Sammamish High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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...LOSEO The '67 track season began with only thirty-seven horses turning out the first day. The team even- tually trimmed down to a mere thirty following conditioning programs. Head Coach Dick Jenkins and assistant Roy Felstad's training programs consisted not only of jogging, striding and sprin- ting around the oval, but also braving cold winds, rain, hail, snow and more rain. In the dual meets, the Sammamish track team displayed first place strength in five or six events. According to Coach Jenkins, We lacked the depth of second and third place finishers, which proved to be the difference in winning or losing the track meets. In echoing Jenkins, Bellevue American headlines often told of how Sammamish earned nine or ten first places, but lost the meet because they failed to get those all important second and third places necessary for victory. The lack of depth made the difference in this past season's big meets. We just don't have enough horses, affirmed Jenkins. One who earned first place finishes was co-captain Scott Purdy, who set a league record t6'4 J in the high jump. Mr. Jenkins feels, undoubtedly if he performs at his best he should go to state f May 26- 277 in the highjumpf' Three year letterman Purdy doubled as a hurdler. Junior and two year letter- man, Phil Kohut, a double winner in the Kingco finals, won the 100 and 220 yd. dashes and an- chored the winning 880 relay team. Another three year letterman and co-captain, Darwin Longley, still nursing an old football knee injury, was a consistent performer in the 440 yard dash. Steve Jones walked off with first place honors in the shotput at every dual meet of the season. Other consistent point getters and their events were: Jeff White, discus: Wayne Schiffman, pole vault: Mike Arend, broad jump and 880 relayg Ken Christensen, mile, Jeff Adams, 880 run: John Lundquist, springs, broad jump and 880 relay: Tom Cook, sprints, low hurdles and 880 relay: and the mile relay team. The mile relay team of Rich Gillette, Scott Brown, Ted Lehrbach and Steve Policar was later split up to get more dual meet points. The split was success- ful. Steve Policar, 440 and Ted Lehrbach, mile, took first places while Gillette, 880, and Brown, 440, took seconds adding depth to the Totem squad. Steve Policar passes the baton to Ted Lehrbach

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'-Q-...., M-Q-......,,w-Q -e-...... -.....,,,, MINMWMMA 7. ,,.. A k . Arne Larsen moves fast to make the retum. Gary Air en slices one WI TWO His body tense, he moves slowly forward. With a swift movement he lifts the racket, pauses for a split second and serves the ball. The ball flies, is caught by the opponent and sent hurtling back. Lunging, he watches the ball with a quick and well trained eye, swings the racket and sends the ball with a loud crack to the other side. Sweat trickles down his face. The ball comes flying back again. He moves across the court with animal swiftnessg the ball meets the racket with a final violent blow and smashes over the net. The opponent fumbles, misses, loses. The game is over and the Sammamish Totem 'Tennis Team has won another game. This year, Sammamish's Tennis Coach, Ron Andresen, predicted a successful season and his team made good the prediction by capturing first place in the King Co conference, and undefeated. KingCo Champs '67 After a first game win over Lake Washington, victories followed such schools as Newport, Bothell, Issaquah, and a major win over a tough Bellevue team. The consistent resistance of John Bartholomew, Dave Smith, Gary Aitkin, and Tom Kuhns tseniorsl and Bob Mechauer, Arne Larsen, Bill Lane, and Dale Krueger ljuniorsl reaped a record nine out of nine victories. Bob Meckauer displays his backhand.

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Phil Kohut is Hrs! out of the blocks , . . . and jqrsl across the j7n1'sh line. Darwin Longley wins the 440 yard dash