Greeley Central High School - Spud Yearbook (Greeley, CO)

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Wildcat swimmers complete best season ever with 10-1 record The 1974 edition of the Wlldcat swimming team fought their way to their best season ever with a dual meet record of 10 wins and one loss. ln conference action, the Cats were undefeated in dual meets and were nosed out by Loveland for the league crown in the Conference Meet. 1 Five Cat swimmers qualified for the State Meet this year. They were: Mark Larson in the free style, Dan Rowe and Mark Lehrer in the backstroke, Dave McCarty in the butterfly, and the relay team of Larson, Lehrer, Rowe and Brent Hall. IA 21 37 3 ..

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Williams paces CentraI's golf team Bottom left: 1973 Golf Team. Front row: Scott Smith, John Reale, Steve Ruyle, Dave Sorensen. Back row: Stacy Wllllams, Brad Lanarl, Gary Hirsch, Steve Stade, Coach Dale Thompson. Right: Stacy Williams tees off at the state qualifying match. Williams shot a 76 to qualify for the state meet. Upper left: Williams begins a practice round In preparation for the state meet. ' varsity Golf schedule Fort Morgan Invitational 19th Place Greeley Central Invitational 3rd place Greeley Invitational 13th place Loveland Invitational 3rd. place Rocky Mountain High Invitational 4th place Loveland Invitational 20th place Colllnsdale Invitational 4th place Sterling Invitational 10th place Poudre Invitational 18th place District Bm DISCS Stacy Williams was the only Wildcat golfer to qualify for the state meet this year. Competing among the best golfers in the state, Stacy shot a score which was good enough for a 54th place. This season's team was made up of primarily sophomores and juniors, and only one senior, letterman Stacy Williams. To determine conference standings this year, team totals from each 18 hole dual meet were added together. The low total from the season's play determined the con- ference champion. 103

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1974 Swimming Team. Front row: Cathy Culter, Brent Hall, Steve Parker, Dave McCarty, Mark Larson, Ken Parker, Mark Lehrer, Brent Funk, Karen Backenberg. Back row: Juan Venegas, Rick Palmquist, Don Foster, Kelly Knight, Dan Rowe, Craig Gosslin, David Krause, Coach Robert Drlggs. Brent Funk, one of Central's outstanding sophomores, swims the last length of the breast stroke for the tankers. Central swimmers get off to a flying start at the Trophy meet with Greeley West. Ken Parker in lane three won the 500 meter freestyle. Craig Gosslin checks hls time with coach Drlggs after swimming the freestyle for the Cats. Coach Driggs gives his tankers a pep talk before the Important meet with Loveland. Central went on to defeat Loveland, 89-83. The tankers throw coach Drlggs into the pool after they defeated Loveland to complete an undefeated conference season. Dave McCarty, another outstanding sophomore, checks his time after winning the butterfly against West. Dave was one of the top qualifiers for state action for the Cats. Varsity Swimming Schedule Central 94 Boulder 70 Central 69 Cheyenne East 89 Central 50 Aurora Central 32 Central 96 Eaton 62 Central 54 West 28 ' Central 94 University High 57 Central 85 Poudre 70 Central 111 Greeley West 61 Central 99 Fort Collins 73 Cenwal 89 Lovdand 83 Central 89 Rocky Mountain 80 Denver University Relays 14th place Eaton Invitational Relays 3rd place Englewood Eight Relays 5th place Northern Conference Swimming Championships 2nd place Colorado State Swimming Championship 22nd place -gi 4A or st 7V 1... :- L3 if 1.