Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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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

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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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l u t For the Fun oft I Darren Hardy Teams of different abilities competing against each other. No, they weren't in the Olym- pics, they were in intra- mural sports. Intramural sports were an after school activity designed to give people a chance to compete in sports without being on an official school team. This was nice for people who wanted to play sports with other people from school with- out having to devote every dav to it. The sports played were volleyball, basketball, and SR. SEAN OLIVAR watches on as Sr. Scott Lenamond shoots for a basket. WITH THE BALL in hand, Sr. Joe Ingold heads down court during an intramural basketball game. floor hockey. The sports were open to anyone ex- cept for people who were in an official sport at that time. During intramural volleyball, members of the official volleyball team would occasionally officiate for the games, just as members of the basketball team would of- ficiate for intramural bas- ketball. Many times peo- ple on the intramural teams would have to offi- ciate themselves if no one else was available. The major reason for playing intramurals was to have a good time. Jr. Brad Spencer said, The best part was trying to win a game. We never won a game, but we got close a couple of times. Darren Hardy For the H Plie'. Bend your knee. Now leap! These were words which could be heard by any dancer. Many of them were heard and practiced, over and over until perfected. Dancing was a lot of hard work, but for those who did it, it was worth it in the long run. Jr. Carrie Chapman said, I get a lot of satisfaction from dance and it helps me keep in shape, but I have to give up participating in most other extracurricu- lar activities and school functions. The types of dance var- ied from ballet to jazz to modern and even tap. An- other type of dance which both students and faculty members participated in, although they didn't con- sider it dance, was aero- bics. The reason for sticking with it varied. Some said they planned on continu- ing to dance for many ealth more years while others planned on quitting with- in the year or as soon as they went to college. The best part of dancing was the performing, because after all the rehearsals it is so satisfying to perform it for others, said Jr. Sara Graham. JR. SARA GRAHAM works constantly to improve her skills as a dancer. suusnuuuant M. 80 Minimag