East Ridge High School - Musket Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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FOUR EXCELLE T PIO EER RELA 880 Yard Relay Also starting the 880 yd. relay, Odell Hancock sprints from his blocks CU. In the first exchange, Eugene Matthews re- ceives the baton QZJ, which he subse- quently passes to Terry Gamble f3D. Terry then hands the baton to Terry Pippin fill, who then crosses the finish line KSJ. A team composed of Hancock, Gamble, Mdlahan, and Werner, the best ever in the state according to the re- served Coach Davis, fell victim to hard luck and questionable, protested ruling after sweeping first in this event in the City-County, the District, and the New- Sentinal Relays. Their best time in this event is an excellent 1:3I.0, Two Mile Relay Paul Womack starts both his leg and the two mile relay KD. Lawrence Rogers receives the baton from Womack f2D and subsequently passes the baton to Freddy Nunez f3J. In the third exchange, Mickey Haddock receives the baton Q43 and 880 yards later, finishes the race f5J. In addition to finishing first in the City- County, second in the District, third in the News-Sentinal Relays, and fifth in the Region, a quartet of Womack, Nunez, Swilling, and Rogers lowered the school's record to 8:29.9. I04

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STATE MEET DESPITE DIFFICULTIES The 1964 Pioneer spikemen enjoyed quite an assault upon the school's records, besting or equaling 12 of the 18 standards. Captains Terry Gamble and Joe McNluhan proudly display the runner-up trophy from the Times' City-County Meet. Anchor man Clark Werner crosses the finish line, winning the 880 yd. relay for the Pioneers. Junior Mike Odom vaults to second place in the City-County Meet, equal- ing the sChool's record of 1l'9 . sf:Qausew-awpanaswasKzwfmmvmevssszgeemrrzuxse.-zmvefwsmfwxgazvswv,-msfnwmmimnmssmemfmtsweww.www-,Wwe NussQ-fwvf,-skies, usmwaxw-'W Mr

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EAMS PROVE TO BE CITY S BEST 440 Yard Relay Odell Hancock explodes from the starting blocks with the baton KID, which he subsequently passes to Mike Odom f2J. Odom then hands the baton to Tom Neal on the second exchange CSD. Following his leg, Tom passes the baton to Eugene Matthews C4-J, who then fin- ishes CSJ. In addition to taking first in the City-County, the District, and the News-Sentinal Relays and second in the Regional, a team composed of Hancock, Odom, Werner, and Matthews cut five- tenths of a second from the existing state record with a. clocking of 43.4 seconds in their second place effort in the state meeft. One Mile Relay Eugene Matthews breaks from the starting blocks on the first leg of the mile relay CID. The baton is passed to Terry Gamble 123, who then passes the baton to Freddy Nunez on the second exchange 135. Freddy then hands the baton to Tom Neal 441, who finishes the race exhausted 153. ln addition to their second place finish in the state meet, this crew of Pioneers also took first in the News-Sentinal Relays, the City High Invitational, and the City-County and second in the district and regional meets. While running second in the state meet, this team crossed the line with ali excellent 3:27.4 time.