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AAU Track and Field alums shine at SEC Outdoor Championships

Former AAU Track and Field members: Cory McGee, Ciarra Brewer, Omar Craddock, Marquis Dendy, Dwight Barbiasz, Dedric Dukes, Hugh Graham Jr., Eddie Lovett, Hunter Joyer, Darshay Davis, Ebony Eutsey, and Amani Bryant More »

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AAU Spring Fling II Wrap Up

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Love of the game doesn’t stop AAU Baseball member Mitch Nay

Originally published at http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball Written by: Christopher Parish For all of AAU Baseball senior Mitch Nay’s accomplishments during his high school days, the one he remembers most fondly is a loss. Nay’s More »

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Vikings take inaugural AAU interscholastic beach volleyball championship

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Mira Costa takes over first place in AAU Interscholastic Girls Volleyball League

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AAU Track and Field alums shine at SEC Outdoor Championships

May 16, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Former AAU Track and Field members: Cory McGee, Ciarra Brewer, Omar Craddock, Marquis Dendy, Dwight Barbiasz, Dedric Dukes, Hugh Graham Jr., Eddie Lovett, Hunter Joyer, Darshay Davis, Ebony Eutsey, and Amani Bryant had outstanding performances at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend for the University of Florida Gators. Read further to see how they did.

Originally published at: http://www.gatorzone.com

Written by: Gator Zone Sports

The Gators swept the triple jump and high jump titles on the weekend. Freshman and former AAU Track and Field member Ciarra Brewer (Union City, Calif.) took over as the nation’s leading triple jumper with her winning mark of 13.58m/44-6.75, a personal best for the freshman and Brewer now moves to second all-time in the Gator record books. The Gators have now claimed four of the last five SEC outdoor titles in the women’s triple jump, as Shara Proctor won three in a row from 2008-10.

AAU Track and Field alum Omar Craddock (Killeen, Texas) won his first SEC triple jump title outdoors, using a winning mark of 16.68m/54-8.75 and becoming the third different Florida athlete over the last three years to win the SEC outdoor men’s triple jump title. Christian Taylor won the event in 2010 and Will Claye was victorious in 2011. Craddock is the reigning SEC and NCAA champion indoors in the men’s triple jump and looks to continue the streak in Des Moines.

“I’m really proud of the triple jump tradition at Florida,” Craddock said. “I try to do my part to keep the legacy Christian and Will built alive and I’m so glad I’ve been able to have the success I’ve had this year. The work Coach O’Neal has been putting in with all of us has helped me improve and continue to work hard.”

Freshman Marquis Dendy (Middleton, Del.) had a career day, jumping a personal best of 15.48m/50-9.50 to finish sixth overall and earn three points for the Gators. Dendy’s leap just narrowly missed the all-time record books at Florida, coming in at No. 11.

“Brian O’Neal is doing a phenomenal job with our jumpers,” Holloway said. “Ciarra is a freshman and she’s now second all-time at Florida and the No. 1 triple jumper in the country right now. Omar is getting better and better as we go along. Marquis Dendy had a great meet this weekend and did really well. Coach O’Neal thinks he’s close to getting a big PR. I just couldn’t be prouder of our trio of triple jumpers.”

The Gators completed the sweep in the high jump as well, as junior Dwight Barbiasz (Milford, N.H.) ended Ole Miss’ Ricky Robertson’s streak of SEC men’s high jump championships at five. The transfer from the University of Maryland cleared a new personal best and won his first SEC title with a mark of 2.25m/7-4.50. Barbiasz is now tied for second all-time at Florida with former Gator All-American Matt Vincent (2001).

“Winning today means a lot because this is what I promised Coach Holloway when I came to Florida,” Barbiasz said. “I was leaving the University of Maryland (whose program is being disbanded) and coming here and I think we had to trust each other. I trusted Coach Holloway and Coach Welty enough to leave what I knew behind because I wanted to compete for championships and they trusted me enough to deliver and today just proves that all of the hard work all of us have put in has paid off.”

