Briarcliff Barons: Baron Gymnastics

1979 Baron Boys Gymnastics won the state championship by 28 points (best in BHS history).

Top Teams:

1979 - Won state by 28 points.
1978 - Won state by 5 points.
1974 - Won state by 5 points.
1977 - Won state by 12 points.
1973 - 2nd in state.

1966, 1967 and 1968 Baron Girls Gymnastics won county championships (the highest level of competition available at the time), best in BHS history.

Top Teams:

1966 (Tie) - 1st in County (highest available competition)
1967 (Tie) - 1st in County (highest available competition)
1968 (Tie) - 1st in County (highest available competition)
1969 - 2nd in state
1971 - 5th in state

State / County Champions:

Mike Gary (2 state championships, 1977 - 1978; BHS all-time points leader at state meet)
Phillip McWilliams (2 state championships, 1978 - 1979)
Pete Alexander (2 state championships, 1973 - 1974)
Susan Stone (3 county championships, 1968)
Phil Manson (2 state championships, 1973 - 1975)
Martha Shults (state champion, 1969)
Sharon Crawford (county champion, 1968)
Gwen Mullins (county champion, 1968)
Michelle Paladino (county champion, 1968)
Ray Stainback (state champion, 1979)
David Titshaw (state champion, 1979(

Boys Coaches:

Robert Nowell: state championships 1977, 1978 and 1979.
Bill Crews: state championship (1974
Jan Dannaway
K. A. Leakey
Jack Hall
Billy Gober

Girls Coaches:

Alice Von Suck became coach in 1963.
Lucia Norwood became coach in 1966 and won three county championships. After coaching Briarcliff, she led Lakeside High School to 5 state championships and 5 county championships.
Coach Mucher followed Coach Norwood.
Bonnie Ritter became coach in 1973.
Kathy Baldwin became coach in 1974.
Pat McLendon became coach in 1975.
Ann Shaw became coach in 1983.

Timeline:

1963 Baron Gymnastics

1964 Baron Boys Gymnastics

1964 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1965 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished with 1 state-ranked gymnast: Billy Bolton (4th, Tumbling).

1965 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1966 Baron Boys Gymnastics

1966 Baron Girls Gymnastics won the county championship.

1967 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished 1-7.

1967 Baron Girls Gymnastics won the county championship.

1968 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished 6-3.

1968 Baron Girls Gymnastics won the county championship. The team featured with county champion in five events: Susan Stone (All Around, Floor, and Tumbling), Michelle Paladino (Beam), Sharon Crawford (Trampoline).

1969 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished with 1 state-ranked gymnast: Steve Titshaw (4th, Trampoline).

1969 Baron Girls Gymnastics finished 2nd in state. The team featured Martha Shults (1st, Vault; 3rd, Tumbling; 4th, Beam; 4th, All Around), and Gwen Mullins (2nd, Floor Exercise; 4th, Tumbling). The team also won the county championship.

1970 Baron Boys Gymnastics

1970 Baron Girls Gymnastics finished with 1 state-ranked gymnast: Gwen Mullins (2nd, Tumbling).

1971 Baron Boys Gymnastics

1971 Baron Girls Gymnastics finished 5th in state. The team featured Gwen Mullins (3rd, Floor Exercise), Corrine Van Houten (4th, Floor Exercise) and Debbie Strycula (4th, Uneven Parallel Bars). The team also finished 2nd in county.

1972 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished 4th in state. The team featured Kenny Fields (2nd, Rings), Ron Greiner (3rd, All Around; 4th, Floor) and Gino Zamoscinski (4th, Side Horse).

1972 Baron Girls Gymnastics finished with 2 state-ranked gymnasts: Laura Greiner (3rd, Beam) and Caryn Russell (3rd, Vault).

1973 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished 2nd in state. The team featured Pete Alexander (1st, Trampoline; 2nd, Long Horse; ), Phil Manson (2nd, Trampoline), Eddie McCormick (3rd, All Around; 3rd, Side Horse), Stacy Morgan, (4th, Trampoline) and Tim Lodzinski (4th, Side Horse). They also finished 2nd in county.

1973 Baron Girls Gymnastics finished with 1 state-ranked gymnast: Laura Harden (4th, Uneven Parallel Bars).

1974 Baron Boys Gymnastics won the state championship by 5 points. The team featured Pete Alexander (1st, Long Horse; 2nd, Trampoline), Phil Manson (1st, Trampoline), Andy Alexander (2nd, Long Horse), Kent Everett (3rd, Side Horse), Stacy Morgan (3rd, Trampoline), Pat Jones (4th, Trampoline), Tim Lodzinski (4th, All Around; 4th, Parallel Bars). They also won the county championship.

1974 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1975 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished with 2 state ranked gymnasts: Phil Manson (1st, Trampoline) and Pat Jones (2nd, Trampoline).

1975 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1976 Baron Boys Gymnastics finished with 1 state-ranked gymnast: Tim Harden (4th, Side Horse).

1976 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1977 Baron Boys Gymnastics won the state championship by 12 points. The team featured Mike Gary (1st, Floor Exercise; 2nd, All Around; 2nd, Rings; 2nd, Parallel Bars), Joel Rosenfeld (4th, All Around; 4th, Parallel Bars) and Boyd Harris (4th, Side Horse). They also won the county championship.

1977 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1978 Baron Boys Gymnastics won the state championship by 5 points. The team featured Mike Gary (1st, All Around; 2nd, Rings; 3rd, Floor; 3rd, Parallel Bars; 4th, Horizontal Bars), Phillip McWilliams (1st, Horizontal Bar; 4th, Parallel Bars), Ray Stainback (2nd, Floor Exercise), Ben Walker (2nd, Pommel Horse), Ray Stainback (3rd, Vault). They also won the county championship.

1978 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1979 Baron Boys Gymnastics won the state championship by 28 points (largest win margin in state tournament in BHS history). The team featured Phillip McWilliams (1st, Rings; 2nd, All Around; 2nd, Parallel Bars; 3rd, Vault; 3rd, Horizontal Bar), Ray Stainback (1st, Floor Exercise; (2nd, Horizontal Bar), David Titshaw (1st, Horzontal Bar; 2nd, Vault), Ben Walker (2nd, Floor 2nd, Pommel Horse), Keith Taylor (2nd, Rings), and Ray Harris (4th, Parallel Bars). They also won the county championship.

1979 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1980 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1981 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1982 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1983 Baron Girls Gymnastics

1984 Baron Girls Gymnastics. Kathy Duvall advanced to the state tournament.