Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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MAKING IT LOOK MUCH EASIER THAN IT IS, Carl Heinrich pauses in mid vault Heinrich won first in district tied for first in Regionals and I 1 SET IN MOTION AT REGIONALS, Sopho- more Mark Schroeder prepares to release the discus. Schroeder placed sixth in the Eegionals tournament. Photo by Kathy DDS- GIRLS TRACK TEAM, BOTTOM ROW: Lisa Towell, Janis Brosh, Robin McCuistion, Cathy Sharp, Leslie Fallon, Leslie Petit, Chris Teager. SECOND ROW: Janis Done, C. J. Willoughby, Martha Lee, Mary Closmann, Patti Grim, Eve Ponders, Elaine Shearer. THIRD ROW: Disa Lewis, Lorraine Siciliano, Nancy Canon, Tammy Brown, Terry Walker, Judy King, Claire Robertson. FOURTH ROW: Cathy Rivas, Kristin Tucker, Lisa Rawl, Caro- lyn Croom, Libby Cluet, Brenda Hanretty. TOP ROW: Sharie Hart, Karen Carter, Laura Bell, Michelle Abat, Lisa Woamc, Marilyn McNaughton, Leigh Hurley. Track 275

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IUNFTE I WITH AN EYE ON HIS RUNNERS Coach Will Taylor l l, n skill and techniques of his trackslers. Taylorldid an wnlinuedfrzzni page 2 73 After working out for six months during sixth period. the Girl's and Boy's track season opened February 24 and 25 with the Memorial Booster Club Relays. The girl's team, coached by Miss Judy Hobbs. finished the meet in first p1ace. We creamed everyone. We were the only ones ready. It was pretty nice. said Disa Lewis. Lisa Rawl placed first in the discus with a throw of 117.9 feet. In the high jump. Karen Carter and Marilyn Mcblaughton finished first and third respectively while Disa first in the longjump. The mile relay team Mary Closmann. Leigh Lewis. and Eve Ponder came in first with a time of 4.04.2 minutes. The 880 yard relay made up fo Mary Closmann. Patti Grimm. Leigh Hurley, and Eve Ponder and the 440 yard relay consist- ing of Mary Closmann. Patti Grimm. Eve Ponder. and Elaine Shearer came in first and third places with times of 1.47.4 and 51.4 respectively. ln the mile run. Janis Doan finished fourth. Disa Lewis placed second. Patti Grimm fourth and Leigh Hurley sec- ond in the 100 yard dash. 220 yard dash and 440 yard dash respectively. In the 880. Disa Lewis finished first with a time of 2.23 and Martha Lee placed sixth. The boy's team. coached by Will Taylor. finished second in the meet. Danny Maddox. with a time of 4.31. finished the mile run in fourth place. In the 2 mile run, Frank Freeman came in second place with a time of 9.58. Pat Steiger and Tom Hornsby placed fourth and fifth with times of 2.02.2 and 2.02.4 in the 880 yard dash. Freeman hurt his hip right after the meet and couldn't run for the remain- der of the season. Steiger said, He sup- ported the team by becoming a man- ager. The girls went on to compete and win the meet in Humble on March 4. The team accumulated 143 points while the second place winner. Brazos- port. Only had 76 points. ln the field events. Lisa Rawl came in first place in the discus with a throw of 117.2 feet. ln the highjump and long jump events. Karen Carter with ajump Lewis placed composed of Hurley. Disa 274 Track of 5.4 and Disa Lewis with a jump of 17.7 both finished in first place in their respective events. Both the mile and 880 yard relay teams finished in first place while the 440 yard relay finished in third with a time of 52.1. The mile realy completed the run with a 4.09.28 time. Janis Doan. with a time of 5.29.5 came in first place in the mile run. Disa Lewis and Janis Doan finished first and third respectively in the 880 yard mn. With a time of 60.8. Leigh Hurley completed the 440 yard dash in second place. In the 220 yard dash. Patti Grimm finished in first while Disa Lewis came in third in the 100 yard dash. On March ll. the girls came in third place as a team in the Conroe meet. Karen Carter came in second place in the high jump with a jump of 5.6. Tammy Brown. Lorraine Siciliano. Terri Walker. and Lisa Womac made up the shuttle hurdle relay which fin- ished in second place. ln the mile relay, the team finished second while in the mile run Janis Doan came in first place. Disa Lewis finished first and third in the 880 and 100 yard dash. Leigh Hurley came in third and Patti Grimm came in second in the 440 and 220 yard run respec- tively. With a score of 91 points. the girls won first place on March 17 in the Blinn Invitational held at Blinn Col- lege. Janis Doan. Disa Lewis. and Leigh Hurley all came in first in the mile run. 880 and 440 yard run respectively. The mile relay team ended the event in sec- ond place. In the high jump, Karen Carter and Marilyn McNaughton tied for first while Disa Lewis finished in third place in the longjump. With a throw of 123.9 feet. Lisa Rawl won the discus event. State-wide teams competed at A8LM on March 25. The girls finished in third place as a team. According to Disa Lewis. it was a real hard meet. Lisa Rawl came in fourth in the dis- cus and Karen Carter won in the high jump. Mile relay team finished in second Cfllllflllldtf nn page I 76 training his boys. Some of them competed in making the season very successful. Photo by

