Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Team runs seventh in 2AA Placing seventh in the District 2AA cross country championships was the close of a downhill season for Sandia's distance runners. First place in the District 2AA B team meet, though, ended a successful season for the Little Blue harriers. In the first meet of the season, all Mat- ador runners placed in the top 'l0, led by Steve Bower. They swept the meet with 29 points, defeating Manzano and Rio Grande with 38 and 60 points, respective- lY'After that, iniuries and disappointments clouded the team's season. In the District 2AA meet at the new Sandia course, the team could place no higher than seventh. Bower placed sixth in overall competition, missing a trip to the State Meet by four seconds. Sandia's 144 points were far behind team champion Valley's 56 and runnerup Highland's 61. Highland took the State AA title the next week, defeating Valley 48-88 at the University of New Mexico South Golf Course. Seniors dominated Coach R.P. Waters' varsity team that also took sixth place in the Amateur Athletic Union cross country meet, third in two triangular meets and sixth in a six-team meet at the Sandia course. That race was highlighted by a brilliant finish in which Highland's Robert Ayers outkicked Los Alamos' Rick Roias in a fast time of 9:33. Rojas later took the individual title in the State Meet. The harriers also traveled to western New Mexico for the Gallup Invitational, finishing fifth in the 13-team race. Winning the iunior varsity race in the District meet capped a successful season for the B team distancemen, also under Coach Waters. Led by Nolan Bourgeois and Dean Maharg, who finished l-2, and Ken Bower, fifth, the B teamers defeated Highland for the team title 43 to 45. The iunior varsity's season record included first places in the Manzano-Rio Grande, Del North-Valley and New Mexico AAU meets. In other meets the Little Blues post- ed two seconds and one third. Following Coach Waters on his motor- cycle, the entire Matador harrier team made good use of the mesa roads in the vicinity of the Albuquerque Academy. They practiced every afternoon from Sept. 1 until the District meet. The team, composed of eight seniors, 'IO iuniors and five sophomores, also endured chilly early morning practices during late September and October. Constructed by the runners themselves, a home course was available for the team for the first time. Located near the inter- section of Eubank and Montgomery, the course was used for two home meets and the District championships.

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4. capture second in city competition Fr A far, upper, left: Coach Bittner studies the B team in an afternoon practice. upper, left: Lloyd Thompson, defensive end, strives to for the ball loose from his Del Norte opponent. above: Team members are Charles Romero, Robert Stoermer, David Cleavinger, il 9' ow wi if Q' Neil Bakkum, John Abrahamson, Paul Gonzales, Larry Linton, Douglas Root, Gary Gordon, John Siqueirosy second row: Jeff Jansen, Hans Anderson, Byron Gardner, Kurt Wagener, Kenneth Watson, Robert Turnbough, Tony Pachelli, Steve Allison, Mike Griego, Glenn Garcia, Kurt Andersen, Carl Reinhardt, Mark Kohlman, Mike Thompson, Mike Carlyle, third row: Greg Stull, Bradford Beske, Ben- son Sizemore, Joel Straquadine, Mark Reiter, Pete Lachmann, Gary Wilcox, Bill Allen, Randy Fellerhoff, Dave Stagg, Randy Luna, Richard Horn, Joe Dennis, David Armour, Mike Webb, fourth row: Hutch Hutcherson, James Mask, Bill Henslee, Fred Speechly, Mike Barfield, John Higgins, Brian Locke, W' Andy Hooker, James Buchanan, Ron Bohannon, Clif- ford Woodall, Mike Rowden, Geary Jones, Walter Hayes, Kenneth Bruno, Lloyd Thompson, Jesse Spencer. far, left: Quarterback Randy Luna tries hard to escape the West Mesa tackler. left: Pete Lachmann f65l, Geary Jones 1781, Ron Bohannon GOD, and Alan Mask U41 make a fine defensive play by holding back the Manzano Barons. Athletics 203

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