Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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AIMING FOR THE WIN, Sandr Acosta and teammate JamI Gunn compete against Hesperia Sandra was a second year mem ber of Girls Track and Jamie fourth. A GIRLS TRACK. Front row: Jamie Gunn, Liz Jamie: second row Janet Myers. Sandra Acosta, Jennifer Norte, Oapfine Hunter, Jen- nifer Gowdy: back row: Lisa Bang, Kimya Phillips, Lara Johnson. Stacey Hensen, Becky Keller. Anna Gerena. Dion Lamb, Tonya Lozano. Sports Girls Track

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I»v Boys Track «« the hours of after-school practice pays off n your mark ... get set ... GO! From the start of the race to the finish line, the boys track team strived to beat the clock. With the .help of the coaching staff, Ithe team felt that they had the potential to reach the top in their new league. With the strength of our distance runners, the competiveness of our sprinters and the consis- tency of our field events, we should have no prob- lem capturing a league championship, said ju- nior hurdler Gregg Tswago. Even though the track team was smaller than the teams of other schools, they were very optimistic and dedicated to winning. We have a small team, but we have spirit and no- body ever quits, said senior Ben Chua. Part of their dedication came from track coach Anthony Gomez and new sprinting coach, David Shirley. Also, the new Valle Vista league was said to be less challenging. Coby Polite said, The new league is easier, especially for our sprinters. Our biggest op- ponent is Covina. Story by Jona de los Santos: layout by Lynn Fufioka: photos by Jack Elliott, f •4 AFTER A LONG RUN, Jason Copper crosses the finish line Jason ran the 440 and took first place ■ With the strength of our distance runners and the compet- itiveness of our field sprinters, we should have no problem capturing a championship. — Gregg Tswago. ' AWHILE RUNNING THE 100 METER, Robert Hill grabs first, followed by Mike Jokerst. Robert also played Varsity Basketball. APACE BY PACE, Ryan Poliet takes the lead. He is followed by two of his team mates. Boys Track Sports 147

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Girls Track ib6 a smaller team, Girls Track had to work extra hard. he 1987 Girls Track team was going to face a season that would differ greatly from the year before. The team would be forced to compete with fewer girls, some of which, according to Coach Anthony Gomez, did not have as much ath- letic ability as girls in the past. Even with this against them, their main goal was to win league. They hoped to achieve it by working hard in practice every day. We had few girls out for track, which made us thin. Our distance group and shot and discus are our strong points, said Coach Gomez of the team ' s strengths and weaknesses. Coach Gomez consid- ered Lisa Vanderburg pos- sibly the most outstanding player. Lisa was a member of the distance group. Lisa ' s individual goals were to improve in the hurdles and the 800. She also hoped to be able to compete past C.I.F. In or- der to do this, she planned to do a lot of weight-train- ing and prepare herself mentally. Lisa also had a positive outlook for the team. The team is very young and there ' s not a whole lot of depth. But I have confidence because they are all working hard. Even if our team doesn ' t do as well as expected, I won ' t be disappointed be- cause they tried so hard. Story by Gloria Sar)chez: lay- out by Robbie Davis: photos by Jack Elliot. 1 ■ Even if our team doesn ' t do as well as expected, I won ' t be disappointed because they tried so hard. ' — Lisa Vanderburg A LEAPING INTO THE AIR, A GIVING IT HER ALL, Staci Tonya Lozano tackles the 100 meter hurdles. Tonya worked hard in practice and was deter- mined to do well during her first year on Girls Track. Hansen competes in the shot put division. The shot and discus groups were the teams strong points- AWITH HIGH GOALS IN MIND, Senior Lisa Vanderburg paces herself in the distance competi- tion, Lisa was considered the team ' s possible most valuable player. Girls Track Sports 149