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G YM NA ST ICS/Harrison, leading scorers

Ten gymnasts work toward better-than-average season

By Allison Karsten the team, they should have an ambi­
Tne 1989-90 school year was an tious season next year.
impressive year for boys and girls The gymnastics teams had new
gymnastics. With only 10 members help this year. Kathy Holling, a for-
on the team, they pulled off a better merpotentialOlympicqualifier, came
than average over all season record. into the scene with new and exciting
The boys were 5-1, and the girls were attitudes. She was going to attend the
3-4. Olympics, when while training, in­
The gymnastics team was looking jured her knee.
forward to having at least 11 mem­ "One problem," said Annalisa
bers, but (at the time) leading all Gillman, "was that every time there
arounder Laura Stagemen broke her was a class meeting, the next day
ankle during practice, while practic­ during practice, we would have to
ing a dismount on beam. put back up all the equipment."
Helping with the boys was leading
Four-time letter w in n e r S e n io r D e n n is
scorer Dennis Harrison, and helping H a rrison is o n the p o m m e l h o rse . H a rriso n
with the girls was leading all aroun­ w a s the 9th b o y in the h isto ry o f the state to
der Cami Kuta. With six girls, four w in b a ck -to -b a ck a ll-a ro u n d titles at the state
m e e t a n d w as the o n ly m a le to w in e v e ry
boys, and only two seniors leaving
e v e n t w h ich in c lu d e d the p o m m e l h o rse,
rings, vault, p a ra llel b ars, a n d high b ar in the
m etro m e e t th ree y ea rs in a ro w .

Girls' Gymnastics Sophom ore Cam i Kuta p e rfo rm s o n the sp lit
Record 3-4 b a r w ith H e a d C o a c h D a v e C o n tre ra s
Millard South 82.5-137.55 sp ottin g her. Kuta w as o n e o f th ree g irl
Omaha Central 82.15-51.25
retu rn in g letter w in n e rs.
Omaha North 88-35.5
Thomas Jefferson 89.85-11.5
Lincoln Northeast 75.65-125.25 Sophom ore Dan G reen lo o ks to finish h is
Omaha South 82.8-85.2 rings ro u tin e. G re e n q u a lifie d to g o to state
Millard North 75.75-141.6
o n the vault.
Ram Invite 4th
Millard South Invite 13th
Papillion Invite 7th
Metro 9th
District 4th
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