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Colds and coughs may slow down some, but this
;cnior Steve Lewis looks confident before the start team member keeps right on going, in hopes of going
>f a backstroke race at a home dual. to state. They Strive
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To Reach

Perfection

oth the boys and girls had an
B
impressive year. Many records were
broken and rebroken.
The team's dual record was 8-0. For
the boys, this season was the first time
they had beaten Millard South. "The girls
won their duals pretty easily because of
their talent," said Sophomore Kevin Kearns .
Boys and girls both placed third at the
Metro Championships. At State the boys
placed seventh, while the girls took sixth
place. Westside's dynasty again took first
place in both Boys and Girls State
Championships .
Most members of the teams felt that
Westside and Lincoln Southeast were their
toughest competitors. "Burke was also a
heavy favorite, mostly because of top
individual performances," said Kearns.
Performance was hard to maintain
sometimes. "We had much illness. We all
had colds and coughs," said Sophomore
Tonia Quick.
Quick also said, "We had to be
mentally ready. We had to go into the meet
with a positive attitude to do well."
Attitudes and time paid off at State.
Placings at State were:
2nd 1 00 Backstroke - Laura Loll <record)
2nd Girls Medley Relay - laura Loll, Kristi
Larson, Jenni Gabrielson, Marlene Higgs.
3rd Diving - Tonia Quick
Boys Swimming/Diving Team: Front Row - Mike 4th Diving - John Levy
Gentzler, Greg Ruprecht, Pat Yost, Brad Tompsett, 5th 400 Freestyle Relay - Steve Lewis,
Brian Lewis, Chuck Katz; Second Row - Jim Beckman, Herb Ruprecht, Jon Engelbart, Kevin
Scott Eickhoff, Randy Schumaker, Jamie Morrow, Chris
Erwin, Greg Brown, Mark Oberg; Third Row - Blake Kearns <record, by over 7 seconds)
Kuklin, Eric Jungels, Kevin Kearns, Todd Swift, Scott 5th 1 00 Butterfly - Jenni Gabrielson
Bradley, Coach Bruce Carr; Back - Chris Yost, John 6th 1 00 Butterfly - Kevin Kearns <record)
Levy, Herb Ruprecht, Todd Svatos, David Erickson,
Craig Kersten, Chris Allison, Steve Lewis. 6th Diving - Tonia Quick
6th 1 00 Butterfly - Kristi Larson
Sophomore Pat Yost, Senior John Levy, and Senior
Chris Yost discuss some of the upcoming races during
a lull in the dual against Omaha North.

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