Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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1 jumping for joy First Row: L. Fountenette, J. Cesena, T. Thrower, J. Gregory, W. Lane, E. Rushing. Second Row: M. Rutherford, R. Phillips, R. Rem, C. Taylor. J. Davis, L. Townsend, P. Triple Jumper, James Gregory in action. What's five foot, nine inches, weighs hundred and forty-five pounds, and jumps forty-five feet, two inches. James Gregory, an exciting triple jumper, jumping for the Patriots. James as a junior, jumped for varsity track and field. Ranked number one in the league, James said, UI am deter- mined to beat all my rivals, and jump into a C.I.F. title. James had great ll feel comfortable in the pit. C.l.F. potential. He has tremendous speed, and does well under strong com- petition, said Coach Runge, head track and field coach. I owe a lot of the credit to a coach at San Diego State. He taught me the double arm lift. I finally felt comfort- able in the pit, said James. Also, James explained, I learned the prop- er ways to train. It consists of, exten- sive running, weight training, and lots of stretchingf' 12 Athletics Cantor, Miles, T. Marris. Coach Dolbey. Third Row: J. Graham, B. Green, R. Deutch, man, T. Guillen, A. Holly, T. Miles, K. Jackson, C. Gregory, Mgr - M. Williams, ' 'r ' ' ,. 5.11 - . X.. . . J-ue... ,, . .. Q, 1.-,fr-wt, , . , , .. , .. . . . . . .Q--limit .--. it w,,,,,.nu-sw. , , ,, ,,J,,g.r.fi.. . First Row: R. Phillips, R. Rubino, D. Cantor. Second Row: T. Wells, R. Long. T. Lynch. B. Goodrich, J. Brovvnyard. C. Barton, J. Caddy, L. Passikoski, A, Croatti, Coach Runge. Third Row: Coach Jamison, D. Rens, J. Gra- ham. B. Green, M. Juarez. A. Purl, T. Pidgeon, A. Holly, E. Gibertson, D. Wright. Discus thrower, Rick Schlussel, releases an- other long distance toss. This is his third year as a discus thrower.

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Can' t Sto With no opposition in sight, Alen Purl and I Tony Pidgeon battle for the finish. R Voted by his teammates most improved run- ner, James Brownyard high kicks for the finish line, at 1, ,i . , ?B..t,f'f' sf-.31 A HT3k z r Q ?rs1 s -3 ' -Sli gl 5153?--r'3 ' N was .f.f.a . L Y., - - -sm. - .. -. - 1 .wx , - ' -is Vw Row one: J. Bramble, J. Barton, J. Brownyard. T. Lynch, T. Pidgeon, C. Barton, B. Goodrich, J. Cesena, A. Purl. Row two: R. Bubino. D. Wright, M. Fuerst. D. Rens. W, Lane, M, Ruth- erford, T. Harris, E. Gilbertson, J. Caddy, T. Wells, Coach Runge. Most valuable player of the year and all league champion: Clay Barton. How often have you been bored with the doldrums of life? Many people have been, but couldn't find the right outlet. Clay Barton found he had this problem also, but he was able to find the right way to solve it. Running. I I I nce you start it's like a drug. wanted to be someone, Not a terrific athlete, just someone that did some- thing extra. Clay strongly disliked the every day routine of school when he was a freshman at Nogales High School. It was there he started running. By the time he was a senior, his running time for the 3.1 mile was 16.16. Besides being an outstanding run- ner, Clay was a leader among his peers. Clay gave the team something to run after, said Coach Runge, he's a very dedicated runner with a wide variety of interest. Summing up his season, Clay said, I enjoy running, but I don't think I could stop running even if I wanted to. lt's like a drug and it pulls you deeper and deeper. Boys Cross Country 111

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PM ' A at . . . 1' M, if fs. . it ss 2 ,.. gy xlib, In a Puddl Jump Splat, Jump Splat, Jump . . . Splat. No, this isn't a mis- print, it was the sounds of the Patriot Track Team leaping over the hurdles, and landing in a mud puddle. With the opening of the season, came the rainiest streak of weather San Diego had had in a long time, said ll rack had a tough time with the rain. Coach Runge, head track coach. The weather unfortunately postponed the opening meet, and made for sluggish practice and slippery play. It was a real drag because of the rain, we had to work out in the weight room, l would've much rather been improving my jump, said James Gregory. Boys track had a tough time with the rain - Maybe even more so than girls . . . Have you ever tried stuffing 30 guys into a weight room because it was too wet outside? ln track, as well as field, timing was an important aspect for training of our Patriots. A'Timing is the ultimate in the relay, when one guy's off, man we are all off, said James Gregory. From the hand-off in the relay, to the shot in the shot putters guide, timing was what led our boys track and field team to victory after victory. UThe rain was there, but nothing could stop us, said Cedric Gregory. P.H. Opponent University City Mira Mesa Titan Trackfest Kearny Morse Mt. Carmel Madison Orange Glen FINAL First Row: A. Ash, S. Henson. G. Terrell, J. Southern, M. Gregory. B. Fountain, N. Watts. Buchannon. Second Row: G. Goren, D. Dits, P. Torre, Deutchman, Watson, D. Anders, l. Shoemake, L. Mclaurin, LaTorri, Miles, T. Reid. Widener, Rueter. Scott, Schofield, Rhodes, Kolk. Third Row: D. Bean, C. Lyles, R. Schlussel, M. Peabody, A. Read, K. Stowers. D. Knott, D. Pike, M. Kostos, tnot shownl T. Leone. Boys' Track 113