There were 18 lettermen on the Los Alamos Track Team this season. Six new school records were set this year by team members. Rick Rojas set the record for the 880 and the mile; Jim Marsh for the High Jump; Dave Marsh on the Low Hurdles; Anthony Sandoval for the two mile; and Dave Pacheco, Dana Christensen, dreg Dicky, and Rick Rojas for the Mile Medley. LA boys won the four dual meets and took two Ists and a second in triangular meets. The team came in first out of eight in the Alamosa relays, second out of ten in the Capitol City relays and third out of eight in the NMMI relays this year. Los Alamos took second in District and would have taken first if not for the disqualification of a relay team. The track team took fifth in State with Rick Rojas, setting a new state record for the one mile run. Junior Jim McMillan breaks the tape just edging out teammate Willie Vonderheide and an unidentified Academy runner. Mike Pacheco hands off to Rick Rickman as they sprint to an 880 relay victory over Senior co-captain Marty Frentzel exerts himself in the javelin throw.
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