Moceanu eyes Sydney as Olympic path clears
Olympic hopeful Moceanu, 18, trains with Mary Lee Tracy in Cincinnati after knee and back injuries. She reflects on a turbulent past, a Bela Karolyi camp, and a push to be ready for Sydney despite setbacks and a change in coaching.
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Colo
Moceanu
Cincinnati
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Karolyi
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Snider Leads Valley West at Fer guson Midwest Meet
Jason Snider of Valley West won two individual events and led off two victorious relays as Cedar Rapids Washington hosted the Dr. John Ferguson Midwest Swimming Championships. Snider set a meet record in the 200 IM and also won the 100 butterfly, helping his team to victory amid six meet records.
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Tigers
John Ferguson
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Snider
Iowa City West wins J-Hawk Invitational despite few titles
Iowa City West led six finalists at the J-Hawk Invitational but claimed only two champions Ty Edwards at 112 and Walter Kelly at 275 while finishing with 178 team points. Bettendorf was runner-up and Waterloo West third as Cedar Rapids Jefferson hosted.
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Ty Edwards
Walter Kelly
West
Bettendorf
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Klaus
West Delaware
Phil Klien
Hawks
Klien
Kelly
Trojan
Blood and Feinberg help Kennedy in Marshalltown dual meet
Cedar Rapids Kennedy went 3-1 in a Marshalltown dual meet led by Ben Blood at 171 pounds with two pins and two decisions, and Joe Feinberg with three pins. Kennedy beat Charles City 31-21 Davenport North 42-26 and Marshalltown 42-30 while Lewis Central defeated Kennedy 40-19 to win the tournament.
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Marshalltown
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Joe Feinberg
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Lewis Central
John Clanton
Cougars
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Davenport North
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Hudson
Pirates
Wycoff Eyes 100th Win in Marion Invitational
Marion senior Matt Wycoff reached 99 career pins with two falls at the Marion Invitational but failed to pin North Scott's Sean Stender in the 189-pound final, losing 3-2. North Scott captured the team title, while Marion finished second behind Ken Ware and Jesse Kensinger as finalists.
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North Scott
the Lancers
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Jesse Kensinger
Matt McCue
Bruce Weisinger
Williamsburg
Brad Stockton
Kyle Billups
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Stockton
Louisa Muscatine
Kyle Wellington
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Mike Shedek
Wellington
Shedek
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