Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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1.4 :,:, - H X Cloclswise from right: Coach Alexander and Soph Krisrin Drnec false rime our ra relax ond falls. Jr. Dawn Collins displays srrengrh while working on the beam. The girls' gymnosrics team. Soph. Amber Edsrrom works on ner maunr on rne beam. Fr. Cydnie Dooley works on perfecring ner routine. Soon. Krisrin Drnec performs a full rwisr on rhe floor exercise as Coach Alexander helps spor. l M 1, W , 1 ,fe T in Q , ' ', ' Girls' Gymnastics 131

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CHRL5' GWWNHENCD TUIVIBLERS WORK TO PERFECT With new coach Dale Alexander, the girls gymnastic team has improved by far over the past few years. Composed of mostly freshman, the team fought its way to overcome seven other schools. All gymnasts contributed to the winning record, and new talents such as Soph. Kristin Drnec and Jr. Dawn Collins contributed the most to the team. This year Coach Alexander tools five girls to the Littleton All- Arounders meet with Dawn Collins taking sixth in the Juniors and Kristin Drnec taking fifth in the sophomore division and Fr, Kelly lVe've always managed ro come through. Bristow placing sixth in her division, Sr, Kelly Flaherty and Soph. Nina Drnec didn't place. The team was not hurt with irquries as much as it has been in the past years, but there were some exceptions such as taped wrists and anlsles. As the team would go out to compete in their next meet, there were always the ripped hands caused by blisters. The team practiced every night from 8115 to 5180. They started out by stretching and moved up to tumbling, then they moved to the events and worked on routines, Many times, even after practice was over, girls would stay and worls on routines, always trying to perfect them and learn new and more complicated tricks. Fr. Kelly Bristow summed up the season with these words, We've had a good year with many problems, but we've always managed to come through. 130 Girls' Gymnastics

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Vfllh'f5lTY Young Team Comes Through This yeors' wrestling seoson wos onything but boring. Despite mony problems, individuel wrestlers monoged to ploce high in districts ond olwoys mode o respectful showing. One of the teoms problems wos inexperience. The vorsiey teom wos composed of only three Seniors, five Juniors, three Sophomores ond one Freshmon, with Byron Thompson ond Robbie Colpits os the only returning lettermen. 'We sforted off rough but we begon ro settle down neor rhe end of the seoson ond wrestle well, Describing the seoson, yorsity Wrestler Tim Fontoin stored, We storted off rough but we begon to settle down neor the end of the seoson ond wrestle well, At the district tournoment Gotewoy ploced fifth, with Senior Byron Thompson tolsing first ploce, Geoff Podillo tolsing second, ond Tim Fontoin tolsing third ploce. This wos one of the finest showings of ony Vorsity teom in Gotewoy's history. in ,ff,i?3! 182 Vorsity Wrestling WRESTLIXIG