Columbus East High School - Altis Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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hampions: best feeling inside There is no better feeling in the world than the feeling of being a champion. Nothing is even close to knowing that you are number one; you have proven yourself and you truly are the best. The women's swim team set out this year with four clear goals: 1. To go undefeated. 2. To win Conference. 3. To win Sectionals. 4. To win State. They accomplished their goals and then some. According to State qualifier Tiff Forbes there was a definite turning point in the season. “After we beat Jeffersonville at the Sectional meet it made us realize we had a shot for State. Coach Jim Sheridan elaborated on the subject. “Amy Strietel- meier. sophomore, was certainly a pleasant surprise. She hadn’t done real well the night before, but she did place eleventh in the 100 free. Then during Sectionals she came in ninth, which got us a lot of points. The season from the beginning was really something of a spec tacular achievement. After winning all of their dual meets, which proved to be quite easy for the girlfrogs. they set their sights on the important meets. Practice was described as “ very intense by the four who went to State. Juniors Dale Etnyre. Tiff Forbes. Pam Hayden, and Soph- omore Chelle Richardson. Hayden said. “Practices were taken more seriously; there were longer hours, but we knew that we would win even at the beginning of the season. Coach Sheridan explained why practices were harder, “ The level of talent has increased greatly. Before I was coach, practice was based more on yardage. I try to coach them quality and how to swim faster. They knew that they couldn't slide through practice; I always had a stop watch on them ... Another goal they set was to completely up date the swim re- cords board, which they accomplished. All records are now 1982. “ We didn't have a medley team so that already made us have to work harder to win, said Etnyre. When Pam and Tiff did well in the 200 free. I thought “There is no way I'm going to let anyone beat me.' ” Etnyre said. 'I was really nervous. But when Pam and I walked in the first things we saw were the awards stand and we knew we wanted to bring back the State championship to East. Sheridan spoke highly of his team, and said Hayden and Etnyre were also All-American. Both are in the top ten best swimmers in the nation and the entire relay team is one of the best ten. Also, Elnyre was in Sports Ulustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd. “We lived by the motto. “Perfect practice makes perfect.' Next year they will have the same goals and they plan on becoming the first team to have two state titles in a row. As far as those four that went to State Sheridan expressed a deep felt admiration. What can you say about them? Not many would get up and come swimming at five in the morning and then go to school and then come back to swim at three-thirty.” Sheridan summed up his emotions in single sentence that can truly speak for us all, My admiration is really great for them. by Carla Bowen Far left: Senior captain Beth Sylves- ter gives Coach Yvonne Wilhite a hug after defeating Jennings Coun- ty in the HHC tournament. Above: Senior Matt Fiorini gets the best out of his wrestling opponent. Right: Ju- nior Dawn Chandler tells one of the swim teams’ personal jokes while holding up a duck as the team mas- cot. It's what's inside that counts 7

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Top: Swim coach Jim Sheridan raises his arms in victory after the women’s swim team took its first State title. Above: Junior Randy Hampton pushes himself to pass an opponent. Right: The women’s volleyball team scores a point off Madison in the Hoo- sier Hills Conference. The Olympiannes won their second HHC championship. Far above right: Junior Mike Settle pushes himself to finish the race. 6 It’s what's inside that counts

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Pulling through the year wasn’t always as sim- ple as this tug of war for Senior Allen Smith. We discovered that if we unite, we can over- come any conflict, meet any challenge. With our friends beside us, we look inside and learn to reach out. Inside Looking Out