Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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AWITH COMPETITORS ON HIS HEELS, Mike Camacho leads the pack with team-mate Brian Nolte close behind, Mike runs distance races and is one of the dominant runners on the track team. QLEADING THE PACK, Dave Christsen and Fred Flores set the pace for the two mile. Both of them finished with good times. Boys' Varsity Track! Mergers

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Shooting forthe Leaders The Varsity Boys' track team entered the season with one goal in mind, to beat West Covina, Sierra League first place team. ln the past ten years, West Covina had taken 80 consecutive wins. The only two Wal- nut losses last year were against West Covina. Practicing two hours or more a day and weekends, the Mustangs worked to show their all to West Covina. In the off-season the track team mem- bers worked either on weights or par- ticipated in other sports. When asked to describe the boys varsity team, head coach Sam West replied, extremely young, but with outstand- ing potential. With such standouts as Mike Camacho running the mile, and the 2 mile under the supervision of dis- tance coach lim Polite, Tony Adkins long jumping and triple jumping and Alan Coleman and Issac Woolridge running hurdles, relavs and sprints, the team was talented.Q pMAKING A SUCCESSFUL HANDOFE, Troy Prince hands the baton to anchor man Alan Coleman to finish the 440 relay. Alan is one of the standouts on the Varsity track team. LRUNNING IN FRONT, Paul Aldridge finishes the mile run. Walnut went on to beat Arcadia 65-30. VSPRINTING TOWARD THE FINISH LINE, Andy Nashita finishes running the 100 yard dash. Andy was one of the few seniors on the young track team. M s WL fi' gy. . rf if t srss -r - ' J y -in 3-. g . --'-. r ' r i 'X .F . 3 ii- sttrf I 5 .-.i . 1 ii' as X I I A .V.- A Mergers!B0ys' Varsity Track

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Fielding and Refielding a on-Team T The terms lV and Frosh-Soph track teams were actually misleading since l these teams didn't exist in the way that other teams did. The teams changed from week to week as play- ers were shuffled from team to team depending on their week's perform- l ance. The lV team ton any given weekl T was made up of players who would not be competing onthe Varsity level 1 at the upcoming meet. According to l Coach Sam West the three dominant players were three year hurdler, Roger Edsong two year sprinter, Alan Choug and distance runner, Bob Sims. The Frosh-Soph team consisted of freshmen and sophomores who were not participating on the other two squads. In 1979 both of these teams were league champions. However, while each team did change from week to week and did accumulate a win-loss record, participating in post-season meets was a matter of individual qualifying.Q Mergers! Boys' lunior Varsity Track Mi ti- AGIVING IT All HE'S GOT, senior Glenn meet against West Covina. Glenn has been Cunday practices the shotput for an upcoming competing in the shotput for three years.