Parker High School - Annual Yearbook (Parker, SD)

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E E. V A 559:16 2 me hurdles. Region Champion, Michele Crist, gets off to another great start in her quest for another victory. fBelowJ Coach Bjorneberg was excited about his girls performance at the Tri-Valley Conference meet where they set a new record. jenny Kasten runs with everything she has towards victory at Irene. Paula Viet is off to the races as she goes after a victory in the Participating in the state track meet were: Michele Crist, Ann Nelson, Stacy Leininger, Ierrice Nelson, Pau- la Viet, and Ann Nelson fBelowJ Stacy Leininger holds off Alcestor to the end. Girls Track 73

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' Girls Track ROW One: Kerri lOhI'lS011, Karen Bjorneberg, Ierrice Nelson, Paula Viet, Manager, Merrill, ISHHY K21St6n, Stacy Leininger, Monica Nelson, Michele Crist, Annette Ann Nelson: Row Two: Coach Larson, Jennifer Plucker-Student Driving Towards the Finish One year after only one girl was sent to the state track meet, the girls had improved to send six girls and set two new records. The girls were given Coach Bjorneberg to direct them, and that he did. PHS girls even improved to the point of a conference record in the medley relay at the con- ference meet. The girls that were at the state track meet failed to qualify for any finals, but yet set a new school 800 meter relay record. A major improvement occurred this season in girls track. It cannot be attributed to just one thing, but many things and people that helped. A split from the boys team and their own coach was a major affect and even more importantly the fact that the girls decided to work and were dedicated to doing their best. A successful season is an understatement of the girls' great season. Tracksters Paula Viet, Monica enjoy the Parker Invitational. Nelson, Scott Keeley, and Jenny Kast 72 Girls Track 9

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BUYS TRACK ' - 74 ,-.1 f - , Row One: Cgry jensen, Scott Keeley, Boomgarden, Row Two: Coach Deutsch, jeff Trainer, Darwin Boomgarden, Todd David Richter, David Petersen, Andy An- Derek Muller, jeremy Meyer, Brian Leininger, Chris Novak, Ken Pietz and dersen, Mark Brown, Troy Schmit, Darren I-HHZSII, Mark ChI'iSf91'lS6I1, Mike Jefferies, Tricia DeVries-Student Managers. Track Team Excels Last year ended up with a bunch of guys attending the state track meet in all five relays, but not passing prelims fexcept the two-mile relayj where there are no prelims. This season returned two of those members, Mike Iefferis and Todd Leininger, and with them came a hun- ger to not only return to the state track meet but to get to the finals. These two led the team as their hunger Wore off onto some of the other guys and this team became a bulldozer, destroying their competition. The team did not end up as successful by the means of sending more events to state but overall it was a much more exciting team, sending five guys in four events to the state track meet. The team got going and set two school records to even make the year more of a success. The icing on the cake came when the 800 meter relay, Mike in the 400 meter dash, and Todd in the 100 meter finals in Sioux Falls. It dash qualified for the better as the relay placed fourth and Todd tied Under the direction of their third coach in years, the team worked hard for Coach Deutsch that was a dream come true for a team that had accomplish. 74 Boys Track only got for fifth. as many in a year a goal to Participating in the state track meet were: Row One: Troy Schmit, Row Two: David Petersen, Todd Leiningerp Row Three: Derek Muller, Mike Iefferis. Wifi!! The 800 meter relay placed fourth at the state track meet. Members of that relay were: Todd Leininger, Derek Muller, Da- vid Petersen, and Mike jefferis.