Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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hbw D12! M Do? Checking their times, seniors Garet Kipe and Trent Staats look for their re- sults, The boy's swim team linished eighth place in the state tournament fPhoto by Derek Kipel I VARSITY GIRL'S VARSITY Bov s Cnoss COUNTRY Cnoss COUNTRY Penungular lat Triangular Meet Ist Seguln Meet 1st Seguin 6th A.l.S.D Meet let Westlake Meet 5th Westlake Meet 1st Austin Invitational 4th SL Edwards 1st New Braunfels 5th Houston 2nd St. Edwards Invitational 2nd New Braunfels lst District 3rd District lat Regionals 2nd State 5th Girls Wrap up While most teams were competing in the district level, the varsity crosscountry teams continued their line of success as they reached the state meet forthe fourth year in a row. ' 'This was the first year I have run, but I feel like we had Fifth in State finished in filth place. The boys varsity cross-country team exhbited strength in their athletic abilities throughout the a great year. The team was season, their persistence always really positive and very resulted in a third place finish at supportive ol each other, the district meet. sophomore Sabrina Van l feel our year wasn't so Steenkiste said. great, even though we worked The girl's cross country hard and were totally dedicated, team earned a first place finish in distict with their efforts in district competition. Later progressing to the state level ol competition, the girl's team we really would have liked to have done better both in district and also to have competed in the state oompetionj' junior Alex Kaulbach said. GinL's Cnoss Courmav Front Rom Cary Foster. Jennifer Vlhlliarrs, Liese Sllverberg, Cheryl Flarrsey, Sarah Shefelbine, Leslie Amaral, Toni Gesch, Second Row: Kelly Whidbee, .llll Matson, Kelly West, Shelly Herbert, Kristi O'DonneIl, Coach Lewis. Sabrina Van Steenklste, Michelle Dear, Tanya Winter, 171irdRovir Emily Ellls, Kristen Silverberg, Julie Farnie, Andy Harris, Mellissa Amaral, Jennifer Dunn, Sara Hellman, Shelly Mlchalk, BackRaw: Tracy Cooper, Heidi Hellman, Mindl Stober, Jennifer Bradley, Jennifer Folic ..,, A. , gm 1 if' ' Xl' 1 'J' 35' 'W ' - Q .-ff' . -', 7 tx, 4 121.12 'f' 3 '5' 5 . W I Q 'Q' iii' G I Y . Q '5i ?s: s .QF . V, I i' I i wg f' -lll V. A Bov's Cnoss Counrnv Front Row: Brain Dlmer, John Grey, Floss Herbert, Coach Mark Hurst, Tommy Boukhris, Oliver Lapuente, Jalr Gonzales, Second Row:Matt Lyons, Soon Flathouse, Edgar Eichelrnann. Jeff Wnson, Chris Hendrix, Third Flow.'Sodt Kates, Scott Wright, Chris Byne, Michael Sanchez, Tres Finley, Mike Smith, John Carroll, Back Row: Jay Widbe, lqamar Weedle, Damon Fisher, Zane Lyons, Brad Blnescke, Alex Kaubaoh. Mike Nie son. SPORTS KNOW THE SCORE

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'Y L13 .,.. Ma. . . gets..-tr, mfs- .-1 .W 1, zz. . I t 1 I H 9?-fT?f:'f l' ' K 1. k',: ii l 'fa-fl --w aww 773525 fL1k e .sr ri..-Sr.. 2 ffwtfw.. 1 i ft: Q .te ' 1 ' grew jg, mea L 1 Q If Saving the serve junior Becky Sew- ell bumps the ball, while freshmen Julie Schmidt gets out of her way. Three varsity volleyball players also competed on the varsity basketball team. iPhoto by Brent Hallj ai' i . f' 1 l tm' Asovra BEYOND Almost any student asked about the physical education requirement responded with a whine and a negative commen- tary. Non-sports enthu- siasts hated the thought of having to dress out, to spend a half-hour each day working out. Yet, the athletically-inclined devoted countless hours to in- and out-of-school practices to perfect their sporting skills and ability. Still other, com- monly known as jocks, just couldn't get enough of sports. These multi-sport athletes demonstrated their zeal for athletics by participating in more than one sport, sometimes working around countless conflicts. I have to run track everyday after school and right now I'm lifting weights for powerlifting compe- tition every monday and wednesday after school along with everyday during fourth period, junior David Birkey said. My parents don't pressure me at all. To be good, you have to be big and strong. Diversified athletes faced divided