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Cyclones of the Week

By Mills College Weekly on March 16, 2006
Photo courtesy of Mills crew team

The Cyclones of the Week are junior Shannon Van Meir, senior Vanessa Marlin, junior Katie Donnell, sophomore Zoe Tollefson, junior Emily Bacon, sophomore Jennifer Arbios, sophomore Karuna Kline, sophomore Rishna Gracie and senior coxswain Megan Wheelehan of the crew team's varsity eight boat. In this Saturday's regatta against Chapman University and Claremont College, Mills and Chapman battled stroke for stroke until the last 300 meters of the race. In the final seconds, Mills surged ahead with a strong sprint to win the race. The eight athletes rowed their fastest race ever with a time of 7:21. Head Coach Wendy Franklin said, "The varsity eight are off to a great start this season with a race that dropped 20 seconds off of their previous record. It was amazing to watch!" Van Meir is from Santa Clara, CA, Marlin from San Francisco, CA, Donnell from Saint Onge, SD, Tollefson from Chimacum, WA, Bacon from Lafayette, CA, Arbios from Willows, CA, Wheelehan from Los Gatos, CA, Kline from Oakland, CA and Gracie from Salinas, CA. Go Cyclones!

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Cyclones of the Week

By Mills College Weekly on October 13, 2005
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The Cyclone of the Week for Oct. 8 is Kristy Papka of the Mills College soccer team. Kristy, a senior midfielder, adds lightning quickness and a great attitude to the team this year, according to the APER staff. She is not afraid to step into new positions, according to Head Coach Colette Bowler. "Kristy is a joy to have on the team with her attitude and excellent work rate. I wish she wasn't a senior!" said Bowler. Kristy is a senior from Champaign, Ill.

The Cyclone of the Week for Oct. 1 is freshwoman volleyball player Lokemele "Loke" Davis.  Loke is stepping up as team leader and transitioning well into her new position as a setter, according to Head Coach Marla Mundis.  Her positive attitude and enthusiasm enliven every match she plays.  In this week's matches, Loke racked up eight kills, 14 assists, two service aces, five blocks and 11 digs!  Loke hails from Hilo, Hawaii and is an Intermedia Arts major.

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Cyclones of the Week

By Sophia Tuttle on March 17, 2005
Mills College Weekly

The rowers of the Varsity 8 crew are this week’s Cyclones of the Week. The crew — Brittony Girton, Jen Arbios, Vanessa Marlin, Katie Jo Donnell, Zoe Tollefson, Shannon Van Meir, Rachel Gardner, Karuna Kline and coxswain Marie Pence — won their race against Chapman University this past weekend in Newport Beach. Despite being a young crew, with four sophomores and one freshwoman, they raced strongly and solidly, posting a time of 7:33.0, the fastest Varsity 8 time in the last five years.

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