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1 day ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
Whitman earns fourth straight Montgomery County gymnastics title (washingtonpost.com) Whitman earns fourth straight Montgomery County gymnastics title By Penelope Jennings 2025051418022000 Ahead of the 2022 season, the Whitman gymnastics team needed a coach. Freshman Natalie Mihm asked her mom, Wendy, to help find someone — and, soon enough, Wendy herself was leading the Vikings.
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3 weeks ago | 
theeagleonline.com | Penelope Jennings
Past players lament the lack of preservation From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2025 print edition. You can find the digital version here. Anyone who visits American University’s Athletics office has to first walk through the trophy room. The entryway highlights the American Eagles’ achievements and shows off the various Patriot League trophies teams have won. What you won’t find are any tennis trophies.
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1 month ago | 
theeagleonline.com | Penelope Jennings
Elhadj As Sy, Orlando Bravo, Radha Muthiah will also address graduates Radha Muthiah, Elhadj As Sy, Colman Domingo, Almar Latour, Orlando Bravo and Gloria Allred will be American University’s commencement speakers for the spring 2025 graduation ceremonies, the University announced Wednesday.
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2 months ago | 
theeagleonline.com | Penelope Jennings
After Trump’s executive order, NCAA shifts policy to prohibit transgender women from playing women’s sport College athletics departments across the country are changing their diversity, equity and inclusion and transgender inclusion policies in accordance with President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. But American University is holding strong, at least for now.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
“Everybody say four!”In the aftermath of another championship, Lake Braddock Coach Michael Cooper gave his team instructions as they smiled for a photo. Four has been the magic number for the Bruins this winter. The four seniors on their roster finished their four years of competition with four district, region and state titles. “A record that never can be broken. Tied, but not broken,” Cooper said. “All four of them well-deserved. They’ve been in all the meets, all the big meets all four years.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
Before Friday’s Capital Scholastic Hockey League championship, Washington-Liberty Coach Rob Stewart told his players they didn’t want to go to a shootout. Last winter’s title game, a 4-3 loss to Alexandria City, had ended in a shootout. But this year the Generals left no doubt, dominating Forest Park in a 7-0 win at the Prince William Ice Center in Woodbridge. “This may be the best team we’ve ever had, and I think we proved it in these playoffs by not giving up one goal,” Stewart said.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
The regular season battle of Bethesda was canceled because of inclement weather, but nothing could stop Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase from tangling on the mat: The rivals found each other in the Maryland Class 4A dual meet championship match Saturday. The Whitmaniacs nearly blew the roof off North County High as their Vikings prevailed, 50-29, and repeated as Maryland Class 4A state champions.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
Senior night carried extra significance for the Lake Braddock gymnastics program this year. On Thursday, the Bruins entered their gym for the final time in the regular season. When they return, it will be for the district finals. After that, they hope to come back home for states. The seniors on this Bruins team have won a state title in every year of their high school careers. In just under a month, they hope to close those careers with a four-peat in their home gym.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
washingtonpost.com | Penelope Jennings
The following student-athletes were selected to The Washington Post's 2024 All-Met team for field hockey:Brinkley Eyre, MF, Sr., Glenelg The Maryland signee was dominant in her senior season with the Gladiators. Eyre set a Maryland single-season record with 59 goals. She led Glenelg to a fourth straight state championship game appearance and finished her high school career with three titles.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
theeagleonline.com | Penelope Jennings
Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer. Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 Weiss graduates with a legacy of optimism and smiles Just at the mention of Tayla-Jade Weiss’ name, her coach’s face lights up. Weiss, or TJ as her friends call her, has a positive energy so contagious it’s present even when she isn’t. “Whenever I see TJ, I feel like smiling. My heart feels happy,” American University field hockey head coach Steve Jennings said.
