West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Hurdler Doug Todd (Above), is congratulated by Coach Fred Petersen after winning the 120 high hurdles against Haw- thorne. School pole vault record holder Mike Ends (Right), demonstrates his vaulting technique before a West High crov ' d. High jumper Cory Hons (Below), attempts to clear the bar during this pre-meet with Hawthorne. The cougars of Hawthorne were annialated by the Warriors, 70-47.

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Track Teams Meet Approval Coach Fred Petersen had a tremen- dous turnout for track in his first year as the Warrior ' s head track coach. 132 thinciads reported and worked hard toward a Bay League championship. The Warriors were picked as the Dark Horse of the league with Rol- ling Hills and Morningside as the fav- orites. The sprints, hurdles and pole vault appeared to be the strong points as C.I.F. finalist Steve Zak turned in a 9.8-100 and a 22.-220. Other top sprinters were Larry DeGasperin and Eric Meyer. Cory Hons and Doug Todd led the timber-toppers and were strong favorites to win their specialities in the Bay League finals on May 9th. Greg Davis and Brett Williams complete this outstanding hurdles crew. Mike Ends had allready tied the school record in the pole vault at 13 ' 13 , and is pointing toward a 14 foot vault. Tim Harist, Dale Fitch and Doug Todd complete the vaulting team. The distance runners were led by John Curry, Larry Jan- isch, Doug Skinner, Mike House and Rod Tower. Fred Burch, Allan Scott and Randy Palmer were the top shot putters, with Burch, a junior, all ready over 50 . Other top competitors are Louie Mejia, long jump; Bob Ludwig, high jumper; Ed Sheve, 440 Long jumper and Ron Schloderer, another Longjumper. Track star Steve Zak (Right), prepares to hit ihc tape in this 100-yard sprint against Hawthorne. West demolished the Cougars 70-47. 78 Varsitv Track

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Sophomore trackster Scott McQueen (Above), wins in the 330 in- termediate hurdles. In this race, McQueen had a time of 43.86. Var- sity shot putter Randy Palmer (Right) thrusts all his might to send his 12 lb. put into the air. Editors Note: Due to pressure deadlines, Track team pictures could not be used in the yearbook this year. We apologize to the members of the teams for this situation. Standout Sophomores AlWertenbrock-( 100 440), Gary Dolan-(100 220), Scott M c- Queen-( Hurdles), Mark Duvall-(Hurdles), Steve Ybarra- (Mile). Phil Austin-(Mile). John Fekete-(880). Dean Carpen- ter-(2 mile), Behzad Moftakar-(Pole vault), John Duncan- (Pole vault Long jump). Jack Campbell-(shotput), Mark Morris-(shotput), Tom Salway-(high jump). Standout Freshmen Darryl Rippstein-( 100 220), Henry Herron-(100,220). Barry Valdivia-(100 220), Dennis Brown-(Hurdles high jump), Kevin McMillan-(Hurdles High Jump), Jeff Lynch-( Hurdles), Kevin Curry-(Middle Distance), Dennis Gal- braith-(distance), Dave Radabaugh-( Distances), Kevin Garvey-(Pole Vault), Ken Halbert-(Pole Vault), Gerry Lawson-(Pole Vault), Bryan Longhenry- (Jumps), Mark Moore-(440). Coach ' s Note-At Press time, the Warrior Tracksters were undefeated in all three divisions; Varsity, Sophomores and Fresh- men. 80 Track