Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Boys run to regionals lt was the best cross country season in Stratford's history, said Senior Lance Tearnan about the boy's cross country team's great effort. The team came in second in district and went to regionals for the first time. Coach Richard Taylor commented, This is a voluntary program and all the kids are really dedicated, they want to be there. During the cross country season, the boys practiced running before and after school. They attended meets all over the Houston area. When I run Itry not to think of anything except finishing the race. l try to block out all the pain, said Senior George Dohner. I really enjoy running track because I find it much more interesting than other school sports. l really like staying in shape, said Lance. lt's really fun to be on the team. We're like a family! stated Junior Holden Shannon. After completing a long meet, the cross country team warms down. The thing that I enjoyed most about being on the team was staying in shape and developing new friend- ships, commented Senior Lance Tearnan. S fs? .. get i' Senior Lance Tearnan figures out his strategy to stay ahead of his com- Senior George Dohner runs ahead of his opponents at a fall meet. When I run I have a totally blank mind. I just block out the pain, said George. petitors at the Baytown Lee meet. pain, lthink about the race being over When I'm running I don't think about and that I have won, said Lance. Stretching out before a race, Senior U26 195m this Yea' WFS We Camafade' Peter Dominey smiles at a teammate. V19 between DGODIG, Said Pefef- The thing that I most enjoyed about boys cross country 133

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AX i awww! is Jas Sophomore Rie Divita edges out in Allen Parkway. We had a really lront of her opponent at a meet at tough season, but we tried really hard, said Rie. Keeping in stride Walking the course betore a race, meets this year because we had good the varsity girls track team plans their team spirit, said Senior Carol Carr. strategy. We had a lot of fun at Beginning to tire near the end ot the race, Sophomore Rte Divita concen- trates on getting to the finish line. I try not to think about pain, I just think about finishing the race, said Rie. Beginning in the first week of school and lasting until November, the girls' cross country team had a very busy season. We came in fifth out of eight in district, but I think we'll do better next year because we've learned a lot this year, said Junior Tiffany Henderson. Although there is quite a difference between track and cross country, most of the girls participate in both. ln track, everyone runs individually, whereas in cross country we run as a team, explained Sophomore Debbie Kirby. I really enjoy cross country because you can run in the woods. In track you're confined to a track, stated Tiffany. l really had fun on the team this year, although I had a bad case of 'senioritis', said Senior Carol Carr. We're all really close. We talk to each other about everything, even if it isn't about track, said Sophomore Rie Divita. l'm really looking forward to next year because I think we'll have a great team, stated Coach Becky Ryder optimistically. Freshman Allison May runs witg determination to reach the finish lin along the scenic woods of Allen Park- way. 132 girls' cross country

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-- -j Taking long strides, Sophomore Debbie Kirby runs the mile relay at the ' ' l district track meet 'l thought we a . I did pretty good and it was a lun year, ' said Debbie. Sitting by the track, Junior Mandy Klein rests during a meet. We had a small varsity team but we were all like a family, said Mandy. Dn the right foot We had the best team we've ever had, said Girls' Varsity Track Coach Becky Ryder. We did well in all the meets until district, where we finished fifth. That was too bad, but it was nothing to be ashamed of, she continued. Our 880-relay team was the best in district, and our mile team was the second best. Some team members stood out. Karen Powe competed in five events every meet, which is the most you can do, and was a very important part of the team. Stephanie Peery was most improved, Cindy Cox, Gabrielle Giovannini and Debbie Kerby all did well, said Coach Ryder. I think our best was at Deer Park where we took first, said Junior Karen Powe, who does the 440, 880, long jump, triple jump, high jump, and mile relay. I got high point awards twice. It was a much better season than last year. We had a good team, said Sophomore Stephanie Peery, who does high jump, long jump, 440, and 880. We finished first at Baytown and Deer Park, and at Deer Park, I placed in everything. lt was my best season. It seemed easy at the meets, but practices were hard. When I got to this school from my old one in Colorado, I felt very out of place, said Senior Cindy Cox, but everyone on the track team has been very nice, and made me feel wanted. Instead of competing against me, they cheered me on. It was a great all SSBSOD. Clearing the bar, Freshman Allison fr-11t May competes in the Alief track meet. ln addition to thefhigh jump, Allison . If II4' V, also ran the 440. l l nop.- if , 134 girlstrack