Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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XP Dam krouse i 1 Y ff Preparing to putt, Lana Smith, warms up on the green. sei., fl-rl--f-e--N ' i-' i, i .v-...Q , Llnlng up hls putt, Chris Toy shoots for a birdie. With her ball In the rough, Kim Krouse concentrates on getting her ball on the green. 611 M03

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Golf members are BOTTOM ROW: Jake Krouse, Gloria Bur- ciaga, Lana Smith, Laura Elder, Kim Krouse and David Davisg SE- COND ROW: Coach Ken Adams, Chris Toy, Miles Elder, Doug 'Vg Stowell, Larry Emerson, Chuck Vela, Brian Wentz and A. J. Gillinger. Choosing a club for her next shot, Gloria Burciaga deter- .1 mines where she has to hit the ball. Taking a practice swing, Lana Smith gets ready to hit her ball out of the rough. Putting for Most athletes prefer fast paced gamesg but others, like golfers, know that their hard work and determina- tion will pay off with strong accurate strokes. Under the direction of Coach Ken Adams, the teams played to win. The girls' varsity team consisting of Lana Smith, Kim Krouse, Gloria Bur- ciaga and Laura Elder, worked hard and placed third in district. An in- dividual trophy was awarded to Kim Krouse when she placed first in the MacArthur Invitational Tournament. Lana Smith was awarded a trophy for first place in district. She is the first woman golfer from MacArthur If Perfection to place in a district tournament. The boys' golf team performed well last year in spite of not placing in any tournaments. Boys' team members were Chris Toy, Miles Elder, A. J Gillinger, Doug Stowell, Chuck Vela, Brian Wentz, Larry Emerson, Jake Krouse and David Davis. Coach Ken Adams said, Golf is a great game to play. Everyone should try it at least once. Slzlng up her shot, Laura Elder checks the fairway. Hlttlng down the fairway, Doug Stowell watches his ball land near the green. Wa- A dps by

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ing wimm 180 s Swim team members are SEATED: Coach Paula Brown, FIRST ROW: Nan- cy Janowski, Debbie Garcia, Jennifer Elder, Kristi Troutman, Michiko Routh, Marnie Lygus and Gina Martinez: SE- COND ROW: Kevin Rivera, Donald Frank, Freddie Longoria, Charles Bauer, Vernon Rummell, Jonathon Tran and Ernie Pena. Splashing Their Wa to Victor A united spirit drove the swim team through an eight month season of running, calisthenics, hypoxics and daily three hour drills. They finished with the entire girls' team qualifying for regionals. The girls set two district records and the medley relay team, Jennifer Elder, Marni Lygas, Debra Garcia and Michiko Routh, brought home bronze medals. Captain Jennifer Elder proved to be the major win- ning element for the girls. Michiko Routh was the team's outstanding backstroke contender. Michiko placed in 80 percent of the team's competitions. Marnie Lygas finished with 100 percent success and set two new records in district in the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard breaststroke. Marnie beat records she set the previous year. Due to Marnie's strength, ex- perience and progressive workouts, Coach Paula Brown chose this sophomore as the year's Most Valuable Swimmer. The boys' victories included two wins over Waltrip, HlSD's three-year champions, Eisenhower, Nederland and Austin for a 5-5 season. The boys' outstanding medley relay team led by Kevin Rivera, placed in 100 percent of all competition and brought home medals from the San Jacinto Relays, qualified for the Alief Invitational, won the bronze medals at district and continued to regionals. The regional team c sisted of Kevin Rivera, Vernon Ri mell, Charles Bauer and Dor Frank. Kevin also excelled in the 2 yard individual medley and the yard butterfly as a qualifier regionals. I saw this year marked with s cess in discipline, academics, c sistent workouts and a li schedule. I don't believe MacAr1 has experienced a swim team competitive as this one. For ouri year together, we made a concei effort to maintain our own high s' dards. Next year will definitely b on more progress in the right di tion, stated an enthusiastic Co Brown. dpst