Sunday 30 October 2011

Western Michigan University Sky Broncos wins regionals, soars to natinal competition

KALAMAZOO ? Western Michigan University's precision flight team took first place at a regional competition this week and will compete in a national competition next year.

The 13-member Sky Broncos team took second place in both the flight and ground events at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's Region III event at Ohio University. They finished first overall with 211 points.

Teams competed in five ground events and four flying events between Monday and Friday.

Ohio State University was second with 186 points and Ohio University came in third with 180 points. Five collegiate teams competed in the Region III event.

"This was a true team effort as evidenced by the fact that they took second place in both ground events and flying events but were still able to take first place overall," Faculty Advisor Ryan Seiler said in a news release. "The team was very deep and balanced, which allowed them to take the regional title."

Individual honors won by Sky Broncos at the regional event included:

- Second place in the Top Pilot standing, John Robbins Jr. of Auburn, Mich.

- Third place in the Top Pilot, Kyle Mallory of Rochester, N.Y.

- Top scoring female contestant at the event,Kaitlin Klingler, of Hillsdale.

The national competition will take place from May 14-19, 2012 at Kansas State University.

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