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Swim team places 20th at Nationals

For the fourth year in a row Mills swimming team competed at the National Swimming and Diving Championships in San Antonio, Texas, finishing 20th out of 28 schools nationally and setting multiple Mills records.

The championship included over 200 other swimmers from the United States and Canada, and took place from Feb.

Cyclone Spotlight

This week's Cyclone Spotlight features Lisa Kelly of the Mills tennis team, where she has recently stepped up as a leader on the team and named co-captain (along with Jenn Johnson) for her efforts. In their Feb. 12 match against Sierra College, the 2007 Cal State JC Champions, Mills tennis players faced tough competition, and would ultimately not win the competition.

Cyclone Spotlight

She hadn't stepped on the track for years, but senior Cappy Shapiro didn't let that stop her from going full speed ahead at the Skyline All-Comers' Meet on Jan. 26, the Mills track and field team's first meet of the season.

When Cappy was given the option by her coaches to compete in up to four events at the meet, she immediately signed up for all four.

Cyclone Spotlight

This week's Cyclone of the Week is Freshwoman Emily Meike, the Mills College goalkeeper who helped the soccer team finish their season Saturday, Oct. 27 with a win against William Jessup.

A month ago, William Jessup beat Mills with a final score of 6-0. This time around, Emily protected a 2-1 victory over William Jessup with 11 saves, ending her first season with the Cyclones with 131 saves in 13 games.

Cyclone Spotlight

When Sophomore Perla Cantu joined the Mills Cross Country team as a freshwoman last fall, it was her first time in any sport. Although she improved drastically during her first season and became a top five runner by mid-season, she was plagued by shin splints before the last race.

Cyclone Spotlight

Lupe Cazares Sophomore and Co-Captain Lupe Cazares has been the first runner for Mills College in every race of her collegiate career, no small feat given that her teammates have stepped up their own level of commitment during the past year and have been challenging her for that spot.

Support cross country

You may have noticed some odd things on the Mills College campus lately. A mysterious white line traveling along the Pine Top fitness trail. Women sprinting up Pine Top Hill like they actually like it. Multi-colored flags stretching along Toyon Meadow. A woman in running shorts walking along with a single wheel at the end of a stick like it's a third leg.