BALTIMORE – Hannah Bolt, a seventh grader from Geneva, Fla., and Drew Sanders, a sixth grader from Orlando, Fla., are the winners of US Lacrosse’s Champions Challenge essay contest. Kids from all across the country were challenged to tell US Lacrosse who their "champion" was and why. Hannah chose her grandmother because she "never gives up, she is the biggest supporter, and she is the best role model." Drew wrote about his mother, saying that "she teaches me the value of commitment."
The winners will receive a brand new U.S. National Team lacrosse stick, a family 4-pack of tickets to the Champions Challenge weekend, and one free admission to the U.S. National Team clinic.
Click here to read the winning essays (pdf format): Hannah Bolt | Drew Sanders
The third annual US Lacrosse Champions Challenge, will take place Jan. 26-27, 2008 Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The event has expanded to include both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams programs. The U.S. national teams will play exhibition games against the Duke University men’s and women’s teams and the Johns Hopkins University women’s team.
"Champions Challenge offers kids the opportunity to not only watch, but to learn from the very best lacrosse players in the country," said Glen Schorr, managing director of marketing and branding at US Lacrosse. "Lacrosse is exploding in Florida and we are excited to offer the opportunity to players and fans."
Both the U.S. women's national team and the U.S. men's national team will also host youth lacrosse clinics during the Champions Challenge weekend. The women's clinic, for girls in grades 3-12, will be on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Florida. The men's clinic, for boys in grades 3-8, will be on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex.
For more information on the Champions Challenge event, please visit http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/championschallenge08.phtml.
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