Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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 Winning the state meet, being a triple winner and considered for All-American topped off my senior year. It was great to go Into the championship and dominate it the way we did. -Brian Treptow. Senior Winning the State Championship was the highlight of my sophomore year, especially being able to take it from a school like Xaiver that can recruit swimmers. -Wendy Morley. Sophomore AND THE WINNER IS . .. Coming in for the finish, senior Kathy Pollard edged out her opponent Lu- cia Miller from Xaiver. That win gave the girts enough points to sur- pass Xaver by two points for the championship. GIVE ME A D-O-B-S-O-N! Performing the traditional fia- sh'em cheer as seen by the spec- tators. Brad Treptow. Craig Day. Doug King, Keith Treptow, Nell Llchter. and Keith Dennison start the meet out in a flashy way. LOOK OVER HERE. Coach Anderson awards Keith Dennison with a first place medal. Keith moved from being a double winner last year to being one of two triple winners this year, including consideration for AJ-Americon sta- tus.

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More than just a theme for the year ... LIGHTENING SPEED was the basic ingredient for a phenominal season. LOOK MA NO HANDS1 Two-time state diving champion Andrea Wilson works on her tech- nique and poise during the warmup before taking on the Gibert Tigers. They were truly an awe- some group of girls. This was said of the girl's swim- ming and diving teams by ri- val school, Westwood, swim coach, John Donnovan. ... truly awesome was the only way to fully de- scribe this group who was the very first athletic team to win a state title for the school, overcoming two- time champion, Xavier, by a slim two points. Coach Connie Mickelson, who was named Coach of the Year by her peers, start- ed from day one of practice to work the team towards their ultimate goal. Practic- ing daily from three to five in the rough waters of Powell pool, and then rising at 5:30 a.m. to pump iron at 6, was only a portion of what it took to make a winning team. The way we were so uni- fied. I think, intimidated other teams and also showed that we were all friends who worked well together. This was how Sara Volpp felt other teams reacted to the team's camaraderie. Even though the girls loved to see the end of each workout, those endless practices paid off when they returned from the State Meet with the rewarding feeling that they were num- ber 1! Design by Kathy Pollard. Photos by Missy Smith. SAY UNCLEI Preparing for the meet against Gil- bert. Shanda Palmor stretches the arms of Karon Lynch before getting in the water. This meet cinched a 5- year winning streak. Karen

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Swimmers were the first athletic STATE CHAMPS because of hard work and dedication. 9:00am- With ©motions vaci- lating and energy abound- ing the boys and girls swim- ming and diving teams pa- raded into the football stadium. Bursting with spirit, the teams were introduced and performed two ot their favorite cheers: Tube'n the wave that only the best swimmers and divers could ride. 1:30pm- After the swimmers were shaved down (includ- ing the guys) and warm-up was over, the first event be- gan provoking an onslaught of cheers from parents and other faithful supporters. Throughout the meet, the shouts of encouragement continued to help bolster the swimmers and divers. 7:00pm- After the prelimi- nary session concluded, a spaghetti dinner was held for everyone to plan the strat- gegy for the final day of competition. While the ath- letes ate their pasta, they watched a video tape of the swims so they could see and correct their mistakes from the day. 1:00 the next day- Deter- mined to end Brophy's 8 year domination, the guys team was out for blood. Though heavily favored to win the meet, they would not allow themselves to be- come over confident. The girls were the under- dogs. No one expected them to challenge Xaiver, but with spirit and skill, they conquered the rival. Each event led to confi- dence for both teams as the meet drew nearer to an end. 5:00 pm- With one event left, the girls needed to seal off a 9th place to overtake Xaiver, while the guys dominated Brophy from the start of the meet. The girls did so with one of the most exciting races of the meet, which had the spectators on the edge of the pool. It was clinched. Both teams wrapped up their state titles and the athletes went home. Although next year will produce new champions and memories, nothing can take away the memories built by the swim- mers that brought Dobson's first state title home. Design by Kathy Pollard and Brad Treptow. Photos courtesy of Mr. Mor- ley, Jeff Anderson, Connie Mickelson, Borb Adams, Ash- ley Towne, Jeff Darbut, and Laura Davis. IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP. After fnishing no worse than third place in the past four years, the girl's team elevate their trophy to show who is fino«y number one. They took away the third win in a row for Xaiver. SAY CHEEEEEEESE. Both teams combned. took first place and pose for a shot with the trophy from the Elks Club Relays Meet. This was one of the many first place trophies obtaned throughout the year. ttate Swimming 115