Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Continued to Gain in Speed and Endurance FRESHMAN TRACK TEAM-FRONT ROW: Chuck Simmons, Doug Johnson, Bill Johnson, Richard Harney, Charles Hull, Donovon Scott, Steve Schull, Steve Car- denas, Frank Ruiz, Wayne Jenkins, David Brahms, John Hurley, Jeff Carter, Tim Brown, Mike Miller, Mgr. Jim Miholik. SECOND ROW: Carl Gaidorus, Ted Robin- son, Chuck Simmons, Joe Dionisi, Bill Farley, Bruce Sheppard, David Knight, Larry Weimer coached the freshman track team to many victories during the season. Top men on the squad were Clifford Alexander, hurdles, Joel Larson, mile run, Ted Robin- Mark Muse, Fred DePorter, Mike Tansey, Jim Brown, Tom Thorp, Curt Cannon, Bob Kingston, Don Knox, Jim Croce. BACK ROW: Jack Morris, Charles Collins, Marshall Coalter, Bruce Allen, Tom Fitzgerald, Joel Larson, Mike Rice, Dave Henry, Barry Schur, Mark Thomas, Gary Harrell, Clifford Alexander, Steve Owens, Gary Galloway, Carl Fuller. son, quarter mile run, Mike Miller, discus, Mike Rice, shot put, Bill Farley, broad lump and 880-yard run, Barry Schur, pole vault and high lump, Bill Johnson, 100-yard dash and low hurdles, and Tim Brown, 220-yard dash. Managers for the team were Jim Mihalilc and Wayne Jenking. Through many hours of practice, the freshmen achieved their individual goals. agus .. Q i 1 'TI' 'Q 4, Bill Farley broadlumped into o sand pit during 5th period track practice. Frosh Bill JOHNSON handed Tim BNWT' the 5'-'NN dUfln9 0 WIUY 9XCl'W '99- Tlml 9 and broodlumpers concentrated on a good running start for needed momentum, co-ordination was necessary to pass the baton while running at top speed.

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Junior Varsity Coach FI'eSl1l11llh Coach Paul Hatcher l-Crry Weimer ,,4vs- -t ' Q'-J -.,.,.,,, ,eg of - 1 s..AtQfgv,.-Y .f -f. ., , ,f. f:.A..f . Y -if ,Lf:fe1'f'f2'f1: 5' J . h' -'i ' 3' f K, Nvks. S-Q ,.,1VLMff'ly,v'..','fLk5 f . 4,,,.,,A. N-..-.A ,,,,f' Z' W s....,.................... Team member Rod Drake displayed his skill and style in throwing the discus. The obiective was to throw as far as possible maintaining control and form. , Frosh Trackmen As soon as the official track season began, sophomore Steve Gunning started to work on clearing the bar on the high iump. He was a member of the JV team. Opening the season against Sunnyside, the JV track team defeated the Blue Devils 77-41. Coached by Wayne Corder and Paul Hatcher, the team looked forward to a successful season. The leading pole vaulter was John Vucasovich. Top discus throwers were Bob Suarez and Rod Drake. Lead sprinter was Tom Stoops, and Tom Gustafson and Fred Emerling led in distance running. Leading in hurdles was Bob Bolt. Stoops led the broad lump while Steve Gunning led The high iump. One-and-a-fourth milers were Dave Droegemeier and Errol Berk. JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM-FRONT ROW: Harvey Vanderford, Bill Victor, Horace Dwiggins, Steve Gunning, Roger King, Tom Gustafson, Tom Hawkins, Darrell Weitzel, Robert Bazurto. SECOND ROW: Steve Lewis, John Vucasovich, Steve Hall, Tom Weaver, Bob Clark, Gary Denomy, Tom Nelson, Phil Stellies, Bob Suarez, Tom Clark, Jim Thoma, Bob Bott. BACK ROW: Mgr. Bruce Jones, Mgr. Philip Shapiro, Ed Jorgenson, Dave Droegemeier, Dan Harrell, Scott Noreuil, Tim Walsh, Joe Molina, Eric Heinz, Rod Drake, John Bell, Tom Stoops, Jim Werner, Scott Neil, Dan Johnson, Errol Berk, Mgr. Alan Shapiro.

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B Q . CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS: FRESHMAN-FRONT ROW: Ted Robinson, Steve Fall David Knight, Ed Berger, Curtis Cannon, John Stevens, Gerald Cross, Tony Ruiz Dale Hancock, Tom Tharp, Joel Larson. JUNIOR VARSITY-SECOND ROW: Ar- nulfo Borbon, Bob Swart, Jim Thoma, Frank Araiza, Bob Clark, Tom Weaver, Dan Johnson, Mike Emerling, Tom Gustafson, Dale Mow, Steve Lewis, Mgr. Harriers Tied Second 'W ' I g A r Tom Hawkins. VARSITY-BACK ROW: Mgr. Dave Potter, Doug Born, Rick Leh- ner, Craig Plotner, Clay Van Deren, Bob Benefiel, Scott Bumgarner, Horace Dwiggins, Rich Childress, John Wilsdon, Tom Nelson, Harvey Vanderford, Randy Reiter, Mike Lavor. Place In Divisional Qualifying with a second place tie in the divisional meet, the cross-country team finished in 14th place in the state AA championship. Both varsity and JV teams compiled 8-l season 4 ! Freshman David Knight sprinted toward the finish line with Dale Hancock close behind. The Titans scored a cross-country victory over Salpointe 20-40. records. The frosh closed with a 5-2 record. Scoring the top average points per meet were Scott Bumgarner with 3.2, Rick Childress with 4.5, Fred Emerling with 5.2 and Harvey Vander- ford with 6.3. Junior Emerling, sophomore Childress and fresh- man Ted Robinson set records for their individual classes. Emerling set a new course record with a time of lO:5l.8. Junior varsity harrier Dan Johnson took the lead during a cross-country meet at Pueblo. The Titans were defeated by the Warriors in the November game.