Manzano High School - Scepter Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Letterman L-R Herman Garcia, Jim Reed, Bob Myer and Fred Williams Letterman Garcia, Reed, Myer, Williams, Markham fsazvrazfmr Expected to Pace 1968 Track Team

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Varsity Ken Zirwas, Mark Fox, Dave Otis, Doug Wovelady, Robert Mor- gan, Tom Ferris, Fred Williams, Steve Zeri, Rex Sewell, Greg Watkins, Richard Reinhardt, Jim Woolridge, Tim Skillern, Tom Short, Roger Simon, Mike Gray, John Hisey, Mike Seely, Ken Barnett, Mark Rex. Middle Row Larry Phillips, Wally Hadden, Steve Lew, Phillip Ortiz, Tim Eichenberg, Richard Neal, Terry Ashcraft, Bob Myer, Jim Reed, Steve Williams, John Melville, Steve Bewley, Russel Wild, Mike Nail, Terry Harris. Third Row Joe Opstedal, Mgr., Doug Murphy, Clyde Lowe, Tom Nogel, Mark Mon- toya, Rudy Bavos, Herman Garcia, Allen Mason, Gary Durbin, Don Ma- son, Paul Berkshire, Mgr. Wolffarth Head Cindermen for Sth Year Head coach Bill Wolffarith, center, Asst. coaches L-R Lloyd Mascarenas and Walter Brock. Jidf high jump, the low hurdles and the discus. Coach Bill Wolffarth, head track mentor at Manzano for his eighth year, made guardedly opti mistic comments on the 1968 Monarch track squad at press time since the week-long teachers' strike had delayed the track season. We have more sophomores competing for us this year than ever before, our squad will have 22 sophomores, 12 Jun iors, and 11 seniors, and. we have fewer lettermen returning than ever before, so it is difficult to say what will develop by the end of the season? The best prospects for the season will be Terry Ashcraft in the pole vault and low hurdles, and Jimmy Reed in the shot put and discus. Ashcraft, a transfer from NMMJ, stands a good chance of breaking the state record should he continue to improve as he has in pre-season workout and Reed made some impressive showings as a sophomore. It's definitely a building year and with this good crop of sophs we can expect to make a fine showing in one or two seasons barring unforeseen mishaps? He commented that he can look forward to a particularly bright future in the

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Five returning lettermen, Herman Garcia, Bob Myer, Jimmy Reed, Bruce Markham, and Fred Williams, will be the nucleus of the Manzano 1968 track squad as they prepare for the season. With fewer lettermen than ever before, the Monarchs under the coaching of Bill Wolffarth and assistant Walter Brock will be a team which could conceivably come up with some unexpected wins, however, they are unpredicta- ble at this point. Early hopes for the season were dampened when accidents and transfers cost the Monarchs some of their brightest hopes. A severe automobile-motorcycle accident incapacitated sophomore Jimmy Gutierrez, who had turned in a fine performance during the fall cross country season and B-team, back row L-R: Phil Ortiz, Wally Holden, Dave Otis, Terry Harris, Jim Woolridge, Tom Short, Tom Ferris, Mike Nail, Mike Gray, Steve Williams, Rus- sell Wild. front row: Larry Phillips, Ken Zirwas, Steve Lew, Tim Eichenberg, Rich Neal, Mark Montoya, Clyde Lowe, Mark Fox. was described by the coaches as potentially the greatest two-miler and distance runner that Manzano had ever boasted. His pre-season workouts had led the coaching staff to believe that he would break the school record early in the season and would go on to set new records. At presstime, Jimmy, who had been in critical condition, was improving somewhat, he had regained consciousness and was beginning to move slightly, however, there is no indication as to the permanent extent of his injuries. The Monarchs will be at- tempting to improve on last season's record which saw them win only one state honor graduate Ben Best's third in the low hurdles. Mile Relay L-R Rex Sewell, Fred Williams, Bob Myer, Herman Garcia Terry Ascraft, pole vaulter, goes up and over for a practice vault