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WITH EXHAUSTION AND ANTICIPATION, Sen- iors Katy Rivas and Leigh Hurley stop during a meet. Leigh has been on the team for three years and is one of the prominent runners. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. 276 ' Track PRACTICES IN THE AFTERNOON consist of try- ing new techniques for each personal event. Mike Fowler trys ways to clear the hurdles dura ing workout. Photo by Gala Holt. if WUFTFTEC Track teams compete at State C onlinued from page 2 74 and Janis Doan came in third in the 1500 meters. Leigh Hurley and Disa Lewis fin- ished second and first in the 440 and 880 respectively. Compiling 138 points, the girls won the Klein meet on March 31. Karen Carter and Marilyn McNaughton finished first and second in the highjump and Lisa Rawl won in her event, the discus throw. The mile relay finished in first place and both the 880 and 440 yard relays came in second place. In the mile run, Janis Doan finished first while in the 880 she came in third behind Disa Lewis who won the race. Patti Grimm finished second and Leigh Hurley finished first in the 220 and 440 yard dash respectively, The Boy's team placed first in the Cy-Fair Relays and the Deerpark Relays. On April 7 at Alief Hastings, the girls participated in the District meet. The girls won with a 114 points, one point more than Northbrook who had 113 points. It doesn't matter how you win. though, just as long as you win it, said Miss Hobbs. In the shot put event, Kathy Rivas scored in fourth place. Lisa Rawl won in the discus throw and Disa Lewis also came in first in the long jump. Karen Carter and Marilyn McNaughton fin- ished second and third in the high jump. The relay teams placed first. second. and fourth in the mile, 880, and 440 relays. In the mile run, Janis Doan and Judy King completed the race in third and sixth place. Disa Lewis finished first in the 880 and sixth in the 100 yard dash. Leigh Hurley and Patti Grimm placed third and second in the 440 and 220 yard dash respectively. Terri Walker ran the 80 yard hurdle and placed sixth. District was also held at Alief on April 21 for the Boy's team. They accu- mulated 110 points to win District. Setting a school record with a time of 39.03, Charlie Pennington placed third in the 330 yard hurdles. Keith Gregory finished sixth in the same event with a time of 40.86. Pennington also came in third place in both the 120 yard hurdles and the highjump. Carl Heinrich set a school and dis- trict record in the pole vault with a jump of 15 feet 2 inches. Richard McGee finished third with ajump of 13 feet 6 inches. With a throw of 144 fe Mark Schroeder won the discus thro Placing fifth in both the 100 and 2 yard dash, Mike Fowler had times 9.93 and 22.7 seconds. He gave , strength where we never had before said Steiger. Steve French, Hornsby, Gig Sett gast, and Steiger made up the mi relay team. With a time of 3.26.01 mi utes, the team finished second behi Westchester. E Hornsby, with a time of l.59.78. an Steiger whose time was 2.01.25 plac first and second in the 880 yard run. I the mile, Maddox placed second an Bob Luttrell finished fifth with times 4.31 and 4.36. The girl's team finished fifth Regionals. The meet was held at Sa Jacinto Junior College on April 21 an 22. Only the top two people go fro district, explained Disa Lewis. Karen Carter placed third in the hig jump while Lisa Rawl finished secon in the discus. The mile relay team came in thir place and Disa Lewis won the 880 yar dash. Both Disa Lewis arid Lisa Ra qualified for state. g Regional for the guys was alsohel at San Jacinto Junior College fro April 28 to 29. We have the fastes region in the state, said Steiger. Heinrich tied for first in the pol vault. In the discus throw, Schroede had a throw of 169 feet. The mile relay had a time of 3.2 minutes while Steiger and Hornsby tie in the 880 meters with a time of 2.01 Maddox ran the mile with a time o 4.33. He did well but did not qualify,' said Steiger. Heinrich, who went to State May 13 in the pole vault, was the only one i the district to go. I felt privilege because only the top eight in pole vault in the state got to go to state. said Heinrich. On May 6, Disa Lewis and Lisa Rawl competed in the State meet. Lisa Rawl finished in second place with a throw of 135 feet 10 inches in the discus. She was real happy with her throw, said Disa Leiws. She improved her throw from last year which was her objective. ln the 880 yard run, Disa Lewis won State with a time of 2.l4.8. I felt like I finally got there after three years, she said. It was the first time the 880 had been