Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

Page 40 text:

WITH A FATIGUED face Fr. Heather Samson keeps a steady pace at the freshman invitational. Although Heather was only a freshman, she es- tablished herself as a quality runner. CATAPOULTING OVER THE bar, Sr. Kristina Jones takes a jump during a practice session. Kristina qualified for districts, but her best jump of five feet occurred early in the season. :seen :nu is , A.. N+,. Kurt Tsumura Bill Worlhen BOYS' TRACK: FRONT ROW: Josan Kunst, Coaches Doug Hinderer, Ken Wilson, Tom Lynch, Brian Schwell, Melissa Conte. ROW 2: Anne Marie Martain, Dondi Cornett, Kevin Harris , Rodney Wong. John Cox, Bill White, Kyle Brunmeier. ROW 3: Jeff Baller, Jarod Phillips, Pete Frerman, Rob Birgc, Jay Wolenzien, Tommy Allen, Sports Kurt Tsumura !!W V Doug Farlow, Tony Oakes. ROW 4: Rob Kulbacki, Mike Mattingly, Jeff Mullen, Steve Buck, Bill Roberts, Scott Bond, Scott Pettinger, Doug Brown, Todd Sherman. ROW 5: David Cruson, Phil McCarty, Rob Hixson, Paul Bar- rett, Hans Zeschin, Chris Rogers, Eric Zundel, Jesse Jones. POLE VALTING IS a sport which re- quires a great deal of strength. Jr. Jeff Baller attempts a jump during one of the many hours the team practiced. 4, v ul Kurt Tsuniuru

Page 39 text:

.4 1 .5 sg li X . lr.. ,J R G Y M N A S T I C S Kathy Daly SOPH. TOM ALLISON stands up holding the team trophy to be recog- nized. The team was also recognized on TV on channel 28. Boys' Gymnastics 12-0 Copy and Layout: Debbie Traudl OHS OPP Smoky Hill 146.80 113.70 Littleton 146.80 118.30 Northern Colorado Open lst Thompson Valley158.85 112.10 Loveland 158.85 142.80 Ft. Collins 158.85 131.35 Cherry Creek 158.85 136.35 Cherry Creek 152.55 130.10 Wasson 157.75 147.90 Loveland 157.75 145.00 Northglenn 141.00 115.70 Heritage 155.55 133.30 Centennial League lst District lst State lst They did it again! The boys' gymnastic team awed everyone as they took their third state championship in a row on May 9. Along with being the state champs, the team had many other accomplisments. The four time League Champions also were the district champions three times. They ended their season with an impressive dual meet record of 12-0. Individual league champions consisted of Sr. Ryan Hume, Sr. Alec Lewis, and Jr. Byron Leggett. Ryan and Alec were also district champions, and Ryan won three individual state championships The team's main goal was to take state again. Alec said, We got excited over other major wins, but we didn't get so ex- cited to get off our main goal. The team may have accom- plished great things, but it wasn't easy, and the pressure was on them. Coach Gary Alex- ander said, It was very hard but rewarding. We've had the pressure of being the two time state champ, expected to win the third title since May 10th of last year. Dedication was a very impor- tant key to the gymnasts' suc- cess. Also the team had a num- ber of strong gymnasts instead of just one. Sr. Dave Podrasky said, We have depth. With everything the team did, they got a lot of well de- served recognition and con- gratulations. Ryan Hume said, There's a lot of great memo- riesf' Zerni BOYS' GYMNASTICS: FRONT ROW: Manager Sharon Hutchison, Thomas Allison, Coach Gary Alex- ander, Eric O'Malley. BACK ROW: 'iT.Ei.TF , Lee Freedman, Richard Paladino, Da- vid Podrasky, Alec Lewis, Ryan Hume. David Brooks, Byron Leggett, Jeremy Carey, Adam Lewis. Boy's Gymnastics

Page 41 text:

THllEQalFlT The clicking of the spikes on the black cinder track signified the beginning of the track sea- son. Various team members be- gan training as early as Janu- ary, but the official season started in March. The girls' track team had a large number of juniors with re- turning lettermen. Those who participated in the sport often found it difficult and time con- suming. Each member prac- ticed approximately two and one-half hours per day. The workouts consisted of a gruel- ing 2,000m Cat the leastj per day. The team took a positive step in the right direction. We had an excellent year, commented coach Woodie Smith. We moved from eleventh in the Track Pikes Peak Invitational 2nd Centenial League 4th D.P.S. Invitational 5lh Centennial League Relays 7th Aurora Relays 901 C.U. Relays 16th Aurora City 41h league to second in a matter of one yearf, The boys' track team also showed their abilities by break- ing two school records. Sr. Ke- vin Harris ran the 200 meter dash in 21.68 seconds which broke the school record by two one hundredths of a second. Jr. Bill Roberts also broke the school record in the discus throw. He threw a distance of 148 feet and three inches. The boys' team's coach, Mr. Ken Wilson, was from Smoky Hill and came to Overland just to train the team. Both the girls' and boys' teams qualified for the state meet in Pueblo. The 800 meter medley relay team placed third in state, the best title a relay team has accomplished in Over- land's history. The team con- sisted of Jrs. Keri Fox and Ma- ria Heinze, and Sophs. Karen Server and Cammile Murray. Murray also placed sixth in the 100 meter dash during the state meet. The boys' team qualified for the 200 meter dash. Sr. Ke- vin Harris qualified and placed third. The desire for team unity was what held the teams together. Sr. and team captain Kristina Jones said, You have to have a responsibility not only toward yourself, but toward the whole team. I was more upset when others lost than when I did. The unity in both teams payed off during the season. Both track teams had the drive which carried them all the way to state. f T f: ,Q , sa , . 'Y' '5 ' fi es. . . q . ,A R , .Y . - Kurt Tsumura GIRLS' TRACK: FRONT ROW: Angie Newsom, Dana Chambers, Autumn Blyler, .Io Browne, Maria Heinze, Mi- chelle Cranmer, Carrie Bloom, Shan- non McDonald, Lora Sauer. ROW 2: Joann Harris, Amanda Myers, Keri Fox, Heather Samson, Taunya Kelly, Rachel Hardies, Jade Buie, Pam Mor- gan, Lisa White, Paulette Garcia, Coach Anita Johnson. ROW 3: Coach Woodie Smith, Cammile Murray, Jan- na Garza, Karen Server, Melissa Men- sik, Heather Heim, Elizabeth Roberts, Michelle Griffin, Kathy Kirschcn- mann, Coach John Alseike. BACK ROW: Julie Dittmann, Katie Simpson, Shawna Alspaugh, Krisa Hallock, Deb- bie Lawhorn, Kristina Jones, Heather Walech, Anne Meyers, Jill Carlson. Track and Field