Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Gymnasts Flip for D.C Strength, concentration, balance, coordination, determina- tion, and flexibility are a few qualities that are required to be a successful gymnast. D.C. gymnasts have these and more. The team composed of mostly sophomores, one junior and one senior making a young team. Leading the team was the only Senior, Tamara Harrington. Com- ing off an injury early in the season, she slowly attempted to work back to all around ribbon winner. Junior Kristie Krodel showed style as she performed in the floor exercise and beam events. The nucleus of the team was mainly sophomores. Erica Han- cock, Tracy Gammon, and Krista Benge showed depth as they serv- ed as all around competitors. The strengths of the team seem- ed to be in the vaulting and the bars. Leading the way in these areas were Barbara Killion and Erica Hancock. Tamara Harrington was consistent on the balance beam. Kristie Krodel danced her way in with the leaders in floor exercise. The team ' s main goal was to be a team, and not a group of in- dividuals. Coach Clark said, Each individual triumph becomes a team triumph. There ' s a lot of hard work in front of us. We should be a very strong team in the next two years. We have a lot to look forward to. There ' s good points and bad points about being a senior on the Gymnastics team. A bad point is I ' m graduating ex- plained Tamara Harrington 86 Gymnastics

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Senior three year letterman John Young fights hard for his victory over Mooresville ' s 119-pounder. Reserve Wrestling D.C. OPP. 27 Beech Grove 48 33 Warren Central 34 16 Center Grove 49 24 Perry Meridian 48 32 Ben Davis 53 36 Pike 16 34 Martinsville 30 29 Mooresville 42 15 Cathedral 48 17 Roncalli 42 Reserve Row 1 — Akil Patell, Gary Stroud, Scott Robertson, Jeff Atkinson, Jimmy Gray, Mike Jones, David McSpadden, Bobby Hill, Dwight Cole. Row 3 — Scott Wood, Troy Sunier, Robbie Bonds, Billy Robinson, Kevin Benge, Brian Harrington, David Jones, Matt Shears, Row 4 — Coach Walpole, Brad Elston, Joe Lomoro, Steve Rackley, Coach Dan Clark, Coach Larry Adams, Sean Jones. Mat Maids Row 1— Karen Campbell. Row 2— Kelly Frye, Joni Ferguson, Lisa Carter. Row 3 — Stephanie Gray, Tonya Cannon, Becki Tarr. Varsity Row 1 — Brian Pedigo, Doug Rigney. Row 2 — Jerry Richards, Ron Payton, Jeff Hawkins, Terry Obermeyer. Row 3 — Don Rigney, John Young. Row 4 — Danny Reynolds, Robert Averitte, Tim Davis. Row 5 — Coach Dan Clark, Coach Larry Adams, Adam Brawner, Coach Dave Walpole. Wrestling 85

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% ■ Sophomore Erica Hancock showed talent and long years of hard work as she com- peted in all around. Row 1 — Rhonda Barnett, Kelly Rackley, Erica Hancock, Cindy Phelps. Row 2 — Coach Brenda Taylor, Dee Dee Gasvoda, Tracy Gammon, Krista Benge, Tamara Harrington. Row 3 — Barbara Killion, Dawn Krodel, Kristie Krodel, Coach Julie Clark. Junior Kristie Krodel competes in the floor exercise. Popular themes such as Rocky and Let the Music Play were often backgrounds for routines. Sophomore Dawn Krodel proved depth as she competed on the bars, beam, and in floor exercise. Gymnastics D.C. O.P. 82.2 Pike 87.0 86.0 Plainfield 62.2 80.95 Warren Central 98.55 80.95 North Central 97.4 91.45 Shelbyville 84.4 86.15 Ben Davis 96.95 86.15 Carmel 95.15 89.45 Lawrence North 87.3 87.5 Southport 83.8 87.5 Center Grove 97.95 3rd C.S.A.C. 92.0 Perry Meridian 101.5 6th County 93.5 Northwest 85.05 93.5 Lawrence Central 85.05 82.05 Bloomington South 81.55 82.05 Ben Davis 89.1 3rd Howe Invitational 4th Sectional Gymnastics 87