Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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7'7f'w Boys varsity track 1986 TOKAY 134 Elk Grove 134 McClatchy 122 Downey 1 15 Edison' 108 Stagg' 98 St. Mary's' 93 Lincoln' 105 Tracy' 131 Franklin' 1 16 Lodi' ' denoles league meer Girls varsity track 1986 TOKAY 97 Elk Grove 97 McClatchy 1 17 Downey I 12 Edison' 106 Stagg' 98 St. Mary's' 101 Lincoln' 89 Tracy' 105 Franklin 105 Lodi' ' denotes league meer 158 O 1 ' g r TUKAY 115595 L llll 'iri L i' 5 iV,E ,,y, y M 5 ii. iile g i cc Q in rryi 1' gg g g g 5 L 'Sf iir' 7 1 1' 'll 'L -maart ...fff

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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

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LM 5 l. Senior Lamar Mitchell, runs the baton into the finish line as he leads the pack. 2. Preparing lor a fast start on the 330-low hurdles are juniors Derrick Celestine and Troy Sherrill. 3, Junior Cynthia Hill con- centrates on her race hoping to finish in first place. 4. Senior Jeff Flemons looks ahead to pass his competition from Elk Grove. 5, Jun- ior Eutoria Vinson flies past her competiton to take the lead. Tracksters lack d pthg print for SJAA titl Although the varsity boys track team lost Alonzo Collins and Patrick Nelson to graduation, Ken lsrael, head coach believed that Tokay's varsity boys should successfully recapture its San Joaquin Athletic Association title. Last year we had incredible depth, said Coach lsrael. This year our No. l in each event was very strong. Lamar Mitchell is the best sprinter in the league, and Jeff Flemons was our best track atheletef' Also, according to Coach ls- rael, the team was aided by seniors Devon Cioodlow, Aurelio Fields, and Ryan Emlinger who were eligible after third quarter tor the boys varsity. Coach Israel said that champi- onship would come down to Tokay and Tracy High School in the boys varsity division. Lack of depth and inexper- ienced athletes also hurt the girls team. Coach lsrael predicted that Lincoln would be the favored team to win the league title. After three undefeated seasons, the girls lost their first dual meet competition in the spring. The girls are 34-O. They've gone all of '84, '85, and '86 undefeated, The last time they lost to Lincoln was in 1983. The girls team was extremely young, which was tough because they had to compete against upper classmen, according to Coach Israel. According to Coach Israel this would be his final year as head track coach. by Zuriel Cervantes Photos by Eric Johnston TrackfRunning 159