Articles by Spencer Penland

Yorktown Girls, Ocean Lakes Boys Win VHSL 6A Titles as Records Fall

The VHSL Class 6 State meet was held this past week, seeing VHSL records, and even a pair of national high school records fall.

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Houston Women Win 5th-Straight AAC Title, SMU Takes Men’s AAC Crown

Houston won their 5th-straight AAC championship title this weekend, clearing runner-up SMU by 255.5 points. 

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UNLV Men Post Highest Team Score in Men’s WAC History, Celic Posts 14:50 1650

UNLV picked up a pair of wins on the night, beginning with a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 1650, led by an NCAA-qualifying performance by senior Vuk Celic.

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UNLV On the Way to Men’s WAC Title, Takes 3 Events on Day 3

UNLV has put itself in a commanding position heading into the final day of the WAC Championships.

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Houston and SMU Extend Leads, More Records Fall on Day 2 of AAC Championships

Tulane senior Kate McDonald had a huge swim in the 100 breast, winning the race decisively.

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1-2-3-4-5 Finish in 500 Free Helps Propel UNLV Men to Big Lead on Day 2 of WACs

UNLV opened up a decisive lead over the defending champions Air Force on the 2nd day of the 2021 WAC Champs.

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Houston’s Mykenzie Leehy Unleashes 21.75 50 FR Split on Day 1 of AAC Champs

In an AAC Champs with a smaller field than we’re used to, the Houston women and SMU men have jumped out to early leads after the 1st day of competition.

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2021 Men’s WAC Championships: UNLV Sweeps Day 1 Relays

UNLV got out to a hot start on the first night of the 2021 WAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, winning both the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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After Finishing 27th Last Year, NU’s Maddie Smith Qualifies 2nd in 50FR Prelims

The swim was massive for both Smith and the Northwestern program, as it was a personal best and a Northwestern team record.

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2021 Women’s Big 12 Fan Guide: Texas Heavy Favorites to Win 9th-Straight Title

Texas won their 8th-straight Big 12 title last year, continuing their perfect conference streak since Texas A&M left the conference.

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NCAA DI Weekly Conference Round Up: Kentucky’s 1st SEC Title, UNLV’s Epic Win

The first week of NCAA Division I conference meets are in the books, so let’s take a look at what happened in which conferences last week.

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2021 Men’s Big 12 Championships Fan Guide: Texas Poised for 25th-Straight Title

Last year, Texas won its 24th-consecutive title, scoring approximately 50 points more than they did in 2019.

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #208: Crunch the Abs

Today’s workout will be focused on stretches designed to help strengthen the core. The core muscles are pivotal to a swimmer’s ability to hold a line. 

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Women’s WACs Day 4: Northern Arizona Holds Slim Lead with Diving Still to Go

The diving portion of the championships will begin on this coming Thursday, and they will be pivotal in determining which team wins the WAC crown this year.

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400 Free Relay Decides It: UNLV Wins Highly-Contested Mountain West Crown

he meet, which was close from day 1, turned into an absolute nail-biter tonight, with 4 lead changes in the team standings during the final session.

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