Scecina Memorial High School - Scecinarama Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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LOOKING HIGH and low, Jeff Weissenberger leaps over tl hurdle and ahead of his competition on the way to a successf shuttle relay race in the Chatard relays. Boy s Track Season Wins 3 Losses 6 Scecina 25 Manual 89 33 Chatard 56 S h 0 r - iridge 66 33 Green- field 94 67 Bapti st 60 58'. Ritter 68 Broad Ripple 321: 69 Roncalli58 62 Attucks 65 41 Howe 70 Arling- ton 48 51 Park Tu- dor 76 BOYS' TRACK TEAM: Bottom row; Trainer Brett Kope, Andy Brown, Steve Wadsworth. Jim Cangany, Harold Greene, Re Kinsey. Mike Battles, Jim Erlenbaugh, Jeff Weissenberger, Pat Gardner, Dave Vittorio, Coach Bill Tucker. Second row: Kevi Gallagher, John Traub. Bill Sitzman, Kenny Aull, Dan Wood, Rick Thompson, Rick Stratman, Jeff Moore, John Joven, Stei Whalen. Third row: Coach Scott Fangman, Jeff Spalding, Tom Withem, Brian Keeney, Steve Crabtree, Jeff Erlenbaugh, Rk Dufour, Kevin Corcoran, Dorian Knarr, Doug Price. Art Pretti. Joe Williams. Top row: Dan Meyers, Bob Frye, Tom Hammond, Da McCarthy, Bill Hochgesang, Joe Gallagher, Steve Kirk, Mike Bewsey, Kevin LaFave, Dean Stratman, Mark Logan, Rich Johnsffl Bob Hull, Mgr. Steve Hawkins. 130 Boys' Track

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Breaking the sound barrier We were successful in terms of outstanding ef- rt and team work, commented girls' track Coach arole Hamilton. With the loss of some strong contenders last year, e team was forced to rebuild with 15 additional eshman members. Some of the freshmen helped the team to break veral school records. Kellie Fitzgerald managed to row the shot put 288'! for a record. Kelle McMahon joined Liz Maginn, Donna 3we, and Brigid Fisher in setting the record for the 10 relay at 52.2 seconds, and the 1600 relay record is set at 4: 1 8.7 by Lisa Walpole, Liz Maginn, Julie •lenbaugh and Kathy Brooks. Eight records were broken by Liz Maginn which was a major accomplishment. So was the accumula- tion of 107 points and 16 first places by senior Julie Erlenbaugh. First place was awarded to Kathy Brooks for the 800 run at the City Tournament. The team took third place at the Chatard Relays. Our strongest point was our good attitude and our ability to get along with each other well. Every- one wanted to work and help each other, added Mrs. Hamilton. Coach Hamilton was assisted by sprint coach Debbie Farrow and by distance coach Glenda Massy in molding the team into shape. STRETCHING for extra inches, Kim Gross does her long jump against Indianapolis Deaf School. LONG MILE ... Strain showing in her face. Janie Francis struggles to keep her place. Janie finished ninth of 13 with a time of 6:21 in the citv mile run. Girls Track 129

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Gaining a little more ground Improvement was the word for the boys' track team. Having won three meets as opposed to only one last year, they had high hopes for the future. Coach Bill Tucker remarked, The team was dominated by juniors, who will be returning next year, so that looks good. We always fight the prob- lem of having no facilities, bu t we are doing better. A record of 3-6 looked good to a team who won their first meet in five or six years during the 1 980 season. In an attempt to deal with the lack of facilities, new portable mats for high jump and pole vault were purchased for practice purposes. Individuals achieved some outstanding feats, as Rick Stratman finished second in the city in the discus throw, and moved into regional competition. Dan Wood cleared 12'6 in the pole vault in the Chatard relays, finishing second out of 12. He was not declared first because of a technicality — his pole knocked over the bar as he went over. Otherwise, his jump would have broken a school record. The rule has been changed for next year, but this didn't help Dan, unfortunately. Jeff Moore broke a school record in the high jump ivith 6'2 against Greenfield. He qualified for the sectional in this event, as did five other team mem- sers. Dan Wood qualified in the pole vault, Jeff Weissenberger and Joe Gallagher in the high hur- dles, Kevin LaFave in the high jump, and Pat Gard- ner in the 400 meter. Winners in an unscheduled event, frisbee throwing, which occupied time between those regu- larly scheduled, were Rick Stratman and Ken Aull, according to teammates. In the Attucks coed relays, the Crusaders placed sixth with 12 teams participating. In the Chatard relays, they placed fifth of six, and in the Park re- lays, third of six. The Chatard relays were especially interesting because they included events not listed with the IH- SAA. One was called the fat man's relay, a race for team members not ordinarily involved in running events — those who usually throw the discus or shot. Another was the shuttle relay, a race involving two heights of hurdles, and runners alternating direc- tions. These events are a lot of fun, commented Coach Tucker. Track stars had a chance to run non-competi- tively in the Scecina run-a-thon also. OVER THE TOP goes Dan Wood for a 1 T 6 vault, controversial because his pole struck the bar, in the Chatard relays for a finish of second of 12. -AT MAN'S FINISH ... Far from fantastic, but it's the hard vork and perseverance that counts as Rick Thompson and Har- )ld Green tackle the grueling run. HURLING the discus in a winning throw against Park Tudor takes concentration from Rick Stratman. Bovs' Track 131