{"id":33674,"date":"2004-03-13T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2004-03-13T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=33674"},"modified":"2016-02-08T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:11:44","slug":"wanless-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2004\/03\/13\/wanless-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanless wins NCAA shot put title with Olympic Trial mark; eight student-athletes compete at NCAA Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2004\/03\/wanless.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2004\/03\/wanless.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium alignright\" alt=\"wanless\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After claiming second place in each of the last two NCAA Track &amp; Field Championships, Bates College senior\u00a0Liz Wanless finally won the elusive national\u00a0shot put championship, and she did it in style, beating the field by\u00a0more than five feet and hitting\u00a0the Olympic Trial &#8220;B&#8221; qualifying distance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates on Bates student-athletes at the NCAA Championships, visit the Athletics homepage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sports.xml\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sports.xml<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><strong>Bobcats at NCAA Championships<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 510px\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><strong><span>Date<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong><span>Sport<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong><span>Event<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><strong><span>Bates Participants<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/10<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Men&#8217;s Alpine Skiing<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><span>Giant Slalom <\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><span>Sean McKenna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/11<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Men&#8217;s Nordic Skiing<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><span>10K Freestyle<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><span>Chris Leonards<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/11<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><span>200 IM<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><span>Vanessa Williamson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/11<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><span>1-meter diving<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><span>Kara Seaton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/12<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Men&#8217;s Alpine Skiing<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><span>Slalom<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"176\"><span>Sean McKenna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><span>3\/12<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span>Men&#8217;s Indoor Track &amp; 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