“We have one of the best high jumping coaches in the country in Coach Mellanee Welty,” Holloway noted. “Her athletes won both high jump titles this weekend. Dwight had a PR in his win today and Taylor had a PR in her victory yesterday. It’s just a testimony to their hard work and the things they’ve been doing. Taylor’s been focusing on only high jump for the last month and Dwight is healthy for the first time all season. For him to have a PR in such a great field was really great for Dwight.”

Junior Tony McQuay had a victorious afternoon on the track, taking home the men’s 400 meters title and the first such title for the Gators since Calvin Smith in 2009. McQuay then anchored the men’s 4×400-meter relay to their first SEC outdoor championship since 2010, finishing in 3:03.44. The Gators are one of only two 4×400-meter relay teams in the SEC with two freshmen on the track and Florida is the only team with two freshmen running the opening legs, as rookies Dedric Dukes (Miami, Fla.) and Hugh Graham, Jr. (Miami, Fla.) set the race up for juniors Leonardo Seymore (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and McQuay.

“It felt so great to be able to contribute and win as a freshman,” Dukes said. “I try to go out there, do what I can, start things off well and get us in good position and I just felt great out there. To have two freshmen on the opening legs, it shows the coaches really trust that we can come out and contribute to the team.”

Dukes and Seymore also scored in the men’s 200 meters, as Dukes ran an all-conditions best of 20.61 to finish fifth overall and Seymore finished eighth in 21.02 (21.020) to score a point for the Orange and Blue.

Sophomore Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) came up just short in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, claiming the runner-up spot with his time of 13.65. LSU’s Barrett Nugent earned his second-consecutive SEC title in the event, just barely edging Lovett out in 13.40.

Fellow thrower Hunter Joyer (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) competed in his first SEC Championships on Sunday, earning a point in the men’s shot put with his eighth-place mark of 15.69m/51-5.75, a personal best.

Florida’s women also saw significant contributions from sophomore Darshay Davis (Mirimar, Fla.) and junior Ugonna Ndu (Newark, N.J.), who both scored in multiple events on Sunday.

Davis competed in both the 100 and 200 meters on Sunday, taking third in both events. In the 100 meters, Davis ran a new personal best of 11.30, claiming sole possession of fifth all-time in UF history. Just an hour later, Davis ran a wind-aided 23.05 to take home another six points for the Gators with her third-place finish.

Ndu had a busy afternoon for the Florida women, as she first competed in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing third in 13.37, a new personal best. Ndu then competed in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in the three spot once again with her time of 59.31. Ndu finished her evening running the third leg of the women’s 4×400-meter relay, as the quartet of Ebony Eutsey (Miami, Fla.), Lanie Whittaker (Miami, Fla.), Ndu and Amani Bryant (Tampa, Fla.) teamed up to finish fifth overall in 3:35.58 to earn four points for the Orange and Blue.

Eutsey and Whittaker had strong finishes for the Gator women in the 400 meters, as Eutsey finished third overall in 52.51 and Whittaker came in fifth in 52.92, combining for 10 points for the Gators. Bryant, who competed alongside Ndu in the women’s 400-meter hurdles final, finished fourth in 1:00.51, earning five points for the Florida women.

McGee, who ran the women’s 1,500 meters earlier in the afternoon, came up with a collegiate best in the women’s 800 meters, finishing sixth in 2:05.39 to earn three additional points for the Gators.

Throwers Ashley Miller (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Kaitlin Davis (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored for the Florida women in the discus, as Miller finished fourth with her mark of 51.26m/168-2 and Davis came in seventh with a throw of 47.06m/154-5. The two combined for seven points for the Orange and Blue.

Next up for the Gators is the NCAA East Preliminary Round, hosted by the University of North Florida, May 24-26.

