Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

TRACK TEAM Front Row: P. Paxton, G. )one , G. Britlon, E. New· pher, T. Cox, P. Sullivan, K. Sprankle, B. Robey, J. Pyle, Coach Stalev Tackson. Second Row: C. Hummel, B. Page, R. Hall, S. Scog· gins, · R. Coombe , R. Calvert, J. Smalhout, R. Bangs, C. Lincoln. Third Row: B. Eidson, M. Newman, V. Boggu , E. Ha kin , R. Hat· field, D. Bennett, B. Phillips, S. McCarthy, ]. Gallagher. Fourth Row: D. Cokinos, P. Farrell, B. Burns, R. Malstrom, D. Clarke, D. Brooks, G. Shriver, R. Tackels. Fifth Row: ]. Davidson, T. Kruger, B. Gould, C. Young, J. Baker, S. Arey. Track Team Vaults Poles, Jumps Hurdles, Stamina and peed helped Whitman's distance runners during an outstanding 1967 season. Setting a new County record, Terry Cox ran the mile in 4:19.9. The track star al o set chool record by running the two-mile in 9:27.5 and the 880-yard run in 1:57.5. Roger Calvert ran the 440- yard da h in 51.7. The new one-mile relay team, Roger Calvert, Erik ewpher, Gary Britton, and Ru s Coombes, made 3:30 the chool record. High jumper Dan Brooks cleared the bar in 6 5 '. Coaches Staley Jackson and Vincent Brown replaced Stan Jones a pon or of the 1967 cindermen; former Coach Jones left to play profes ional footbaJl for the Washington Red kin . Many well-trained veteran and a crop of talented rookies indicated that the 1967 track team was on its way to a ucce ful ea on. Quarter miles and other rugged pre- ea on training haped the team in preparation for its meets. 1967 RECORD WW Meet Location No. Entered 1................. Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 .................Whitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 .................Whitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 .................Wheaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 .................Whitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 ....... _......... Blair ......................... 3 2 .................Whitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 ................. Di trict AA ................... 11 10................. State Meet .................... 33 Sprinting down the backstretch in the starting leg of the mile relay, Roger Calvert practice for the upcoming county relays at Peary with a i tance from manager Bob Eidson.