Sport Shorts
Published 11:02 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Hole-in-one
Rob Hunt of Sammamish made a hole-in-one recently at Mount Si Golf Course. He made the shot on the eighth hole at a distance of 160 yards using a five iron. It was his first hole-in-one.
Haakenson wins at qualifier
Pacific Lutheran University senior Dan Haakenson got the outdoor track and field season started on a bright note for the Lutes when he met the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standard in the hammer throw at the Linfield Icebreaker last week. Haakenson, a 2001 graduate of Mount Si, recorded a toss of 172 feet-11 inches to tie for third place at the meet. He also placed seventh in the shot put (42 feet-4 3/4 inches) and seventh in the discus (137 feet-2 inches).
Softball players to warm up at clinic
A Mount Si Fastpitch Softball Clinic for players ages 8 to 18 will be held Saturday, March 26, at Mount Si High School or Centennial Fields in Snoqualmie (depending on weather conditions). Bring a glove and bat, if possible, and wear tennis shoes. Lunch and a camp T-shirt will be provided. Cost is $35. Registration forms are available at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E. in Snoqualmie, prior to the clinic, or pick one up the day of the clinic.
* For information, call Larry White at (425) 222-6109 or (425) 766-9027.
Learn to row classes
Registration is now open at Sammamish Rowing Association for “Learn to Row” classes beginning in April. Classes meet twice a week for each four-week session. Cost is $75. Four different class times will be offered each week. No experience required and all ages welcome. Learn to Row sessions will continue monthly from April through October.
* For more information, visit www.srarowing.com or call (425) 653-2583. Sammamish Rowing Association is located at 5022 W. Lake Sammamish Blvd., Redmond, a little less than a mile south of the entrance to Marymoor Park.
Haakenson wins at discus
Dan Haakenson, a 2001 graduate of Mount Si and a senior at Pacific Lutheran University, won the second flight of the discus with a mark of 143 feet-9 1/2 inches. He placed fourth in the first flight of the hammer throw (174 feet-5 inches) and came in fifth in the second flight of the shot put (41 feet-7 1/2 inches) at a recent Mount Hood Community College open.
McNaul shows quality effort
Former Mount Si softball standout Rachel McNaul performed well in a big season-opening victory for Bellevue Community College’s fastpitch softball team.
In a 13-8 slugfest over the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, McNaul, hitting in the “cleanup” slot in the lineup, went 2-3 with a single, a double, a walk, a run scored and a run batted in.
Coach Leah Francis, in her first year as BCC’s coach, said that McNaul’s effort was “solid…for the first game of the season.”
McNaul, a sophomore, is playing shortstop this season for BCC. Prior to her graduation in 2003 from Mount Si, she was the Wildcats’ catcher, and her offense and strong catching helped lead Mount Si to the first of their two straight state appearances.
Former Wildcat posts best
TACOMA, Wash. – Although the Pacific Lutheran University mens and womens track and field teams faced adverse weather conditions at meets in Seattle and Eugene, Ore., the Lutes set 14 seasons bests recently.
At the University of Oregon Preview, Dan Haakenson had season-best marks in the hammer. Haakenson, a 2001 graduate of Mount Si had a season-best throw of 53.71 meters (176 feet-2 inches) to place fifth in the men’s hammer. Blustery winds with gusts up to 35 miles per hour were reported during the meet.
Heath on third-place team
Former Mount Si Wildcat cheerleader Kristin Heath helped her University of Hawaii team to a third-place finish recently in the 2005 National College Cheerleading Championships.
A crowd favorite, Hawaii was edged out by a very good Tennessee team for second place. The University of Kentucky won the title for the second straight year.
UH was one of the few squads to execute their routine cleanly (with no drops), while many other teams faltered in the 16-team, Division IA finals.
After placing 13th last year, the 2005 team vaulted their way past perennial powerhouses such as Alabama, Louisiana State, Ohio State, Texas and Central Florida. The third-place finish ties the highest showing ever for Hawaii in 15 years of participating in the prestigious national competition.
The team is poised to have a great future as half the squad are freshmen or first-year transfers. They will lose at least two seniors who have provided great leadership and maturity.
“This team has worked extremely hard and really earned the respect of the judges and the audience,” said Baker. “I’m so proud of what they were able to accomplish on such a huge, national stage.”
The competition will be aired on ESPN in March.
