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SWIMMING
This year's Women's Swim Team
achieved success at ll phases of the com
petitive season. Not only were many
team records broken, but many indivi
duals qualified for the AIAWDivision II
Nationals. Denise Odenwald led the
team in team records broken and first
place finishesat meets. Graduatingsen
ior and Ail-American swimmer, Mary
Lightfoot, again paced the team in the
backstroke eventswhile freshman Janet
Gaunt setmany new team records while
qualifying for Nationals in the breast-
stroke events.Val Skufca, Dianne Sims,
Trish Dauer, and Katie O'Roukeall ad
ded points at meets in the freestyle
events while Dianne Sims set a new team
record in the 1,650 yard (1 mile) event.
This year's team swam against the best in
Division III and Division II teams and
held its own against many Division I
teams including an upset victory over Di
vision I, University of Utah. Vastly im
proved andholding theirown in compe
tition, theLady Toreras have become a
respected power in college swimming.
Prospects for the futureare very bright.
Coach Gary Becker
Lying down left to right: Shauna Lund, Jenny Isham. Middle row 1to r: Team Manager
Michelle Bouchara, Tracey Malloy, Mary
Lightfoot, Lois Rickert, Denise Odenwald,Katie O'Rourke, Coach Gary Becker.Top row 1 to r: Dianne Sims, Janet Gaunt, Val
Skufca, TrishDauer.