Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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In the District 12 meet at the Fairgrounds, Tiff Miller stands ready for the start of the mile-relay, slumps exhausted after his leg, and walks imperturbably off the track after his final high- school race. Displaying the Fosbury Flop form, Kyle Fisher barely clears the bar at a height of 5 ' 10 . Nearing the pit, Tommy Christenbury struggles for extra distance as Mr. Edwards waits to measure. 16 SPORTS

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As he eyes his spot in the sand, Mike Holt crosses his fingers and hopes that he sails that far. THE 1976 VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (front row) Ronnie Kirkpatrick, Bill Dunavant, Albert Ray, John Pitts, Mark Porter, Rene Bourgoyne, John Hammons; (second row) Conrad McCrary, Kyle Fisher, Bill Mathieu, Ted Powell, Brad Adams, Trent Riggins, David Dunavant, Stuart Westland, Tiff Miller, Gib Wilson, John Stevens; (third row) Stan Graves, Chris Schmeisser, Chuck Chambers, John Murrah, William Howard, Tommy Christenbury, Billy Fisher, Joey Schaeffer, Mack Oliver, John Wrenn, Bill Jauchler, Jeff Peters, Joe Morrison. ■MS WmmSBKm VARSITY TRACK 1976 (3-0) Briarcrest Collierville Auburndale Harding 1st Big Ten Championship 2nd Harding Invitational 2nd Southwestern Invitational 2nd East Memphis Classic 3rd District 12 Meet TRACK TRACK 15

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Nearing the end of the 880, Breck Bolton painfully kicks off the last few yards. JV Runs Away With East Memphis Title Christenbury Is Second In AAU Decathlon The 1976 Junior Varsity track team showed its great ability even after opening the season with a loss in a closely contested second-place finish in a triangular meet with tough CBHS and Briarcrest. The following week, the JV Owls brought home another second in a three-team meet, losing by 4.5 points to Germantown. In action the next week, the team suffered its third setback, to CBHS at Harding — this time by 15 points. At last, the JV registered its first victory. It came at the expense of Bartlett, as the Baby Owls won 16 of 17 events. Coming off this big win, the team had to go to Germantown for the East Memphis Championship track meet. Here the Owls showed their true form and dominated five other teams, thus bringing home a first-place finish, as Tommy Christenbury won three events. The team had many outstanding athletes including: Christenbury, who placed second in the decathlon at the National Junior Olympics; Chris Schmeisser in the shot put; Brad Adams in the discus; Jeff Peters and Phillip McNeil in the THE 1976 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (front row) Chip Lansden, Paul Edwards, David Dunlap, Ken Flowers, Conrad McCrary, Albert Ray, Hunter Seabrook, Joe Morrison, Breck Bolton; (second row) Mark Witte, Tim Guyton, Stan Hughes, David Walker, Jim Mitchell, Phillip McNeil, Mark Crosby, Henry Caldwell, Jeff Peters, Marty Lifer, Gordon Summerfield; (third row) Tommy Van Brocklin, Craig Weiner, Chris Schmeisser, John Erb, Bill Dunavant, John Norfleet, Greg Meyer, Keith May; (fourth row) Chip Parrott, John Stewart, Chris Clark, Brad Adams, Stewart Cox, Tommy Christenbury, Ted McLaughlin. long distances; Conrad McCrary in the sprints; Bill Dunavant in the low hurdles; and Mike Holt in the long jump and sprints. Overall, it was a very fine season as several qualified JV athletes contributed greatly to the Var sity ' s success. Among these were Schmeisser, Christenbury, Peters, McCrary, Adams, Dunavant, Joe Morrison, and Albert Ray. JV TRACK (2-3) 68 CBHS 74 Briarcrest 33 66.5 Germantown 71 Harding 37.5 67 CBHS 82 Harding 31 115 Bartlett 15 1st East Memphis Championship TRACK 17