Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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isa Boys, -- Junior Varsity Champs Show Team Spirit Placing first at the district meet was just another achievement of the boys' junior varsity cross country team. The team also placed first at the Doble ln- vitational, Baytown Sterling, Aldine Eisenhower, and Clear Lake. At the McCullough Relays, Rice, Aldine McArthur, and the Univer- sity of Houston meets, they finished second. We have a lot of good run- ners, as well as a good back up of runners and also good team spirit, Steve Miller, sophomore, said about what helped to keep the team together and run better. Miller also commented that the freshmen team has done better this year than in past years, thus preparing them to be an outstan- ding junior varsity and varsity teams in the years to come. While running in the rain, Gerald Bullin and William Enriquez show their determination by running full force. Boys' junior varsity cross country team members are, FRONT ROW, Jose Ca denas, Dwayne Campbell, Johnny Shelby, Bill Bradshaw, Larry Wilson, Wallao Beasley. SECOND ROW, William Enriquez, Stephen Miller, Gerald Bullin, Richai Caudillo, Richard Dominguez, Mark Waller. BACK ROW, Tony Ly, Davl Chaudoir, Todd Radloff. ' Even though holding eighth position Larry Wil: strived to cross the finish line Pushing himself to place at the district meet was Wal Beasley. lunior Varsity Boys Meet McCullough Dobie Baytown Sterling Rice Aldine McArthur U of H Aldine Eisenhower ' Clear Lake District Leading, Richard ,Dominguez followed by Bill Bradshaw, help win the district championship by placing ' l second and sixth. Junior Varsity Cross Country

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Boys' varsity cross country team members are, FRONT ROW, Tony Soma, Eavld Masslcott, Pete Ramos, John Stevens, Tony Smola, BACK ROW, Todd ranke, Steve Nuncio, John Sanchez, James Mottu. ,V Q I i 1'..B0!S'. Ctvsafgu nirv 'Tl So Close But, Yet So Far Hard workout, self-discipline and the reputation of being state champs has helped a lot of the runners push themselves, is what David Massicott, senior, commented about the boys' var- sity cross country team. At the district meet held at Baytown Sterling the team placed second, therefore qualifying' for regional competition. The team placed fourth at the regional meet coming within three places of going to state. Over the summer the average mileage put in by each runner was a minimum of 50-60 miles per week. The team experienced ad- justing to a new coach as well as new members. Mike McKinney became the new cross country coach after former coach, John Bryan left to coach at La Porte High School. We didn't have the quality of last year's team because there were only a few strong runners. It was a young team, and that's what pulled us back a little, Massicott said. g Pete Ramos, senior, and llllassicott served as team cap- tains. Their duties were to lead the other members through drills and workouts. The team's best meets were at the Dobie Invitational and Clear Lake where they placed first. They placed second at Aldine, Aldine Eisenhower, and at the district meet. They did a good job of rebuilding and carrying on the program, McKinney reflected about the season. vid Massicott, Pete Ramos, Todd Franke, Tony Serna, Larry Wilson, Smola, and James Mottu take off at the starting line of the Conroe ullough Relays. Varisty Boys' Ilough wn Sterling e McArthur ' rsity of Houston e Eisenhower Lake ct nals Place 4th 1 st 3rd 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th Wm - a,.,,w,..,3 V Y. 1 1 1 it is .4 'Ni in Steve Nuncio warms down after running in the Conroe McCullough . ' 4. . ,Sw Q 'So f . . . a ' 4,:.,,g., 1 v . , 71- ' .. 'm . ,,,. . 1 y ,,, , . as N RGISVS- James Mottu runs at the Conroe McCullough Relays. Boys' Varsity Cross Country 187 nr V

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l-- Freshmen -- ring the district meet David Reyes runs the cross country. He went place first in the freshman division. meet. country runner John Engvall pushes himself to a sixth place in 4 r Boys' freshman cross country team members are, FRONT RDW, Matthew Gar- za, Mrke Calp, Tim Gadd, David Reyes, David Lange. BACK RDW, Ricardo Castellano, Lonny Hooks, Edward Wright, Rodney Bryant, Minh Ha. Determination Leads To Title Determination and personal goals are the most important charac- teristics needed to run cross coun- try, said John Engvall, fresh- man. The freshmen boys' cross coun- try team became the 23-5A district champs at the meet held at Baytown Sterling. This champion- ship was clenched with the help of David Reyes, who placed first, Eddie Wright, second place, and John Engvall, who came in at six- th. At Aldine Eisenhower, Clear Lake and district meets, they finished in first place. We ran good as a team. Some Struggling to get to the finish line, Lonny Hooks places twenty- fourth at the district meet. one always came through when we needed them the most, Engvall replied as he was reflec- ting on the last three meets of the season. The teams workouts consisted of many miles after stretching out a minimum of 15 to 20 minutes. A long, hard workout every other day and a long jog over the weekend helped to get and keep us in shape during the season, explained Engvall. Anyone interested in par- ticipating in cross country running should have the attitude run for the fun of it, according to Mike McKinney, coach. Freshman Boys Meet Place McCullough 2nd Dobie 2nd Baytown Sterling Znld Rice 2nd . Aldine McArthur 2nd U of H 2nd Aldine Eisenhower lst Clear Lake lst District lst Boys' Freshman Cross Country 189