~-:~*=~~ :!::::.®. ·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:· 1:•:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·: ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·. :-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:· ·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·: . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . "I really liked being captain of the team because all of those who stuck out the season showed a lot of enthusiasm and ofcourse that helped everyone's attitude." - Scott Peyton 76 Swimming and Diving b making hawed their talent ~ s lashed Swimmers s . . t race as they p . th d1stnc waves in e the finish line. their way to MAKING WAVES I ndividuals showed their talent all throughout the water buffalo swim season. The season lasted from mid-October until the third weekend in February. However, they did not have enough men to compete in all the events. They had no divers and only a limited number of swimmers. "The reason we struggled so much with the other schools is because we did not have enough people for all the events, and since the winner is determined by the total number of points scored, we did not do well;' said Paul Killingsworth. Even though the team did not do well in the matches won category, the indiviRoutine. The breast stroke became almost routine for Rusty McAlister, a sophomore from Elizabethtown, KY, during races and practices. The Water Buffalos trained all year for their meets in both the fall and spring semesters. - photo by Santos Castro. dual swimmers set more records than before. ''We were able to do well individually because, of the guys that did stay on the team, we had a lot of team unity;' said Scott Peyton. Killingsworth thought it was more than team unity. "There was a lot of enthusiasm on the team and some had goals of making it to nationals before their college career was over. Goals like that, and our assistant coach, Richard Denney, really helped us to work hard in practice and just mainly kept enthusiasm at a high;' she said. -Another way the Water Buffaloes kept team enthusiasm at a high was the team captain, Peyton. Peyton was chosen captain of the team and helped the morale of the team by being a leader and encouraging everyone. "I really liked being team captain because I not only got to help the team but it also motivated me to work harder;' he said. It was an individual year for the water buffalos but the team was pleased because of the unity and the individual records they set.o "It's like this." Scott Peyton, a senior, from Newberg, OR, talks with team member Gary Ashley, a sophomore from Bonita, CA,. in between races. Peyton served as captain for the Water Buffalo swim team. - photo by ferry Traughber.
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