1992 - 1993

First row from left to right: Vice President Julio Perillan, Treasurer Andrea Shreni, President Jeremy Dukes Secretary Christine Redding, Historian Bruce Goddard.

Second Row: Christine Garrett, Kris Blais, Eva Wu, Tracie Mohr, Soma Sau, Barbara Fowler, Robin Leon, Susan Wong, Michele Dick.

Third Row: Yuri Achille, Alice Berg, Sharisse Brooks, Erica Covington, Janet Hudrlik, Monique Smith, Suzy Pereira, Patricia Padrino, John Milne.

Fourth Row: Dexter Andrews, Angel Aveni, Felicia Winkler, Jennifer Kimball, Michael Dehner, John Marquez, Becki Martin, Chris Weir, Todd Supple.

Fifth Row: Monty Burton, Scott Welsh, Riq (Enrique) Parra, Jonathan Szczepanski, Kelly Soltysiak, Jose Teneza, Lizet Christiansen, Anna Padlan, Charles Wu, Keith Mauzy.

Sixth Row: Steven Sharp, Alex Reising, Frank Pierz, Greg Koeser, Jeff Kinney, Michael Silbey, 7th Row: Dr. Joseph Murray, John Reno, Joshua Montfort, Mr. Dave Rudel.

Not Pictured: Dani Offer, Sara Thomas.

coaches

  • Director: Joseph Murray

  • Assistant Coaches: David Rudel, Robert Nelligan, and Todd Supple

Officer Body

  • President: Jeremy Dukes

  • Vice President: Julio Perillan

  • Secretary: Christine Redding

  • Treasurer: Andrea Shreni

  • Historian: Bruce Goddard

Award Recipients

  • Best Female Trouper: Jennifer Kimball and Christine Redding

  • Best Male Trouper: Bruce Goddard and Julio Perillan

  • Best Act: Mixed Triples Balancing - Michael Dehner, Joshua Montfort, and Jennifer Kimball

The Dance of Life

“With a gymnast’s pride

We celebrate the dance of life.

And with strength from inside,

We overcome any obstacle or strife.

A drug free existence;

The creed by which we live.

Through our actions, efforts, and persistence,

To you, this message we give:

Put all of your heart and soul,

In everything you do.

Then you can achieve the ultimate goal,

In any dream that you pursue.

For a winner is not always the one 

who does the best,

But the one who rises to the challenge and manages

to pass the test.”

- Yuri Achille

Todd Supple, an alumnus of the Troupe, joined the coaching staff as an assistant this year.

The road show season took the Troupe to high schools and colleges throughout Maryland. 

The Troupe chose to forego the use of a theme for its Home Show this year, instead putting the effort more into other aspects of the show.  This would become the new tradition of the Troupe.

As in the early 70s, with Fred Altiere, the Gymkana Troupe could claim a cartoonist for the Diamondback as one of its members. Now the bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff Kinney’s comic strip “Igdoof” became so popular on campus that it spawned a market in t-shirts and other merchandise among the students. Below Jeff shows how to get a little free advertising for Home Show.

ITINERARY

  • 1/30/1993 - U. of Md. vs Duke Basketball Half Time Show (men)

  • 1/30/1993 - U. of Md. vs N.C. State Basketball Half Time Show (women)

  • 2/5/1993 - Patuxent Valley Middle, Jessup, Md.

  • 2/19/1993 - Magothy Middle, Arnold, Md.

  • 2/26/1993 - Great Mills H.S., Great Mills, Md. (rescheduled for 1994 season because of snow cancellation)

  • 3/5/1993 - South Carrol H.S. Sykesville, Md.

  • 3/12/1993 - Washington College, Chestertown, Md.

  • 3/26/1993 - Westminster H. S. ., Westminster, Md.

  • 4/2/1993 - Middle Town H.S., Middletown, Md

  • 4/8/1993 - Francis Scott Key H.S., Union Bridge, Md. Campus Exhibition, U. of Md.

  • 4/16-4/17/1993 - Gymkana Home Show