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...well,” Christensen said. Senior Danielle Mirabal took second in the 60 meter with a 7.81 second finish, while junior Favia Merritt finished about a half second behind Smith in the 200 meter with a time of 25.87 seconds. Juniors Shannon Flahive and Dara Wilson and freshman Dina Emde finished third, fourth, and fifth, respectively, in the 60 meter hurdles. Christensen’s 1.77 meter leap in the high jump placed her first in the event, with Emde taking second with her season-best jump of 1.67 meters. Senior co-captain Molly Boyle threw a personal best...
...there was no team scoring, it was more individual. We had a lot of people who had outstanding performances.” Other top individual performers of the day were Drayton, who finished third in the 200-meter dash, Ng who ran third in the 800 meters, and junior Dara Wilson, who took bronze in the 60-meter hurdles. “I think our performances yesterday give us a positive outlook for the rest of the season,” Smith said. “For the women’s team, I would definitely say that we would...
...weight throw after a heave of 14.29 meters, and junior Brittan Smith rounded out the individual field top-10s with a fifth-place finish in the long jump (5.41 meters). On the track, junior Favia Merritt took fourth in the 200 meters in 25.97 seconds, while juniors Dara Wilson and Shannon Flahive finished fifth and seventh in the 55-meter hurdles, respectively. “I was extremely happy with my performance and with my teammates’ performance overall,” Merritt said. “I was pleased with where my progress is from last year?...
...survey among several hundred field workers (asking, for example, whether donors collaborate well with non-profits and businesses). In short, the index reviews how well countries are following their own global donor guidelines. "If you take the top from the bottom, there are big differences," says Silvia Hidalgo, DARA director, and co-author of the report. Sweden is this year's clear winner, first in a stunning 19 of the 57 categories, because it gives funds quickly, in cash, and follows up predictably as long as projects pass their regular parliamentary reviews...
...tool to evaluate governments' humanitarian spending can help countries get aid out more efficiently to those who need it, say former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Spain-based non-profit DARA. Their Humanitarian Response Index (HRI), launched Thursday in London, ranks Sweden as the world leader in humanitarian aid. Norway comes second, followed by Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission. The U.S. scores a lowly 16th out of 23. (See the full rankings below...