Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Senior David Gilkey races towards the finish line at the Regional com- petition held at Northwest. BOYS' TRACK TEAM: fFront Rowj Robbie Cohens, Steve Thomas,jeff Richards, Mike Cook, An- drew Chope, Mike Donahue, David Gilkey, Phil Lee, Diep Le. fSecond Rowj Darwin Crawford, Sherman Hughes, Ricky Hicks, Proc Hoffman, Bryan Nelson, Tom Zajkowski, james Buchanan, james Robinson, Brett Oakleaf, jim Roman. fThird Rowj Richard Gwyn, Steve Roland, Todd Carter, Drew Schultz, Greg Stephens, john Madden, Dean Orr,-Iames Banks, Glen Henry, Shaun O'Connor. fBack Rowj Coach Harold Brandenburg, David Pearson, Bryan Kramer, Darrin Caw, jay Allen, Matthew Flesher, Robert Koker,john Brandenburg,jim Blackburn, Steve Webb, Andre Cornwell and john Fralick. LEFT: Sophomore Steve Roland gathers his thoughts in the moments that precede the race. FAR LEFT: Clearing the bar, junior john Brandenburg accomplishes his goal and prepares to fall onto the mat. 84 0 Track

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GIRLS' SWIM TEAM: fFront Rowj Staci Shaver, Tobi McCune, Kay Swan, Janie Petrosky, Dawn Gilman. fSecond Rowj Manager jim Gutierrez, Michelle Gates, jenny johnson, Stefany VanScoyk, Shelley Nikkel, Lisa Reynolds, Nancy Langrehr, Coach Sharon Parker. fThird Rowj Charissa Hig- gins, Kim Brown, Gina Phillippe, Linda Ackerman, Lisa Searls, Mia Shields. fliourth Rowj Cindy Quiggle, Stephanie Blair, Robyn Shaver, George Cooper, Soni Cooper, Betsy Williams, and Heidi Prior. Girls' Swimming place 3rd at State Finishing with a 6-0 league record, the girls' swim team captured the fourth straight City League Championship title and went on to place third at the State Meet held in Lawrence on May 15 and 14. The State Meet was conducted dif- ferently than the City Meet. Swimmers had to first qualify among the top 12 before being eligible to swim at State. Six Northwest swimmers, plus a relay team had qualifying times for State, all of which placed fifth or better in their in- dividual events. The closest duals in city action were against North and East, but the Grizzlies defeated each tearn by 20 points. The team's success was due to the dedication of the team members and because of the large number of swimmers. They were a fairly young team, consisting of only one senior, Heidi Prior. According to the head coach, Sharon Parker, Even though the team was young, we still had what it took to be the best in the City and take third at State. I feel that next year's team will dominate over all Wichita schools again and possibly dominate over our biggest contender, the Shawnee Mission schools. juniors George Cooper and Soni Cooper, Sophomores Lisa Reynolds, Nancy Langrehr and Charissa Higgins, and Freshman Melissa Shultz were the six that qualified for state competition in in- dividual events. Those that qualified in a relay event were Senior Heidi Prior, junior Betsy Williams and Freshman Lin- da Ackerman. Reynolds set a City League record for the 100-yard backstroke at the City Meet held May 4 at Northwest. That was her second record set during the past two years. 'ir Swimming ' 83

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4 GIRLS' TRACK TEAM: QFront Rowj joy Owens, jane McCarty, Sara Worley, Sharon Moore. fSecond Rowj Cristine Bulman, Dawn Agee,.Tish I-Iye, Veronica Baker, Amy Smith, Kristi Clubine, Tami Crook. fBackj Kristina Schrader, Coach Doug Vannaman, and Kim Woddell. Members of the track team stroll around and con- verse with each other during a break at Regionals. Track teams set individual records Although the track team finished 6th in the City League, many members of the team set new individual and school records. In the 110 meter hurdles, Senior Dar- rin Caw set a record of 15 .0 seconds, the second highest in the City League. Senior David Gilkey ran the 100 yard meter dash in 10.8 seconds, also second in the City League. Sophomore Steve Roland, Senior Kerry Burns, Gilkey and Caw ran the 400 meter relay in 43.9 seconds. Caw also had a triple jump total of 45 feet 1O'!z inches and Senior jim Blackburn threw the javelin 163 feet three inches. Placing first in Regional and fifth in State, Roland had a long jump record of 21 feet 6Vz inches. As a team, the best finish for the male team was third at the South Invitational. At the Southeast Invitational the team placed fourth and at the East Invitational a finish of fifth place was achieved. Besides finishing sixth in the City League, the Grizzlies placed sixth at Regionals. A total of 21 lettermen were on the team. GIRLS' TRACK With a very small number of girls par- ticipating, the female track team found itself at the lower end of the standings in many of its meets and invitationals. At the East and Southeast Invita- tionals the female Grizzlies placed seventh and at the City and Regional Meets they placed eighth. Letterwomen were Dawn Agee, Veronica Baker, Kristi Clubline, joy Owens and Sara Worley. 'A' Track 0 85