Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

Page 54 text:

Cross Countr Striving To Be The Best by Jon Jaro Finish strong! Letfs go, finish strong! This chant of support could be heard at many of this year's Varsity Cross Country meets. Members of the Boys Varsity team were con- stantly encouraging each other to give 100070. Kevin Malloy believed, Everybody gets along so well that we can push each other without any dissensionf' This special ingredient, combined with hard work and tal- ent rewarded the Titan men with another winning season. The -- Varsity team did well in strengthened the team's abilities. Bill Santos said, i'Being around so many talented people makes you want to work a lot harder. Coaches Schaitel and Embrey played vital roles in making sure that all of the hard work paid off. They brought out the best in each runner while maintaining a friendly relation- ship. By doing so, both had gone over and beyond the ordinary coaching duties. Travis Higgins felt, Coach Schaitel knows what we feel and think. Bryon Devore described him league competition by If yQu,fQ 1101: do- as, A coach during finishing with at 4-2 re- . , practice, but Our bud in Cord. They also posted Ing your best, yOu the halls, while Bill San- impressive perfor. Sh 1 tos looked to Coach mances at several mvi- Oulfn tf be out Schaitel as a Father- tationals, including: 3rd tl l8I'Q.f figure-H OIWIOUSIY, the place -- Dana Hills In- -A Kevin vitational, 5th place - . Mt. Carmel Invitational, 2nd place - Southern ' California Invitational, and 4th place - Mt. San Antonio Invitational. Much of their success was due to a bal- anced amount of talent. Although the team lost a few good runners to graduation last year, the team retained much of its strength. relationship between Coach Schaitel and his runners was far beyond -- just a coachfrunner one. There was something really special here. As a result, the runners, desires to do well in races became that much more intense. In turn, Coach Schaitel wanted to do his part in improving each runner. With all of these factors combined, it's evident why the Boys Malloy Travis Higgins remains strong as he crosses the bridge. xg, Travis Higgins pointed out that, We have plenty of talent, but wefre still a close knit team. No one stands out. In addition to this talent came plenty of hard work. Summer programs and after-school workouts greatly Varsity team proved to be so successful. Coach Schaitel wrapped up the season by saying, This year's team has been the most rewarding team I've ever coached. Back rowieftto right: John Steffens, Bryon Devore, Frnntrqwlattto right:Ti-avis Higgins,Mika Amnson, Todd Sallenbllch COHUYIUQS YOWGYCI hiS 9061 - the Bill Santos, Kevin Malloy, Brad Hyldahl, Brad Roth, Chuck Watkins, Todd Salienbuch, Hill Aronson finish line- 48 Cross Country

Page 53 text:

Back In Action! Poway High School athletic teams returned to school anticipating another successful year of ath- letics. Junior David Delaney stated, I'm fired up about hitting the courts again. Many of the 22 teams, including: basketball, football, cross coun- try, volleyball, and waterpolo, began paving their roads to success over the summer. They had var- ious workouts and practices in order to prepare themselves for the coming season. Several factors clearly foreshadowed that this year of athletics at Poway High School was going to be unlike any other. One case in point was, the Participating in school sports proved to be ex- tremely demanding for Poway athletes. I have a hard time budgeting my time between sports and schoolwork because concentrating on both is diffi- cult, commented Marco Mendoza. However, in their quest for achieving athletic superiority, Titan athletes were willing to make the commitment. By dedicating themselves so deeply into their respective sports, teams hoped to match, if not go beyond, the accomplishments of last year. With long-awaited return of a genuine home football game. After a substantial amount of reconstruc- tion, our stadium was, at last, ready to field one. The Varsity Football team, overwhelmed by the fact of playing on its own turf, ex- pressed its gratitude by pulling a major up- set over 2nd ranked Granite Hills. With this initial moment of glory, Titan ath- letes along with the rest of the student body could sense further success in all of the sports to come. C0lll't. aiasu rr several of our teams coming off very successful seasons, athletes looked forward to being even bet- ter. In addition, determination burned wild throughout all the teams. It was obvious that athlet- ics at Poway High was on its way up. As a result of this strong will to win, team spirit was more evi- dent than ever before. Pep rallies, team picinics on the quad, and other various jestures by teammates enhanced the performance of the teams. This en- thusiasm, along with all the other aspects, proved that Poway High athletes were back! Varsity Tennis player, Dominique Rosano, focuses all of her concentration on returning the ball across the S, -

Page 55 text:

Four Titan men work together for another Poway victory. ,rf Kevin Malloy runs in deep concentration to the finish. MVP This year 's choice as MVP for the Varsity Boys Cross Country team was Bryon De-Vore. Bryon, only ajunior, began running at the age of 8. One of the many highlights x rp. for him this year was finishing 3rd in league. Bryon felt the biggest influ- ence on him was Coach Schaitel. In addition to running, he also enjoys ten- nis and volleyball. His plans for the future include at- tending UC Davis or UCSB, and en- tering the field of architecture. However, with I more year left, Bryon and Cross Country have even more to achieve. ... g...i tl. ttrr A ,ygs s ,yyyy gy r .tgyg it it W MOC 'L We They Q . fzvqg 13,53 V Hemi 1 ttrr' fifth 49 loans 4RHa115fq,,v,' t i famplace igryx-.. C sth Palace itbengieguiigo .rsr 1120 j 4:5 ..,, it t lili t'il 28 285'illii g .ggygyy 25 36 r t.r. 1- Place f ... 1 431 Place? ...y ...... 19 'f' 44 s ttlsst 115 resorts f C recorf- 42 . ...gi 3 W y AYE. W ge- fr s- . . Cross Country 49