Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Depth Hard work and dedicaton al- ways pay Off in the end. A fine example of this is Monacan’s girls gymnastics team. Coached by Frances Farmer and assistant coach, Dean Ar- ledge, the team made up of freshman manager, Jean Bet- tinger, two freshman, five sophomores, two juniors, and two seniors, attacked the 83- 84 season with determined minds, enthusiastic spirit and, yes, lots of hard work. Inthe regular season meets, the Lady Chiefs showed their ability with grace and agility. With only these defeats be- hind them, two being to teams outside of the Region, the team travelled to the Regional Tournament at Henrico High School on February 18 to per- form their hard worked rou- tines. In one of the closest Re- gional meets ever, Monacan placed second behind Hermit- age by only one-tenth of a point, thus qualifying the entire team to compete in the State meet. Quite an improvement after only placing fifth in last year’s Regionals. The most dominant trait of Monacan’s Gymnastics team, its depth, clearly shined through in all the season’s meets. This fact was proven by the first places captured in three events. Amy Gauntt placed first on floor, Mia Ra first on beam, and Terra Mc- Donald first on vault. Three Regional champions for the first time in Monacan’s history. In addition Donna Ladner placed fourth on bars and Ro- byn Shaw second on floor. Thus, with this outstanding show of depth and talent, es- pecially at the end of the sea- son, all eyes look forward to next year’s season which will, once again, be dominated by the Monacan Chiefs. 100 Gymnastics Point Those Toes. Grace and strength combine to make Mia Ra a champion on the beam in Regional competition. Airborne! A Monacan gymnast dis- plays perfect form on the vault. Gymnastics. FRONT: Terra Mc- Donald, Stacy Averette, Kim Miller. MIDDLE: Sherri Abshire, Mia Ra, Rob- in Hollis, Robyn Shaw. Amy Gauntt. Concentrate. Striving to maintain her balance, Terra McDonald performs a demanding beam routine. BACK: Frances Farmer, Terri Cofer, Donna Ladner, Robin McMullin, Kath- erine Christian, Jean Bettington (man- ager).

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District Champions The 1983 girls tennis team once again had a successful season. Led by seniors Amy Dickerson, Leslie Spiegal, and Susan Garofalo, the team fought their way to an unde- feated Central District sea- son. All four losses came to tough non-district teams. After capturing the district title, the girls went into the regional tournament with hopes of a victory, only to lose a close match to Henrico. In the individual district tour- nament, it was an all Monacan singles final for the second year ina row. The number one seed, Amy Dickerson defeat- ed her teammate and doubles partner, Leslie Spiegal in a hard fought match by both players. Although the team loses four players to graduation, the 1984 team promises to have talent and depth and look for- ward to producing another Chief’s winning Season. (eS ee Little But Mighty. She may be little, but senior Susan Garofalo exhibits a mighty force when on the court. Tennis. FRONT: Gena Goforth, Jack- ie Brozna, Lisa Waskey, Margaret Re- vere, Susan Garofalo. BACK: Leslie Spiegal, Amy Dickerson, Mary Ann James, Beth Cantrell, Kristie McDa- vid, Cissy Cole, Coach Snellings. Tennis 99

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Gym- nastics we they 83.45 66.60 Henrico 92.10 93.75 Albemarle 90.60 86.50 J.R. Tucker 93.10 89.45 Hermitage 92.80 93.50 Lee-Davis 93.30 98.50 L.C. Bird 89.70 63.90 Patrick Henry 89.90 79.95 Highland Springs O5at5 92.000 Douglas Freeman Pei EE i ad a ad LA AE Hold On Tight. After long hours of practice, Donna Ladner displays her talent on the uneven parallel bars. Nervous Smile. Hoping for a perfect 10, sophomore Amy Gauntt acknowl- edges the judge. Gymnastics 101