West Forsyth High School - Cronus Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

Page 226 text:

GIRL'S TRACK TEAM, FRONT ROW: Jodi Po- teat, Angela Wagoner, Adrienne Varner, Brooke Young, Ashley Woodruff, Bobbette Love, Pam Washington, Wendy Blackwell, Coach Penny Crav- er. SECOND ROW: Michelle Trubica, Sherri Hum- phreys, Angie Brandon, Shannon McGinnis, Jenny Howell, Jill Moore, Andrea Beitel, Claudia Goins, Jan Doty, Amy Mason, LaKenya Burns, Chevelle Lipscomb, manager. THIRD ROW: Jennifer Costner, Nikki Reid, Crystal Snowden, Jennifer Amell, Jenny Fulton, Jill Hunt, Jerri Woods, Sharon Howie, Gretchen Varner, Ayona Reeves. FOURTH ROW: Assistant Coach Paula Woodruff, Sherri Newton, Lori Wood, Susan Young, Gigi Leaks, Twanda Blackwell, Michelle Mitchell, Sherry King, Ann Green, Tara Hall. FIFTH ROW: Dawn Ingold, April Hicks, Ana Williams, Robin Truiett. IN TRAINING: Junior standout Bobbette Love takes some pre-practice warm up laps. Bobbette, ob- viously a versatile athlete, competed in the maximum four events per meet. 2l4fG1rl's Track -SCE: Photos by Rob H: UPWARD BOUN The Girl's Track Team Continued Their Rise To Dominance Picking Up Where They Left Off A Year Ago By Kelle Owens The bulk of the Girl's Track Team had also run Cross Country in the fall. For that reason, Coach Penny Craver felt very con- fident that the girl's track program would continue to grow. After the records that the 1986 team broke, it will be hard to surpass their achievements, commented Coach Crav- er. She believed that even though the back- bone of the team lay in the distance run- ners, the sprinters and the field event peo- ple pull their own weight as well. Finishing the 1986 season with a record of 11-3 was a major feat considering that four years ago there was no girl's track team. Last year's team also won the City- fCounty Championship and shared with the boys a special City f County trophy for the school with the most combined points at the end of the two day competition. Returning lettermen played a large role in the success of the 1987 team. Experience certainly helps during those first couple of meets when the new runners are trying to adjust to the way things are run,', stated Assistant Coach Paula Woodruff. This year, 15 returning lettermen, five of which are All Conference, made up the team of 42 girls. As far as strategy goes, Coaches Craver and Woodruff claimed that nothing is ever final until the team arrives at a meet. For example, I can have Ashley Wood- ruff scheduled to run the 400 meter dash, the 800 meter run, the 1600 meter run, and the 4x400 meter relay, realize that I don't really need her to win the meet and scratch her from the latter two at the last minute. She's like Bobbette Love and Robin Truiett in that I can always count on them to run whatever I need them for, as long as it benefits the team. They never let me or the team down in our time of need. That's why they're all team leaders, explained Coach Craver. On the whole, the 1987 turned out to be a memorable year for all involved. Some broke personal records while others were well on their way to breaking personal, school, and even conference records.

Page 225 text:

