Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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Stride through stride they always had pride ■N by Kjersti Walker This is it. it ' s time to show every- one what I can do. They ' re all watch- ing me. I can ' t crack. All I can do is give it my best shot. Here goes ... This feeling of intense inner moti- vation frequently raced through the girls varsity and frosh soph track- sters prior to many meets. The girls worked and drilled and pushed them- selves to perform their very best, both individually and as a team. Naturally our goal was to win. But Winning wasn ' t just fin- ishing first, second or third; winning was finishing period! — Stephanie Pesch also. I expected each team member to improve their times at every meet. stated one of five coaches, Vivian Fields. She added, Personal best records (P.R. ' s) are what we tried to improve. When we improved those is when we ' ve won. Competition didn ' t stifle the team, Michelle VanExel explains. Defeat wasn ' t being beaten by the awesome competition. Defeat was not facing up to the competition. Therefore, never forgetting their highest motivation, not being de- feated , the girls finished the season with an extremely high percentage of P.R. ' s. proving their winning abil i- ty- ... I did it! V Shelagh Rose yells. -Wow! What a throw! as she looks on at a teammate ' s discus release. m Building up her speed. Rachelle Schlice pre- pares to receive the baton so that she may dis- play that roadrunner speed our girls tracksters had. « -Heads up! Still in perfect form Tonya Cardo- za glances to see if she has surpassed her compe- tition. Spring Sports 75

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As the girls varsity track team continued to win their 440 relay at each meet. Michelle Mc- Intyre also continued to keep the lead while running on the relay team. 9 Trying desperately to persuade her coach, Mrs. Sentsinger. Lern Atwater explains how she would love to run the relay that day. : 5il Varsity Track — Row 1: M. McKay. M. Cortez. M. Van- Exel. Row 2: K Traasdahl. L. Cas- tro. L. Wood. A. Di- mas. Row 3: M. Conover. L. Klauss. S. Holland. P. Holli- day. V. Fields. L. Snetsinger Van P. Nguyen, one of the few who was able to run both the mile and two mile, shows her determination to finish with a good time. Frosh Soph Track — Row 1: T. Johnson. M. Mclntyre. K. Naga- bayashi. D. Aberia, A. Ramos, T. Cardoza. L. Elizarraras Row 2: J. Navarro. R. Perez. S. Cortez. M. Anaya. L. Atwater, S. Pesch. V. Nguyen. T. Brito Row 3: L. Alies. R. Schlice. J. Lmder. J. Gill. J. Trumbull. S. Rose. L. Henderson. S. Ha. M. Hernandez i r.am. HSHI 38? dUH - » «-.■ - Cd - an

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9 In a meet against University High, pole vaulter James Medlin attempts to clear the bar. This event requires precision from the first step, to the plant, to the jump. Hurdling towards perfection. Mike Patton works to master his stride. Strenuous workouts were one of the most demanding parts of track. Bringing up the last leg. Teddy Baker brings home another victory to the Roadrunner relay team. Team effort and individual motivation made this team one of the top in the county. • Varsity Track — Row 1: M. Mal- comb. R. Cole. M. Patton. M. Chan- kay. J. Bell Row 2: J. Medlin. M Huerta. L. Silva. S. Medlin. I. Rodri- guez, J. Avalos. not- known Row 3: G. Cambell. E. Jones, T. Baker. M. Wiggs. T. Maxwell. M. Brooks. R. Reyna 76