Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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Girls' Cross Country- man Gundalach looks ahead to see how much further she has to run le district meet. .1 s.,,.J53ge N,.. -- K , :the Conroe McCullough meet, Linda Flores hurriedly picks up her r to stay ahead ot her opponents. Too Nervous To Make it All The Way Distace running is something a person really has to like to run cross country. Running all those miles is really hard, and anyone not dedicated will end up cutting themselves, is what Judy Clan- cy, Coach, said about cross coun- try running. The varsity team won district and went on to place fourth at the regional meet thus missing the chance to run at the state meet. Sarah Triem, senior, selected as the most valuable runner was the only member' to compete at the state meet, placing tenth. lt was a team effort and no one person was responsible tor us not going to state. lf everyone would have passed just two girls, we would have gone, I think we were too nervous and distance running is 75-80 per cint mental attitude. Their bodies were ready, but their minds weren't, Clancy added. Joan Gundelach was the most improved player. I could always count on her to be in the top five, Clancy commented. The team became the 23-5A district champs again this year tor the second consecutive year. They started oft their season at the Mc- Cullough Relays where they placed filth. At both the Pasadena and Baytown Sterling Meets, they placed third. The most outstanding thing about the year was our depth, If someone was injured or out any member could replace them. It was very hard deciding who the varsity team would be at regionals, Clancy 'said. Captains for the team were seniors, Triem, Gundalach and Annette Fabin. Linda Flores powerfully strives toward the finish line. the regional meet, Annette n runs. Taking oft at the start in the regional meet are Tammy Brown, 'Lisa Travers, and Sarah Triem. Girls' Varsity Cross Country 191