Chapter 20
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS
Early on, these "State" meets were held at either UW or WSU as the Washington State Invitational Meet, but not sponsored by WIAA. In 1958, 1960 and 1961 two state meets are recorded, one at each college.
In 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1961,1964, and 1966 - UW held an invitational meet that was not recognized as the State Championship by the WIAA.
In the 1973-74 school year, the Boy's State Gymnastics Meet became the official State Tournament, sponsored by WIAA. Events that were included in these meets were: All-Around, Floor Exercise, Still Rings, Side Horse, Long Horse (1956, 1960, 1963-1971), Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar, Tumbling, and Trampoline. Flying Rings were included in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961. Rope Climb was included from 1956 until 1964. (Rope Climb was a timed event.)
ALL AROUND AND TEAM CHAMPS:
Date |
All-Around Winner |
Representing |
Team Champion |
Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 |
JOE MARCHAND |
Our Lady of Lourdes (B.C.) |
HIGHLINE |
Ev Woodward |
1957 |
TERRY HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Ev Woodward |
1958* |
TERRY HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Ev Woodward |
1958* |
TERRY HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Ev Woodward |
1959 |
TERRY HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1960* |
STEVE WOODWARD |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1960* |
STEVE WOODWARD |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1961* |
JIM DAVID |
BLANCHET |
MT. RAINIER |
|
1961* |
GARY FINNE |
RENTON |
RENTON |
Allen Armstrong |
1962 |
MIKE LOVELL |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1963 |
MARK BUCKINGHAM |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1964 |
RANDY CARRUTHERS |
BOTHELL |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1965 |
RANDY CARRUTHERS |
BOTHELL |
BOTHELL |
Jim Sullivan |
1966 |
MARV HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1967 |
MARV HILDEBRAND |
HIGHLINE |
HIGHLINE |
Bob Sarver |
1968 |
MIKE ASH |
RENTON |
RENTON |
Dale Shirley |
1969 |
GORDON JONES |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
KENNEWICK |
Rod Ostboe |
1970 |
DALE BURSON |
NATHAN HALE |
NATHAN HALE |
Robert Julin |
| 1971 |
DAVE JACKSON |
NATHAN HALE |
WEST SEATTLE |
Les Driscoll |
1972 |
DAVE JACKSON |
NATHAN HALE |
BOTHELL |
Jim Sulivan |
1973 |
TIM WAGNER |
INGLEMOOR |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1974 |
TIM WAGNER |
INGLEMOOR |
INGLEMOOR |
Jim Kline |
1975 |
STEVE WEJMAR |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1976 |
BERT BYLIN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
BOTHELL |
Jim Sulivan |
1977 |
TOM HARDIN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1978 |
BRETT GARLAND |
RICHLAND |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1979 |
MIKE YONEMITSU |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1980 |
MARTY BAERNY |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
1981 |
JOHN ROMINE |
BREMERTON |
KENT-MERIDIAN |
Gunter Bohrmann |
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
SIDE HORSE (POMMEL HORSE) |
HIGH BAR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
1956 |
Mike Garrett |
Roosevelt |
1956 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1957 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1957 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
| 1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Bob Dalton |
Highline |
1961 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1961 |
Jim Lovall |
Mt. Rainier |
1961 |
David Miller |
Highline |
1961 |
Gary Finne |
Renton |
1962 |
David Miller |
Highline |
1962 |
Mike Lovell |
Highline |
1963 |
Mike Garvin |
Highline |
1963 |
Mike McCarthy |
Highline |
| 1964 |
Duane Murphy |
Highline |
1964 |
Mike McCarthy |
Highline |
| 1965 |
Don Kehrer |
Highline |
1965 |
Charles Ashmore: Tie |
Renton |
| 1966 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1965 |
Marvin Hildebrand: Tie |
Highline |
1967 |
Bruce Denton |
Highline |
1966 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1968 |
Stan Claybrook |
Kennewick |
1967 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1969 |
Steve Brouillette |
Lk. Washington |
1968 |
