Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Senior Ken Toler, hurdle record holder, gracefully soared on his way to an- Running hard but with ease, Phil Hull made the final lap of his record- other victory. breaking mile run with nobody in sight. An injured Steve Murrell could relax after qualifying for the state meet. Determined Frank Edwards took the baton from Gene Yates in an ,880 relay race. 131

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Prep Track Dynasty Crowned One More Time Q, The winning tracksters were: left to right-Randy Stumpff, Roff Hayes, 3rd mw-john Fortenberry, Myron Lockey, Frank Edwards, Ken T0l6l', 1 Dolph Woodall, Steve Murrell, Neal Lehan..2nd row-Grey Walker, John Greg Ball, B0 Bourne, and Coach Smith. ' Marchetti, David Dunbar, Gene Yates, john Thames, Phil Hull, Rob Lake. The boys' track season was, as usual, a blinding success. Coach john Smith did a spectacular job and could boast of his championshi team that won f r s - f aiixill.. P the State AAA Competition for the sixth straight J year and led Mississippi to another victory in the Southeastem Track Meet. Phil Hull, the Prep su- preme distance man, set new records in the mile f4:17 .41 and the 880 yard run 11:55.01 as well as an- chor the two mile and mile relays. He ran the fast- 1' . . . 3 est mile of any high school student in the state and ' received a track scholarshi to Mississi i State P PP - Ken Toler was the outstanding hurdler for the Pats, Q setting new records in both the 120 high hurdles C f15.0J and the 180 low hurdles f19.3J. Steve Mur- rell helped on relay teams and set new marks in the 220 f22.5Q and 100 f9.8J yard dashes. Steve came back from an .injury to win ,the 220 in the South- T eastem Track Meet. Gene Yates and Roff Hayes ran .the 440 yard dash as well as contributed to relay efforts. Other stars were Alan Cash, Frank Edwards, john Marchetti, Dolph Woodall, Neal Lehan, David Dunbar, Greg Ball, William Sykes, Randy Stumpf, Ken Fowler, Rob Lake, Bo Bourne, John Thames, and Grey Walker. Special acknowl- edgements by the team went to senior manager Iolm F ortenberry for his expert performance. Four-forty runner, john Thames, handed off the baton to the next leg of the race, sophomore Roff Hayes. r A-

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Awaiting anxiously for the starting gun ,to go off, Dolph Woodall anticipated the upcoming race. sa 1 in-, ' f'1-W, P., , .. ' I Q LNNN ,I Q 'il -sl a he nnin y X a h bqi p P .P ,P Putting all he's got in this relay race at a meet held at Prep, Frank Ed- wards swiftly rounds the bend. Gene Yates mentally prepared himself for the 440 race he was about to compete in. 132 Practicing for the high jump, Alan Cash became a winner in this field event.