Page 60 - PINE CREST 1985

They Get Respect

Divers Capture Honors at State Meet

Although Pine Crest states, respectively. year’s diving squad
athletics are still chiefly Returning as girls’ maintained the out­
noted for football and team leader, Tara Bod- standing tradition at
swimming prowess, in den peaked during her P.C. for excellence in
recent years the diving senior year to finish the achievement.
program has devel­ season with her best “These terrific young
oped a record equal to performances to date. athletes have upheld
all others. Perfect Tara earned first at the P.C. diving reputa­
records in dual meets conference, second at tion of dominance and
for both the boys’ and district, and third place in doing so have gar­
girls’ teams verify this at the state meet. nered respect for their
claim. Selection by both accomplishments from
1982 and 1983 state The Miami Herald and their peers in the diving
champion Scott Upper the Fort Lauderdale world and especially
once again paced the News to first team from their coach. They
team to victory. Scott all-county provided are terrific!”
and Kurt Pechnick com­ Tara with well-de­
I bined to place first and served recognition. E x h i b i t i n g p e r f e c t
Coach Dave Nielsen,
second in the confer­
confidence, Kim Donaldson
ence and district meets a top diver himself,
executes a twist off the
and second and third at c o m m en te d, “ This one-meter board.