After her team won the cross country state championship in 1984, former East student and cross country coach Tricia Beaham looked over to see Dr. Art Newcomer cheering for the East team on the sidelines. She looks back on her time in high school now and treasures seeing his beaming smile at every athletic event she could remember. Newcomer was the first athletic director at East from 1965 to 1995, and according to Beaham, he was one of the most impactful figures in the entire sports program because he expanded the girl’s athletic program.  Helping to equalize women’s athletics by adding sports that hadn’t yet been incorporated at East including girls soccer and additional track and field events was the main focus of Newcomer. He founded the All-Sports Booster Club in 1968 and was one of the 13 people who founded the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association, which recognizes outstanding athletic directors. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybyreesedunham ...