East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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ARTIST AT WORK. Passing the baton on to Renwick Porter, Artist Couington focuses all attentions toward handing the baton per- fectly in f enwick s grasp. A per- fect hand off is the key to success in the lightning fast sprint relay. NUMBER ONE. Toward the end of the track meet. Brian Hardin learns that he has won first place, and this helped Brian qualify for the Regional Track meet in the event of pole vaulting. He plans to stay active with pole vaulting in college. The season was good until I went to the Regional Qualifiers meet: that ' s where I crushed a bone in my foot. I qualified with the Jump of 15 ' ft. I am hoping to get a scholarship from San Angela State. I would like to thank my dad and Coach Roberts for all their support, and help toward this success. By: Brooke Le€ Mad dash for success I bent over to check my shoelaces Just one more time. I had to make sure they were tight. My black Jersey was attracting the sun, making its hot rays beat down on my shoulders. My stomach felt queasy, my heart weak and my throat thick. From the distance I heard Runners line up! Quickly I wiped my sweaty palms on my shorts and stretched my legs one last time. It was time to run. I stepped in my lane and bent down into position. I was exploding with anxiety waiting to start. POP! The gun was shot and we were off. I was running as fast as I could, at full speed. I was pulling ahead with my body until I finally reached the ribbon. I threw myself for- ward into it with the feeling of great achieue- ment. Vof only had I finished the race, but I had won. Our season was really good. We had a lot of fun and really ran our hearts out. When I look back on all the races I ran, I will remember them with great feeling, Senior Mike Lundell said. The Varsity track team will lose some strong competitors, but they do have one good thing to look forward to. I ext year ' s returning Varsity letterman will be 75% from this year. This will help them because the members are experi- enced and strong runners. The seniors found many accomplishments this year. Brian Hardin received a first place in the District meet which topped off his senior year. Mike Lundell received a 6th place in the High Jump also at the District meet, and Renwick Porter a 3rd place for the 400 Meter Dash. We really left something behind us this year. We moved up in District to 4th place, and that is a great accomplishment. I ' m proud of all our hard work, ' ' Senior Artist Covington said. Many of next year ' s returning lettermen also placed. Eddie Gonzalez received 5th in District for the Pole Vault and Chris Thompson also received a 6th place for Hurdles. Two freshmen lettered on the Varsity: they are Aristide Brown and Chris Thompson. CflArieen Pearce 135 - . Sports

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i - K-!Se f, . S( ' uidi Jodg Simmons BOYS JV TRACK MEMBERS ARE: FRONT ROW: Rodney Rodriguez. Ron Podojil. Winston Brown. Scott Iden. MIDDLE ROW: Dauid Moran. Mike Faris. Danny Fiores. Cody Myers. Albert Ramirez. THIRD ROW: MCR. Richard Gregg. Ramon Carr. Chris Thompson. Ryan Lambert. Marl Swenson. William Ramos. Eric Rodriguez. MCR. Marcus Gracey Jody Simmons BRINGING IT HOME. Tony Galloway toughs it out and hnngi home a first in his event. Tony is Just one of the many Hornet runners who did well during their season. Personal victory isn ' t everything to the team: each vic- tory adds to the total winnings of the entire squad. When one person wins the whole team wins. LEAPING LEOPARDS! No, he ' s not a leopard he ' s a Hornet. With a long and high stride Chris Thompson does a perfect hurdle in his race for the top. Chris practices hard to make his form at contestant per- fection. The hurdle race is one of the thoughest because it calls for speed In running and also in jumping. I JV Boys track by Mark Grainger

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n ' RS ' ? 7 I ' R e ' K SOTfS SPRirrn Renwick Porter concentrates intensely on his form and speed as he runs away with the race. Being one of the fastest people on the team is tough. Consequently Renwick is expected to do good in every event in which he is entered. IS IT HEAVY TIM? Throwing a shot put isn ' t as easy as it appears. Strong muscles and a good back are needed to toss the heavy ball of steel any distance at all. Tim Crank demonstrates by the agony on his face as he attempts a throw. VARSITY TRACK MEMBERS ARE: M. Gracey. D. f eredith, J. Shram. S. Ibrom. R. Ibrom. R. Frieda, A. Brown. R. Gregg. Mgr. MIDDLE ROW: M. Lundell. D. Santos. L. Esquiuel. A. Couington. E. Gonzales. B. Hardin. BOTTOM ROW: S. Goode. R. Porter. A. Ceruera. D. Howard. T. Galloway. 4th place in District f eet ChaWeen Pearce Varsity Track by Brooke Lee ... 134