Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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15? :S n. Silbe ew itll 1.Sophomore Melissa Conrad goes for the gusto as she leaps over the high jump bar. 2. Senior Jeff Fle- mons takes to the wind as he flies over the sand pit. 3. Striving to get over the bar is junior Matthew Brayshaw. 4. Team members are front row Nergene Arquelada, P.C. Ly, Tommy Siador, Vernon Fuller- ton, Lupe Jimenez, Stephanie Aquino, Lara Venkas, Yia Lee, Dawn Jackson, Nikko Kelly, Gre- gory Kubota, Antonio Stilleto, Jan- elle Vrobel, Tami Moore, James Husted, Patrick Trent, Davin Bow- ker. Row two Theismann Lim, Ar- thur Valenzuela, Max Estrada, Ed- gar Lopez, Tasuka Yasuda, John Podesta, Geoffrey Barker, Alexan- der Tulieo, Michael Chavez, Joey Stillwell, Raman Bhardwaj, Emer- son Santos, Gabriel Vater, Scott 156 Q Anthony, Mark Murray, Jesse Ve- lasquez, Gregory Frieman, Jeremy Jeter, Walter Saunders. Row three Terri Williams, Brittney Padula, Mai Harmon, Rene Estrada, Gillian Holland, Tiffiney Cushman, Nicole Ballard, Lydia Carter, Rebecca Bauer, Coach John Hunt, Coach Robert Cline, Ken Israel, head coach, Coach Alfonso Gomez, Coach Monte Hummel, Erika Ke- gel, Tosha Dixon, Kelli Curry, Ro- bin Gutridge, Celeste Hernandez, Michaela Baker, Louis Rivera, Eu- toria Vinson, Cynthia Hill. Row four Ryan Emlinger, Michael McNealey, Jeffrey Kamen, Keith Williams, Jermaine Fox, DeVon Goodlow, Troy Viney, Marci Set- tles, Antoinette Mitchell, Jim McCann, Michelle Haymore, De- rrick Celestine, Aurelio Fields, Ed- I K ward Vanderlinden, Melchor Labi- toria, Darren Lewis, Kelli Emerick, Karrie Scheppmann, Amy Young, Sherman Mah. Row five Matthew Charpentier, Christopher Hummel, Catharine Raymond Eichler, Howard, Heath Glennon, Edward Taylor, Jacob Grillo, Brian Brice, lmabong Okopedeghe, Tonetta Cantero, Jay Wallis, Antti Rudkon- en, Eric Perez, Louis Bucher, Scott Ferrera, Michael Steele, Justin Re- dfearn, Stacy DaGrade. Row six Steve Cole, Charles Feilbach, Car- los Castello, Jeff Flemons, Troy Sherrill, Kenneth Fuhrmeister, Chad Center, Frank Lee, John Hitchcock, David Alcoriza, Marlon Yarber, John Nahigian, Errol Cous- taut, Chad O'Brion, John Hodge, Raymond Ott, Lamar Mitchell, Bri- an Gorbet, Byron Rifenburg. oto by Ma Ph s 5 V5 3 Photo by Mahhe lo-sgggn.. , ,-,,,,. , f,f,,,e, A 7 5Q,1, W ' ,Mm K --1 hs, v , R

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J , ,Qi 9,1-ov ' 5 li 4. Keeping a steady pace out in Bhardwaj, frosh-soph runner, as he front of her opponents is Amy keeps his lead over a Lodi team Young, frosh-soph runner. 5. Com- member. ing into the home stretch, Raman ii' .h ih A 'Q,. A - ' N' i Fig rs, ,-.,f K , if X, - ' W A ng , ,. gn .km , 6 AKA k xrimq yivk-O31 .X il. I - it K 5 ' f - . hifi - WT . we C s ' A -1--- ...x is Runners sweep S.lAAg girls take sub-Section For the first time, Tokay's varsity girls cross country team won the sub-Section champion- ship title. Also, besides winning the San Joaquin Athletic Associ- ation title, the boys varsity and girls frosh-soph teams ran to titles. The frosh-soph boys took third place. Collectively, the teams had the their best season it ever, accord- ing to Kenneth Israel, assistant coach. Many factors contributed to the success of all four teams. For the varsity girls, depth was a strength, according to Alfonso Gomez, head coach. We had seven to nine girls when the first finished, we knew that the others would come in to finish within 45 seconds, he said. Good runners definitely played a part in the team's strength. Several frosh-soph runners competed at the varsity level, Coach Israel said. Some of the outstanding run- ners who contributed to the suc- cess of the team were junior Louis Rivera, senior Carlos Cas- telo, sophomore Justin Redfearn, sophomore Michael Pearson, and freshman Dennis Chua, all of who ran varsity except for Pearson, who usually ran frosh- soph. Outstanding girls were junior Stefanie Aquino, junior Nicole Wordlaw, junior Celeste Her- nandez and freshman Christina Lindstrom, all running varsity. At the frosh-soph level, freshmen Stacey Robles and Amy Young stood out. Confidence was an improve- ment, said Hernandez. Every one's confidence went up. Many expectations were ex- ceeded with the team's success- es. They exceeded my hopes, said Coach Israel. We hoped to be in the top three. Mr. Gomez added, We knew the girls would win. With the boys, we thought we would come in the top three. We were expecting second or third to Lincoln, agreed Rivera. But, said Mr. Gomez, in the middle of the year we came together in a cohesive unit and beat Lincoln and from there, it was easy. by Cherie Cortez Photos by Matthew Silber Cross Country 155

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ack of d pth weakens team Despite lack of depth in field events, Tokay's track team ex- pects to run its course by being a league contender for the San Joaquin Atheletic Association championship. i'We should get the champi- onship in the varsity boys divi- sion, claims Ken lsrael, head coach. And the varsity girls and frosh-soph boys should be in the top three.'This year there was no frosh-soph girls division, and all freshmen moved up to varsity. Coach lsrael, who has coached for 1 7 years sees Tracy, Lodi, Lincoln and St. lVlary's as league contenders. We've got at least one good varsity player in every ifieldl event, speculated Coach lsrael. We're not as deep as last year, but we're pretty well balanced. ln terms of individuals, strong performances can be seen in Brian Gorbet and Byron Rifen- burg on shot put and discus for varsity, high jumper Stacy De- Grade, who is the only senior girl on the team and lVlelchor Labat- oria,a long jumper and triple jumper in the soph-frosh team. As far as grades were con- cerned, Coach lsrael did not have many problems. We're not as bad as some years, said Coach lsrael. We lost seven to grades, but we pick- ed up three at the quarter. All together, the Tokay track team looked forward to a prom- ising year and hopefully, a shot at the league champion- ship. by Lea Munoz Froshfsoph boys track 1986 TOKAY 105 Elk Grove 40W 105 McClatchy 21 V2 109 Downey 27 107 V2 Edison' 18M 1 15 Stagg' 21 113 St. Mary's' 23 100W Lincoln' 35W 1 12 Tracy' 13 115 Franklin' 18 94W Lodi' 41 M ' ' denotes league meet Track!FieId 157