Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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Sophomore Janie Robinson concen- trates on good form in order to clear the hurdles with greater ease and bet- ter time. H Hi Commitment enhances performances - To enhance performance, the girls ' track team took on the task of increasing flexibihty. jogging reUgiously around the track, and doing alternate sprints. Making a commitment to do your best as an individual and as a school representative was the key statistic I looked for in every runner, affirmed Coach Carolyn Johnson. Each girl took the in- itiative to compete at her top level for herself as well as for the team. Chris Nagy, a sophomore returning runner commented, I feel we did great this year. And, I know it was largely due to dedication at practice. With many of the key returning runners such as senior Carolyn Harmon — hurdles, Janie Robin- son — 440 relay, Michelle Love — 220 relay, and junior Sandy Logue — high jump providing ex- amples of themselves of dedica- tion, they led the newer track members who soon came to ex- hibit stamina in their preparation for matches. In conclusion, Giving all you ' ve got and pushing it the ex- tra mile is what Patriot Pride meant to me, declared senior Cindy Holt. She added, Johnson was a great coach. She inspired us to achieve our goals for the meets and helped psych us up especially when we needed it go- ing up against our toughest opponents. 21H (;iRLK ' TRACK ■f-

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and conditioning r the burning begins, senior yne Carlton and junior Bruce :nkanip psych themselves to fly to inish. B(!in on Ihc Paliiot !)()ys ' (rack l(!am was a way to let individual (jffoi ' ts shine. IJnlikt; many sports, track offered a diverse range of events to compete in. Many events provided good condition- ing for other sports. Senior ]nr. Winkowski who ran the; 880 f(!lt that It helped build (endurance for wrestling. Although track was more of an individual sport, oftentimes teammates could help each other by setting a challenging but not too straining pace. Practicing every day after school, team- mates and coaches alike would help the athletes to reach their full [)()tf;ntial. Kv(;ry time you would compete, you had the chan(;(; to (;xcel. Such was the case with second year runn(;r, senior Karim Kurji as he attested to his enjoyment when he ran in achieving goals he set last year. When coaching boys ' track. Rick Haley had to try to improve a group with alr(;ady shaped ability. He was assisted by Coach Bruce Buck and Coach Charles Kraus helped with distance run- ning, the Patriots ' strongest event. Haley especially liked coaching bo s ' track because, as he stated, I ' ve been involved with track all of mv life. ilS Putting all his weight behind the shot- put, junior Chris Virgil strives to im- prove his distance. Dedicated and accomplished long distance runners, senior Karim Kurji and sophomore Bill Mantooth push each other to excel. BOYS ' TRACK 217

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CARLS ' TRACK - ROW 1: Coach Rob Jenkins. Michele Love. Jenny Larsen. Terry Mullican. Kim Lofjan. Sandy Logue. Toni Callier; ROW 2: Coach (Carolyn Johnson. Jennifer Turner. Angela DiPaolo. Carolyn Harmon. Christine Corbett, Christina Nagy. Janie Robinson: ROW 3: Coach Charles Kraus, Bonita Holmes. Jean Wiser. Tricia Proper, Sabena Durham, Nicole Dandy. Katitia Maxwell Junior Sandy Logue practices hard to beat her personal record, also the school record of 5 ' 2 . Stretching up and over the hurdle, freshman Sabena Durham worked to become a more competitive hurdler. Juniors Jenny Larsen, Terri Mullican, and Kim Logan made progress on the track through mutual support. GIRLS ' TRACK 219