John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Track has taught mc how to compete wcU. how to be a good winnci. and how to lose gia- ciously. — Ngozi Kalu (12) Varsity Track East Central Invitational 3rd Place Central Catholic Relays 6th Place Alamo Relays 5 th Place Central Catholic Invitational 9th Place Northside Relays 5th Place District 3 0-5 A Championships 3rd Place 1 valued the support and en couragemcnt that I could alway depend on ftom my teammate dufing the meets and ptactice. ' — BlancaOlguin (12) 166 Girls Varsity Track G rA Variily Track. I ' RONT K( ) ( ■:,. Ii Alluiiu , Anj;el V.ik-. Ion. T.muv, Blani .1 ( )l.mnn, Mo.ir.i Rodriguc. Dcbb.c Law Ktista Ely, Coach Jensen. BACK ROW Judy liggeri. Tata Skivcf, Ngozi Kalu, Mmdy Crum, Katen Petty. a

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Vm C H ice4 I ' l J The Varsity boys track team was strengthened by experienced seniors, talent- ed juniors making the jump from the JV team, and a startingly impressive treshman. Under the tutelage ot new Head Coach Bob Is- bell, the Varsity began the season with a strong third place finish at the Judson Invitational. The next week the team scored 138 points at the East Central Invitational. We were phenomenal at that meet, declared junior pole-vaulter Eric Peterson. At the Northside Relays, a tradi- tional tune-up meet before district, freshman V.J. Vil- lareal won the 300 meter intermediate hurdles and sophomore Tommy Law won the high jump clearing 5 feet 10 inches. At the district meet the Rams battled Jay down to the wire, relinquishing the lead in the last two events as Marshall finished second to Jay, 143-125. District champions included Eric Peterson on the pole-vault and Ron Battaglia on the long jump, 100 meter dash, and the 200 meter dash. Article hy: Tom Morrow Photos by: Bob Isbcll, Robin Clay, Tom Morrow Phil Kory springs into attiun. Freshman V. J. Viliarcal runs a relay leg at Central Catholic. Ron Baccaglia shows intense tion as he attempts another clearani Freshman impresses The varsity track team received a surprise this year with the development of freshman V. J. Villareal in- to a crucial team member. Villareal, a 5 ' 8 , 170 pounder, who runs the 300 meter hurdles, the sprint relay, and mile relay, as well as 100 meter and 200 meter, attributes the suc- cess he has enjoyed to great coaches and great teammates, who have giv- en me encouragement. Villareal had personal records of 39.27 seconds in the 300 meter hurdles, 11.5 seconds in the 1 00 meter dash and 23 seconds in the 200 meter. He ran on the second place sprint relay and finished fifth in the 300 meter hurdles at the District meet. Article; Tom Morrow Photos: Robin Clay. Bob Isbell, Tom Morrow Boys Varsity Track 165

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Cji f V 4 ( ?lf( The Girls Varsity track team was loaded with ex- perience led by six seniors and second-year coach Brenda Allwine. We ac- complished a lot, said se- nior Karen Perry, Many of our runners placed at district. There was a feeling of team unity. Junior Toni Tamez stated, I ' ve set some goals and I try to achieve them. The girls finished third at district with 73 points. Ngozi Kalu led the way with a fourth place effort in the long jump, a third in the high jump, and a sec- ond place in the 100 meter low hurdles. She won the triple jump by leaping 36 feet 2 and Vh inches. Dis- tance runner Mindy Crum took sixth in the 800 meter run, and fourth in the mile. Jennifer Goble was second in the shot put, and Toni Tamez was sixth in the 400 meter dash. Distance runner Karen Perry ran an excellent 800 meters, fin- judy Eggcrt and Debbie Lawn discuss rate tactics while kMisening up. ishing tilth . Monica Rodriguez was sixth in the 200 meter dash. The 400 meter relay team of Monica Rodriguez, Toni Tamez, Tara Skiver, and Blanca Olguin came in fifth. The 800 meter relay team of Tamez, Olguin, Ngozi Kalu, and Judy Eg- gert finished second. The mile relay team of Eggert, Olguin, Rodriguez, and Debbie Lawn took fourth. Article: Tom Morrow Photos: Bob IsbeU, Tom Morrow Darla Alexander prepares to start her leg of the relay. Ngozi Kalu gets petfect extension as she - P mA Distance Runner Melinda Crum idc against two swift Jay Experience counts The Girls Varsity Track Team, with six seniors, knew the value of expe- rience. Senior Sprinter Blanca Olguin said, Having had experience running, I know I can push myself to run harder each time and make my best better. Experience pays off in many ways. Experience has helped me mature as a runner, said senior Karen Perry, a lovely half-miler. I can plan my race strat- egy. It has taught senior Judy Eggert to make the most of her practice ses- sions. Everyday at practice I push myself to the limit, she said. The other stand- out seniors on the team in- cluded Ngozi Kalu, Deb- bie Lawn, and Tara Skiver. Article: Tom Morrow Phoc »: Bob IsbeU, Tom Morrow Girls Varsity Track 167