Skyline High School - Wingspread Yearbook (Longmont, CO)

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Coach Mickey DeRock and Falcon grapplers ponder over the out come of the match. 138 pounder Doug Grove receives directions from Coach DeRock and jim Hanson between periods. WWVQYN my was--...,, 'fi ax. Names And Numbers Niwut Dough: County Steriim Stronghold Greeley Longmont 'Fort Morgan I Greeley Centra! Fort Collin: YTIOIIIPIOII Vetley Thornton Inn Westminster Loveland Greeley West I Wins Losses: i I Wrestling 3626 Tournnnzent 8-4? Tournament 6-57 0-55 35-26 Tournament L56 Tournament 34.31 23-37 16-35 3-5 , 5 4 I With the biggest Win over Niwot Coach Mickey DeRock had high hopes for a successful season with a for of young wrestlers. Row 1, L-R: Coach DeRock. johnny Silva, Larry Meadows, Brian Strand, Chris Medina, JJ. Eaton, Brent Loomis, Doug Grove Coach Hanson. Row 2: jay Shockley, Luke Smith, Brian Petty, Kent Shafer, Pete White, Bobby Allison, joey Eads, Ignacio Gonzalez, Leonard Casias, Mike Zamore, Row 3: Brian Smellage, Bernie Mendoza, Sandy Blackburn, Kurt Dahlgren, Larry Gartrell, Rick Lee, Freddie Mendez, jeff Stewart, Scott Hayden, Jason Bealmear, Paul Mars 48 Wrestling

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Cross Country Sets Pace Bill Brown shows his long distance ability in a meet. This season the ten member cross-country team under the direc- tion of Coach Eric Christiansen did better in overall team scoring this year than last year. The team's success of the season was not reflected in the conference stand- ings, but in each individual's effort that was put into each and every meet. Coach Christiansen was quoted saying, In our team, success is not necessarily measured by individual performances . The courses that the team members endured ranged from running over hills to jumping over hay bails. The courses range from easy to hard. From meet to meet a little more endurence was required, stated Bob Seybert. The boys team finished nineth in Conference, the girls didn't score because they didn't have enough for a team. Chris Mahoney was con- sidered sixth place in Conference, which means she was overall confer- ence. Nicole Haddad runs against Arvada West. Names and Num bers C I-nnimont Invitational Niwot High Hui: Rocky Mounhm Inviudenal ummm Imritntional 'Panda Invitational Lovoknd Invitational Boulder Invitational Gnuiear Invitntim-nl Conference and Districts Shin an League Top row' Bob Seybert, ll-llrtin Griswold, Troy Coach Christiansen, Nicole Haddad. Bottom row: In nur gun' guage.. 5, not necuumy maimed by ' Hervey. Mike Tart. Middle row: Chris Mahoney, Brian Hogan, Rick Logue, Doug Grande, individual performmmn v i C 1.l.ll iliiiil l rllrltlir if Cross Country 47

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arsit Grapplers In the Falcons first debut they started off with a big win against Niwot which gave Mickey DeRock high hopes for a successful season, with a lot of young wrestlers. The season proceeded on slowly until the team posted another big win against Westminster, and then they were on the march for districts. Berne Mendoza said, The teams been gearing up for districts and hopefully we will do well As a wrestler builds up for districts, he has to go through many hours of long, hard practices. Along with all of this agony, he must also do plenty of running and conditioning, so he can be physically ready to last a complete six minutes. Coach DeRock said, I have been closer to wrestlers of other years than I have been this year, due to the disciplining which draws a natural line between people. This may have caused the team to receed from forty-five wrestlers at the start of the season to fifteen at the District Tournament. 4-guns? J' . L Wres tiers. Four wrestlers placed in the District tournament Brent Loomis, Doug Grove, and Larry Gartrell were all placed fourth. While Rick Lee placed third and earned the right to compete in the state tournament. Larry Gartrell stated, At the end of the season the team grew into more of a team. The leadership of the seniors took hold and we all started to improve. Coach DeRock helped me a lot and made me improve every day. Although I wished that I had wrestled my sophomore and junior years, it would have helped a lot. I had great fun this year and I will never forget my last wrestling season for Skyline. Over all the wrestling season for the Falcons turned out to be three wins and six losses with a lot of young wrestlers which looks bright for the future and for more state champions to reign at the top for the Skyline Falcon wrestling team. Y 4 Larry Gartrell raises his hand in Victory at 185 lb. weight class. Coach Jim Hanson looks over his j. V. Wrestling 49