Thomas Jefferson High School - El Capitan Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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' 'v --- Top row left to right: Laura Recoder, Mona Salas, Pat Juarez, Carmen Gardea, Mildred Knapp. Third row: Bertha Hernandez, Jaccophette Moreno, Prisella Medina, Jeanette Lujan, Blanca Elizalde. Sec- ond row: Mrs. G. Attel, Maria Alcantar, Corina Alarcon, Dora Arriaga, Josie Rivera, Sira Olmos. First row: Miss B. Cruzan, Ruth Guiterez, man., Susan Lopez, man., Maria Vasquez, Pat Munoz, Irene Vil- Iescus.

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e -new F. N it i fi if f Xb! xy Q Y .fi f I 1 . Q. , , r- F , ' P-D . - g . Kneeling: Henry Hernandez, Joe Ramirez, Kenneth Henderson, Maurice Evans, Ralph Medrano, Fernie Vasquez, Juan Romero, Oscar Magana, and Rudy Valdez. Standing: Mike Corona, Rodolfo Payah, Charlie Camacho, Juan Gutierrez, Alfonso Carr, Leo Madrid, Oscar Del Torro, Robert Martinez, Ernie Cortez, Jimmy Flores, Rudy Camacho, Charlie Bell, Ramond Estrada, David Duchene, and Hector Felix. Kenneth Henderson runs the relays at the Parkland Invitational. Following a good start, the relay team was disqualified after a bad handoff. The names of winners in a track and field meets were recorded for the first time in Olympic Games in Greece in 776 B.C. The Romans took over the Olympic Games in A.D. 394. These games, held every four years, featured jumping, hurdling, weight throwing, and running. ln the 1800's, England revived interest in track and field events. The first college meet was held in 1864 when Oxford defeated Cam- bridge. Amateur competition inthe United States started in 1868. Track Events usually are the main contests at track and field meets. Jef- ferson teams competed to determine the fastest runners. The athletes who ran the 440 yard relay mile were: Hec- tor Felix, Oscar Magana, Charlie Bell, Robert Martinez and Fernie Vasquez. At a track meet, the Jefferson runners raced around an oval track sprinting toward the finish line. On the field cen- ter, other athletes competed in jump- ing hurdles were: Mike Corona, Robert Martinez and Oscar Del Toro. While others competed in throwing the shot put. These were: Juan Chavez, Alfonso Carr and Rudy Payan. Discus throwers were Leo Madrid, and Ray Estrada.

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Qeep Trackin The Girls' Track teams dedicated Hree hours of hard practice a day, five lays a week. Track in 776 B.C. consisted of the E00-yard dash, a five-fold match of Cnning, wrestling, leaping, throwing e discus, and hurling the javelin. For nore than a thousand years the Olym- lic games of the Greeks were held in uly of every fourth year in honor of Iebus, the highest of the Gods. A tra- litional list of the victors, constructed 1 later times went back to the games if 776 B.C. This date was later taken is a convenient basis from which to eckon time, using as units of four- 'ears period between the celebrations. Track back then was only for men, rut women and girls soon proved they were as good as men were. The Girls' Track teams first com- veted February 16, and 17 at the Park- and Invitational. ln March they sponsored a meet. 'hey competed the 9th and 1 Oth at the Jdessa tournament. The 6th and 7th 'tey participated in the Sunflower Invi- ational and Ysleta 9th grade lnvita- onal. The 23rd and 24th they partici- iated in the Canutillo Relays. f :if I T it it 7' A -- ' - --it .',i t , Fliilis-K'-Qilsssli, ,.- Eff , 1 E ' ,. rlll Sylvia Nunez, Rosie Cisneros and Corina Alar- Mildred Knapp prepared for competition at Park- con practiced to improve their running ability for land in which she placed fifth over all. competition.