Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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■ m B What makes the superstars of high school athletics endure the long, hard hours of punishing practice necessary to prepare for the ex- hausting cross country race or the pounding football game? They are motivated by an innervi- sion, a vision of physical perfection, of the seemingly unattainable goal. Whether they ' re working to swim faster than their fastest time, to perfect their tennis serve, or simply to wi n, the ultimate achievement of an athlete ' s goal makes all the aching muscles, frustration and pain worthwhile. Each athlete is driven by something inside themselves to run faster, jump higher and play harder than they ever thought they could. And the exhilaration at reaching their goal is shared with teammates united by a common dream — the physical realization of their Innervisions. 1 •1 VARSITY TENNIS PLAYER Bev Garner con- centrates on her return. LOOKING FOR DAYLIGHT: Freshman Runn- ing Back Mike Hennigan tries to break through the crowd. The Superstars Division

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The Superstars Division

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Haf fiers gain first GIF playoff bertli In their first year, the cross country team had an obscure six members. Now they ' ve grown not only in size (there are now 40 members), but in attitude and ability. The great size of the team aided us, said Coach Jeff Swigart. Having each member on Varsity constantly defending their spots made everyone work and run harder. According to coaches Swigart, Randy Rossi, Scott FJer, and Diane Bjelland, it was just what the doctor ordered. The boys ' and girls ' team ran tough in not only their dual meets, but also in the Invitational they participated in. At the Woodbridge and Costa Mesa Invitationals, the team walked away with 7 first place trophies, two second place and 61 in- dividual trophies. The decision to switch to Division 3 from Divi- sion 2 was brought upon by the fact that the team wasn ' t being challenged enough. We may not walk away with as many trophies but we will walk away with better times and a bet- ter, tougher team, said Swigart at the start of the season. With the Varsity girls ' race extended to three miles from two, they struggled hard to earn themselves a sixth place ranking in GIF, while the boys were ranked tenth. The Vaqueros beat Corona Del Mar for the first time with the girls ' Varsity finishing with a score of 24-32 and Cyril Oblouk leading the boys ' Varsity to edge out CDM 27-28. Oblouk ' s best time this year of 15:03 for 3 miles helped earn him the spot of Orange County ' s No. 1 runner. Also, the girls ' team competed in CIF placing 12th in finals. League Record 1 Irvine Opponent Boys Girls Boys Girls 38 22 El Toro 21 39 19 16 Estancia 43 50 16 15 Saddleback 41 50 19 21 Newport Harbor 36 45 35 44 University 24 15 23 39 Costa Mesa 32 18 27 25 Corona Del Mar 28 32 10 Superstars Cross Country