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

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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

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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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r Firr Steady hands and fast feet by Susie Arauz The tension builds as the runners approach the final stretch. They block out other distractions and con- centrate on finishing first. Their strides remain steady but the look of determination remains on their faces. As they run their last leg, they push their endurance to the limit. Suddenly, one bolts in front of the pack like a flash of lightening, finish- ing the race to add another victory to the Roadrunner ' s outstanding re- If we believe in what we ' re doing, then we Ve got the will to keep go- ing. ' ' — Micheal Chankay cord. Led by Coaches Jim Knapp, Paul Carnegie, Mel Silva and Greg Frank- lin, the boys varsity track team dis- played talent in all events — their specialties being field events and sprints. The team members not only pos- sesed speed and strength, but they showed, a lot of discipline, the will to work hard and personal dedica- tion, stated discus-thrower Larry Silva. Pole vaulter Scott Medlin add- ed. Encouraging others and having them know that you are supporting them helped the team work as a complete unit. With all these factors working to- gether, the Boys ' Varsity Track Team reached new heights in their achievements. V Synchronizing Hands Hoan Nguyen and Marvin Malcomb perfect passing the baton in the 440 relay. The boys relay teams worked as one and proved the true meaning of team work. In a scnmage against Irvine High, long jump and triple jump specialist Sammy Phisayavong successfully advances to the final round after beating out his opponent. Spring Sporrs 77