David Crockett High School - Texan Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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:T I 2 , mm.. ,We-. ,.:., L vc , 1---o-5-......,.,,,s.-M0 vy- Symnasts Once again the girl's gymnastics eam made a good showing at state ompetition. Coach Kathy Fears ded- :ated a great many hours to hard 'ork and practice. Although the team lost a member fthe varsity squad, the team went n to beat the odds and fared well at tate. Gretchen Alston placed first in state competition. balance beam competition and Sandy Peters placed sixth in vault and sixth in all around competition. As a whole the team finished fifth. ln the District meet, the girls' took first placetrinttheir division and fin' ished firstandfsecond in every event. Third and iiourth places were held by Rhonda Myers and Debbie Elliot, for the most part. The team had a good year with several JV members moving up to varsity levelior competition which added to the team. The members of the team are lookinglforward to next competing season. A s gymnastics 27 T by Nancy Foote, Terrylynn Marshall 441

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-,K Ura. fi Y' 1 'n S sports .. Y, beam, Gretchen Alston spend time practlclng, whtch re . tirst place in state. , t 2. Sandy Peters performs her routlne whlch includes a scale 3. After completing the compulsory vault, Lis. Sprotte salutes the judges 4. ln state, SandyiPeters placed sixth. in All -Around competition as she executes a sph leap which requires height and skull. 5. Competing in the JV City meet, Janet Else' performs the.Class:-Ill compulsory routine. 6. Receivtng first in state in balance beam com petition, Gre1Chen1Alston executes a spllt. 1. Doing a double stags I v GYMNASTICSTEAM. First row Phyllis Slabey, Kathy Daniels Rhonda Whitten, Debbie flllol, Shannon Phelan and Rhond Myers, Secondrowi Janet Gustavson, Janune Smile, Shell Brown, Gingerkeeter, Janet Elsey and Mendy lVk.M1Ilin Thur row. Sandy Peters, Marlha Parrelt, Gretchen Alston. Lis Sprotte, Paula 'Clevenger lMgr D, Denise Loke, Aleta Lovelan- and Coach Kathy Fears

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Ag Gymnasts place 4th This year the boy's gymnastics team, with hard work and determina- tion, placed fourth in state. With the help of good teamwork and the dedi- cation of Coach Randy Snow, new goals were reached. From the start of the year, the team began working on new moves and executing skills of higher diffi- culty to perform at meets against schools all over Austin and the sur- rounding area. The skills proved to stand well in competition with the 28 sports team having a successful year. ln the district meet, the team fared extremely well, with Joe Lopez and Grant Rose leading the team. Although without the help of Kirk Alston, on floor, who placed first in district and regional, and Tim Grajczyk on the long horse vault and still rings. ' Tim Grajczyk and Grant Rose received scholarships from Odessa University. The team's outlook for next year is promising and hopes to be as good 2 this past year. 1. Working towards state, Joe Lopez does planche on the still rings in a workout. 2. Floor exercise is Kirk Alston's main event, as executes a back flip with Coach Randy Snowi hand to spot him. 3. Grant Rose performs a routine on the pomn' horse. . 4. Hard work and determination help make a got gymnast, as Mike Bird practices on a floor ext cise compulsory. 5. Taking much strength and concentration, Ti Grajczyk executes a cross on the rings. 6. Steve Pulliam executes a strength move on t parallel bars.