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AAU Spring Fling II Wrap Up

May 14, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Lake Buena Vista– The 2012 AAU Spring Fling II, the largest AAU Girl’s Basketball tournament to date, entered Championship Sunday with five different girl’s basketball clubs slating two or more teams in championship games. Jacksonville Lady Rams, Florida Future, Central Florida Elite, and The Family each had two teams, while Miami Suns had 3 teams representing their club in the championship games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Each club won one of their finals, except for Central Florida Elite who took both their titles–in the 9th  and 11th Grade Division I brackets. Ironically, Central Florida Elite faced off against Miami Suns in both championship match ups. The 11th Grade title game featured two AAU 11th Grade Gold Super Showcase teams in Central Florida Elite and Miami Suns. Elite’s roster included daughter of MLB All Star Ken Griffey Jr., Taryn Griffey.

Other clubs who took home a championship trophy include: Primetime Panthers, Florida Angels, St. John’s, Rampage Remix and St. Augustine Celtics.

CLICK HERE to view the Results from the 2012 AAU Spring Fling II.

Check out the photos from around the tournament: Action shots | Award photos

Now we turn our attention to the final Disney Classic tournament of the season as we head toward AAU Basketball National Championship and Super Showcases. The AAU Memorial Day Classic will take place May 25-28 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Want to register your team for the event? Visit www.aaugirlsbasketball.org or www.aauboysbasketball.org for more information.

 

 

 

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Love of the game doesn’t stop AAU Baseball member Mitch Nay

May 11, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Originally published at http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball

Written by: Christopher Parish

For all of AAU Baseball senior Mitch Nay’s accomplishments during his high school days, the one he remembers most fondly is a loss.

Nay’s spectacular junior season helped his Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) Huskies reach the Class 5A, Division I baseball title game against Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.). The fourth-seeded Huskies battled hard but dropped a heartbreaking game, 7-6, in eight innings.

For many athletes, a loss like that would be devastating. For Nay, it was exhilarating.

“That’s something I’ll always remember,” he said. “It was a great game. It went to extra innings, and we ended up losing, but it was still the most fun I’ve ever had playing the game. I’m with my best friends, against good competition, it was back and forth for seven innings, and the whole atmosphere was great.”

Baseball can be a grind more than a game for top recruits. Yet for the nation’s No. 9 prospect in the ESPN 100, a childlike appreciation of the sport helps him stay grounded, all the while proving why the Arizona State signee has a chance to be selected in the early rounds of this June’s MLB draft.

“He’s performing very well for us,” said Hamilton head coach Mike Woods. “When you factor in that he’s having to deal with all of the pressures of the scrutiny, where he’s going to be drafted, everybody watching, and teams not giving him much to hit, he’s doing super.”

For Nay, the last part — teams not giving him much to hit — has been the toughest. Last season, the third baseman hit .495, cracked 14 home runs and added 54 RBIs. This season, those numbers are down because teams are staying away from the powerful senior star.

“It’s actually been really tough,” Nay said. “It’s taken some getting used to. Sometimes you get in that zone where you’re sure they won’t throw you a strike, and then you get a pitch to hit and you won’t be ready. In the beginning of the season, I was really aggressive. I was not swinging at good pitches. It’s definitely been an adjustment.”

His patience at the plate has been a big improvement this season. So has his work ethic. Nay says it wasn’t until last summer that he really understood his talent on the diamond could take him places — places beyond even the college level.

Since then, he’s been a gym rat, constantly working out, taking his batting practice sessions more seriously and studying every aspect of his approach at the plate.

“He had a huge swing over the last couple of years,” Woods said, “but he’s refining it, shortened it, and he’s gotten it under control.”

Nay says that longer swing reared its ugly head again at the start of this season. So he headed to the film room and watched a tournament from last summer, when he felt his swing was more repeatable. He made some adjustments, and the results — including five home runs in the last two weeks of the regular season — spoke for themselves.

