Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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Summing up all her strength, Dina Lattanzi prepares to launch her discus. Racing with the wind, Dena Dale pushes to reach her goal. 'WM Capdifzufg awww In the same way that good TV se ries often generate spin offs, good teams at SHA can lay the foundation for new sports This phenomenon is exactly how the new track and field team was started this year Last year, members of the 86 87 Cross Country team approached coach Diane Wright with the suggestion that there be a track and field team formed After some lobbying the idea was willingly accepted and a new team was born Under the careful guidance of coaches Diane Wright and Paul Boucher, the members of this fledg ling team trained long and hard in a variety of events in both track and field categories Track events mclud ed sprmting, hurdling, as well as long distance and middle distance running In addition, the more un usual field events were shotput dis cus javelm, the high jump and the long jump Because track and field pete in up to four events in each meet, being a versatile and skilled athlete was a prime qualification With the leadership of senior cap tams Karen Gallagher, Angela Wil hams, Marci C-arafalo and Kathy Ma lenda to guide them the rookies dis played incredibly promising poten tial for the coming years O A . . i .- ' I ' participants were eligible to com- . , . I ' Track 81 Fieldf'l35 J'

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Puxiiiiviglle I think that one of the f - niest things that happened when Michelle O Donnell and l got lost while running and came back to school an h ur after everyone else. -Aimee Gallagher WP Cindy DeChello and Karyn Gallagher race to their goal. Czqvm tail SHA 29-97 22-105 44-83 80-40 96-21 46-81 39-84 77-45 Track and Field 1987 Opponent Sheehan Foran Mascik St. Mary s East Haven North Branford lonathon Law St. Mary's 1 1 1 1 Q Il during the track season was 5th sheehan I ll ll ll II I O ll XC 134fTrack 84 Field Front row: lessica Hyde, Kathy Malenda, Karen Gallagher, Angela Williams, Marci Garofalo, Ai- mee Gallagher, Michelle O'Donnell5 Second row: Colleen Groom, jennifer McKinley, Laurie McQuade, Nan Plunkett, Becky Reznik, Sandy Savastano, Sarah McQuown, Cindy DeChello, Patty O'Donnell, Third row: julie Manzi, Keryn Wood, Dina Lattanzi, Sheri D'Auria, loanie Pur- sell, Sheila McHugh, Mary Stackpole, Patricia Monroe, Dena Dale, Michele McCann, Michele Santopietro, Coach Diane Wright. lMissing: Coach Paul Boucher, Kim Murphy and Holly Brandtl. Summing up all of her strength, Sarah McQuown launches her shot-put. SKn g'E'l 1.1 .58-Pk, 153313

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If In perfect form, Suzanne Riley backhands a ball. Varsity team. Front row: Suzanne Riley, Beth Lee, Meg Kiely, len McManus ltri-captainsi, Noelle Greco, Shannon Mathews, Back row: Coach Bonnie Maggy, Carolyn Lee, Ksenia Kyzyk, Katie Burke, jennifer Barba, and Ellen D'Andrea. lMissing: Missy Roachi. Pwcdhm Martina Naviltarova, Chris Evert Lloyd Billie lean King none of these greats ever stepped onto the Sacred Heart tennis courts, but the 1987 Pacers held their own just fine, anyway Throughout the spring the smooth sound of balls reverberating off rackets pervaded the warm spring afternoons. And one, and two! On rare occasions, these ath- letes could even be seen bending to the shouts of lane Fonda. Aerobics were part of the program whenever it was too rainy to practice. Not only did these tennis players practice the 5 C's icommitment, concentration, consistency, control, and confi- dencei, but the 3 D's idiscipline, Ng 136!Tennis . Wm it ,pf dedication, and diligence? to im prove their POW fpsychology of winning! In the words of co captain len McManus, Because of our demand ing schedule, we had to practice and condition everyday Dedication and discipline were essential for good playing. Across the net the Pacers were faced with tough CIAC opponents such as jonathan Law and Foran. Beth Lee observed, We had tough- er matches this year, but we handled them very well and, as a result, our playing definitely improved. So with the Spring came not only cro- cuses and soft breezes, but gleaming rackets and fuzzy yellow tennis balls. .-----.-Q 'Z