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Sports - Thursday, March 4, 2010 13:53 - 0 Comments
Braves finish second at WDA
The Braves' Devin Aune, who not only won the first place title in diving at the 2009 WDA, but broke the previous WDA record with his performance, with a total score of 457 points. Craig Haug photo
By Brian L. Gray
Mandan captured the silver during the WDA swim meet, which was held last Saturday at the Mandan Community Center.
Yet on an individual level, a few Braves took the gold.
Senior Brave Sam Ellison took first place at WDA in the 100 breaststroke event, with a time of 1:03.36.
Another Brave, diver Devin Aune, a senior, not only finished in first place, but broke records with his performance on Saturday. His score of 457.00 beat the previous record of 454.50, set by Minot’s Layne Nordquist in 2008.
Taking the third place honor in diving was Mandan’s Jordan Barth, a sophomore. The placing for the two divers was a reversal of fortune for Barth and Aune who, last year, took the first and second place titles, respectively. Continue…