Nay’s offense is what attracts scouts and sold Arizona State. But it’s his defense that keeps them watching. While ESPN senior baseball analyst Keith Law believes Nay will eventually shift to the outfield, Woods disagrees.

“He looks like a professional third baseman,” the coach says. “He’s got a major league arm right now across the diamond. He’s got more work to do defensively — everyone does — but he could play at that level defensively.”

It may not be long until we see Nay at that level. The senior says he’s unsure about his next step, and it will depend on where he’s selected in the MLB draft. He says all but two or three MLB teams have visited his home or showed up at his games, and a few have shown particularly strong interest.

For Nay, there are benefits to either side of the equation. He’s long dreamed of playing professionally, but he doesn’t want to rush it, either. And the allure of Arizona State is strong.

“I’ve always wanted to go to ASU,” he says. “The college lifestyle would be a lot of fun. And I’d still probably get to the majors from there. If it’s pro, it’s pro, but if it’s ASU, I’d be glad to go there for three years. I’ll figure it out.”

“He’s got a lot of people in his ear about what’s next,” Woods adds. “No matter what he decides, I’m sure he’ll be successful.”

Nay isn’t all baseball, all the time. Woods says his star hitter is also a star student. He’s got a grade-point average well above 4.0, and it took years for many of his teachers to realize he was a baseball player, much less the nation’s second-ranked third baseman.

And now, with the biggest summer of his life ahead of him, Nay isn’t altering his fun-loving approach.

“It’s been a learning process,” he said. “I’ve never had this many eyes on me before. It’s taken some getting used to. But no matter how many eyes are on me, the game is still the game.”

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Teams heading to Orlando for AAU Spring Fling II

May 10, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Lake Buena Vista– Over 150 girl’s basketball teams are headed to Orlando, FL to Spring Fling it with AAU Basketball for the 2012 AAU Spring Fling II.

Teams from around the southeast will be taking their talents to the courts at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in hopes of getting one last AAU tournament in before AAU Girl’s Basketball National Championships and Super Showcases in July.

“We’re looking forward to getting a glimpse at several teams invited to the Super Showcase,” said Kristy Sampson, AAU Girl’s Basketball sport manager. “It’s going to be a great weekend of basketball and can’t wait to see how all the teams perform.”

Several squads participating this weekend have been invited to participate in the 11th Grade Super Showcases. Central Florida Elite and Miami Suns/Team Fowles highlight the group of Super Showcase teams playing this weekend. Miami Suns 11th, Blue Star Florida White and Royal, Orlando Comets Red, Below the Rim Pink, DEBO and Central Florida Elite 2014 are also among the Super Showcase list. They will be participating in the 11th Grade Silver Super Showcase.

CLICK HERE for full schedule, list of teams and results for  the 2012 AAU Spring Fling II. Also, check out last year’s results.

Be sure to stay connected with AAU this weekend to follow the action at the AAU Spring Fling II. FOLLOW AAU Basketball on Twitter at @AAU__Basketball using hashtag #AAUSpringFling and LIKE AAU on Facebook: The Real AAU for the latest updates, photos, videos and much more! If YOU are tweeting from the event this weekend, be sure to use hashtag #AAUSpringFling.

For information about AAU Girl’s Basketball, visit www.aaugirlsbasketball.org.

 

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South Texas AAU Lt. Governor to appear on ESPN Radio every Sunday to promote AAU Sports

May 08, 2012   AAU Kristina

Lake Buena Vista– The  South Texas AAU Lt. Gov., Rod “Chico” Tanner, is shaking up South Texas AAU Sports with a multitude of additional programs for our South Texas AAU athletes.  In addition to piloting South Texas AAU soccer and football, as well as a long time volunteer for track and field, Lt. Gov. Tanner will now be heard on ESPN Radio every Sunday in May, raising awareness about South Texas AAU Sports.

