Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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f- Staff Terri Gibbs gets a good out ot the blocks in her relay. Angie Nations iumps her hur- die. 1-we ' K K Q G -x 55: -.: . s X, t is if Members ot the girls' varsity track team are FRONT ROW, Jucy Clancy-coach, Sarah Triem, Travers, Denise Kuenstler, Lori Byrd, and Lirtla Tate-coach. SECOND ROW, Gayle Ri Gibbs, Kathy DeVries, Laura Cook, and Joan Gundelach. BACK ROW, Kellie Michelle Rother, Michelle Millet, and Linda Flores. gsby, T Brenda McDonald gives it her all as her opponent inadvertantly attempts to catch her. 244 Girls' Varsity Track Kelly Raymond shows tremendous lorce to thrust her shot put tar enough to place at the district meet in hopes ol receiving a high place. Lisa Travers paces herself event she is the Rayburn opponent and at her heels does not

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- - Girl ' Track is as t s f- H30 ' , is - f A t fr tr .. at H5 s af-s-Assess-kakwg, ...Q 'Q'Q0'mN' - 'draw lining speed to earn a high place is Gayle Rigsby in the 100-yard I. Sheer termination lt was a gutsy team, and they had a lot of determination, Jucy Clancy, coach, relfected about this past year's track season. The qualifications Clancy looks for in the athletes she wants to participate in the track program are ones with self-discipline, determination, and devotion to the team and also the sport, Possessing these qualities were senior Sarah Triem and junior Lisa Travers. Both advan- ced to state with Triem going in the 3200-meter run and placing fourth and also Travers com- peting in the 800-meter race. Sophomore Laura Cook placed second in district in the high jump thus enabling her to par- ticipate inthe regional meet. This year's team lacked the depth in sprinters and, field Q 1 i any t.ft V Mr ' .,.,,, If , , .2 ri Byrd shows her deter- 'N tion as she paces herself g a race, Michelle llother displays her hurdling form during the event. events which hun us bad in the meets, Clancy replied. She ad- ded optimistically that with all the sprinters and field events kids coming from the junior high schools that the team should win district. Travers was the most im- proved runner. Her time steadily decreased and helped her to go on to regionals where she placed second and advanced to state. Triem became the most likely candidate to be valuable player winning first place in the 3200 meter every meet. The team, along with Sam Rayburn, became the first in the district to ever have a runner move on to state. Clancy simply stated, It's a firstl Kathy DeVries finishes her race. Varsity Track Meets Places McAllen 5th Deer Park 6th Texas City 6th Pearland 9th NIG Brown 4th District 7th Girls' Varsity Track 243

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