University City High School - Excelsus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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msff Girls ' Tennis I think they ' re great, commented Coach Thompson. Most of the girls were sophomores who played for their first time in competition, but there were a few juniors. They first met as a team on August 31, 1981 and practiced ev- ery day for two hours. The practices were held at Standley Junior High because the courts at U.C.H.S. were not ready. There were no tryouts this year but almost anyone was able to join the team as long as they had some tennis experience. Next year there definitely will be tryouts. Coach Thompson doesn ' t know how far they ' ll go in competition because they are a new team and there are no seniors, however she com- mented I ' m proud of the team and so is the school! Stephani Nicholaw befriends the enemy. Monica Meyers shows a smashing forehand. Julie Emerson checks out her opponent. mssmm Row 1: Susan Marchlone. Sundari Raganathan, Regina Curry, Monica Meyers, Mary Wachtler, Whitnie Geer, Debbie West, Carol Marchione. Lori Goodman, Row 2: Leah Singer, Holli Houvener, Jennifer Schultze, Lauri Cleveland, Julie Emerson, Cindy Benshoof, Christine Schultze, Coach Thompson. 145

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J.V. Girls ' Basketball The first season for the J.V. Girls Basketball Team was an exciting success. The girls improved throughout the season with the assistance of coach Paterson and the team consisted partly of girls who had participated in athletics earlier in the year. It took extremely hard work to perfect their skills as after school practices were strenuous and con- sisted of such things as shooting drills, running exercises, and learning plays. •- Hayley Moss puts the ball up for two points. Hayley Moss looks for someone to pass to. Coach Patterson, Cheryl Mc Gee, Lin- da Moore, Julie Thomas, Hayley Moss, Selynthia Armstrong, Michelle Ludwig, Sundari Raganathan, Wendy Janon, Marybeth Zopattl. Susie Guy ffwn|l(wnnKK 144

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Mi--- . i Varsity Boys ' Cross Country A lonely way to compete! Pride-that ' s what its all about! UCHS cross country runners pressed for personal and team excellence by testing themselves each minute, hour and mile. Every runner and team member probed his breaking point and triumphed in the knowledge that he could and did continually achieve and surpass all expectations. Daily workouts became gruelling tests of en- durance as the athletes completed four, five, six and seven miles per day. All one step at a time . . . until . . at week ' s end, a staggering forty miles or more had been logged! Without varsity or junior varsity status, the self- less athletes excelled individually and as team members and prepared themselves for district competition and a chance to taste victory!!! Robert Grant sprints before the race. Top row: Cory Krell, Mark Canterbury, Robert Grant. Raymond Weigand. Jeff Folsom, Coach Mitchel. Ken Cashman Bottom row Todd Carrlson. Jim Eveleth. Shawn Smith. Randy Zounes. Tim Conners.