November Newsletter - Grand Junction High School
November Newsletter - Grand Junction High School
November Newsletter - Grand Junction High School
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<strong>November</strong> 2012 <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
Congratulations again to the Poms Squad for their outstanding results at the National Dance Alliance (NDA)<br />
camp, their second camp of the summer. The following ladies were selected as All-American: Kassidy Flick,<br />
Charlie Strother, Amanda Summers, Jessica Green, and Rayvin Decker. Molly Cowdan and Rachelle<br />
Jahnke were All-American Nominees. The ladies also earned the following team awards: Home Routine -<br />
Superior, Team Leader - Excellent, Team Elite Performance - Superior, Team Performance Dance- Silver,<br />
Superior Showmanship, NDA Team Award, Most Innovative Choreography Award, and National<br />
Championship Bid.<br />
Cross Country<br />
The cross country team had a successful season of hard work and strong performances. The boys’ varsity team<br />
placed 1st at four meets, while the girls’ team placed in the top 3 at three meets. As the season progressed, the<br />
hard work and consistent effort of the runners paid off and the 5K race times improved. The top boys’ 5K<br />
personal records (PRs) are Charlie Medina in 16:04, Greg Eccher in 16:13, and Sam Videlock in 17:09. A<br />
huge congratulations to Charlie and Greg for making the list of the Top Ten All-Time Fastest Times ever ran at<br />
GJHS. Top 5K times for the girls are held by Sam Melchor in 20:36, Kristina Sewell in 20:58, and Nicole<br />
Seibold in 21:07.<br />
At the Regional meet the boys’ team finished fourth out of twelve teams, and qualified for the State<br />
Championships. The team was led by Charlie Medina’s fourth place finish, and Greg Eccher’s tenth place<br />
finish. Samantha Melchor placed 30 th and led the girls to an 8 th place team finish. The men finished 21 st at the<br />
State Championship meet. The Tigers were led by Charlie Medina’s 22 nd individual place.<br />
Football<br />
Denver Post Student Athlete of the Week<br />
Congratulations to Tiger Senior football player Austin Berk. Austin was the Denver Post Student-Athlete of the<br />
week for the week of September third.<br />
All Southwestern League Selections<br />
The following Tiger football players were selected to the Southwestern League First Team All-Conference:<br />
seniors Jon Pauli, James Diamante, Kyler Rose, Austin Berk, and Deshaun Harris. Three tigers were<br />
selected to the Honorable Mention Team. They are: Quinton Walton, Kaleb Johnson, and Dion Martinez.<br />
James Diamante, was also selected as the Southwestern League “Defensive Player of the Year”.<br />
Golf<br />
The Tigers men's golf team finished in second place at the regional state qualification tournament in Colorado<br />
Springs on September 17 th . The Tigers were paced by individual Regional Champion Donny Kinnaman, and<br />
an 8th place finisher Greg Gibson. At the State Tournament, Donny finished in fourth place, and Greg<br />
finished in a tie for 47 th place. Donny Kinnaman was selected to the All-State Honorable Mention Team.<br />
Soccer<br />
Congratulations to senior Ryan Gibb for being selected to the Southwestern League First Team All-Conference.<br />
Congratulations also go to juniors Marcel Mavanglula and Josh Murdock who were selected to the<br />
Southwestern League All-Conference Second Team.<br />
Softball<br />
The Lady Tiger softball team completed the regular season with an overall record of 16-3, and a league record<br />
of 9-1. The Tigers finished second in the Southwestern League, and qualified to play in the Regional<br />
Tournament. At the Regional Tournament, the Tigers won their first game against Standley Lake, then fell to
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