Roanoke Rapids High School - Ro Rap Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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Coach: J.-C. Rodri while Robert Running dominated the pole vault. In other events, Johnny Haverstock was the discus champ of the team, Walter Comp- ton took the high hurdles, and Bill Overman took firsts in the broad jump. In the conference meet, Johnny Haverstock Haverstock exerts a forceful swing on the discus. A little bodily exertion and WOW! took second place in the discus, Billy Eason took fifth place in the high jump, the 880 Relay Team took fifth place, Bill Overman took second place in the broad jump, the mile relay team came in third, and Robert Running took fifth place in the pole vault. Compton heaves over the high ones.

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First row, left to right: S. Fayed, W. H. Overman, Jr., P. B. Whitton, W. H. Compton, Jr., J. R. Carlisle, J. L. Bullock, B. E. Griffin, R. E. Running, J. L. Haver- stock, J. E. Allen. Second row: W. P. Eason, A. R. Hale, W. D. Butts, T. W. Chambliss, C. A. Waters, R. The Yellow Jacket tracksters presented healthy competition in all their track meets this season. The team took first place vic- tories in most of their meets and managed to finish sixth in the annual Northeastern Con- ference Track Meet held in Greenville. The mile relay team, composed of Arthur Rose, Phil Whitton, Tommy Lancaster, and : i Eason is “up and over”. F. Hayes, T. W. Joyner, J. S. Clifton, A. R. Rose, E. A. Compton. Third row: W. S. Davis, Jr., M. C. France, D. L. Williams, J. E. Robinson, T. E. Lan- caster, F. E. Kidd, Mr. J. C. Rodri. Walter Compton, set a new RRHS record for this run. The team ran the mile in 3:44.4 minutes. In the dashes, Stanley Faulkner dominated the 100, Perry Pruette and Phil Whitton dom- inated the 400, and Jerry Bullock put his fleet feet to work in running the mile. Moe Garner took firsts in the high jump Bullock swiftly turns the mile into a trail of dust.

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