Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Schmeiser, Dalecky top all-Metro swim team

Jessica Schmeiser of Kennedy and Lauren Dalecky of Linn-Mar have been named the co-Athletes of the Year on the 2012 All-Metro swimming and diving team.

Kennedy and Linn-Mar garnered six spots apiece on the first team.

Kennedy's first-team picks were Megan Berst, Hannah Botkin, Sam Jacobsen, Michele Wasta, Lydia Yang and Schmeiser.

Linn-Mar's first-team selections were Lizzie Adams, Alyssa Deuso, Sam Fitzgerald, Alexa Klimes, Lauren Reynolds and Dalecky.

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Bohannon glad he waited at UNI

CEDAR FALLS - Matt Bohannon was not thrilled about taking a redshirt year with the University of Northern Iowa basketball team last season.

Not at first, anyway.

"To say I wasn't disappointed, I'd probably be lying to myself," he said.

Now the Linn-Mar grad is glad he did.

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Deuso dives to 8th at state

MARSHALLTOWN -- Linn-Mar sophomore Alyssa Deuso finished eighth in the one-meter diving competition of the State Swimming & Diving Meet Friday night at the Marshalltown YMCA.

Deuso scored 376.6 points. She was the only Metro diver to place in the top 16.

Ames sophomore Maggie James won with a score 512.8.

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Jenks, Evans, Pritts top all-Metro X-C

Stephanie Jenks, Josh Evans and Mitch Pritts have been named the Runners of the Year on the all-Metro cross country teams.

Jenks, a freshman at Linn-Mar, won the Class 4A state title last Saturday by 18 seconds.

Evans, a junior at Linn-Mar, battled injuries much of the season and finished ninth at the state meet after placing second a year ago. Pritts, a junior at Prairie, finished 12th at the state meet.

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