Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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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

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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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102 On The Line. Taking a free throw, senior Danny Lynch scores another point for the Chiefs. Man to Man. Being tightly guarded, Tim Swaim attempts to get a clear past over a Royal's head to a teammate. Team Talk. With fourth quarter play just ahead, Coach Mike Walker discusses the game plan with the Varsity basket- ball team. One Of The Best. Anticipating his opfiost S next move, Chris 4 Urban = @ first team All-Metro sélectién — gets into position.