Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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B O Y S' S W I M M I N G 9 Let's make this the best sea- son we've ever hadli' This was only one of the many goals with which each sport began. And like other sports, this was one of the swim team's main goals. The team had hoped to have their best season, which meant regaining state recognition, winning the city champion- ships, and having more state qualifiers than ever. They knew that in order for them to do so, it would take a lot of team effort, individual effort, and hard work. The team consisted of mostly juniors and seniors with various levels of swimming and diving ability. While this was the first season for some swimmers, for others swimming had been a daily part of their lives for the past several years. With new and old team mem- bers beginning the season, the swimmers needed to work on team unity. Team captains Srs. Alex Kriek, Kurt Tsumura, and Jr. Mike Ibrahim worked to- gether to plan some of the out- side team activities. The team had a Super Bowl party and went out to dinners together after big or important meets. I try to emphasize the impor- tance of team results over indi- vidual accomplishments, al- though that's not to say we don't stress the importance of individual accomplishments, explained Coach Cathy Poska. Coach Poska also felt that the team was very special and unique. The level of intense training and dedication, and the SWIM TEAM: FRONT ROW: Peter Calkins, Chad Berry, Tim Cornell, Kurt Tsumura, Trong Nguyen, Alek Kriek, Dan Pollock, Torano Stewart, Sandra Broman. ROW 2: Jim Price, Chris Creany, Kitty McGorry, Rachel Calkins, Aaron Erickson, Bill Hovel, Dean Damaskos. Chris Sams, Brad Laughlin, Curtis Bacon, Kee Johnson. ROW 3: Brandon Aslin, John Feiveson, Casey Jader, Rick Post, Cameron Burtch, Masaki Ashida, Brant Witzle, Cathy Poska. BACK ROW: John Fox, Mike Ibrahim, Paul Sorenson, Doug Lof. fact that you're in a different medium fwaterj than any other sport, makes it extremely chal- lengingf' added Coach Poska. I feel that Coach Poska makes the team special. She has a great way of inspiring us to reach our goals and she always has a great sense of humor. She has strong patience and is really easy to get along with, said Sr. Peter Calkins. Through all their hard work and team effort throughout the season, the team was able to ac- complish all their goals. They won the city championships and qualified several swimmers for the state meet. This has been one of the best seasons we've ever had. Itis going to be hard to repeat such a good season next year, said Jr. Dean Damaskos. Boys' Swimming 6-2 OHS OPP Littleton 81 91 Fairview 94 75 Regis 88 84 Rangeview 105 67 Smoky Hill 105 67 Cherry Creek 59 113 Mullen 111 61 Heritage 93 79 High School Invt. 3rd A League 3rd City Championship 1st 7 8 Sports

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT, Fr. Jonathan Higgins wrestles another 126 pound wrestler in a meet against Gateway. Be- low, Jonathan and his opponent begin the round in the starting position. Tom Imber Bill Worthen JV WRESTLING: FRONT ROW: Ja- son Demeritt, Ian Carr, Jeff McCurry, Ki Bang, Larry Ruiz, Paul McNeil, Craig Weiser, Jason Wright. BACK ROW: Manager Brenda Mercer, June Shimada, Barry Martin, Shane Stal- cup, Dan Stone, Reeve Southam. Greg Mena, Dan Gennaro, Jason Dow-Peter- son, Rich Green. NOT PICTURED: James Wedding. Bill Worlhen FRESHMANXSOPHOMORE WRES- TLING: FRONT ROW: Shawn Sal- vino, Howard Ehmer, Jason Demeritt, Jeff MeCurry, John Chung, Ian Carr, Brian Kellogg, Don Fairchild, Jason Wright, Scott Preisser. ROW 2: Matt Thompson, Hugh Bernardi, Jeff Tar- nowski, Eric Berkley, Ki Bang, Dan Stone, Barry Martin, Chris Shrincr, Jonathan Higgins, Bryce Harman. BACK ROW: Manager Kristy Kirkpat- rick, Jeremy Eynetich, Roger Barrett, Shane Stalcup, Mike Ramsetetter, Greg Mena, Rick Parker, Don Exley, Rich Green. NOT PICTURED: Geoff Douglass. Copy: Debbie Traudl Layout: Karen Porter FroshfSophfJV Wrestling 77

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WITH PERFECTION IN form, Sr. Chad Berry executes a forward dive with a half twist. Chad was a first time state qualifier. 50 YARDS FREESTYLE at an A- League meet is one of the events that Soph. Paul Sorenson participated in. Paul's second year turned out to be very successfulg the highest point was quali- fying for state in a relay. Kurt Tsumura A -,fm .X-gms'-M... was ii ,..wS:.giir....-...-.. . , :G- Copy: Theresa Duncan Layout: Ryan Hume Kurt Tsumura OFF THE STARTING block with a grunt, Sr. Dan Pollock swims the 100 freestyle. Dan lettered all four years that he participated on the swim team. STATE QUALIFIER SENIOR Peter Calkins swims the breaststroke at an A- League meet. He received a second place finish. Kurt Tsumura Boys' Swimming