Mililani High School - Na Mana O Poina Ole Yearbook (Mililani, HI)

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They're Like The Wind Track 84 Field Run Away WiTh A GreaT Year asTer Than a speeding bul- leT, able To leap 100 fooT hurdles in a single bound, iT's a bird? lT's a plane? lT's The MHS Track and Field Team. Well, may- be a liTTle Too dramaTic buT They were a wonder. A normal prac- Tice would begin aT 3:30 down aT The Track, four To six laps and Then a couple more for warm ups. all worTh iT. As a firsT year mem- ber from Alaska, Cyndi Gusfafson Told why she prefered Hawaii, You don'T have To worry abouT geTTing freezer burn on your lungs. Senior Jason Roberfs summed up his experiences wiTh The Team as, 'lbuilding a sTrong mind. Through many Trials and much sweaT, The Team worked TogeTh- er To make iT a greaT year. Coach Shane Akamine said, We've only jusT begun. -Kaki MaTsui SweaT, sweaT, panT, gasp . . . Lefy Pena, a second year y member, described The Team as. EnergeTic, like a close family, a loT of work buT a loT of fun. Some- . Times you wanT To give up buT when you cross The finish line iT's Kg - PhoTo 4. Captain Christine lnouye helps bring ouT The maTs for pole vaulTing pracfice. PhoTo 2. Angela Dela Cruz puTs sTrengTh inTo her shoT puT. aw ff D. Nil, M. Carfer, J. Harringfon, C. Zaucha, R. Saiki, J. Wafaoka, Row 2: R. Takenaka, Y. ashiTa, D. OTa, M. Greenamyer, L. Greenamyer, G. FosTobend, D. ST. Pierre Row 3: L. Pena, J. fe, R. Ofalsa, C. Inouye, J. Howard, T. Burrell, S. Kuapahi, Row 4: A. Padilla, G. Muranaka, J. arfs, R. Asamura, D. Crumbliss, T. Smifh Row 5: A. Dela Cruz, J, Brown. C. Miller. W. Fraczak, K. lan, L. Roehm Mssing: J. Saville, R. OTake, J. Braffon, T. Dahl, M. Nash, J. Brashear, D. Bryanf, T. k, S. TaTaeshi Track And Field 443

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