Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Steve Leeper stretches out for every possible inch in the long jump competition. fbelowj Warming up in the high hurdles before his event, Steve Spradlin makes certain his steps are up to per- fection. I Athletics 165 'Y , A t .ev V , . ,f I W , , . n f 'A -ft ' J K S , 1 1 Frank DiBlasi strains as he begins his motion across the ring during a dual meet. Charles Fountain fabovej reaches out to give the baton to Fred Shocks in a record-breaking 880 yard relay.

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Frosh Trackmen Wind p at 2- Although the frosh record was not outstanding, individual efforts were recognized by the setting of three new freshman records. The Bullpups closed out their season with a discouraging 2-4 dual meet record, with their only wins coming from Fulton and Moberly. Their performance in relay competition was a little better, taking third in the Huck Finn relays at Hanni- bal, and fourth in both the Quincy and Columbia relays. New Freshman record holders are Tim Lankford, with a varsity discus throw of 'l07'10 1f2 , and Clar- ence Williams, who hurled the varsity shot 40'8 . This year's junior Varsity squad was composed mainly of members of the hard-working freshman crew. The jV team fared a little better than the frosh, ending their season with a 4--2 record. 1969 Freshman Track Squad: KBOTTOM ROWJ Lawrence Epple, jim Kiburz, Mike Farrah, Mark Rucker, Leslie Deason, David Brad- shaw, Roy Stevens, David Sublette, KROW TVVOJ Gary Vines, Bruce Moore, Alan Vorworck, Dale Admire, Richard Buffington, Chester Trotter, Paul Winterbower. KROW THREE! Curt Mechlin, Delbert Healy, jack Dennis, Mark jarvis, Tim Lankford, Chuck Buckner, john Reaves, Tim Gourley. KROW FOURJ Alan Snook, Chuck Worstell, Steve Fitzpatrick, joe Ezell, Rick Carter, jeff Fine. IABOVE RIGHT! Cindermen await the outstretched gun to begin the mile run in a triangular meet. IRICHTJ Ron Shocks and Greg Watson fist and 3rd from leftj hold their ready positions just before exploding from the starting blocks to the finish line 100 yards away. HCQ.

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Tennis Teams Post -3 and 1-11 Year With the Boys' junior Varsity team beating Fulton's Varsity squad for the lone victory of the season for either team, both the boys' and the girls' tennis squads suffered a long and disappointing season. At the beginning of the season with only four Iettermen returning from last year, both squads lacked the experience to put together a winning year. Concluding the season, Art Rinderknecht, boys' coach, awarded MHS varsity letters to Bill Adams, jeff Doolittle, Dwight Rahmeyer, and Tom Schroeder. Coached by Mrs. Sue Priest and Mrs. Ellen Wilson, student teacher, ludy Fisher, Betty Fuemmeler, Mary Larson, loan Offutt, Nancy Ollis, Beverly Pierce, Judy Sunderland, and Linda Young earned their varsity letters. BOYS' TENNIS SQUAD: IBOTTOM ROW!! Ricky Waller, Don Dickey, Tim Baker, David Lowry. IROW TWO:J john Recob, jeff Doolittle, Bill Adams, Coach Arthur Rinderknecht, Tom Schroe- der, Dwight Rahmeyer. g 1 Tim Baker, senior letterman, lunges to his right in an effort to re- turn a difficult fore-hand shot. T all X Q'- vnn i 'suiuhgf'