Newbury Park High School - Pawprint Yearbook (Newbury Park, CA)

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vs.-ff ., J . fmmw ... ., . ,Q ,,W, fmt --. 21-:asm M5101 Iv- ' he Pawprint would like to pay a special tribute to one of Newbury Park High School's finest coaches. He spends hours every day before and after school giving of himself in order to make his teams the finest possi- ble. His name is Chris Sawyer. When Coach Sawyer took over as coach of the New- bury Park swimming team seven years ago, he led a rookie team to a 4th place finish. Since then he has finished no lower than frst in Marmonte League Swim- ming. If winning ever came easy to anyone it seems to for Coach Sawyer with his remarkable record. He has won 49 consecutive league meets and this season they went on to win C.l.F. overwhelmingly. Due to his nation-wide acclaim he was chosen to coach the United States International High School Team in France. ln that meet, he led the U.S. to a world cham- pionship. ln 7 years as Swimming coach, Chris Sawyer has been fortunate in that he has never been without talent. He has produced 14 all-Americans, one of whom was Mike Hayes who set two world records at the World Meet in France. l Coach Sawyer has also been coaching Water Polo for 6 years. Although he says his Water Polo career isn't as impressive as hissswimming, they still have done very well. They finished 'lst three years and have two unde- feated seasons to their credit. Coach Chris Sawyer has a very special talent in that he motivates people to win. He has done an excellent job in the past years and we wish him the best of luck in the years to come. Swimming 197

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TO THE ToP The Newbury Park Gymnastic Team began the sea- son with two new coaches. The team worked 6 days a week for 2 V2 hours. Members competed throughout the county on the unevens, vault, floor and the balance beam. Returning members include: Carmen Wall, Gail Robb, Glynis Chafin, Delores Reina, Kim Falkner, Pam Lombar, Carolyn Mogan and Lynn Doody. Even though the team had lost a lot of girls to Westlake High, the team's potential had improved greatly. T 2. Torpedo-Angie Sarian flies over the vault. 3. Lynn Doody learning to do better on the balance beam. 4. Gail Robb likes to get high on the beam. 5, Gymnastic Team first row: Dolores Reina. second row: Lissa . Dolores Reina practices her leaps on the floor. Lang, Kelly Barrett, Angie Sarian, Diana Zahn, janet Roche, Lynn Doody, Carmen Wall. third row: Kim Falkner, Dianne Bryce,'Erin McGrevey, Pam Vergeron. fourth row: Glynis Cha- fin, Gail Robb. Not shown are Lori Bacaoan, Irene Cario, Pam Lombard, Carolyn Mogan, Laura Russell, Lori Steers, Brenda Shakas, Gail Willis. 6. Gail Robb and Dianne Bryce, doing a swan on the unevens. 7. Coach Andrews working with Glynis Chafin on a floor routine. Gymnastics 199