Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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