Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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STRAIN-Lloyd Higgins, top Valley high iumper, is shown in leap of 6 feet 2 inches. Later on, Higgins iumpecl 6 feet 3V2 inches. Higgins is o basketball star in the winter. PUFF PUFF - Tom Webb, Valley fine distance man, gave a great deal of trouble to opposing Metro lung men. Webb starred in the 880 and mile. gc -1 1 I Field Event Stars Pave Way To Aside from Al Jacoby in the field events, Valley had the serv- ices of Dan Martin. Martin set a new pole vault record at the col- lege early in the season by vault- ing 13 feet 7M inches. Martin also broad iumped 23 feet 2 inches. Ray Hall went over the bar at 13 feet consistently and so did Jerry Betz. Lloyd Higgins ruled over the high lump pits and had an early season leap of 6 feet 3V2 inches. Bill Wachter was close behind, along with Kirby Weedin, Jerry Betz and Martin, at 5 feet 10 inches. UP IN THE AIR-Ray Hall, returning letterman, is shown clearing the vault at 13 feet. Hall was a consistent performer all year. 134

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- -, ,lt was difficult for an opposing. team to break into the nearly impenetrable field staff of the 1960 Lion spikers. Al Jacoby saw to that. The likeable all-around star usually opened a meet with a shot put toss into the neighborhood of 48 feet. Then he would stroll over to the sprint start and throw in a 10.2 100-yard dash and maybe a 22.4 220 for good measure. He'd usually follow with a 126 foot 5 inch discus toss and a 22 foot 10 inch leap in the broad iump. Jacoby was the lifesaver of the squad with his versatility and durability. Very seldom is an athlete able to compete in all these events and do a superb iob at all of them. rg TW, it AL OF ALL TRADES-Al Jacoby looks a bit puzzled over which of the apparatus he should use next. Actually, it wouldn't matter, because Jacoby excels in any or all of them. 1960 SPIKERS-lBottom Rowl Bob Freis lmanagerl, George Beall, Howard Smith, Gary Fink, Brad Bechtol, David James, Bill Wachter, Dan Martin, Robert Albright. lSecond Rowl Alan Jacoby, Len Daily, Dick Cholakian, Neal lewis, Mike Singer, Paul Griffith, Ted Gottleib, Steve rV2Nf' . A nl J J 'I ll' 1 ,lm e N Matthews, Joe Gero, Phil Miller and Head Coach George Ker. lBack Rowl Assistant Coach Ralph Caldwell, Bob Guerin, Lynn Lund, Walt lewis, Marc Berkowitz, Tom Webb, Scott Adler, Ron Harris, Dick Allen, Jack Schwella, Lloyd Higgins and Jerry Betz. Ili 1 f VQHQ. 1 mf , ,. W I K in ,f' 1 I' T fl't.,- tt ,. . , , ' uf 'I

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Lynn Lund hurled the discus a con- sistent l34 feet 9 inches for the Lions and was often challenged by Al Jac- oby, Dick Allen and Leonard Daily. Steve Matthews and Tom Webb handled the Monarch distance chores quite well. Matthews concentrated on the two-mile and Webb on the 880 and mile runs. Brad Bechtol and Webb both shined in 440 action with Webb having the best early season mark of 49.5. Howard Smith, a fine high hurdler at l5.9 in the early season, and Marc Berkowitz turned in 25.5 in the 220- yard low hurdles. Paul Griffith turned in good marks in the high hurdles. ion Wins lla l,t-, 4-t 4 . , , fr ' f . f LUNG MAN-Steve Matthews rounds mile run in one of the season's earlier .- it .wt ull , tt... t, the curve on his way to a victory in the two meets. FLYING HIGH-Dan Martin, Valley Col- lege record holder in the pole vault at 13 feet 773 inches, flies over the ba early track meet. rin