Tuesday March 6 2012 i

 

 

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McNair wins National Championship for men's swimming and diving

By Melanie Kata
seem EDITOR

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l-lawk: :wimmei: and divei: had atthe NAlA
Natianal champiamhip meet in oklahama
city but de:piae the thallenge: the Hawk:
came hame with ma:e than iu:t a handlul
m’ aaeampli:hment: Ovei the weekend the
Hawk: gained a Nannnal champian thiee
new :tnaal iecaid: a multitude alpei:anal
be:t time: and all aiaund aut:tandng :wim:
by all the athlemiepieenting HT attl-e meet
lunia: lan MeNaii had an impie:
:ive meet fini:hing znd an the men: 3 m1
baaid and leaving with hi: ecand Nannnal
champian:hip title an the l mete: baaid
MeNaii :aaied 23100 paint: an 3 m1 an
Wedne:day the fin day m’ the meet and
an day twa be:aed :enia: chn:taphei S21:
gada (Canaaida Univei:ity) an the l me
te baaidta fini:h l:t with a mare at3zaa5
Semm’ lefi Reilly al:a campeaed an
bath baaid: a: a fii:t time Nannnal aampeti
(mi fini:hing ath an l mmx (zla7o) and 7th
on 3 mm (209 90)
When a:ked what hi: :tiaaegy wa: lai win
hing Mala: :imply :ad “I iud did what
lve alway: dane and l gue:: thi: time it wa:
enaugh ta win lt wa: ma:e lun iu:t being a
pat ata campetitian wheie ilyau mi::ediu:t
ane dive that wa: it“ Evei the humble nth:
lete MeNaii :ay: he didnt leel any dilleient
than anyane el:e at the meet yvlng piap: ta
all the athleae: and cammenting that “every:
ane wa: at :utn a high level that day (Thur:
day an l metei) it wa: :a exating ltieallylelt
like eveiyane walked away liam that campe
titian with :ame type at amnmpilthmt:
mine iu:t happened ta came with a plaque”
Oveiall the men: team fini:hed
5th m’ l5 beam: and the wamen: Mam fin:
i:hed lzth al l7 Thiaughaut the thiee day:
m’ :wimming campemmn. the Scarlet l-lawk:
ieally :hawed theii deteiminatian yv:
ing eveiy :wim theii all de:piae any add:
waiking againd them he lade: plated
tap la in all five ielay: they cnmpmd in
he zoo Medley Relay (eniai: An
diea Zuniga lulia Duane Maigan Cunan
and Melanie Kata) and the aoo Medley R2:
lay (Zuniga Cunan iunia: Aimee Dewanae

 

and Kata) bath plaaed lzth with final time:
m’ l 5533 and a lz 19 :e:peaively theii aoo
yard hee:tyle Relay (Kath :aphamaie Abby
Maze Cunan and Dewante 81937) and
aoo yard liee:tyle (Dewante Cunan Zuniga
Kath 3 a5z5) ielay: bath plaaed llth and
the zoo yaid lkee:tyle Relay tame in lath
(Dewante Zuniga Cunan and Kath l a5 92)

lndividually Cunan plaaed
loth in the aoo yaid individual Medley
(aa333) while 132me taak l5th in the
event (a5oa5) and Duam plaaed lath in
the loo yaid ll:ea:t:tiake with a lloza

1he men: team al:a had all five
ielay: plaae tap la and a handlul m’ aman
ing indvidual :wim thiee al whitn 1’25
:ulaed in new Mam Iecmd: 1he zoo yaid
Medley Kelaytaak ath aveiall with atime m’
l3aa3 1he ielay can:i:aed al enia: Can
la: ieieih iunia: Enc Giunden and mphn:
male: Mithael hadzay and Yani Piuzan:ky

1hezoo yaid lkee:tyle Relay (Gmn:
den Teeih iunia: Matthew Rmenkld and
Piuzan:ky) fini:hed 9th aveiall (lz5az) a:
did the aoo yaid Medley Relay (Teeih Gmn:
denhadzay andpiuzanky3za33lwhilethe
aoo yaid lkee:tyle Relay fini:hed ath (Gmn:
den Teeih hadzay and Piuzan:ky 3 o9a7)

lndividually Piuzan:ky :wam a
pei:anal lecmd in the 5oo yard lkee:tyle
fini:hing lath with a aaz IE Giunden fin:
i:hed am in the zoo yaid individual Medley
(l 57 lo) while hadzay fini:hed l5th in the
event (l 5a7z) and 9thn the aoo yard lrldl:
vidual Medley with a ao3 97» :eoing a new
Mam ieaaid la the zoo yaid hee:tyle PK“:
zan:ky fini:l-ed 7th (l ao 95) while Giunden
fini:hed lath in the loo yaid Biea:t:liake
(5a l7) and Teeia fini:hed loth in the loo
yard llaek:tiake (5l 59» a new Mam Iecm’d)

oh the final day al the meet
Teeia fini:hed llth in the zoo yard batk
:tiake (l5azl) Giunden atnieved a new
Mam :eaaid in the zoo yaid Biea:t:liake
(z 07 73) and fini:hed lath in the event and
Endzzy fini:hed 9th in the zoo yaid Bmmfly

All in all the Mam fini:l-ed aut a
veiy difiiallt :ea:an an ahighnaae 1?: mm
ggaduaae: nine eniai: all alwham have been
an tl-e Natianalaeam at :ame paint and ax m’
whamaampeudantheNauanalaeamthnyeai

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Athlete Spotlight:
Kira Vincent

 

Name Kiiavlntent
Ym: 3id yeai

Masai Blan‘edlcal liagmeeiing

Sport: "hack and held

Eva“: 3k 5k and lok

Rvorim lhiiig abaul vain :pan: That

anyane can be gaadilthey are willing ta
putintheefiait

mementiiah l dant ieally have ane rm
u:uallyiu:t watchlng athei peaple‘: iaae:

Rvaile thilg voilva done on Campu:
:ame you mile to “T: puddle lumping
with my fiaai l:e:hman yeah nathing i:
make lun than playing in the mud with
mend:

heel fip fox aiiyaia who waiil: Io begun!
al your :pal: Waik hard ltyauie willing
ta :haw up eveiy maming and :un yaui
butt afiyau tan da yeatthmg:

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