Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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SECTIONAL STYLE: Roger (Jumpin ' Bean) Brown expresses the agony of a 6ft. 8in. jump which placed him third in the state finals. Brown plans to continue his high jumping career attending IU on a track scholarship. (Photos by Rob Zigenfus) BOYS TRACK STATS - N - FACTS Mt. Vernon, 80, Mater Dei, 38 Bosse, 85, Mater Dei, 33 Princeton Invitational, Mater Dei, 64, 3rd place North Posey, 57, Mater Dei, 49, Memorial, 42 Jasper Invitational, Mater Dei, 37, 8th place North Quad-meet, Mater Dei, 57, 2nd place Mater Dei, 46, Gibson Southern, 42 City Meet, Mater Dei, 35, 5th place SIAC, Mater Dei, 32, 6th place INDIVIDUAL HONORS SECTIONALS Gary Weinzapfel — 5th 110 High Hurdles Joe Bassemeier — 5th Discus Roger Brown — 1st High Jump KurfKoewler- 1st Shot Put REGIONALS Roger Brown — 1st High Jump KurfKoewler — 8th Shot put HURDLIN ' HERO: Gary Weinzapfel glides over the hurdles to a first place finish in the SIAC meet. Weinzapfel was awarded the 1982 Track Kiwanis Award. (Photo by Kathy Konrad) 1 BOYS TRACK: FIRST ROW: Eric Becker, Bret Korme- link, Randy Russell, Joe Brady, Tony Hape, Todd Rexing, John Lehman, Geoff Coates, SECOND ROW: Brandy Hicks, Keith Moss, Eric Knapp, Pete Emmert, Keith Barnes, Mike Kirsch, Kurt Koewler, Mike Locklar, Bobby Dezember, Debbie Leonhardt. BACK ROW: Joe Bassemier, Chris Corcoran, Pat Russel, Gary Weinzapfel, Dan Breidenbach, and Coach Herb Neighbors. (Ab- sent from photo are Roger Brown, Dan Knight, and Assistant Coach Nick Alcorn. (Photo by Alan Bur- dette) HEEVE HO: Sophomore Kurt Koewler heeves the 12 pound shot put to a 1st place finish in sectionals. Koewler went on to regionals coming back with a eighth place. (Photo courtesy of Evansville Courier)

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CHAMP JUMPIN ' HIGH: Sophomore Tammy Bailey hits the bar at Enlow Field. For the second year in a row. Bailey advanced to the regional tournament. Also excelling in the 400-meter dash, she was voted by the track team Most Valuable Runner. (Photos by Courier and Press and Alan Burdette) MODERN-DAY MARY: Freshman Dava Lappe donned in punk glasses and MD spirit towel appears to be praying at sectional track meet. (Photo by Alan Burdette) UNDER COVER TRACKSTERS: Sophomore Tammy Bailey and an opponent from Central High School watch other events as they wait for the rain to die. (Photo by Alan Burdette) GIRLS TRACK TEAM: FRONT ROW: Julie Adler. Michelle Weidner, Wendy Frankenburger, Angie Alvey, Anne Groves, Dava Lappe, SECOND ROW: Patty Tavomnina. Tammy Bailey. Tammy Weinzap- fel, Elaine Nussel, Lisa Dezember, Beth Becker. Denise Purcell. Tracy Slaton. THIRD ROW: Beth Crabtree, Sherri Dezember, Patty Alsop, Laura Knoll. Gretchen Hillenbrand, Barb Seib. BACK ROW: Mary Weidner, Stephanie Purcell, Jenny Olivey. Margarita Silva, Lisa Rickter, Cindy Weber. Laura Alsop. Sitting on the bottom are coaches Ms. Lisa Ledman and Mrs. Debi Harrington. (Photo by Alan Burdette) Dan Fogelberg ' s hit song ' Run for the Roses ' applied to more than the Kentucky Derby; it described the MD track season beautifully . . . ' Run for the Roses 1 We are finally getting recognition in school, in the papers and sometimes on the news, The other years no one knew we existed, commented Cindy Weber, senior member on the girls track team. The recognition was richly deserved as the girls track team experienced its best season in nine years. The team ' s record was 6-1; 12 members went to sectionals. Winning sure was part of the picture this year especially after beating Reitz 51 1 2 to 53 1 2. I love to win, it makes people more aware of Mater Dei as winning instead of a losing team, said senior Jenny Olivey. A lot of people may have wondered how the team could do so surprisingly well compared to past seasons. Some felt it was the hard practices of hopping up bleachers, as well as the new strict code enforced by coaches Mrs. Debi Harring- ton and Miss Lisa Ledman. The girls ' season was not all fun and games. There were struggles they had to take into consideration such as sopho- more Elaine Nussel explained, I dread the pain that comes with running, but in order to win you have to put this pain aside and work your guts out, like Harrington would say. However as the city meets came to a close, the girls were faced with the difficulty of qualifying for sectionals. Their success showed that their hard work paid off. Seniors who qualified for sectionals were Laura Alsop, Jenny Olivey, and Lisa Rickter. Juniors were Patty Alsop, Beth Crabtree, Gretch- en Hillenbrand, and Barb Seib. Sophomore was Tammy Bailey, and freshmen were Anne Groves, Dava Lappe, Wen- dy Frankenburger, and Michelle Weidner. Head Coach Harrington commented that the girls had a good attitude about running and were very hard workers. She stated, We had fun and it was our best year we ' ve ever had. — Marty May

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' Run for the rosesVcont. Senior Gary Weinzapfel wasn ' t a sheepherder, although he counted sheep. Rather, he was a trackster who counted sheep as a way ot psyching himself up before a meet. I sleep on the bus with a jacket over my head; sheep jumping over hurdles goes through my mind, explained Weinzapfel. But preparing for a meet wasn ' t as easy for some as it was for others. While some were nervous and talked a lot, the majority of the team sat silently, listening to the loud music on the bus ride to the events. Greg Blake said, I mostly concentrate on my race and how I plan to do it. Even though the team ' s mental attitude was high all sea- son it had limited success on the scoreboard. Lack of depth proved to be its worst enemy. Coach Herb Neighbors commented, We never seemed to have down the line scorers, Joe Bassemier said, We were able to pick up firsts and seconds, but we didn ' t have enough people to get the third and fourth place points. Keith Moss added, We didn ' t have enough people; most people had to run two or three times in one meet. However, even with the lack of depth, there were some bright spots. Seniors Roger Brown, Gary Weinzapfel, Joe Bassemier and sophomore Kurt Koewler were depended upon a great deal all season to bring in first place points in their respective events. Neighbors said, They don ' t make excuses; they just go out and work hard. All their persistence paid off when each qualified for sec- tionals. Bassemier placed fifth in the disc; Weinzapfel also brought home a fifth place ribbon for his efforts in the hurdles. Roger Brown, high jumper, and shot putter Kurt Koewler both received first place honors and were the only ones who advanced to Regionals. Brown went on to take third in State with a jump of 6 ' 8 . Coach Neighbors ' quote summed up the whole season: Our major goal was to hurdle, run, throw, and leap into sectionals, regionals, and state. Unfortunately, we stumbled over a few hurdles, didn ' t quite run fast enough nor throw far enough, but we did jump into the state finals. — Krista Grossman