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Racing ahead of their opponents are So-
phomores Alex Nolte and Dan Smith as they soar over
hurdles. They later placed first and second. respectively,
in this race. (K. SMITH )
Sophomore Andy Brueckner shows both
endurence and will power as he finishes a race at districts.
(S. SARTIN )

Teamwork Earns Success

t t e were told that we were go- volved in separate events, we're still all in it
w to be bad this season, but together as a team."
ing
pride. tradition, and great ef- One must ask, though, why would a per-
fort have given us a fine record and we didn't son want to take two to three hours out of ev-
settle for being bad." ery day to practice running. jumping. and
This is how Coach Harry Meeker summed throwing in all kinds of weather? Several track
up his team's winning track and field season. members had answers. According to Senior
The team accumulated 72 wins and 35 losses. Chris Shearer. "You had to be crazy to be in
They also placed in the winners division of ev- track. There is a lot of pain involved and it's
ery invite in this sixth consecutive winning hard work. But it teaches you how to set goals
season. and reach them." Senior Mark Walters was in
Meeker. who "has never coached a losing track because "I want to keep in shape and it
season," attributes the members' success to also helps with confidence and concentra-
the fact that they "are more of an overall team tion."
this year." He added that "we like to be stres- Often included with all the pain and hard
sed as being a team rather than being a pro- work, though. was the thrill of victory when
gram." a goal was achieved. a record was broken, or
Junior Mark Arellano, who moved here a race was won. Sophomore Adam Hodges
from Harlen,lowa. agreed with Meeker. When commented that "all the hard work seemed
comparing this team with his old school, he worthwhile when we won, but the best part
said, '"This team seems more dedicated and was celebrating at Valentino's after a meet."
they care more. Even though everyone is in- Kim deStwolinski ~ Lisa Ferris IN

For track and field members, speed and
concentration are always strived for. Senior Matt Gentle-
man works toward this goal. (J. GALLENTINE )

Freshman Track: front-Dickey Davis. Dominic
Arellano, Jason Emry, Troy Brueckner. and Chad Bauerly,
second row-Jason Mussack, Brian Ridley, Jason Embree,
Mike Evans. and Mike Whitney; back-Larry Hovorka, Dave
Tuma. Shea Bredenkamp. and Kerry Smith. (D. ROTH-
FUSS )
Those last few meters of any race can be the
hardest. Although it might of been easier to give up. Senior
Jim Peterson doesn't take the easy way out. (S. SUT-
TON)

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