Stan Claybrook |
Kennewick |
1970 |
Steve Brouillette |
Lk. Washington |
1969 |
Brad King |
Cascade |
1971 |
Dave Jackson |
Nathan Hale |
1970 |
Dale Burson |
Nathan Hale |
1972 |
Dave Jackson |
Nathan Hale |
1971 |
Dave Elverum |
Shorecrest |
1973 |
Matt Baisch |
Highline |
1972 |
Dave Jackson |
Nathan Hale |
1974 |
Kevin Flatt |
Kent-Meridian |
1973 |
Kevin Bylin |
Kent-Meridian |
1975 |
Eric Guion |
Nathan Hale |
1974 |
Gerhard Carlson |
Inglemoor |
1976 |
Steve Shumski |
Bothell |
1975 |
Charlie Fritschen |
Bothell |
1977 |
Tom Hardin |
Kent-Meridian |
1976 |
Bert Bylin |
Kent-Meridian |
1978 |
Jeff Prang |
Kent-Meridian |
1977 |
Tom Hardin |
Kent-Meridian |
1979 |
Bill Romine |
Bremerton |
1978 |
Joe Rapp |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1980 |
Chuck Rabitoy |
Prairie |
1979 |
Gary Allason |
Bremerton |
| 1981 |
John Romine |
Bremerton |
1980 |
Ken Cushman |
Kent-Meridian |
1981 |
Dave Soushek |
Kent-Meridian |
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(STILL) RINGS |
PARALLEL BARS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
1956 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
1956 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
| 1957 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
1957 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1960 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1961 |
Mike Alquist |
Mt. Rainier |
1961 |
Jim David |
Blanhet |
1961 |
Wayne MacGregor |
Renton |
1961 |
Dennis Lazzar |
Highline |
| 1962 |
Bill O'Brien |
Renton |
1962 |
Gene Jensen |
Renton |
| 1963 |
Ron Kimbel |
Kennewick |
1963 |
Mark Buckingham |
Highline |
1964 |
Wayne Kottsick |
Highline |
1964 |
Randy Carruthers |
Bothell |
| 1965 |
Jim Steele |
Bothell |
1965 |
Glenn Clinton |
Highline |
1966 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1966 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1967 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1967 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1968 |
(Tie) Mike Ash |
Renton |
1968 |
Mike Ash |
Renton |
1968 |
(Tie) Stan Claybrook |
Kennewick |
1969 |
Terry Kelly |
Lewis & Clark |
1969 |
Gordon Jones |
Kent-Meridian |
1970 |
Steve Scott |
Kent-Meridian |
1970 |
John Dennis |
Shorecrest |
1971 |
Dave Jackson |
Nathan Hale |
1971 |
Colin Wright |
W. Seattle |
1972 |
Dave Jackson |
Nathan Hale |
| 1972 |
Ted Ridge |
Highline |
1973 |
Frank Rabinovitch |
Nathan Hale |
1973 |
Bob Thome |
Newport |
1974 |
Craig Staake |
Nathan Hale |
| 1974 |
Gerhard Carlson |
Inglemoor |
1975 |
Ron Zeigmondovics |
Bothell |
| 1975 |
Steve Wejmar |
Kent-Meridian |
1976 |
Mark Hampton |
Bothell |
1976 |
Mark Hampton |
Bothell |
1977 |
Tom Hardin |
Kent-Meridian |
1977 |
Mark Hampton |
Bothell |
1978 |
Joe Rapp |
Kent-Meridian |
1978 |
Larry Grams |
Kent-Meridian |
1979 |
Brett Garland |
Richland |
| 1979 |
Mike Yonemitsu |
Kent-Meridian |
1980 |
Mike Yonemitsu |
Kent-Meridian |
1980 |
(tie)Marty Baerny |
Kent-Meridian |
1981 |
John Romine |
Bremerton |
1980 |
(tie) John Romine |
Bremerton |
|
|
|
1981 |
Dave Soushek |
Kent-Meridian |
|
|
|
FLOOR EX
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
|---|---|---|
1956 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
1957 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
| 1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
| 1960 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1960 |
Stu Rehnstrom |
Highline |
1961 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
| 1961 |
Mike Lovell |
Highline |
1962 |
Mike Lovell |
Highline |
1963 |
Mark Buckingham |
Highline |
1964 |
Bo Bennett |
Clover Park |
1965 |
Dennis Clemmons |
Highline |
1966 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
| 1967 |
Jerry Kraft |
Issaquah |
| 1968 |
Mike Ash |
Renton |
| 1969 |
Kirt Bare |
Kennewick |
1970 |
Steve Scott |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1971 |
Bill Smith |
Sammamish |
1972 |
Bob Dickmeyer |
Bothell |
1973 |
Kevin Bylin |
Kent-Meridian |
1974 |
Bill Smith |
Sammamish |
1975 |
Jim Smith |
Sammamish |
| 1976 |
Jim Femling |
Bothell |
| 1977 |
Tom Hardin |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1978 |
Joe Rapp |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1979 |
Mike Yonemitsu |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1980 |
Mike Yonemitsu |
Kent-Meridian |