Tanner will join ESPN’s “Laying Down the Law” with Steve Foster.  The AAU segment will highlight AAU sports in South Texas as well as national events sanctioned in the South Texas area, including: soccer, football, golf, Chinese martial arts, and the 6th Annual Texas AAU Sports Festival.

Steve Foster is a practicing attorney & former Princeton running back. He was a graduate assistant coach on Nebraska’s 1994 National Championship team.

Also joining Steve and Rod is former NFL quarterback Jeff Blake. Blake finished seventh in the 1991 Heisman Trophy voting while leading East Carolina to an 11–1 record and the #9 ranking at season’s end. He was inducted into the East Carolina Hall of Fame in 2007. Blake’s best seasons came with Cincinnati in the mid-to-late 1990s (when he was often referred to as “Shake-N-Blake” by local media and fans.

To check out the show go to www.ESPNAustin.com or if you live in the South Texas area, tune into:

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RECAP: AAU Spring Classic in the books

May 07, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Lake Buena Vista, FL– The 2012 AAU Boy’s Basketball Spring Classic wrapped up Sunday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports with several close finishes. The 10th Grade and 11th Grade teams for E1T1 Elite and Florida Tarheels faced off against each other in the Division I Championship games. E1T1 edged the Florida Tarheels by two points, taking the 10th Grade championship game 48-46. Their older brother teams mirrored their performance in an intense battle, with E1T1 coming out on top by one, 66-65.

Other close finishes included Florida Elite and Orlando Lightning in the 10th Grade Red Division II, with Elite taking it by two and Central Florida edging out True Ballers in the 10th Grade DII Blue Division 68-66. For complete results of all championship games, CLICK HERE.

The AAU Spring Classic served as one of the final Disney Classics to prepare for AAU Basketball National Championships. The AAU Memorial Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports is the last of the Disney Classics to qualify and prepare for Nationals.

PHOTOS: To view the awards gallery, CLICK HERE. For our action-shot galleries: GALLERY 1, GALLERY 2, GALLERY 3, GALLERY 4 AND GALLERY 5.

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Vikings take inaugural AAU interscholastic beach volleyball championship

May 07, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Originally published at http://www.dailynews.com

Written by: Erik Boal

SANTA MONICA – For all of the impressive volleyball achievements produced by the Knudsen and Sanchez families during their careers at Valencia, it was only appropriate that they were central figures in another historical accomplishment Saturday at Annenberg Community Beach House.

Led by the play of Delaney Knudsen, Lindsey Knudsen and Sierra Sanchez, along with the coaching of Mark and Diane Knudsen, Valencia captured the inaugural title of the AAU Southern Pacific Girls’ Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League by defeating previously unbeaten Mira Costa 2-1 in the final.

Delaney Knudsen and Sierra Sanchez capped an undefeated run during the 10-match season schedule with a 21-17, 21-13 victory over Lan Nguyen and Katie
Warshaw, with Lindsey Knudsen and fellow freshman Kaitlyn Uthoven rallying for a 9-21, 21-18, 16-14 win over Skylar Caputo and Katrina Kernochan for the Vikings, who knocked off Harvard-Westlake 2-1 in the semifinals.

“There were schools who didn’t want us to play here because we weren’t a beach school,” Sierra Sanchez said. “We wanted this really bad and we worked really hard for it. Everybody who came out to practice wanted to be the best. Delaney and I play all out, all the time, no matter the score and we wanted to show our teammates that we’re here to win and lead by example.”

Sanchez and Delaney Knudsen defeated Nguyen and Warshaw 21-5, 21-19 when the teams squared off April 14, but Mira Costa swept the remaining two
doubles matches to secure the top seed for the six-team, single-elimination playoffs Saturday.

After Hayley Knapp and Sydney Striff rallied in the semifinals against Harvard-Westlake for a 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 victory that clinched a berth in the championship match, Valencia encountered a rough start in the final.

Knapp and Striff, along with Lindsey Knudsen and Uthoven, both dropped their first games against Mira Costa, which defeated Marymount in the semifinals.