loyalties to sports, especially when they had to choose between seasons which overlapped or ran simultaneously such as baseball and track or tennis and golf. Last year I cheered and played volleyball, but AND .Smal Tak Talking to a referee, sophomore Christa Foster and freshman Julie Shmidt are substituted for each other duringavolleyballgame. Christaand Julie were moved earlier in the year from freshman and junior varsity teams to the varsity volleyball team. iPhoto by Brent Hallj All students loved to go to PE for at least an hour a day, but some of the full-time athletes loved sports so much they went We M!! next year I cannot play volleyball since I have been made to choose between cheerleading and sports, sophomore Kristina Bednarski said. I do not think it is fair for the administration to limit our extracur- ricular activities in high school. Despite their schedules, most athletes agreed they would definitely take part in another sport if there were any way possible. A few of these athletes plamied to continue playing their sport through col- lege realizing the advantage sports gave them. I would really like to go to college on a football scholarship, but a track scholarship would be nice, sophomore John Millard Despite the fact that collegiate players most often specialized in a single sport, the high school atmos- phere permitted students to participate in many dif- ferent sports. Their involvement in a variety of sports steered them towards finding the sport in which they could excel. 'fl enjoy the challenge sports give me. I would never think of giving up playing volleyball and bas- ketball when I go to college, sophomore Tracy Harbor said. While most satisfied themselves with the mini- mal PE credits, multi-sport athletes attempted to work around their conflicts to fill their insatiable appetite for sports. VOLLEYBALL Edited By: Aimee Cantrell u l

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'Q Never wanting to complete a task, reach a goal or just finish a race, most athletes never Worked on EACHING ' THE Fl ISH M Breathing harder, lengthening his stride, the runner focused on the white line which meant he had finished reaching his goal. He gathered his strength and sprinted past his oppo- nents breaking the tape, crossing the finish line sig- nalling the end of his race and accomplishing what he had set out to do. A finish line isn't just the white line at the end of a race, it represents doing something I've never done before. It means taking a risk of failure, cross country runner Iulie Farnie said. I need to look towards finish lines to motivate myself. The cross country team managed to reach the finish line before their competitors in all but one of actual finish lines, set team goals that represented their 'finish lines'. In the beginning of the year, our goal was to be district champions, after Westwood beat us, we set the goal to play as well as we could in playoffs. For the most part, we played our hearts out, senior soccer player Kris Kennedy said. Team support and effort displayed by team- mates often helped the team through trying moments on their way to reaching a goal. Teams often decided to revise their goals, or move their finish lines. Our goals changed throughout the season, originally we wanted to be district champions, then we tried to win half of our games, and after that, we tried to win just one game, varsity basketball player Tim Bolger said. Although our record doesn't show it, our team really got together, and ended up having their regular season meets. Other teams, without a lot of fun. QA Q Of M1 721111 Finishing his Gnal lap during the St. Edward's meet, sophomore Brian Dimer races to keep his leading position. Countless hours oi practice paid oft lor crosssountry members who completed their season placing third in district tPhoto by Picayunej S15'retZ'!f Meeting lor an early morning practice, seniors Scott Cates and Ross Herbert prepare themselves for a lew laps around the track. Runners for the track and cross country teams met as early as 7 a.m. before school to im- prove their timing lor future meets.lPhoto by staffl Edited By: Cyrstol Speors