Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Making a (urn is where a race can be won or lost, as demanstrated by Jeff Custer, who sets a new record in 1 00-yard butterfly. inning season for Swim Squad Breaking six school records, setting an all-time high in power points, and finishing with the first winning season in four years were combined factors determining a successful season for Bruin swimmers. The Tankers set a swim team record for power points in a single dual meet of the season, compiling 239 points. Chris Fread broke the record in the 200-yard individual medley, with a time of 2:16.512. Mark Lewellen whittled the 500-yard freestyle record to 5:37.3. Lewellen broke the record in the dis- tance event four times. David Green and Jeff Custer broke records in the 100-yard breast stroke and the 100-yard butterfly, respective- ly. Green ' s time was 1:10.1. Custer ' s was 1:01.6. Brad Everhart teamed up with Fread, Green, and Custer to set the record in the 200-medley relay in 1:51.2. Fread, Everhart, and Custer teamed with Lewellen to break the four-year record in the 400-free relay, with a time of 3:45.2. SWIMMING TEAM: (Bottom Row) Scott Arm- strong, Dave Fear, Brent Tarter, Troy Baker, Tom )ones, Bryan McDonald, Bob Henderson, Dave Mes- sersmith. (Row 2) Tracy Hughes, Mike Troyer, ]eff Twibell, Coach Hay, Brad Everhart, Mark Lewellen, Brad Pulley, Coach Knapp, Russell Trees, Mark McDaniel. (Row 3) Mark Armstrong, John Bloom, Brian Creen, Bob Tarter, Chris Fread, Jeff Custer, Dave Creen, Mike Halley, Kevin Elliott, Greg Peters, Larry Henderson. 102 S wimming

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Performing on the side liorse in the State meet, where he won 13th place, Dewight Rea executes his familiar top gymnastics form. GYMiffllSTICS SCOREBOARD BHS OPPONENTS opp} 105 Angola 110 97 Huntington North 23 107 Jay County 93 109 Ben Davis 2nd— Blackford Invitational 122 109 Madison Heights 107 97 North Central 107 116 Anderson Highland 99 107 Anderson 106 104 Heritage 112 104 ' 109 Wabash 108 Jay Count ' 95 116 Northwood 3rd — Sectional Meet 106 1 Gymnasts ranked high in Indiana Bruin gymnasts completed their sea- son with an 8-4 record under new Head Coach Buzz Gallien and Assis- tant Coach John Adams. The Bruins hosted their first gymnas- tics invitational, placing second behind No. 2-ranked Wa rren Central of Indian- apolis. The Bruins placed third at the Wabash Sectional, sending six gymnasts to state — Brian Davis, Tom Dinse, Dewight Rea, Jeff Logan, Dave Case, and Kevin Jackson. Da is placed fourth in the state. Steve Strickland was the only fresh- man gymnast this year, working on the sidehorse. The sidehorse team went undefeated, led by Davis. Gymnastics participation included seven events: vaulting, free exercise, side-horse, high bar, trampoline, paral- lel bars and rings — each event requir- ing four gymnasts. Jeff Logan also worked all-around for the second con- secutive year. Wa (;ng for the judges ' signal to begin his vault is Kevin Jackson. This meet was a first in which Black- ford hosted an invitational. Co-captain of the team, 13th in the state ranking, and 4th in sectional placing were honors won by Tom Dinse, ring man. G mnastics ' 101

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A word of encouragement is given by Head Coach Brian T. Hay and new Asst. Coach Alan Kanpp. BBC Ann Skillen helps. Quick starts are impfjnant such as thai cjf Mifk Lewellen, who swims his way to a 500-yard freestyle record for the Bruins. SWIMMING 1 3 ■i .- New Castte ' V South Adams 87 ' Anderson Highland Kokomo Haworth % 46 123 Eastern Pendleton Heights Blutfton -ym Hf] lifft tarion AnderOT Sectional !Jm2H Wthlind ill Pushing off the wall for the start of the T 00-yard backstroke and second place in the Sectional is team Captain Chris Fread. Swimmins; 103