Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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Cne step ahead Despite having one of their smallest teams ever, the Varsity Track Team placed a respectable fifth in district competition, third out of ten teams at Dulles and second out of ten teams at Alvin. We did about as well as could be expected, said Coach Richard Taylor. The highligbt of our season was winning the runner-up trophy at Alvin. Our main trouble has been rebuilding ourteam after losing seniors. But we have some very good sophomores. We enjoyed the season, commented Senior Rick Benner, who runs the 100, 220, and the sprint relay, but we had the most fun at Alvin. Our sprint relay finished fourth and l Running hard, Junior Tom DeBesse closes in on a Hastings entrant. l really like track, said om. lt's fun and you get a good leeling after a hard run. lt's rewarding both physi- cally and mentally. finished sixth in the 100. I liked track a lot, said Senior Lance Tearnan. Even though it was a lot of work and running in practice, it was something to do. I ran the mile relay and the 880 and finishing sixth in the 880 in Alvin was the highlight of my year. I did pole vault, 100, 220, sprint relay and the mile, said Junior Collin Coker. At Dulles I finished third in pole vault and tied a school record. We had a pretty good season, said Senior Miler George Donner. The coach did a good job. Summing up the season, Junior Tim Weber said, We did as well as we could with a small team. As Senior Lance Tearnan concentrates on running, Senior Oscar Criner and Jun- ior Keith Perkins cheer him on. When- ever l ran, the whole team lined up and would cheer me on, said Lance. Usu- ally l don't hear anything, but l heard W' them. 'Amt lun iff? boys track 137