San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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7faee 7iie The field events were not observed as much as the races, but when it came down to it, the last field event might have decided the winner or loser of the meet! It may seem as though people who participated in field events did nothing out on the field except work on their tans as sophomore Natalie Kramer did, but actually there was a lot of work that went into preparing to jump 17 feet in the long jump, throw between 35 and 40 feet over at the shot put, ring, or jump 6 feet over the bar into the pit. The high jumpers had to arch their backs and work on their legs. Long and triple jumpers found their steps and shot putters warmed up by doing 20 pops . This was all done to get ready for three chances to throw the farthest or jump the highest. First year long and high jumper senior Reggie Wilson brought in many of the varsity boys ' points. Sophomore Tasha Grayson and freshman Judy Friebe proved to be on top in the high jump competition. Returning long and triple jumpers junior Landry Zimmerman and senior Christy Friebe continued the tradition by bringing in major points to give field events the recognition they deserved. A vote was taken to purchase a new pole vaulting pit because the old one was water damaged. This meant that we had five field events again and no longer had to give up nine points for not having a pit. There were only two returning shot putters, junior Mikel Husband and sophomore Amy Sweatt, but the unit did very well considering that the most of the boys and girls were new and inexperienced! After stretching out. the shot putters were sent to the pit, an area about 75 feet away from everyone else on the team. Junior Mikel Husband said, it is like we are in our own world, far away from everyone. Being far away meant not only missing out on hearing the coaches yell, but also missing out on much of the meet. Though less watched than track runners, people in field events still developed skills, and added team points. ,g As freshman Kyle Henderson nuke an excellent landing In the long jump pit. freshmen Quang Bui and Robbie Ratliff look on. 174 SftanU

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Flying comes Bates as she easy for junior Tracy rockets over a hurdle. Ok 76et ytfatfo Coach Jaeger called it one of the biggest and most inexperienced teams he had ever coached. With freshmen and sophomores making up the majority of the team, returning juniors and seniors had a run for money. There was determination on the track, despite the youth and inexperience, to be the best they could be. The facts that the stadium had not been completed and that there was a big dumpster in Boys ' Varsity Tr ack 36 Edgewood 91 59 Workman Baldwin Park Sierra Vista Basset! Azusa Gladstone 67 the starting spot for the 100- yard dash did not discourage the runners. During the weekly dual Girls ' Varsity Track Edgewood Workman Baldwin Park Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone meets the team ran against another school. At invitationals. athletes from at least 10 different schools came to compete with only one thing on their minds: to win a medal so their jackets would make noise when they walked around their campus. Our very own j.v., varsity, and girls ' hurdlers, long distance runners and sprinters won more than their share of medals of gold, silver, and bronze. Senior Kristen Peters came back for a fourth year, and along with sister freshman Jennifer Peters and junior Janelle Nicolas dominated the girls long distance races. Freshman Willie Rasmus, junior Todd James and sophomore Jai Husband took varsity hurdles by storm, while sophomore [Natalie Kramer and freshman Jennifer Lim had girls ' hurdles in the bag. Junior Tracy Bates, sophomore Tshibola Badibanga, sophomore La Shon Hooper and junior Yvette Ash gave all the opposing teams a run for their money in the 100-yard and 220-yard sprints. With the instruction of new Boys ' J.V. Track 46 Edgewood 72 83 Workman Baldwin Park Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone 23 Racing against time, sophomore Siamak Malek keeps a strong pace in leading S.D. to a victory. coach Wilhite, Mike Farrar, Randy Johns, Jason Young, and David Ornales ran the mile relay which almost always gave the points needed to improve the j.v. score. Newcomers senior Ellis Gordon and sophomore Louie Vidaure led on the race for a place in the mid-distance races while Jean-Paul Theriot, Kevin Kaloian, and Frank Sanchez reached down deep to find the strength to finish the strenuous two mile runs. There was one word that summed up all the runners on the team and that was courage. 7m 4 f73

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With little form, freshman Dominic Woods clears the height easily. In the varsity shot put event, junior Eric Johnson moves to explode the put past the 30-foot mark. Varsity. Front: Felix Badibanga. Kevin Kaloian, Adam Lyons, Louie Vidaure, John Veal, Jason Carr. Row 2: James Lim. Mikel Husband. Eric Johnson, Steve Cruz, Willie Rasmus. Back: Coach George Jaeger, Alex Acosta, Landry Zimmerman, Juan Mendoza. Todd James, Reggie Wilson. Ellis Gordon. Girls, Front: Tshbola Badibanga, Tara Grayson. Yvette Ash, Tracy Bates. Janelle Nicholas. Kristen Peters, Jennifer Peters, Christie Friebe, Amy Sweatt. Row 2: Monica May. Marcella Weiss, Niki Craven, La Shon Hopper, Anita Tomkoria, Angie Moreland, Shannon Harrold. Alicia Morga. Julie Bowman, Molly i HI Thomas. Jennifer Lim. Back: Tasha Grayson, Theresa Mercica, Chrissy Soderblom, Lorraine Smith. Dawn Kelly, Natalie Kramer. Christine Weinman, Katie Arenz, Judy Friebe. Diane Alo, Rhona Casado, Coach Phil Lough. Not Shown: Andrea Cooper, Nichelle McDaniel. Tosha Porche. The perfect form of sophomore Tasha Grayson helps her leap over the bar into victory. J. V.. Front: Robbie Ratliff. Mohammed Nazari. Eddie Lewis. Randy Johns. Frank Sanchez. Dennis Kelly. Row 2: Pat Mesker. Quang Bui. Siamak Malek. Marcelle Franklin. Jason Young. David Ornelas. Jai Husband. Back: Dominic Woods. Mike Farrar. Kyle Henderson. Ken Field. Jean-Paul Theriot. Chris Sneed. ?6e£d SuchU f75