Academic & Athletic Awards, 1973-2008


During 2000-2003, Mike Furness, a Physical Education Teacher (now retired), spent considerable time and effort in documenting, constructing and displaying past academic and athletic achievements at Eisenhower Junior High. In January 2004, Eisenhower students: Aaron Brown, Patrick Chase, Glen Garets, Lisa Read, Kylie Thompson and Zandria Nebeker, produced the following list of academic and athletic achievements and awards from the school's trophy showcase (shown above).

1973-1974
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Furness)
Division Basketball Champs (Coach Jameson)

1974-1975
Boys Volleyball Champions (Coach Crane)
Division Wrestling Champions (Coach Crane)

1975-1976
Division Wrestling Champions (Coach Crane)

1976-1977
(None)

1977-1978
Division Track & Field Champions (Coach Furness and Jameson)
District Volleyball Champs (Coach Furness)
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Furness)
Division Volleyball Champs Coach Furness/ Jameson(Couch Catten)

1978-1979
(None)

1979-1980
3rd Place Stage Band

1980-1981
Division Volleyball Champs (Crane)

1981-1982
Division Track & Field
Division Wrestling (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball Champ (Coach Catten)

1982-1983
District Track Championship (Coach Furness/Jameson)

District Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Furne)

1983-1984
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)

1984-1985
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Crane)
District Basketball Champs (Coach Catten)
Division Basketball Champs (Coach Catten)

1985-1986
District Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball champs (Coach Crane)
District Volleyball champs (Coach Crane)
Division Basketball Champs (Coach Jameson)

1986-1987
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Crane)
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Furness)
District Basketball Champs (Coach Hutchins)
Division Basketball champs (Coach Hutchins)

1987-1988
World's Largest Pan Loaf of Bread (November 13, 1987)
Girls Division Track Champs (Coach Adams/Horgan)
District Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane/Divis)
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane/Divis)
Division Basketball champs (Coach Hutchins)
District Basketball Champs (Coach Horgan)

1988-1989
Boys Division Track & Field Champs (Coach Horgan)
Fourth Place Mouth Counts Competition (Coach Horgan)
Division Basketball Champs (Coach Horgan)

1989-1990
Junior High School of the Year in Law Related Education

1990-1991
Girls Division Track Champs (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Boys Division Track Champs (Coach Earl)
Girls District Track Champs (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)

1991-1992
Girls District Track Champs (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Boys District Track Champs
Girls Division Track Champs (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Boys Division Track Champs
1st Place Raging Waters/ U.S.A Cheerleading Comp.
U. of U. Summer Camp Champions
Division Basketball Champions (Adams/Horgan/Petersen)

1992-1993
Girls District Track Champs (Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Girls Division Track Champs
Boys Division Track Champs
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Crane)
Raging Waters/ U.S. Cheerleading Camp 1st Place
U. of U. Summer Camp Second Runner Up
Division Basketball Champions (Coach Earl)

1993-1994
Girls Track District Champs (Coach Adams/Hogan/Petersen)
Girls Track Division Champs
Division Wrestling (Coach Pino)
District Wrestling (Coach Pino)
U. of U. Summer Camp Champions, First Runner Up, Second Runner Up

1994-1995
Girls Track Division Championship (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Girls Track District Champ.
Boys Track Division Champ.(Coach Pino/Eral)
U. of U. Summer Camp Champions
Academic Team, Round I, League I, District Champions in English & Social Studies
Spanish Language Fair Champions
Division Basketball Champions
Division Wrestling Champions (Coach Pino)
1st place Language bowl at Spanish Fair
3rd place Language Bowl at Spanish Fair

1995-1996
Boys District Track Championship (Coach Earl/Pino)
Boys Division Track Championship (Coach Earl/Pino)
Girls Division Track Championship (Coach Adams/Horgan/Petersen)
Girls District Track Championship
War for the Warrior Champ.
U. of U. Summer Camp 1st Runner Up
U. of U. Summer Camp 2nd Runner Up

1996-1997
Boys Division Track Championship (Coach Earl/Pino)
Boys District Track Championship (Coach Earl/Pino)
Boys Cross Country District Championship (Coach Earl)
Granite District Spanish Fair Championship
War for the Warrior
U. of U. Summer Camp Champions
Division Volleyball Champs (Coach Earl/Furness)

1997-1998
Boys Cross Country District Championship (Coach Earl)
Boys Division Track Championship (Coach Earl)
2nd Place Boys District Track (Coach Earl)
War for the Warrior Champ.
United Spirit Association 3rd Place Champions
Division Basketball Champions (Coach Earl)
District Basketball Champions (Coach Earl)

1998-1999
War For the Warrior Champ.
U. of U. Camp 2nd Runner Up
3rd Place "Math Counts" Competition
Division Wrestling Champs (Coach Lund)
2nd place District Wrestling Champs (Coach Lund)

1999-2000
Co-Ed Slow Pitch Baseball Champs
War for the Warrior Champs
U. of U. Cheer Camp Champions
U. of U. Cheer Camp 1st Runner Ups
BYU Spanish Fair Honorable Mention
Academic Team National Quarters Final Winners
National Academic League Best Third Quarter Presentation
Academic Team District Champion
Academic Team Division Champion

2000-2001
Division Wrestling Champions
War for the Warrior
Academic Team District Semi Final Champions.
Academic Games, National Academic League, 1st Place Creative Team
Gold and Silver Medals, Granite School District Technology Fair

2001-2002
Academic Games National Champs - Buzzer Team (Coach Peck)
Academic Game National Champs -Creative Team (Coach Peck)
Track & Field District Champs (Coach Earl)
Terrell Bell Award for Academic Excellence
City of Taylorsville Congratulatory Plaque for National Academic Champions
Girls Volleyball 2nd place Peck (Coach Andrews and Coach Ramirez)

2002-2003
Cross Country 1st place (Coach Earl)
Third Place Chapter "Math Counts" Competition
BYU Foreign Language Fair Honorable Mention

2003-2004
World's Longest Paper Clip Chain (Guinness World Records, March 26-27, 2004)
Third Place (Bronze Award), Granite School District Technology Fair

2004-2005
World's Fastest Human Conveyor Belt (Alternative World Records, March 3, 2005)
World's Longest Balloon Chain in One Hour (Alternative World Records, Mar.3,05)
World's Tallest Ice Cream Cone (Mormon World Records, May 16, 2005)
Academic Games National Champions (May 2005)

2005-2006
World's Longest Straw Chain (Guinness World Records, February 15, 2006.)

2006-2007
World's Tallest Tower of Pencil (Alternative World Records, October 20, 2006)

2007-2008
World's Largest Wobble Board Ensemble (Guinness World Records, Nov. 9, 2007)


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