Pembroke Hill High School - Raider Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Cindermen Trample Old Records Front Row: Lon Cross, Neil Newhouse, Richard Cronemeyer, Kent Sutherland, Steve Maxon, Charlie McCord, Bob Hanson, John Carper, John Watson, John Sacks. Back Row: Mr. Leon Flap- Track P.C.D. Third Place, Belton Invitational Tournament, 24 points 77 Hogan 46 William Jewell Invitational, Fourth place 25 1l3 points 60 St. Johns 67 Catholic Prep Nleet, First Place, 622 points District lVleet, Third, 30M points State Tournament, Ninth place, 8 points 74 , K 1 ll , Y' l 'tg , Y . x vi pan lcoachl, Rod Alberts, Ted Llewellyn, Tom Flarsheim, Charles Hultstrand, George Mrkonic, Kirk Williams, Allan Stark, Bill Sanders, Bill Sams, Mr. Wayne Campbell. The 1969 track season can only be termed as one which will go down in history, as the Raider track- men set four new school records, won the Prep-Con- ference lVleet, and placed ninth in the lVlissouri Class lVl lVleet. The cindermen, coached by Wayne Campbell, be- gan the season with a third in the Belton Invitational Tournament on April 11. Junior Chuck Brookfield paced the Raiders with 24 points. ln their next con- test, the thinclads came through to overcome Hogan 77-46, scoring nine firsts. On April 21, the Raiders were only able to place in the William Jewell Invitational. P.C.D. was led byju- nior Bob Hanson, who set a new meet mark in the half mile l2:O4.7l and junior Rich Cronemeyer who set a new school record in the 180-yard low hurdles l2O.1l. Two days later the track team lost its first dual match of the season to St. John's. This meet will be remembered for the performance of captain Bill Chester, who broke his own school record in the quarter mile with a time of 50.8. .8l. Pem-Day then avenged this previous loss to St. John's in the Prep-Conference lVleet, though, edging them 62M to 59 to capture first place. Cronemeyer paced the Big Bed, scoring 162 points, including first

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in the high hurdles, the low hurdles, and the long jump. Other Raider first place finishers included ju- nior George lVlrkonic in the high jump, Hanson in the mile, Chester in the 440, and the relay team of se- niors Chester, Kent Sutherland, and juniors Crone- meyer and Steve Maxon in the mile, which set a new Conference mark with a time of 3:31.2. The Class lVl District lVleet, at William Jewell on lVlay 2, proved to be another fine performance by the Raiders, who took third as a team. Hanson started things off by breaking his own school record in the 880 with a time of 2:03.1 to take first in this event. Cronemeyer then took first in the high hurdles, and both relay teams captured firsts. The half mile team tied an old P.C.D. record with a time of 1:32.8, while the mile relay set a new school mark at 3:29.1. Other qualifiers for the upcoming state meet included Nlrkonic in the high jump and Chester in the 220-yard dash. The two relay teams, composed, as usual, of Chester, Cronemeyer, lVlaxon, and Sutherland later captured ninth place in the state Class IVl IVleet for the Raiders, placing first in the half-mile relay and third in the mile. Hanson, although not placing in the 880-yard run, did best his own school record in the event with a time of 2:O1.8. ' ras zwwui-QEAEBS 'Jw 'A' . offs t 0 Vp!- si .xii ' ' '-Jig, 7, jf WH . '- ttifjlflfifigaial f4,p '3v' Lf F575 . ' ftp' . uvtyp dw: Qf,f2'lifiiE,-i??'f3ffa wyrE1Tt??f'5.'A'if1'42i i - '-.f,ea..a:.1.a'.'5ae..f-. A Sophomore Tom Flarsheim shows superior style as he tries to increase his proficiency in the high hurdles. As the gun sounds senior Bill Chester and his At the end of the straightavvay Bill Chester gains the lead as junior teammate Steve Maxon get a quick Stew Maxon Struggles for U7ffCfPfaCE- jump off the starting blocks. l