Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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CRUSS COU TRY unnin g way by Jeffrey Stahlhut Phenomenal, stated Bill Aronson when reflecting on the season for the boys Varsity cross country team. And that was exactly what it was: 6'They went after their goals and reached them, stated Coach Schaitel, and they did indeed. Not only did they finish undefeated in league play, but they captured the league and C.I.F. titles and a trip to Fresnols Woodward Park for the first-ever State Finals. Led by Bryon Devore and emerging stars Bill Aronson and Eddie Paz, the team has started the newest Poway dynasty. The key reason for this success was 4'Depthf' uPoway may have the best seven-man team in the state, added Bryon Devore. And with their exceptional talent he might be right. ln fact Poway was so deep that their JV team was filled with runners easily ca- pable of running Varsity at other schools. Another reason for the success Poway has gained in running has come from their ex- perienced coach Dan Schaitel, who led last yearis Boys track team to a C.l.F. cham- pionship. With the depth and experience of the cross country team, the chances for the Dynasty to continue are overwhelming. 131- M I ' is , L T. 'Y sqm M lp,-fr Wm ' ' 'M Todd Sallenbach is determined to make it up the hill. 248 Vorsity Cross Country if f ' t Top: Dean Cortez, Todd Sallenbach, Brad Roth, Mike Aronson Bottom: Chris Douville, Bill Santos, Bryon DeVore, Mike Miller, Bill Aronson

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CROSS COU TRY acing Towards the Future By Jeffrey Stahlhut What makes runners run? Whether it is the challenge of competition, camaraderie, trying to be your best or having fun, the boys JV team has run away with the league title. Running behind one of the best varsity teams is not an easy job. But the JV team took on and accomplished that task. They ran so well that their opponents could not place any runners ahead of their top five, this provided for a perfect season with an undefeated dual meet record and a third place finish at Mt. Sac, in addition to a third place finish at the Southern Califor- nia Invitational Varisty Tournament. The main reason for the successful season was Hdepth, and balance, according to both Darrin Malloy and coach Schaitel. With a team with this much talent, their competi- tion has a lot to worry about. Mike Opel summed it up best when he said, We have an excellent future ahead of us. This season showed promise, so we can't wait for next year. This quote from Spen- cer Shewmake is an understatement of what the Freshman Cross Country team accomplished this year. In fact not only did they show promise, they finished undefeat- ed and captured the first place title at the Mt. Sac Freshman Invitational competing against the top teams in California. They also took the Palomar League title. The success was largely due to a strong group performance and a balanced team, according to coach Schaitel. With excellent runners to look up to and to learn from, these Freshmen made a name for them- selves. They learned to be the best, added Schaitel. They leave a lot for Poway High Cross Country to look forward to in the future. Hopefully next year we can live up to the standards that we set this year, con- cluded Josh Brown. 334 3 e Lf 5 an . J . Mike Opel and John Schnurer struggle step by step to reach the finish line. 250 JV ond Frosh Cross Country J MM... Top: Jamie Hopper Chris Brock Spencer Shewmake Bottom E Donovan, Scott Allen Josh Brown Bill Sargent