Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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. ., . ::'f:2s:51.E' ' ' Swimmers and Divers spring to victory The divers had an outstanding sea- son. Senior diver, Tom Davis, did ex- tremely well, he made it to state, and, although it was not his best perfor- mance, he placed eighth. Davis said, I thought the season went by too fast. The competition was pretty good, and maybe it will get harder. That would be good, because I do better against someone who is just as good or better than me. Maybe someday Mike and I will have a good future in diving. Mike Kofka, also a senior, performed excep- tionally well. He achieved his goal of breaking the school record by scoring a 253. This score also set a new city meet record and ranked him second in the state. About his achievements Kofka stated, For me, the season seemed to go by a little too quickly, and as a sen- ior, I wish it could've lasted longer. I was happy with the fact that I set my goals and accomplished them. 1 Weed and Phyllis Jones, had a more than satisfactory year. The boys' season ended with a 7-'I record. Keith McNulty, Chip Grimm, Pat Patterson, Robert Forst, Chris Keifer, and divers Tom Davis and Mike Kofka were the most outstanding boy swimmers. Kieth McNulty stated, Adjusting to a new coach is always hard, but I think we did pretty well this year. The girls ended up with a 4-4 record. The most outstanding girl swimmers were Lisa Mancuso, Linda Walters, Ari Stern, Leina Tani, Lindy Gorishek, and diver Dawn West. Lisa Mancuso fin- ished second in the state in the breast- stroke, when asked how she felt about her accomplishments, she stated, It was my best year ever in swimming. My times finally came down. I was happy with my performance at the state meet. It felt great to go for it andget it after all these years of training. . .K 3. -c W xt Top left: Mike Kofka executes an almost perfect reverse dive in pike position. Above: ROW 41: L. Gorishek, K. Arredondo, A. Stern, B. Alben, C. Behrens, I. Downing, L, Tani. ROW 912: L. Walter, C. Golightly, R. Behrens, N. McAvoy, C. Grimm, l. Coltman, I. Davis, I. McVey. ROW 1753: Coach P. Innes, L. Mancuso, l, Marshall, R. Forst, A. Cohen, K. McNulty, I. Barnett, F. Longaker, K. lorgenson, K. Grimm, Coach I. Weed. ROW 414: B. Mayfield, M. Watson, T. Aickin, R. Blohm, P. Patterson, B. Randle, M. Wehr, E. Peterson. Left: jennifer McVey concentrates before competing in the backstroke. Sports 149

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148 ' Sports Top left: Boys' swimming coach jim Weed finished his season with a 7-1 record. Top right: Mike Kofka. concentrates during his approach in the City Meet. Above left: Chris Kiefer, Keith McNulty, Rob Blohm, and Robert Behrens are all smiles as they receive medals for their victory in the relay during the City Meet. Above: Tom Davis shows his grace while per ' forming a front dive in the dual meet against Dob son. Left: Lisa Mancuso leads the heat in the breast stroke during the dual meet with Cactus.

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