Centennial High School - Centurian Yearbook (Champaign, IL)

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Golfers Scorch The Links Centennial's golf team, coached by Bob Nelson, was one of the finest teams ever at Centennial. The Chargers finished their dual season with an undefeated record. The golfers were led by the outstanding play of junior Rob Summers and sophomore Jamie Fairbanks. Both Summers and Fairbanks had 38.2 averages for 30 sets of 9 holes. Summers finished first in both the Decatur Invitational and Big 12 meet. Fairbanks recorded first place finishes in the Rantoul Invitational and the Charger Invitational. The Chargers as a team per- formed admirably. The team won the Rantoul and Charger Invitationals and both the Big 12 and Regional meets. Second place efforts were posted at the Decatur Invitational and Sectionals. The Chargers capped their brilliant sea- son with a seventh place finish at the State meet. Coach Nelson can expect another excellent season next year with all of his top golfers returning. 1. Rob Summers and a Centennial Alum take a break from the action. 2. Rob Summers practices his putting. 3. Rob Summers with another outstanding tee shot. 4. Jamie Fairbanks and Jeff McCoy stroll down the fairway. Golf 97 Front Row: Loren Bennett, Jamie Fairbanks, Coach Nelson, Brettan Miller 2nd Row: Brian McAndrew, Brad Rust, Josh Piersall, Andy Woods, Mike Malee Back Row: Jeff McCoy, Mike Kaufman, Rob Summers.

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Chargers Stride In Front of the Rest The cross country team had a remarkable season. Centennial's team was dominated by Tom Hettinger, Dave Bartels, and Mike Greene. Senior Tom Hettinger fin- ished the season with a personal record of 15:58 for a 3 mile course and finished 12th at Regionals advancing to Sectionals. Dave Bartels finished 17th out of 58 at Regionals and placed 3rd during the Rantoul Frosh-Soph Invitational. The team ran to a victory at 3 out of 6 dual meets and placed 8th at Regionals. The girls' team dominat- ed by Freshmen Debbie Knieja and Martha Hettinger finished an extraordinary 10th and 16th respec- tively at the Big 12 meet. 1. The heat is on as Tom Hettinger stretches for the finish. 2. Jeff Donahoe is packed up and ready to go. 3. Dave Bartels, “Do you need Doans Pills? QttENIMf 1 tENTENNM Front Row: Scott Cinnamon, Tom Hettinger, Jeff Donahoe, Dave Bartels, Debbie Knieja. Second Row: Mike Greene, Chad Van Etten, Craig Van Etten, Todd Kline, Andy Sikora, Mark Latona, Martha Hettinger, Shawn Frinfrock. Third Row: Iren White, Kris Bolin, Sal Nudo, Coach Fairchild. 96 Cross Country

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Varsity Skies High The Varsity Boys' Basketball team finished its season with a record of 16-10. This season was a tremen- dously exciting one for Centennial. Once the team found their groove, they began to play as a unit and, ultimately, began to build a winning season. Coach Coleman Carrodine believes this to be the principal reason for the team's success. Not to be forgotten is the team's out- standing efforts in the classroom. A majority of the team has maintained a high level grade point average and was on the honor roll. This aca- demic excellence has also contrib- uted to the team's spirited attitude. Team standouts included Seniors Tim Marshall, Dubo Bowman, An- dre Butler, and Junior Jason Carrodine. Congratulations to Coach Carrodine and the Charger Basketball team on a successful sea- son. 2. 1. Tom Jakstys fires up another spectacular shot. 2. John Woods sets himself for a dunk. Front Row: Chris Masters, Jeff Kendrick, Tim Marshall, Dubo Bowman, Coach Coleman Carrodine, Andre Butler, Archie Jackson, Jason Carrodine. Back Row: Anthony Lewis, Jeremy Gardner, Kevin Globe, Kris Carlson, John Woods, Tom Jakstys, Todd Crozier, Montell Brown, John Phillips, Mike Kaufman, Coach Mike Woods, Tim. 98 Charger Basketball