But a change in defensive assignments by Lindsey Knudsen and Uthoven helped shift the momentum to enable them to secure the title after Lindsay Chalmers and Brooke Winterhalder outlasted Knapp and Striff 22-24, 21-19, 16-14.

“Especially being two freshmen, (Lindsey and Kaitlyn) showed a lot of heart and poise coming back like that,” Mark Knudsen said. “For Delaney and Sierra to be our No. 1 team and go the whole season undefeated, I couldn’t be more proud of them. But we wouldn’t have been in the finals if it wasn’t for Sydney and Hayley.

“Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, it’s always fun to beat Mira Costa because they’re a quality team and we always look forward to playing them.”

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AAU Basketball Spring Classic to invade ESPN Wide World of Sports

May 03, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Lake Buena Vista– Over 250 teams are on their way to Orlando, Florida for the 2012 AAU Boys Basketball Spring Classic this weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Boys will be competing in grades 3rd-12th, division I and II. Competition kicks off Friday at 4pm EST, with championship games being played on Sunday, starting at 4:45 p.m. EST.

“We’re looking forward to another great weekend of basketball,” said Stan Quash, Director of Basketball. “Competition will be high as teams will be playing for a chance to qualify for AAU Basketball National Championships this summer.”

CLICK HERE for the complete schedule and up to date results of this weekend’s event.

Make sure to LIKE AAU Basketball on Facebook: The Real AAU and FOLLOW on Twitter at @AAU__Basketball and hashtag: #AAUSpringClassic for updates and pictures from the 2012 AAU Boys Basketball Spring Classic this weekend. If you are tweeting about the event make sure to use hashtag #AAUSpringClassic.

For more information on AAU Boys Basketball, visit www.aauboysbasketball.org.

 

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AAU Basketball star signs with UCLA

May 02, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Lake Buena Vista—Georgia Stars AAU Basketball member Tony Parker made his final decision in front of a pack crowd and online audience. After an hour long press conference, the Georgia Star player announced he’d be taking his talents to UCLA.

Parker, from Lithonia, Georgia, picked the Bruins over a list of finalists that included: Duke, Georgia, Kansas, Memphis and Ohio State. The AAU Basketball member is the No. 26 overall prospect in the ESPN 100 and No. 7 center in the Class of 2012.

This past summer, Parker and his Georgia Stars teammates participated in AAU Boys’ Basketball 11th Grade Gold Super Showcase at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando. They were selected to play in the AAU Super Showcase Highlight game versus Texas Pro live on ESPNU.

Parker is a four-year letterman at Miller Grove High school and led them to four straight Georgia state titles. In his senior year, he averaged 16.6 points and 11 rebounds per game and picked up a McDonald’s All American selection.

This coming fall, Parker will join fellow AAU Basketball members Shabazz Muhammad, No. 2 in ESPN 100, and Kyle Anderson, No. 5, in California.

Do YOU know an AAU Basketball member who’s committed to play basketball in college? If so, we’d love to spotlight them. Attach a picture and a brief bio of the player and send it  socialmedia@aausports.org. 

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AAU Girls Basketball member from Alaska signs college scholarship

May 02, 2012   AAU Kristina
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Congratulations to AAU Girls’ Basketball member Kristin Smeaton on signing with Southern Oregon University!

Smeaton, from Dillingham, Alaska, signed with Southern Oregon University to play women’s basketball in fall of 2012.  She was a member of the Alaska Ice AAU Junior Girls Basketball team.

“She is from a town of 2,500 people accessible only by air in a remote area of Alaska,” said Heather Smeaton, Kristin’s mohter. ” AAU allowed Kristin to get exposure that she would have otherwise never gotten because of where she lives.”

Congratulations again on this great accomplishment.

Do you know an AAU member who has committed to play sports in college? If so, we’d love to spotlight them. Send a picture and a brief biography of the player to socialmedia@aaupsorts.org.

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