Forejtek, Fleckenstein Shine As Buffs Close Gap At NCAAs - University of Colorado Athletics cubuffs.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cubuffs.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tefre, Smart take NCAA slalom crowns
March 13, 2021
Day 3 of the 2021 NCAA Championships was slalom day, or, what CU coach Richard Rokos calls, “the great equalizer.” The script can rewrite itself in an eye blink, with a hooked tip, a straddle, a rogue rut. Anything can happen to anyone, even in perfect conditions, and the reverse 30 second running order can foster huge moves up the rankings from athletes deep inside the flip.
Add in: the pressure each athlete feels to finish and thereby earn team points; an event with a high attrition rate even on a good day; and a challenging sun-cupped surface brought to you by Mother Nature, and you’ve got yourself an icy roulette wheel. At the NCAA champs, “that’s 12 times a day my heart rate goes to 200,” explains Rokos. For one team to complete its full 12 runs of slalom without a major incident requires a minor miracle.
Clement Wins 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant locusmag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from locusmag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Justin Clement is the winner of the 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant awarded by the Speculative Literature Foundation. The Gulliver Travel Grant, worth $1,000, is intended to assist writers of speculative fiction in research, and can be used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses.
Justin Clement
Clement, 23, is a Nigerian writer, who is surprised he can now call himself a writer. His fiction explores the meanings and methods of life, and the human condition, through dark fantasy and science fiction. His works have been listed for various prizes and awards, including The 2018 African Writers Award for Best Short Story, The 2019 Punocracy Prize for Satire, The 2019 Nommo Awards for Best Short Story, The 2019 Awele Creative Trust Award, and others.