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

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Getting it together with great winning attitudes by Ineke Stoneham What makes a successful runner? A shot putter? A high jumper? Is it the hours after school when prac- tice makes perfect echoes in the jumper ' s ears as he tries it just one more time? Maybe it is the feeling of anticipation permeating the air as the runner puts on his spikes. What- ever it is, the boys JV Frosh Soph track team had it! Many of the team members dis- covered the answers to those ques- We achieved our goals and strove to improve our weaknesses to make them strengths. — Hoan Nguyen tions during the hours of practice which Coach Knapp described sim- ply as, Hard work!!! But those ago- nizing minutes often turned into tri- umphant victories for those who dedicated themselves to improve- ment. Because track is a sport where the emphasis is placed on individual per- formance, a team member can sometimes feel as if he is not need- ed. To remedy this situation. Coach Knapp tried to put each player into an event that would allow him to achieve success. The team achieved quite a bit of success in the sprints, hurdles, and field events, but their weakness proved to be long distance running. The boys JV Frosh-Soph track- sters were made up of all these things, but most of all, they were dedicated individuals striving for their personal best. V Just twenty more yards to go. thinks Nate Primous as he focuses on his teammate ahead. The success of the relay teams depended on the boys ' ability to work together for a common goal. ♦ Lenny Nakioki takes a well-deserved rest. Running could be quite taxing at times, so rest was always welcome. Mike Duarte concentrates on saving his energy for the final lap of his race at the Santa Ana Re- lays. Long distance races may have been the team as a whole ' s weakness, but they were defi- nitely not Mike ' s. Spring Sporrs 79

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Arching over the bar. Michael Budd tries to look back to see if his feet will clear. Michael devot- ed much time to developing a technique for clearing the bar. Mike Barros leads the pack at a Costa Mesa meet as his team- mates follow close behind. Being successful in hurdles required quite a bit of skill. JV Frosh-Soph Track — Row 1: M. Hoang. M. Barros. S. Denman. A. Sosa. J. Lozano. C. Rogerson. P. Hinojosa, J. Payton Row 2: M. Medina. V. Choi. A. Alberran. I. Pedroza. R. Aguilera. M. Mares. J. Gon- zalez. K. Strong. N. Gonzales Row 3: P. Do. H. Su, G. Perez. A. Lopez. P. Yoma. A. Lan- drum. M. Banuelos. Q. Nguyen, B. Masaniac. R Ce- dillo Row 4: R. Tavares. P. Potter. B. Aunosa. Q. Nguyen. G. Nguyen. M. Me- dina. T. Rivera. F. Palomares. M. DeNunno Row 5: K. Turn- er. N Primous. D Tran. M. Mumford. A. Mendez, D. Lan- sang. A. Madrigal. N. Gon- zales. E. Lopez. A. Bolanos. H. Van. T. Robles. R. Rangel 78

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Varsity Tennis — Row 1: J. Inda. T. Le. T. Ho. T. Ly. U. Vu. C. Nguyen. A. Gottardi Row 2: V. Truong, B. Pham. R. Gnshaber. H. Tran. T. Nguyen. S. Lee. V. Ha. Coach G. Linn Senior Juan Inda concentrates on his fol- low-through after returning a winning ground- stroke. Tuan Ho vigorously returns a backhand vol- ley. Tuan is said to have one of the best groundstrokes on the team. One of the more experienced players on the team. Sung Lee has played varsity for three years. JV Frosh Soph — Row 1: T. Tong. M. Ceballos. M. Eno- moto. S.H. Lee. A. Alvarez. Q. Truong. T. Nguyen. D. Dinh Row 2: Q. Tong. N. Pilon. C. Ngo. A. Castillo. K. Yi. M. Liao. J. Sepulveda, T. Phan. T. Nguyen. H. Le 80