Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Woolls, Doty sweep individual titles Coming out of a back full-twist is senior Jim David, who finished second in tunnbling in the state and second in the sectional. Demonstrating a stroddle-L is junior John Crippen. Crippen, a CHS hopeful for the state title in floor exercise, finished second. Concentrating on form on the side horse is Fred Harms. Harms qualified second in the sectional at North Central in this event. Performing a hand-stand is junior Mark Spurgeon, who finished second in the parallel bars during the state meet. no

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Gymnasts accomplish record 4th state title Backed by solid talent, the Colum- bus Bull Dogs smashed their way to a fourth successive state championship. During the season, the gymnasts accomplished a 9-1 overall record. The lone loss came at the hands of Illinois state champ, Arlington Heights. Although losing only two events, the Dogs were hurt by Arlington ' s depth. In invitationals, Columbus took first in the Columbus invitational by trouncing North Central 131-85.5. In the War- ren Central Invitational, the Dogs won easily over second place Southport. For Columbus in the sectional, the Canines advanced nine boys for 19 positions to the state meet. Columbus won the sectional with 194 points to runner-up Southport ' s 94. They were led by Nick Woolls with four firsts, Doug Doty, Greg Sellars, Jim David and John Crippen, who all won one title. In the state meet, it was all Colum- bus, as the Dogs won 6 of 8 events. They were paced by Doty and Woolls. Doty grabbed first in trampoline, while Woolls cornered firsts in side horse, high bar, parallel bars and still rings. Other finishers were Fred Harms, third in side horse; Sellars, third in- parallel bars and fifth in still rings; David, second in tumbling and fourth in floor exercise; Mark North- rop, third in trampoline; Crippen, second in high bar and floor exer- cise, ninth in tumbling and Mark Spurgeon placing second in parallel bars. All-around scoring went to Woolls with 851 points, a new state record, and second went to Sellars with 603 points. The final highlight of the season went to Coach John Hinds as he was named Coach of the Year by In- diana High School gymnastics coaches. Doing a back-toss, Nick Woolls prepares to go into a stutz on the parallel bars during a dual meet. Woolls paced the Dogs in the sectional with a first in this event as CHS went 1-2-3. In the state, Columbus swept parallel bars placing 1-2-3 with Woolls grabbing first. GYMNASTICS Opponent CHS North Central ... .64 90 Southport 52 99 Clarksville 45.5 108.5 Ben Davis 45 106 Madison Heights . .53 101 Pike 51.5 102.5 Concord 62.5 91.5 Warren Central . . .48 106 Southport 58 93 Arlington Hts., III. .71 61 Sectional — 1st State — 1 st State trampoline champ for 1970, senior Doug Doty Is shown coming out of a one-and- a-half twisting front flip.

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VARSITY GYMNASTICS — Front Row: Doug Doty, Nick Woolls. Second Row: Assistant coach Robert Georgely, Curt Hill, Steve Malutich, Fred Harms, Mark Northrop, John Miles, Steve Leslie, Greg Sellors, Jim David, Coach John Hinds. Back Row: Merrill Henderson, manager, Mark Spurgeon, Ric Perkinson, Gary Mize, John Crippen, Rob Fitzpatrick, John Kalenback, Doug Bolenbaugh, Kim Good, manager. Stopping in a cross in still rings. senior Steve Malu tich shows part of his rout ne he used in the state meet. Demonstrating the L-cross position on the still rings is senior Greg Sellars. Sellers, who was the 1969 still rings state champ, finished fifth behind teammates Woolls and Malutich. In this year ' s sectional, Sellars captured first place. Ill