Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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break records fur to fourth, fifth earned two and ach team received one point just ir entering. To Coach Taylor the est meet was the one at Deer Park here we finished third, six points ut of first placeg we had 113 points ital. Most meets were held in the ouston area, either on Spring 'anch or Houston School cam- ses. The team always competed ainst twenty other schools at each eet. Senior Craig james explained, Ne finished fifth in district, but if e'd had more help in the field rents, we would have had a better nance ofwinning district. Garrison took the fresh- 'Coach 'len, while Taylor and Stafford the varsity and j.v. teams. the teams practiced together, however, creating a team unity that team members appreciated. Sopho- more Tom DeBesse commented, The best part of practice was that the guys sat around and talked after- wards. Running the 100, the 400, the 440 and the 880 relays, the mile, the 120 and 330 high hurdles, throwing the discus and shot, pole vaulting, the broad jump, and the high jump. All these track events brought the abili- ties and strengths of the team into play, breaking ten records and fin- ishing fifth in district. Breaking across the finishing line, lunior George Doner captures first place in the mile run at Memorial High School. According to George, the team this year was great. We really worked hard. 'L':99'c7SX?-'Ir ,gn Edging out the Northbrook entrant, Sen- ior Bob Moran strides to a second place finish at the Alief meet. Closing in on a Westchester runner, Sophomore Tom DeBesse calls on reserve power to sprint the last quarter in the mile. Tom commented, l had to wait the whole meet before my event so I was usually excited about it. boys track 151

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h track o run cross country, because we e our first meet in the beginning of itember and they have to be in con- 'on when school starts. That means y've been running every day in 90 or degree heat. When regular track sea- COITKES, about half of them stay on I run the 880 or the mile. They are in ter condition than the other distance ners so they prefer the long dis- 'Theyshck Pehhnlyournn matter what' rr e. ith the first meet on Feb. 23, girls k entered their regular season of events. Varsity track entered eight ts, while i.v. participated in their . lf a girl wasn't in varsity, she 't usually get to participate with two i.v. meets, said Coach Ryder. r Freshman Shawna Larry, It was running j.v. because I always got place, but I also ran varsity. na ran the 220, 440 relay and the 80 relay. e team peaked on March 16 when third at Klein on March 31. The scoring system consisted of ten points for first place, eight for second, six for third, four for fourth, three for fifth and one for merely entering. - Afternoon practices were, of course, essential, and the team practiced from 2:30 to 4:00 every afternoon under Coach Ryder and her assistant, Coach Karen Martin. These practices contributed to record breaking with lunior Gabrielle Giovan- inni in the 440 and 100 yard dash, lunior Carol Carr in the 880, an 880 relay record, Senior Yvette Cardenas' mile run and lunior Lisa GoIler's shotput and dis- cus throw. Field events were preferred by some track members. For Sophomore Lori Wilcots, My favorite events were the triple jump and the long jump because they were more independent events, something you did on your own. But together was what counted to lunior Angie George. The best part of track is the closeness between the team members. They stick behind you, no matter what. Bearing a strained expression, lunior Gabrielle Giovanini strides for first place in the 440 yard run. My favorite event is the 440 run, although I had more success in the 100 yard dash , explained Gabrielle, who qualified for both events in the regionals. During. an after school practice, Fresh- man Kim Kent passes off the baton to Freshman Shawna Larry for the last leg won first place at the Baytown a meet where both varsity and j.v. In later meets, the team third at Alvin on March 24 and , 9 of the l.V. mile relay. Kim stated, When Shawna saw my foot hit a certain mark, she started running, when I said hand , she threw her hand back. 1. Y A 1- ,J .. A, an . W , ' -ffm. ,V 4, '. - -- - if ,A 4-.aj 4' 3 , c .. . 'I 4 -. ' s 'I 5 ' vw L--I If . 4 'M4ec-fz F2 ffl, f--- si I , 4 A 2 I - 35,1 g if 'fix .......-- .Q .aw wiki. '??Q,4. J'.A.g' 34- ae . - Q., ' sa 4 ' A we mf- . -.gf1.,.,+- -I fi- -W - I-.ef A915-a.z:-4..a1'-Q-arms.-T.--Q. as fl- .-'g-u4uv1ua..a-4I-a-- , 1'f1J ' M... , -,-Eel' tn.- .,- .-fi -W -' -ff -N A--M.. pf-Q.-,.-e-any-r-. 42.4.5 .a Tr Wed: .T- 24 ' Following through with herinotion, lunior Angle George watches to see where her shot will land. girls track Ilil