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

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94 Sam Thomas builds speed in the final turn. The 800 meter runners push it in the last lap, Doug Grant explodes from the starting blocks. T The Krebs leads the team to another UC high jump victory. Hoppy sets a pace in the 400 m relay. Geoff Folsom pushes towards the finish ine. Steve Mamber builds speed in the turn. Centurion runners come in first in the 2 mile. Boys Track 121

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Sharing The Glory All noise dissipates as you tune your senses to their highest level, the blood running hot through your legs as they tense, your fingers tingling with anticipation. BANG! cracks the gun like a whip. The runners herd forward like a team of horses; cheers filling the infield as teammates and fans spur them on. The first runner approaches the end of his quarter of the race, and with his last ounce of strength, passes the baton to his team- mate. The race continues as other events come to a close, the results of each event contributing to the overall outcome of the track meet. Track is a team sport, commented Coach Mitchell. It ' s comprised of many individual ef- forts which all contribute to one single cause — winning. The Boy ' s Track Team coaches were: John Hutsel for discus and shot put; Connie Thompson for hurdles and infield events; Nick Ciaccio for sprints; Robert Grant for long distance running; and Head Coach Rick Mitchell, who with the help of various volunteer timers, announcers and offi- cials from the UC High Staff, engineered the pass- ing of this symbolic baton, (representing the hearts of all the athletes and coaches combined) to carry it down the final straightaway to victory. Scott Schneider pulls ahead in the 2 mile. Doug Dixon sprints to gam the lead. -i PhS ' I am going to go over that bar with this pole? Back Row: Gerald Black. GeoH Folsom. Randy Barnes. Cliff Gordon. Dan Hood. Tim Patrick. Jofin Eichorn. Jofin Samuels. Mike Jungltng, David Gosney. Tony Romag, James Young, Rich Synnott. Scott Sctineider. Ctiris Coibom.Thad Krebs. Mark Schoonover 4tti Row Ken Pippin, Andrew Goldstein, Richard Diaz-Canedo. Jim Eveleth, Jeff Gurley, Maurice Simmons, Mike Cohen, Rico MacDowell, Mike Norris, Don Marks, Larry Gelier, Ricky Gish, Ray Kelly, Jeff Randell, Doug Dixon, Doug Grant 3rd Row Tom Jetton, Robert O ' Barr, Cory Krell, Doug Lewis, Chris Beresford, Mike Meister, Jeff Hunter, Darnell Hopkins, Damon Werner, Albert Crosby, Sam Thomas, James Jones, Glen Rogers, Joe Scaratone, Shawn W Smith, Scott Mraz, Robert Marcos 4th Row: Coach Ciaccio. John Hutsel, John Mamber, Robert Grant, Coach Mitchell, Coach Hill The UC runners give it their all in the 100 meters. 120 Boys Track John Elchhorn throws for the winning mark. David Weinbaum follows through on a powerful release.

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Feminine Footwork Runners to your marks. Get set. Go! With these words from the starter, this year ' s UCHS Girls ' Track Team got off to a great beginning. I know that some of the individuals from the team will even make GIF championships, exclaimed runner, Tosha Delaca. With all of their hard training, they deserve it! Tosha added. The UCHS Girls Track Team worked strenuously everyday. Increasing their speed, improving their form and building up endur- ance were three key goals the girls set for them- selves. Aside from training, a team needs to feel like a team to be a team, stated long jumper Lynn Bremner. I think we have a really outstanding team this year because no matter how we do, we always have each others ' support. The endless effort the girls put into training was evident especially by the achievements of girls like Monique Weaver and Lynn Bremner. Monique set school records in 100 meter and 200 meter sprints as well as m the 400 meter relay with times of 12.2, 26.3, and 51.0 seconds. Lynn Bremner ' s talent lay in the long jump where she beat her own record from the year before with a length of 18 ' 1 . Whether in hurdling, shotputting, sprinting, relay- ing or high jumping, the girls track team of ' 84 gave it their all. Tina Robinson, Andnda Turner, Monique Weaver, Shirl Washington - U.C. ' s fabulous foursome. Kim Grennan glides through the air with ease. Lisa Clark summons a the shotput. her strength for Ananda Turner gets off the line with power and grace Lynn Bremner gives the triple jump her best ef- fort t I don ' t think there ' s anybody back there! states Cheryl Washington. Monique Weaver rounds the turn and heads tor Heather Croft stretches out during practice, o ' ' 0 ' ' ' y Nancy Nadeau makes a one point landing in the long jump. 122 Girls Track