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

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Frosh Cindermen Anticipated Good Season FRESHMAN TRACK TEAM-FRONT ROW: Dennis Thomas, Mike Addy, Ken Cruz, Raul BazurTo, Doug Hilchner, Mark Ferrer, Jerry Maldonado, Bill Luce, Darrell Jorgenson, Jim Ware, Dan Rincon, Jerry Weinburg, Bill de La Vergne, Tim Sanleyan, Fred Doison, Bob Kuhn, Greg Mills, Ralph Marble. SECOND ROW: Greg Weilzel, Rick Phanion, Roberi FriTz, Ron Crider, Tad Simmons, Doug RiTTer, Allie Labor, Ray Zaiaczkowski, Mark Kelly, John STuTz, Leo Paluska, COACH Larry Weimer Melvin Vuke, John Larson, Jim Reed, John Haas, Jeff Schrader, Ralph OTT, ScoTT Rumel, Berry Gerber. BACK ROW: Mike SmiTh, John Olvey, Roland Youngling, Bud Droegemeier, Tom TaTum, Charles Houghlon, Bill Gordon, Richard Ranger, Fred Fox, Tom Benefiel, Joe Ballard, Mike Polivchak, Randy Larson, Jim Buck, Bob Trower, Roy RaTh, Bob Browning, Jack Johnson, Tony Lopez, STan Dielzmann, Mike Myers, Mark Fisher, Randy Sillik. Coach Larry Weimer TaughT The freshman Track Team mem- bers The basic skills during Their firsT year of high school. ShoT- puT and discus Throwers were Mike Polivachak, Joe Ballard and Buddy Droegemeier. Spring runners were Mark Kelly and Doug RiTTer. Fred Fox ran high hurdles for The Team and Jack Jackson ran low hurdles. Freshmen runners for The four- forTy were Tom Benefiel and Richard Ranger. OTher disTance runners for The eighT-eighTy and one-and-a-half mile were Dan Rincon, Darrell Jorgensen and Melvin Vuke, OuTsTanding pole vaulTers were Mark Kelly and Jerry Maldonado. Coach Weimer expecTed a good season for his Team. Freshman Track Team members lined up To iump The low hurdles. Coach Larry Weimer clocked The cindermen To see how fast They were able To finish The run. Freshman .lack Johnson concenTraTed on form and speed in order To improye his Time on The hurdles. He combined abilily wiTh hours of prachce To win.

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JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM-FRONT ROW: Jim Brown, Gary Earnesl, Tim Brown, Donovan Scott, Darrel Weitzel, John Vucasovich, Armand Sperduti, Clay Taylor, Dave Croleau, Bill Farley, Ted Robinson. SECOND ROW: Chuck Collins, Tom Gustafson, Bob Clark, Steve Hall, Steve Cardenas, Mike Tansey, Mike Brown, Jeff Carter, Bill Johnson, Rick Davis, Jerry Locascio, Charles Hull, Joel Larson, Fred De Porter. BACK ROW: Mgr. Phil Shapiro, Jim Thomas, Dave Henry, Mark Thomas, Mike Rice, Errol Berk, Clifford Alexander, Gary Harrell, Carl Gaidorus, Jim Arneson, Rod Drake, Eric Heinz. . . Track Team Anticipated Good Season JV track member, sophomore Bill Farley, broadiumped into the varsity pit during a warm-up prior lo a meet against other high schools that afternoon. Under the direction of Coach Wayne Corder and Paul Hatcher, the iunior varsity track team looked forward to a successful season. The team's first meet was held March 7 with Amphitheater. Outstanding team members were discus thrower Mike Rice, high hurdlers Mark Thomas and Cliff Alexander, low hurdlers Tim Brown and Darrel Weitzel. Top shot-putters were Mike Rice and Gary Harrell. Leading in broadiump was Bill Farley. Joel Larson, Jim Thoma and Chuck Collins were leading two-rnilers. Other outstanding runners were Tim Brown and Bill Johnson for the TOO-yard dash, Tim Brown for the 220, Bill Johnson and Gary Ernest for the 440, and Steve Cardenas and Rick Davis for the 880. Team mem- bers strove to improve last year's record. Junior varsity lrack members began the long distance run, each one striving to be in first place. Mr. Corder kept the boys on a strict training program.

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Junior Steve Lewis held the lead as an approaching Catalina Troian strived for position during the Palo Verde-Catalina cross-country meet held on Nov. 2. Sf' L1 '91, ' fel kg K - me Am 5 G COACH Wayne Corder ln the cross country meet against Tucson High Titan harriers Dale Mow and Bob Clark paced each other as each attempted to improve his time. Cross-Countr Team Led by runners Fred Emerling and Harvey Vanderford the varsity cross-country team compiled a successful 6-2 record during the regular season. The Titan harriers placed fourth in the state meet. Medalists were Vanderford, fourth, Emerling, seventh, and Rick Childress, eighth. In the interdivisional, Emerling, Vanderford, Childress and Bill Victor led the team to a second place tie with defending State Champion Sunny- side. Emerling placed fourth, Vanderford and Childess took eighth and twelfth respectively, and Victor placed twenty-first. Leading scorers for the season were Emerling l1.75l, Vander- ford 11.881 and Childress l3.88l. Vanderford broke the Titan course record set by Emerling in 1966 with a new time of 101482. Against Catalina, the team of Emerling, Vanderford, Childress, Victor and Borbon set a new team record of 55:34.2. The JV's were 7-1, while the frosh squad's record was 5-2. VARSITY CROSS-COUNTRY RECORD Palo Verde Opponents 18 Pueblo 39 1 7 Amphi 43 21 Tucson 34 17 Douglas 39 29 Sunnyside 28 19 Catalina 36 30 Rincon 26 16 Salpointe 47 ww Ml W . C , C ' i V it 'V ,Lili A Titan harriers Rick Childress and Ted Robinson led the way over a rugged 2.1 mile cross-country course as Palo Verde defeated the Pueblo Warriors 18-39.