Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Piper Carter ' 86 glances upward as she thinks about her routine. Lisa Neu ' 84 keeps her toes pointed and a smile ready as she takes a break from practice. Kim Walters ' 84 performs a hand stand on a rolled up mat during a practice session. Lisa Neu ' 84 smiles and looks up as she per- forms a floor exercise pose. Kim Walters ' 84 performs a cartwheel in a practice session on the floor exercise. GYMNASTICS 101

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Individuals f x ceomplislt More First year girls ' gymnastics Coach Sandy Freshour said, The team real- ly had the potential to win the state tournament. On an individual basis, some team members accomplished more than I expected, but the team, as a whole, accompUshed less. The strength of the team was that foiir girls were able to do all-aroimd events. The biggest weakness was that they lost Kristen Dietel ' 83, to an injury in the first meet, according to Mrs. Freshour. Sherri Reitmeyer ' 85 took first place honors in all-aroimd in the state tournament. We were a yoimg team, not too good on vault, but we became closer as a team during the season and we had a good coach, she said. Kim Walters ' 84 said, We had a pretty good season. We won the sec- tionals, but lost in regionals. We always worked as a team and that was one of our strengths. JiU Heidecker ' 84 placed third in state on bars and third in sectionals in all-arovmd while Amy Wright ' 83, felt she did best in the Fort Wayne In- vitational meet. Girls Varsity Gymnastics Season Recofd: 11-3 98.70 96.60 99.25 99.95 99.70 101.65 97.55 99.10 97.15 102.65 101.45 Howe Bloomlngton South North North Central Warren Central Fort Wayne Invitational Pike Decatur Central Lawrence North Northwest Ben Davis Southport County Sectional Regional 100 GYMNASTICS

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Farewell, Boys ' Gymnasties The final season for boy ' s gym- nastics, because of an ISHAA ruling, was one without strong upperclass leadership, according to Coach Earle. We had no freshman or reserve team and a declining interest in gym- nastics. He described the year as a weak one where team members were encouraged to take interest in other sports. Ch ' eraU, we had a fairly even level of consistency, the coach stated. Although no sectional competition was held, the team did participate in both coimty and state meets. The team placed sixth in the state meet and according to Coach Earle, was not one of the better team perfor- mances. Ke Tn Chatterton ' 83 placed in the top 20 in state competition in aU- around. We lacked motivation and an assistant coach, he said. However, he pointed out that there were more specialists in competition this year. Many gymnasts par- ticipated in only one or two events. Tom Burton ' 83 felt the small team allowed the coach to help everyone. He also commented that it was a low injury year. Competing on parallel bars, Tom placed 16th in the state meet. Rick Dimlap ' 85, a strong con- tender in floor, said ankle injuries hampered his season. We tried to give 100%, but knowing there wouldn ' t be a team next year, I don ' t think we really did, he said. I tried to do my best and wanted to go out good, said Keith Miller ' 85. Although he felt the season was too long, he said he accomplished much and that still rings were his best event. Mike Reesnor ' 83 and Dean May ' 83 completed the list of outstanding team members. Boys Varsity Gymnastics Season Record: 3-5 PM OFF 90.40 HigWand 109.35 90.40 Howe 75.77 98.41 Columbus East 85.61 92.31 Columbus North 149.06 97.90 Southport 104.65 98.41 Pike 99.76 107.70 Seymour 71.85 107.70 Warren Central 157.05 Third Place in County I jpL BWtB 102 GYMNASTICS