Word: championed
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...Marc Goddard, former world rafting champion and owner of Bio Bio Expeditions in California, www.bbxrafting.com, has rafted on the Zambezi every year since 1989. He says that, due to the river's special hydrotopographical features, "if you use your fins to face upstream at the right moment on a standing wave, you can stay there forever." Just save plenty of energy for the 250-m vertical climbs out of the gorge on handmade bamboo ladders that punctuate the rock face along...
...leading the way. Sophomore Sarah Bourne also won the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:00.94. By herself, Scherf competed in the Meyo Invitational, placing second amongst 44 racers in the 3000 meter run. The only racer to beat her was the 2005 NCAA cross country champion, Johanna Nilsson. —THE CRIMSON STAFF
...Trinity is unquestionably one of the top teams in the country—before Harvard topped the Bantams twice last season, the Crimson had not beaten its rivals since 2001—the biggest contest for Harvard looked to be a Feb. 22 matchup with defending league and national champion No. 1 Yale. Stacked with talented veterans and a key newcomer at the No. 1 slot in freshman Lily Lorentzen, the Crimson appeared well equipped for a run at the Ivy and Howe Cup titles. According to Harvard coach Satinder Bajwa, Harvard’s strength...
...upward-thrusting Himalayas and Andes run rapidly continuously, leaving no room for human error. But the Zambezi gives boarders a chance to rest, "in that it has a beautifully designed sequence: a big rapid is almost always followed by a calm pool." Marc Goddard, former world rafting champion and owner of Bio Bio Expeditions in California, www.bbxrafting.com, has rafted on the Zambezi every year since 1989. He says that, due to the river's special hydrotopographical features, "if you use your fins to face upstream at the right moment on a standing wave, you can stay there forever." Just save...
...team, headed by Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves, is looking to bring home multiple medals. The injured Michelle Kwan, still chasing the only gold that's ever eluded her, will face strong challenges from teammate Sasha Cohen and Russia's Irina Slutskaya, seven-time European and twice World champion. The Scandinavians will struggle to protect their longtime hold on Nordic events from the Russian, Ukrainian and Czech skiers hot on their heels. Austrian ski great Hermann Maier will attempt to complete his miraculous comeback from a near fatal motorcycle crash in 2001 by adding to his two Olympic gold medals...