Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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ifclftf ' ' ' »jV i 1 if «fc Junior, Robert Nations, practices his long in San Marcos. This is one of several events jump technique, hoping to improve his dis- that Robert participates in as a member of tance during a scheduled practice session the Varsity track team. BOYS TRACK 51

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Walk Like An Egyptian Robert Corpus, junior, works to improve the angle of his throw at an afternoon prac- tice meet in San Marcos involving several 4A and 5A high schools. Entering a new, larger sports district, the boys ' track team had many new challenges and prob- lems to face and overcome. Coach Alan Burns felt that the low plac- ings in the meets were due to The small numbers of participants and also the youth of the team. The bigger schools had more va- riety of participants and therefore entered more events. The larger part of the boys ' track team was made up of Junior Varsity mem- bers who were not as developed or experienced as the varsity mem- bers. It was hard to race against peo- ple who had more experience and were also three years older than me, Freshman Martin Cardenas said. Yet, some with more experience, like Robert Nations, junior, dis- played quality effort in their events. Nations improved his time in the 400 meter from a high 50 to a low 50 this year. In the 800 meter his time went from a 2:08 last year to a 2:01 this year. The improvement on his 800 meter time led him to a second place win in District. This quali- fied him to move on to Regionals where he placed seventh. Chris McKinney, senior, was notorious for being cold during all track meets according to Coach John Kasten. Eugene Johnson, freshman, hands off the baton to Robert Nations, junior, during the mile relay. 50 S PORTS

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Robin Westbrook, junior, prac- tices her discus thiow for an up- coming meet. Tammy Long, sophomore hands off to Jill Benbow, freshman, during a meet in San Marcos. Let ' s Go All The Way!! Sonya Roberts, senior, and Robin Westbrook, ju- nior, won medals at the State track meet in Austin May 16. For the fourth year in a row, Sonya advanced to Regionals and then to State. She placed first in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, and the 100 yard dash at the District meet in Yoakum. It was only her second year to at- tempt the Triple Jump. It was a shock and a dream come true when I realized that I would be able to advance to State in the Triple Jump, com- mented Sonya. In the Long Jump, at the State competition, she placed third and in the Triple Jump fourth. Four years of athletic achieve- ment won her a track scholarship to Southwest Texas State University. Robin placed first and third in discus and shot in the District meet. This en- abled her to advance to Regionals in discus and qualify for alternate in shot. Before the Regional meet Robin commented I hope that my hard work paid off but anything can happen on any given day. Robin has been working on discus and shot for all of her high school years. She placed second at the Regional meet and moved on to State. At State com- petition she placed third in discus. The track team includes: back row Co ach Connie Herring , Den- ise Evans, Meredith Townley, Tammy Long, Robin Westbrook, Tammy Westbrook, JenNae An- derson, Molly Guerrero and Lisa Van Heuverswyn. Front row Carol Lewis , Sonya Roberts . M g- lissa LongTWanda Chase and Jill Benbow. Sonya Roberts, senior, practices every day during her fourth peri- od athletics class and then again after school on her main event, the triple jump. She advanced to State competition with a jump of 19 ' 2 . This was her best jump ever, I jumped a d ' lVi my freshman year and it has taken me quite a while to get only a half of an inch. 52 SPORTS