Kevin Taylor admits the trip to the West Coast is a bit of a reward for his hard work. But Taylor and his Southern Connecticut State track teammates caution that the California sun is just a bonus and not the reason they're going there. In all, 11 Owls will compete at the NCAA Division II track and field championships beginning Thursday at Mount San Antonio University in Walnut, Calif.
SPRINGBORO -- The competition team from All That Dance in Springboro returned home from the VIP Dance National Championship with three national titles, four grand championship awards and multiple high score and choreography awards. The championship was held June 28 to July 2 in Sandusky, with nearly 30 dance studios and more than 800 dancers. The studio, at 815 W. Central Ave., won two of the top 10 spots in the Hollywood Division Teen Small Group competition, including National Title and first place overall for its contemporary number, "Untitled," with dancers Hannah Brenneman, Adam Houston, Alex Hut-ton and Delaney Ikirt.
Jeanne Lopez of Redlands, daughter of Mario and Kimberly Govea and granddaughter of Beverly Munz, competed in July at the National Baton Twirling Championships at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Jeanne, 15, placed seventh of 44 in Solo Twirl and 14th of 54 in XStrut.
BELLBROOK -- Triathletes usually begin participating in the grueling sport during their 20s. The profile usually is a runner and/ or cyclist seeking more of a physical challenge than a singular athletic endeavor provides. So they seek out triathlons -- the combination of running, cycling and swimming -- with the hope of eventually qualifying for the Ironman World championships in Hawaii. Maria Grilliot is a bit ahead of that curve. The 13-year-old from Bellbrook is already competing in triathlons at modified distances on a national level.
Another season, another trip to the NCAA Division II national championships for Western Washington distance runner Sarah Porter. The sophomore graduate of Hockinson High School is one of eight WWU athletes competing this Friday and Saturday at the NCAA-II indoor track and field meet in Houston. Porter qualified in both the mile and 5,000 meters, but declared to run in only the longer race.
Photos: 2009 AKC/Eukanuba Championships LONG BEACH - The rain wasn't the only thing to descend on Long Beach this week. Dogs of all shapes, sizes, colors and breeds were on-hand Friday for the preliminary events of the 9th annual American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championships at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Kristen Frost won her third NCAA title in as many tries and set her second national record in the process by winning the 500-yard freestyle Friday at the NCAA Division II swimming and diving championships at the Mizzou Aquatics Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Swimming for Southern Connecticut State, Frost won the event in 4 minutes, 45.69 seconds to crack the longest standing record on the books. The old record was set 21 years ago.
Sam Tarling is a national champion. A 20-year-old native of Cumberland, Tarling won the men's 10- kilometer Nordic freestyle race Wednesday on the opening day of the NCAA skiing championships at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vt.
CLAREMONT - Claremont McKenna College mock trial team will be heading to Memphis, Tenn. next week to compete in the American Mock Trial Association's national championships. The CMC team qualified for only its second national championship appearance during a regional tournament held in Irvine last month.
There was also the Keith David Celebrates Harlem Literacy Day at the ATA presented by the ICD Literary Festival and Random House Children's Books. On Friday, ATA junior and senior members at this year's nationals will receive the keepsake Random House children's book "Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson" (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007) by Sue Stauffacher, illustrated by Greg Couch. Random House has donated 30 copies of the book (which goes on sale on August 14) to celebrate the ATA Nationals in New York City. The history of the ATA dates back to 1916 when a group of African-American businessmen, college professors and doctors established the organization because Blacks were denied access to most of the segregated United States Lawn Tennis Association events. ...
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