1957  LRCHS  TRACK

      Little Rock Central High's track program is a year-round activity just like the other major sports in high school.  When the crack of the starting gun is heard in the spring after school, the student body knows that the track season is at hand.

     LRCHS track program is one of the best in the this part of the country, and as a result of last year's national recognized team the program has received much praise.

    Heading Central's track program is Don Sparks, a slow easy-going Texan.  Besides serving as track boss, he also is the Tiger's trainer and teaches driving.  In his three years at LRCHS Coach Sparks has built a track team that has been acclaimed all over the United States.

     This year's edition of the Tiger thinclads has proved to be one of the most successful track teams here at Central.  With some outstanding individuals back from last year, and some highly talented sophomores, the Tigers have had one of their best seasons.

     At press time the Tigers has already broken or tied the Big-Eight mile relay, 100-yard dash, broad jump, mile-run, and the low hurdles records.  In the two meets the Bengals have entered, they have topped all competition.  In their opening meet on March 23, the CHS lads were ahead until a cataclysm flooded them out.  On the succeeding week the Tigers made a remarkable showing as they downed all opponents in their own invitational meet.

     The rest of the schedule for the team was a very attractive one.  On April 6, the Tigers played host to the Big Eight Relays at Tiger Stadium.  On successive weeks the Tigers journeyed to Fayetteville and Fort Smith.  They closed out their season with a night invitational meet and the Big-Eight State Meet on May 4.

     All in all, the 1957 Tigers were one of the best track teams ever to have stepped on the cinder oval in Tiger Stadium.