Reedley College - Tiger Yearbook (Reedley, CA)

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i -4- L73 -V..-fu N I 1 ia., Tiger Country Track Four returning veterans formed the nucleus of the 1974 track squad. Coach Bob Lehman and his assistant, Norbert Larsen, fielded three times as many track athletes than just a year ago. Triple jumper Jon Taplac and distance runner Manuel Hernandez were to be workhorses of the squad. Both hold school records in their specialties. Taplac participated in the long jump, the 440 and mile relays. Returning javelin-discus thrower Tom Bartow joined Sylvester Taylor to lead the weight crew. Other weightmen were Curetis McNealy, Dave Morton and javelin thrower Mark Hooper. Lonnell Perkins, a freshman from Clovis, hoped to challenge team captain Taplac in the triple and long jump events. Greg Lane, a freshman from Mc Lane, rounded out Tiger long jumpers. Brooke Hamilton, Dinuba, and Randy Willems, Immanuel, were performers in the high jump. Todd Spalding, from Sacramento, was a pole vaulter and hurlers were Bob Brinkley, and Tim Eaton, both graduates of Dinuba High School. Freshmen Ricky Morris, Fresno, and Jimmie Islas, Reedley were Tiger sprinters, while Alan Kawakami, a cross country veteran from Reedley, will back up Hernandez in the distance events. Head track Coach Bob Lehman makes a point with freshman Jaime Eusto and Assistant Coach, Norbert Larsen. 1 Ilwl' V! il. 1 V. U Members of the 1974 track squad included from the FRONT ROW LEFT, Lonnell Perkins, Manuel Valle, Brooke Hamilton, Jon Taplac, Steve Barber, Alan Kawakami, SBACK ROW! Sylvester Taylor, J 2m'e d Islas, Curetis McNealy, Jamie Eusto, Todd Spalding, Robert Brinkley, Manuel Hernandez, Tim Ea on, an Randy Willems. All in fun, Coach Lehman strikes a Napoleonic pose.

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be I A I' Ai E E Tiger Country Wield Big Sticks Coach Don Leone fielded a 1974 Tiger baseball team which combined veterans and freshmen in a squad which demonstrated great early sea- son promise. The team exhibited great enthusiasm and if it had any particular weakness it was lack of a power hitter and good relief pitch- ing. Baseball squad members for 1974 PICTURED BELOW are: FRONT ROW-Keith Kurumaji, Lynn Bendian, Richard Rucobo, Keith' Jacoby, SECOND ROW-Mike Phillips, Ray Loflin, Mike Evangelho, Robert Creamer, Bruno Lometti, Colin Kawano, Glenn Kawano, BACK ROW-Dan Madrigal, Ted Nix, Kenneth Harris, Randy Mills, Aaron Watson, Feliciano Carrion, George Mehas, Carl Gonzales, Max Torosian. WR 1 4 R QW E 9 , X550

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IQ' Blood, sweat, and tears from this trio of Dave Morton, Curetis lVIcNealy, and Sylvester Assistant Coach Taylor, produced excellent performances from these weightmen. Norbert Larsen 32 Freshmen were dominate in numbers on this year's track team They strived for perfection with the realization that a track day's work is never done. I Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May l Mav TRACK SCHEDULE 1 ........ Porterville, West Hills Bi' COS, Monterey Peninsula 16 Valley Conference Relays 22 .... Modesto, Fresno City 294' ............ Cosumnes River 5'k ' Amer. River, SJ Delta 19 .... Sacramento City, COS 27 Northern California Relays 3 .... Valley Conference Trials 4 Valley Conf. - Qualifying 8 Northern California Trials 10-'ll .... West Coast Relays 18 Northern Culifomia Finals 25 .............................. State ifiigaf 3,11 F YU 1 Brooke Hamilton, Jon Taplac, and Lonnell Perkins were in jump events, primarily, during 1974. . , 11 AT LEFT, Captain Taplac, Taylor, and Hernandez enjoy a few quips prior to competition and CABOVE1 Hernandez and Kawakami were fine runners who came on to the squad from the fall sport of cross country.