Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Opposire page: Upper right: Larry Williams receives the baton from Scott Warren. Upper left: Enjoying the feeling. Ron Wit- ner wins with ease. Below: Denise Brown. Patt Kerr. Diann Brown. Carol Storey. Sue Taub. Debi Spencer. and Terri DeCaro helped as track timers, score keepers. and various other jobs during track season. This page: Upper lefr: Jumping with all his might. Larry Alexander tries for a recorde breaking leap. Lower left.- Wayne Edwards clears the bar for another inch. City Opp. 51 Portage 67 84 E. C. Washington 34 66 Chesterton 52 64 LaPorte 54 75 Gary Andrean 58 Gary Win 15 59 Bishop Noll 59 77 Hobart 45 Valparaiso 25 69 Munster 49 71 Emerson 43 Lew Wallace 34 67 William Wirt 51 63 S. B. Washington 55 71 Mishawaka 47 38V: Highland 79V2 4th Hammond High School Relays 3rd Conference Meet 3rd LaPorte Invitational 5th Sectional Elston was rewarded with the best track record ever by the 1972 track squad. Two school records and a Gill Field record were bro- ken. Willie Cross, a sophomore letterman with a time of 22.4, broke the school record in the 220. Wayne Edwards. a third year let- terman, broke the record at Gill Field for the broad jump with a 2117 leap, and Scott Warren. let- tering for the second time. broke the school record for the low hur- dles by .4 Of a second with a time of 20.4. Other lettermen included: Barry Cole. Larry Hackett. Phil Haddad, Jim Murray. Ken Thomas, Cecil Daniels. Dave Geyer. Udell Laster. Larry Lind- sey, Jim Van Lane. Larry Alex- ander, Dan Buttst John Jaques, Jim Maule, Charles Stockham. Rob Witner. and Larry Williams, all first year lettermen. Ken Beh- rendt, Bill Garrett. Paul Hurt. and John Willey all received letters for the third time. At the conference meet. Elston placed third out of seven teams, and City came in fifth out of 24 at the Sectional. Three members of the team partic- ipated in the Regionals: John Wil- ley in the high jump, Wayne Edwards in the broad jump. and Scott Warren in the low hurdles. John Willey and Scott Warren also took part in the State meet and were the track squadls two most valuable players.