wif Photos by Rob Harris BACK O TOP After Winning A Conference Title In 1986, The Boyls Track Team Faced A New Challenge ty Kelle Owens Since the big six fGerald Martin, Lussell Tanner, Harvey Sutton, Kevin 'oung, Steve Kelly and Robbie Sipprelll f the 1986 Boy's Track Team were gone, ie 1987 team found itself struggling to irvive in the Central Piedmont 4-A Con- zrence. In 1986 West finished second in the Ci- yfCounty meet, won the conference, fin- :hed 12th in the sectionals, 12th in the zgionals, and eighth in the state. Howev- r, the loss of guaranteed points supplied y the big six challenged the 1987 team J fill in the gaps. Returning letterman included seven All- Ionference players from 1986. Though ew, they contributed their experience to he scoresheet. The running of Riley Muse nd Jeff Piercey, the throwing of Mark Iartner, and the high jumping of Kenny lhouse gave the team insurance in even he toughest of meets. It always eases your mind to know that ou can count on people like Mark Iartner and Shawn Marshall to come hrough with the points every week, espe- ially when you're not feeling so well your- elf, commented Bobby Paige. Paige was a nember of the All-Conference 4x200 me- er relay team in 1986, and an alternate in he 4x100 meter relay at the 1986 state neet held at North Carolina State Univer- sity. Paigels counterpart on the football field became his teammate on the track. Her- man McKinnie was also a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that was ranked second in the state during the 1986 season. Another gridiron great, Dennis Warren, found himself faring well in the spring of 1986. His 400 meter dash time of 55 sec- onds earned him the chance to compete in the Mountaineer Invitational, held for the first time at Appalachian State University. Due to the increased number of partici- pants, 72 boys and 47 girls, many members of both the boy's and girl's track teams found themselves without uniforms. There were only 70 uniforms which both the boys and girls teams had to divide. The reason for this is that track is not a money making sport, no admission is charged for meets, therefore no money is allotted to buy new uniforms. However, both Coach Carter and Coach Craver hoped that as the team continues to grow, so would the supply of uniforms. 1987 was considered to be a time of rebuilding for the boyis track program, and a time of challenge for the partici- pants. In the end, each was satisfied with what he had achieved as an individual, but one goal still remained - to put West back on top in Track and Field. BOY'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM, FIRST ROW: Trec Aldridge, Mark Atwater, Zegaro Al- dridge, Michael Carethers, Herman McKinnie, Cur- tis Clark, Sidney Carpenter, Steve Gearen, Steven Griffin, Jim Pope, Billy Clevinger, Corey Little. SECOND ROW: Danny Reavis, Tony Guld, Corey Hart, Brian Lang, Mike Little, Mike Esposito, David Etchison, Jeff Piercey, Sean Pinkard, Mike Haver- lock, Eric Williams. THIRD ROW: Colin Bickford, Cam Burris, Drew Cameron, Mark Cartner, Kenny Shouse, Will Corum, Jason Craft, Darryl Cummings, Cedric Payne. FOURTH ROW: Andrew Reid, Jody Holler, Mark Lane, Shawn Marshall, Rob Moth- ershed, Riley Muse, Chris Osborne, Jeff Patton. FIFTH ROW: Eric Rhodes, Marcus Riggs, James Ross, Kenneth Rutledge, Mac Salley, Doug Sigmon, James W. Terry, Andrew Tilley, Greg Tuttle, Dennis Warren. SIXTH ROW: Coach Gary Leach, Robert Jones, Mark Seawright, Steven O'Neil, James Faw, Bobby Lelowdis, Coach Bill Carter, Coach Stacy Goodson. ANCHORMAN : Returning letterman Michael Carethers sports the stride that won the 4x400 meter relay as well as the meet in 1986 against Kannapolis. Michael also ran the 400 meter dash and the 800 meter run both years. Boy's Trackf213

Page 227 text:

GETTING IN SHAPE: Brooke Young and Adri- enne Varner stride around the home track on a pretty practice day. The season's opening meet against South Stokes was, however, repeatedly rescheduled due to bad weather. ii meterhiielitylg relay, and 100 n1eter,iiui3Ie134H' have one thiagififgiwigommons BohbcttefLf3ii6QgQf131iS outstanding youngefzihiete has run eompg.3itiiggyifortthe past zhreeiiydaziin high SGh0D1f?H1i4ii5Q???5iitwo summm ihffifiiic iffhe EPf4Ef11m' T T s P? ff W 351554115 fiom fheifieidsaweta as lil? Coache?5ii3iSE??i'5fiii2fi.l1f T A1fb0uE?fS?i53fQ?3S G0U1fD?f253?i5fiii2i5Bi112 in the longiindfbiiileijuiup, her teaxhmaiiiiaieiat ease when Sh'4',!42i8iZ1ifi'9ia0e in the Dufi9'i iY03fS at West, iwibeen namedetslfsteliiiiikggii ilijnferenee team Along ji1U1Pv'it3iiPfiS1ii'f33iIiiif3f?'1i'53309 mdtbrgfftayfisheinwu '4fiPl?5fi'3 3E5iiiidit50i'f1' pefedeinrsgwgxiaeiggaxgggtfgtpmiziun A A of ?1GP?Sii5m55fif92?li!iriSld6r SiSi6reS0i1i5!i2i??ShE'Sefbifways helpvimimiheiifisimd stuff. Nowfthaii she? running in coiicgefiiiihelps me know what t6f8iXP9Ci.,' e As forethBQfi?1Ei!!0g this outgoing andkjdedieated ju- nior ehvwiiigfegviiriw funnwa ihfivfshtgdlvse and eiis t H17 Qmw H .5 ii vifigfgzzzzizzzkfgigir.71 -4 qw rm ' if-?i212533?355f52J5b51 1le3'9-- -' ' ,' v'-' izszzzitiizgzsig.Lzzfwg 3 wfwfk ' ' Girl's Track 215