| 1981 |
Tony Yonemitsu |
Kent-Meridian |
LONG HORSE (VAULT) |
TRAMPOLINE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
1956 |
Joe Marchand |
L.of L. |
1956 |
Guy Moen |
Roosevelt |
1957 |
no competition held |
|
1957 |
Bill Charleton |
Shoreline |
1958 |
no competition held |
|
1958 |
Steve Woodward |
Highline |
1959 |
no competition held |
|
1958 |
Doyle Hankins |
Richland |
1960 |
no competition held |
|
1959 |
Steve Woodard |
Highline |
1960 |
Gary Finne |
Renton |
1960 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1961 |
Gary Riese |
Richland |
1960 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1961 |
no competition held |
|
1961 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1962 |
no competition held |
|
1961 |
Ron Carney |
Kennewick |
1963 |
Mark Buckingham |
Highline |
1962 |
Jon Warren |
Renton |
1964 |
Steve Nicholl |
Bothell |
1963 |
Bill Hyatt |
Richland |
1965 |
Mace Brady |
Bothell |
1964 |
John Morgan |
Issaquah |
| 1966 |
Dave Barton |
Highline |
1965 |
Mace Brady |
Bothell |
| 1967 |
Marv Hildebrand |
Highline |
1966 |
Ron Griffin |
Issaquah |
| 1968 |
Jim Blackstock |
Shorecrest |
1967 |
Dennis Whitcom |
Issaquah |
| 1969 |
Jeff Evans |
Inglemoor |
1968 |
Willy Byers |
Renton |
| 1970 |
Jeff Evans |
Inglemoor |
1969 |
Kirt Bare |
Kennewick |
| 1971 |
(tie)Jeff Evans |
Inglemoor |
1970 |
Gary Clausen |
W. Bremerton |
1971 |
(tie) Tim Nakken |
Inglemoor |
1971 |
Bob Dickmeyer |
Bothell |
1972 |
Jeff Ladum |
W. Seattle |
1972 |
Bob Dickmeyer |
Bothell |
| 1973 |
Eric Dupar |
Bothell |
1973 |
Art Neilson |
Sammamish |
| 1974 |
Bob Hamre |
W. Bremerton |
1974 |
Bob Hamre |
W. Bremerton |
| 1975 |
Ron Starheim |
W. Seattle |
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| 1976 |
Jim Bower |
Richland |
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| 1977 |
Tom Hardin |
Kent-Meridian |
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| 1978 |
Joe Rapp |
Kent-Meridian |
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| 1979 |
Marty Baerny |
Kent-Meridian |
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1980 |
Dan Tuffey |
Inglemoor |
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| 1981 |
Mark Fedderson |
Bremerton |
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TUMBLING |
ROPE CLIMB |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
| 1956 |
Joe Marchand |
L. or L. |
1956 |
Joe Costonza |
Shoreline |
1957 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1957 |
Ted Bryan |
Renton |
1958 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1958 |
Bill Moodie |
Renton |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
1958 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline (6.3 sec.) |
1959 |
Stu Rehnstrom |
Highline |
1959 |
Bill Moodie |
Renton |
1960 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1960 |
Bob Dalton |
Highline |
| 1960 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1960 |
Ron Randall |
Renton (4.9 sec.) |
1961 |
Jim David |
Blanchet |
1961 |
Jim Lovall |
Mt.Rainier |
1961 |
Mike Lovell |
Highline |
1961 |
Ron Randall |
Renton (4.4 sec.) |
1962 |
Dan Winters |
Highline |
1962 |
Gerald Kohler |
Renton (4.2 sec.) |
1963 |
Dan McGinnis |
Highline |
1963 |
Mike Hanavan |
Highline |
1964 |
Pat Calkins |
Highline |
1964 |
Mike McCarthy |
Highline (4.0 sec.) |
| 1965 |
Rolly Dawkins |
Centralia |
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| 1966 |
Alan Meyers |
Kennewick |
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1967 |
Jerry Kraft |
Issaquah |
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1968 |
Jim Blaskstock |
Shorecrest |
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| 1969 |
Kirt Bare |
Kennewick |
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| 1970 |
Steve Scott |
Kent-Meridian |
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| 1971 |
Bill Smith |
Sammamish |
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FLYING RINGS
Date |
Winner |
Representing |
|---|---|---|
1956 |
No competition held |
|
1957 |
No competition held |
|
1958 |
No competition held |
|
| 1958 |
Mickey Shirey |
Richland |
1959 |
Terry Hildebrand |
Highline |
| 1960 |
No competition held |
|
1960 |
Ron Kelly |
Kennewick |
| 1961 |
No competition held |
|
| 1961 |
Joe Corder |
Richland |
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