正澳门六合彩开奖结果 teams victorious in 22nd annual Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival
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For the second consecutive year, the University of North Georgia (正澳门六合彩开奖结果) brought home gold and silver medals in the collegiate division at the 22nd annual Atlanta-Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lanier on Sept. 8.
The 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 Nighthawks boat, comprised of faculty, staff, and students finished in first place despite missing its long-time captain, Christopher Jespersen, dean of the College of Arts & Letters, who was out of the country. In his place, Sean Mullins, faculty member in Computer Science and Information Systems, led the team to victory.
In the first 200-meter heat, the Nighthawks boat cruised to victory with a time of 1:00.205, more than seven seconds faster than its second place opponent. They performed even better in their second 200-meter heat, finishing under a minute with a time of 57.475 to take the gold.
"As much as I regretted missing the race, I had complete confidence in the team and Sean Mullins serving as the captain," Jespersen said. "He brings focus and determination to everything he does. I knew the team was in good hands."
正澳门六合彩开奖结果's second entry, Dragon Boat Z, with a crew made up of former honors program members and captained by 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 alum Liz French, took home the silver medal in the collegiate division, with times of 1:08.730 in their first 200-meter race, and 1:06.277 in the second heat.
The team members of both crews include: Claire Allinson, Jon Beall, Richard Byers, Gabe Fankhauser, Liz French, Anastasia Haack, Ben Hefner, Julie Higbee, Katie Hughes, J.J. Liew, Steve Lloyd, David Marling, Jackson Marling, Sean Mullins, Mary Newburn, Brooke Oxley, Valerie Pflug, Jake Roberts, Michael Rifenburg, Steve Smith, Gene Van Sickle, DeEnna Walters.
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