Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Looking very tired, Senior Carol Carr rests after running the 880 at the dis- trict track meet,' Carol also ran the mile relay. lt hurt a lot but it was fun, commented Carol about the year. During the Aliel track meet, Fresh- man Julie Alford competes in the long jump. l thought the year was really good since it was the first year for a J. V. team, said Julie. N. N - ev. Q., , ,Q .,-'...' . ' N MN A AML . an ,'n,,A,Q' 3 -. 1-., ' -3 - is J ,A-i X . , After running the mile relay at the district track meet, Senior Cindy Cox is congratulated by Gabrielle Giovan- nini and Debbie Kirby. Having moved from Colorado, l felt out ol place at Stratford, but everyone made me feel at home, said Cindy. lj' I wel XY . A Fiiigf 1 . . 5 Watching the rest of the events at a track meet, Sophomore Stephanie Peery rests after finishing her events. I did the high jump, the long jump, hurdles, and 440 and 880 relays. lt seemed easier at the meets this year but the practices were hard, said Stephanie, . iuf' r . . . ffffw C i girls track 135

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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

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my If V ,ly ,gy 1 ' ' .I .L wiw' A ,- if ya, my , , 1' 7 g. 5 V isa., ww? During an afternoon workout, Junior Tim Weber practices the hurdles. The idea to the hurdles is to try and get over as quick as you can at a full sprint, said Tim. Q .Av . 2 Concentrating, Freshman Mike Brown prepares himself for the shot put. Mike commented, This season was pretty good. Everyone did their best and tried their hardest. ,WW . 4 ' his ,, J it is it Y, -3 Sur X - ...,..3 2 Q . ' A . ,T ' , ' - its . K ..., ,, QV ti? was J. ,M Giving it all he's got, Senior Lance Tearnan competes during a track meet at Memorial. When l'm running hard, I usually don't feel any pain, said Lance. l just keep on thinking about winning. L 1' I Q H ' K ttif:::x:g,5r Q , 1553 .- if 5 . Q K . H at r KW W 3 ' ' - 4 K W , its 2 'af N...--1'd Competing against other schools, Junior Tim Weber clears the hurdles, Tim felt that the season was really good and the team performed well despite a lack of people. A 136 boys track 9 E 'T