North Rowan High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Spencer, NC)

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iw Clearing the hurdle with ease Melissa Secreast races to a third place finish in the All County Meet. She went on to qualify for the sectionals at Ledford. , W . fe. - ' f- Hurling- the discus to a distance of 92' Jo omblin displays both strength and grace. Her eltorls helped bring her team to third place in the County Track Meet. fi ' M N 1 ' A-H., V V N C I.. yiyt I W, ,,, Qs N X4 is . . if W ...lf Q NW' K .......,, .,,. A 31- , .ll ,fl L KKKSKKKKKKSSSSKKKKKKKKSSKKYKKKKKKKKKSKKK l A ll-Vell Rounded Team I ound and round that track they go, where they stop you'll never know. Although the finish line was the place they were headed, the goals were set and ex- ceeded by the women's track members themselves. These girls didn't become athletes runners by being lazy. They pushed their bodies to the absolute limits. They are the ones who stretched til it hurt, and ran with blisters and bruises. These are the ones who poured everything into their sport. They were not just running track, but thinking track too. To be your best you must stay on the same train of thought, stated Andrea Britton. Running track has its advantages as Bobbi Sims stated you get to compete against a lot of people and when you win you get a good feeling inside. But along with its advan- tages come the disadvan- tages. Tarsha Mallet complained, There is too much practice and you have to go far away to compete sometimes. Like most other competitive sports, track was a sport of both give and take. There were bad points, but the women's team got out of it about as much as they put into it. As a result of their hard work, three ofthe track members went to the State Finals at N.C.S.U. in Raleigh. Bobbi Sims competed in the discus and high jump, and April Jackson and Tonya Rusher ran the 400m dash. Tonya's time of 59.48 seconds made her the third girl ever in the history of Rowan County to run 400 meters in less than one minute. In spite of the blisters and bruises and lack of free time, those track members who made the sacrifices met per- sonal goals and ran rings around their competitors. Kelly Simmerson Womens Track i 151

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Coach Secreast looks prepared to shoot lalse starters as he signals the beginning of a race. Fortunately for over anxious athletes Coach Seacreast only uses blanks. Bottom Row: Joan Wilson, Lori Cranfield, Jane Copley, Bobbi Sims, Tonya Rusher, Shaundria Gibson. Top Row: Tracie Boone, Chevelle Jones, April Jackson, Tarsha Mallet, Melissa Secreast, Carolyn Ellis, Jennifer Mason, Neat Wilson. 150 X Women's Track Soaring to new heights, Bobbi Sims clears 4'10 in the high jump on her way to All-Conference track honors. ln addition to the high jump, Bobbi threw the discus and shot. Her discus throw of 111'8 earned her a second place medal in the State Championship Meet. Photos by J. Loftin. BILL r B .... .. . ef. ti' t. ...,. 'eee fl R 1 f

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UE, up and away! Tracey Maynor clears a eight of 12'6 with ease for another vic- tory. Tracey advanced to the regionals before an injury out his season short. . I 2 X , IR f ,fs W ,M ' y '1 'L '4 505-.-ffl: Ll Record Breaking Season he thrill of victory, the ag- ony of the feet, was well known to the 1987 track team. Many records were broken be- cause the athletes were willing to push themselves a little far- ther and work a little harder in practice to prepare for a meet. Darryl Jackson went that extra distance to set a new school long jump distance of 22'1 , Andre Gaston leaped to a new record of 46'6V2 in the triple jump, Harvey Archie raced to a new record in the 400 meter dash, and Anthony Britton outlasted the competi- tion to set a record in the 800 152 X Men's Track meter run. In the 800 and 1600 meter relays, two teams set new school records for moving the baton around the tract. Brian Steele, Adrian Steele, Jasper Cuthrell and Harvey Archie won the state title in the 800 relay with a school and county record of 1:28.82. It was a good year for the track team even though the team was young and inex- perienced. Coach Robert Steele recognized his team had a winning combination, We had talented young men who were willing to work hard. Talent and hard work earned them the Ledford ln- vitational Track Meet as all track team members gave their best for the victory. The season ended with the team third in the conference, second in the sectionals, third in the regionals and in the state. It was a season in which the team could take pride. Although many of the record breakers are running in college the team they left behind knows how to overrun the agony of the feet and feel the thrill of victory. Jim Young.