Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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John Norfleet strains in an effort to clear ten feet at the District Meet at Memphis State. He succeeded, but nevertheless was outdone by teammate Joe Morrison. Norfleet and Morrison gave the Owls a strong pole-vaulting team last year. In the District Meet. John Stewart runs the 880- yard run. Although he failed to place in this event, Stewart was a member of the two-mile relay that took first. 1977 VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Robert Ashley, Mark Bilsky, Albert Ray, Conrad McCrary, Chuck Chambers, Chris Schmeisser, Joey Schaeffer, Brad Adams, David Dunlap, Warwick Garner, Greg Graflund, Ren Bourgoyne, Jimmy Allen. Jeff Peters, Phillip McNeill, Allen Landers; (front row) John Wrenn, John Norfleet, Ronnie Banks, Tim Monaghan, Jack McDonald, Stewart Cox, Tommy Christenbury, Joe Morrison, Mark Porter, Ted Powell, Steve Malone, John Stewart, Tom Van Brocklin. 1977 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Jon Scharff, Hopie Brooks, Richard Scharff, Greg Meyer, Les McBride, George Skouteris, Mark Witte, Buddy Friese, Newman Cross, Ken Flowers, Warwick Garner, Henry Caldwell, Dean Underwood, Hugh Scott, John Walt, Phillip McNeill, Tim Monaghan; (front row) Brian Cunningham, Greg Graflund, Robert Ashley, Mark Bilsky, Sammy Graham, Allen Landers, Mark Crosby, Stan Hughes, David Dunlap, Jimmy Allen, Don Miller, Eric Johnson, Sidney Kriger, Davant Latham, Dan Daniel, Hunter Seabrook. 16 SPORTS

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With intense concentration. Tim Monaghan and Albert Ray exchange the baton as the 440-relay team enters the last leg of the race. Moments later Ray broke the tape for yet another first place. Christenbury Sets State Mark in Decathlon The decathlon ... a grueling two- day event. It consists of ten tests of one ' s athletic ability. The athletes compete in the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot-put, high jump, and 440- yard dash on the first day. On the next they try their skills in the high-hurdles, discus, pole vault, triple jump, and mile run. Each athlete competes against an established standard and is given a certain number of points for his performance, a thousand being the highest value given. The athlete with the highest point total in the ten events is the winner. Thus a decathlete must be extremely talented, and a winner must be the best of the best athletes. Tommy Christenbury is a winning decathlete. During the summer, he competed in the state decathlon at Henderson ville. Trailing by 197 points after the first day, Tommy came back to win, scoring 9,096 points out of 10,000. He scored 1000 in the hurdles, high jump, and shot-put. He also had personal bests in four other events. After the final event Tommy had earned the new state record, breaking the previous mark by 164 points. His effort gave MUS its third state record, the most of any school in the state. Tommy went to the southeastern AAU to defend the title that he won last year. The AAU competitions differed from the state decathlon by replacing the triple jump with the The most versatile track athlete in 1977, Tommy Christenbury, gets set to hurl the discus in preparation for his next decathlon. javelin. Tommy proceeded to win against inexperienced competition while improving his total from last year by 750 points. By winning, he qualified for the National Decathlon. The final step in Tommy ' s summer decathlon competition was the Nationals in Yakima, Washington. He got there one day late and upon his arrival had to compete in the second- day events with everyone else. After the other contestants left, Tommy did his first-day tests. By finishing late, he knocked the hometown Yakima boy out of third place. Although he came down from his previous year ' s showing of second-place, he was competing against older boys. Therefore, his performance against other competition was better. What does Tommy ' s future look like? He hopes to compete in the state and national decathlons in 1978. If he does well enough, Tommy may decide to shoot for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. No matter what, MUS has a fine athlete in Tommy Christenbury. TRACK 15

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Junior Varsity Owls Take Every Dual Meet Monaghan and Dunlap Lead Team Throughout the Year The 1977 Junior Varsity track team had a fine season, compiling a record of 3-0. This excellent showing was accomplished through good individual and team efforts. The relay squads especially did a fine job by placing in all but one event throughout the season. The first meet was against CBHS. The Owls had a surprisingly easy time, defeating the Brothers 94-42. David Dunlap had a fine performance by placing in the hurdles, both high and intermediate, and the high jump. Tim Monaghan also did very well by capturing three first-places and being on a winning relay team. He won the sprints, both 100 and 220, and the long jump. All relay teams took first-places. The next meet was against Briarcrest, and MUS had another relatively effortless win, conquering the Saints by the score of 54-38. Monaghan again had a fine day, placing in three events. Henry Caldwell and Tommy Van Brocklin paced the team in the distance events in the two-mile and mile runs, respectively. Jeff Peters took first in the 440-yard dash and was on the mile relay team which took first. As in the previous meet, the relay teams were very strong, placing first in three out of four team events. The third meet involved MUS, Harding, and CBHS. MUS overwhelmed its rivals. Dunlap and Monaghan again each placed in four events. All relay teams took first- place. The mile-relay team consisted of Robert Ashley, Keith May, Ken Flowers, and Jeff Peters. The 440- relay team was made up of Mark Bilsky, Ashley, May, and Monaghan with Flowers replacing May in the last meet. The last Junior Varsity track meet was the East Memphis Championship at Bartlett with six teams competing. This last meet was the JV ' s only defeat, as they finished third with a score of 49. Bartlett finished first with a score of 58, and CBHS finished second tallying 52. Once again the relay teams performed well by placing in each relay. Dunlap placed in three events, while Monaghan placed in two events and was also a member of a relay team that placed. In the mile-run Tommy Van Brocklin finished second with Henry Caldwell taking third place. Mark Bilsky was third in the 440-yard dash. Jeff Peters was the only person to take first-place in any event. He set a meet record by running the 880 in a time of 2:03.6. The JV ' s did a good job in the meet, placing in almost every event. 77 JV TRACK (3-0) 94 54 84 CBHS Briarcrest Harding 42 38 49 CBHS 3rd East Memphis Championship 42 Jeff Peters rounds the turn ahead of Germantown in the 880 yard run. TRACK 1 7