Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kamin receives E. Wayne Cooley grant

Cedar Rapids Washington senior MJ Kamin has been named the first runnerup for the 2014 E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship Award and will receive a $1,000 grant for college.

Kamin is a multi-sport athlete at Washington and plans to play golf at Iowa State. She is a starter for the Washington basketball team that is ranked No.8 in Class 5A.

All Iowa high schools may nominate one senior female student-athlete for the award who has excelled in athletics, academics and leadership. The award is named after the long-time former executive director of the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union.

Lewis is finalist for national award

Cedar Rapids Washington Coach Megan Lewis has been selected as a finalist for a 2014 National Coach of the Year award.

Lewis is the head girls swimming coach and an assistant boys swimming coach at Washington.

The selection process is sponsored by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. Winners are chosen based on coaching longevity, win-loss record, championship years, honors and service at the high school level.

All 152 Coach of the Year and Athletic Director finalists (eight in each of 18 sports) will be honored at the National Awards Banquet at the Sam King Lodge and Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on June 18.

Jasmyne Jones will run at Wartburg

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Jasmyne Jones plans to run track at Wartburg College next year.

Jones, a sprinter, qualified for the Class 4A state track meet in four events last May and helped the Warriors place sixth in the 4x200 relay, ninth in the 4x100 relay, 10th in the distance medley and 14th in the sprint medley.

Jones is also a starting guard on the Washington basketball team, which is ranked No.8 in Class 5A.

Warriors snag 51st district title in row

IOWA CITY - The guys who swim for Cedar Rapids Washington know how to pose for team pictures after winning a district title.

They snap into place, display their district banner and smile happily for the cameras.

It's in their blood.

The Warriors captured their 51st district title in a row Saturday at the Mercer Aquatic Center in Iowa City, a streak that began in 1964 before Coach Chris Cruise was born.

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