BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD 1995: PREVIEW : SIX TEAMS TO WATCH : Santa Margarita

Coach: Dave Zeitler (sixth year).

1994: 1-5 in Sea View League. Finished fifth in league, but won frosh/soph competition at Orange County Championships.

Key returners: Matt Blasdel, 800, Jr.; Mike Braun, 1,600, 3,200, Sr.; Kevin Conley, 400, 800, Jr.; Tim Fitzgerald, 100, 200, LJ, Jr.; Dan Gauthier, PV, Jr.; Morgan Lyle, SP, DT, Sr.; David Munoz, 400, Jr.; Michael Murray, 3,200, So.; Matt Nickels, HJ, 300 IH, Jr.; Jay Schrieber, PV, Jr.; Dan Whittington, 1,600, Jr.

Key newcomers: Chris Caulfield, 3,200, 300 IH, Fr.; Billy Newman, 100, 200, So.; Brandon Von Guenthner, 3,200, Fr.

Outlook: With a rich crop of underclassmen, the Eagles should make one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the county. Finishing poorly in the Sea View League last season, they stand to improve greatly with the addition of experience. Blasdel was the 800-meter runner-up in league a year ago, and Fitzgerald is a talented sprinter and jumper. Murray, an all-county second-team selection, came into his own during the second half of the cross-country season.