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Standing 100 feet from his first rocket launch as a part of Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society’s Rocket Team in February, McCormick freshman Eliott Lacomme Ruiz said he “could feel” the takeoff. “It’s just almost like if you’ve been in a church and you hear an organ playing, that’s what it felt like,” Lacomme Ruiz said. In a matter of a few seconds, the ten-foot-tall projectile vanished into the clouds. The few students on the ground waited in anticipation, their eyes glued down on trackpads monitoring the rocket’s trajectory. It came down to fine margins. “I will always…

Deion Sanders loves competition.The Colorado football coach wants it present in every position group and at every practice. It’s why Sanders hasn’t been shy about wanting to add talent to the Buffs’ linebackers room via the transfer portal.Colorado linebackers coach Andre Hart confirmed that search on Tuesday after the Buffs’ first spring practice of the month.”(Coach) ‘Prime’ wants to push the envelope and create the competition which I love,” Hart said. “The more competition you create, they (players) don’t sleep well, I sleep good. I like that, that’s my philosophy and I’m going to stick to that. If we bring…

Lt. Marleigh Boyd, 1st Lt. Addisyn Watts, Captain, Olivia Romero, Lt. Raely Ply, and Lt. Zoee Buchanan!The Strutter officers are finishing the 2024 competition season as UNDEFEATED, first place champions across three different competitions.OFFICER AWARDS-Overall National Champion Select Officer Group-1st place Officer Jazz-1st place Officer Lyrical-1st place Officer Contemporary-Diamond Adjudication Officer Lyrical-Diamond Adjudication Officer Jazz-Crowd Pleasers Award for Officer Jazz Under the direction of Chassadi Decker-Cude”This is unprecedented. You really don’t see a season unfold this way. To win your division at two different competitions, and then go on to win overall National Champion officer line at a national competition is unheard of! I…

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., April 2, 2024 – ArtsQuest, in partnership with Nick’s BBQ, is proud to announce the Steel City Smokeout, a brand-new barbeque competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and the Mid-Atlantic BBQ Association, to take place on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on PNC Plaza presented by St. Luke’s University Health Network on the ArtsQuest campus at SteelStacks. Professional and amateur teams from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region will be competing at the 18+ event in a number of categories to win cash prizes from a purse of $10,000. You can see how these teams prepare delicious meats while getting some…

FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) – Trey Anderson, age 31, a Fairmont resident, won first place in his division and placed second overall at the 2024 Bass Federation National Championships at the Sam Reyburn Reservoir in Brookeland, Texas.Anderson won the National Semi-Finals that took place on the Monongahela River in Fairmont back in September of 2023, which allowed him to advance to the championships.He says that fishing with fellow anglers from all around the country was a great learning experience.“Fishing out of West Virginia is a lot different than fishing in West Virginia” Anderson said.“The fisheries are a lot different, they’re a…

As high school acappella competitions go, the International Championship of High School A Cappella Finals is as big as it gets. Nine finalists are selected nationwide, and Rockwall County, the smallest county in Texas, has two of them. “Which is huge! Really exciting,” Rockwall-Heath High School Infiniti Choir Director Lauren Smith said. “Our friends over at Rockwall High ‘Walk the Line’ also make it into the top nine.” Infiniti won the Southwest division to ensure their spot in the finals. Walk the Line was a wildcard that found out this week they, too, are going to the finals. “That’s like…

No. 6 Cal beach volleyball split its matches at the Death Volley Invitational in Baton Rouge last weekend, where the Bears faced four top-20 ranked teams. Cal fell to No. 5 Florida State University during its first match Friday with a close 2-3 score. The Seminoles have a 20-5 overall record.The Bears ended FSU’s 14-game winning streak earlier this season March 15, beating the Seminoles 4-1. This time, Cal battled to three sets in two of its matchups but couldn’t deliver the wins.Senior Sierra Caffo and graduate student Kendall Peters pulled out a 26-24 win after losing their first set, before…

After being accepted as an IBA provisional member, the Czech Boxing Federation (ČFB) will be taking part in its first competition, the EUBC Youth Men’s and Women’s European Boxing Championships in Poreč, Croatia taking place from 3-14 April 2024. Three men and a woman accompanied by two coaches are set to travel to Croatia to participate in the tournament. A winner of several international competitions and 4-time national champion, Katrin Ivanovová has never made it to the medals at the European Championships. However, this year she aims to work hard in the 60kg weight division where she trains with her…

Photo Submitted Department of Music Voice Students This spring, vocal students in the U of A’s Department of Music have much to be proud of. Sixteen students traveled to Henderson State University in Arkadelphia to sing in the Arkansas Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition. Singers are categorized by level of study, and this year, students had the historic opportunity to participate in the commercial music category in addition to the classical and musical theatre categories. This is the first year that the Arkansas chapter has offered contemporary music categories, including pop, rock,…

Chloe Bogard placed 16th in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ audio competition on Feb. 21 for her work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Bogard is a junior broadcasting major from Basehor, Kansas. Her winning entries, on Nebraska’s state government, aired on 90.3 KRNU. The Hearst competition annually recognizes the best college journalism, including feature writing, investigative journalism, photojournalism, multimedia, television and audio. Entries are evaluated based on their reporting, crafting, creativity and economy of expression. This year’s audio competition drew entries from 41 universities nationwide, with 20 finalists selected from 70 submissions. “We take immense pride in celebrating Chloe,” said Shari Veil, dean of…