John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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° Din]©[rD© After their district victory, the girls var- sity track team competed in the regional meet April 23 and 24 in Corpus Christi, where they placed third overall. Angela Pullin placed first in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Deborah Wilborn placed third in the high jump, just missing qualifying for state competition. The 400-meter relay team consisting of Pullin, Tina Foster, Lori Kindred and Jackie Robinson, placed second. At the eleventh annual girls state track meet May 8 at Memorial Stadium, Pullin placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.65, missing the state record by one-tenth of a second. In the 200-meter dash, she placed fourth. The 400-meter relay team of Pullin, Tina Foster, Jackie Robinson, and Phyllis Dick finished fourth, setting a new school record with a time of 4 ?. 2. The results gave Reagan a fifth place finish in state. For senior Pullin, it seemed like the season couldn ' t have been any better, but by the end of the school year she found out that she had been elected to the High School AU-American Track Team. I was surprised. It was an honor just to be nominated, commented Pullin. This year. Coach Joel Stegall had help with the track teams from a new assistant coach. Ginger Hen. She ' s a very en- thusiastic person, said Coach Stegall. The girls cross country team had only two members; Julie Nelson, who placed sixth at district, and Kim Monte, who finished thirteenth. It wasn ' t a very good year because we didn ' t have much participation. Julie worked out on her own; she did real well, stated Coach Stegall. Julie Selson, also a member of the girls cross country team, holds the posi- tion of second place while running the two-mile run. o CO o While stretching before the Capitol Olympics, Jackie Robinson talks teammate. Pushing for all the speed possible. Deborah X ilborn and Sylvia Neal run the 800-yard dash at the Austin Invitational. 53

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o CO CO o Coach Joel Stegall gives a few words of encouragement lo Tina The third leg of the mile relay team. Carolyn Guyion. concentrates on speed and the hand-off of the Foster before the Capitol Olymp ics. baton to a teammate. 52

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Chuong Tran keeps his eye on ihe ball after com- pleting a backhand stroke. Daun Lloyd uses her backhand effectively to return the ball to an LBJ opponent. Senior Landon Russell has time to smile during a Deep in concetttration. Kim Reissig follow-through of a backhand swing at the LBJ at the McCallum game. game. .A - ' ' ' ihf hall In helueen matches, at ihe McCallum game, Joni Suiion, Coach Jean Collard, and Dawn Lloyd lake a break and relax. 54