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Back Row, L-R: Gary Becker, Phil Thomas, Bob Burkholder, Fred Kasch, coach. Front Row: Dave Sleet, Terry McPherson and
Mike Johnston. Missing is Fred Kasch Jr.
Thomas shows the hard way to come down from the rings.
Fred Kasch Jr. shows his good form on the flying rings.
SECOND IN CCAA
Fred Kasch Jr. was the mainstay for this year's Aztec
gymnastic team. Copping high point honors on the Aztec
team with nearly half of the total team points for the year,
competing in all ten events of each meet, placing sixth in
the Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic Meet, and finishing
twelfth in the nation in the NCAA meet in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, were the many honors Kasch earned this year.
Backing up Kasch in all meets were Gary Becker, Phil
Thomas, Bob Burkholder and Mike Johnston. The frosh on
the team were Terry McPherson and Dave Sleet.
Despite the competition that the Aztecs met, and the smallness
of the team they were quite successful. In the UCLA
Invitational they ranked fourth, in the California State College
meet they finished third, and in the CCAA tournament
the "Ironmen" finished second behind Long Beach State.
The Aztec gymnast won three dual meets, lost one and
placed second in a tri-angular meet this season.
Right: Thomas holds the interest of the
crowd as he performs on the parallel
bars.