumping high and long sophomore Stephanie Whitley extends her body to jump as far as she can. Phom B) Maya Layout By Carey Click 7 107

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JV Boys Track Concentrating on getting the most out of his jump, sophomore Lennie Max- well tries to land as far forward as possible. Photo by Sieve McCandless Racing quickly along the track, soph- omore John Williams tries to get a faster time in his event than ever be- fore. Photo by Steve McC ' andless Ti Eagle Relays — Luling Fourth Place Cotton Boll Relays — Taylor Seventh Place Cardinal Relays — Del Valle Fourth Place Big Red Relays — Belton Triangular Meet — Taylor Panther Relays — Pflugerville District 1 7 Meet — Bastrop ' Results not available Front Row: Ijlwrcnce Massey, Ma Rohleder, Chris Aleman, Mike Merida. Fabian Solorzano. Jason Bryan. Soloman Bed- ford, .loc Gon ales. Row Two: Brenda Claris. f.eon Delgado, Johnny Ijx Steve Tooley. Robby ElJison, Jessie Garcia, John Williams. Claudell Monroe. Babba Calhoan, Chris Rodriguez, Veronica Soto. Layout By Ruth Jehlen V 109