Mom In The Stands: Jane Washington Of Somers

Check out the "Mom In The Stands" feature in LoHud.com about long time Somers, NY resident Jane Washington.  Her son Taylor Washington plays soccer for Rye Country Day School.  

Read the complete LoHud.com story,  Mom in the stands: Rye Country Day's Jane Washington of Somers.

LINKS:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110407/SPORTS02/104070350/1241/NEWS0222/Mom-stands-Rye-Country-Day-s-Jane-Washington-Somers

Askren Wrestling Academy Opening Another Site

The Askren Wrestling Academy located in Somers, NY is opening another site, this one in a suburb of Milwaukee, WI.

Max Askren, a 2010 NCAA Champion, will continue to run the Academy in Somers. Coaches at the Askren Wrestling Academy - Wisconsin will be his brother 2008 US Olympian Ben Askren and the brothers' former high school wrestling coach John Mesenbrink.

The story in the January 20, 2011 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is located here.

LINKS

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/114320489.html

Amanda DaCosta of Somers Named All-America In College Soccer [Revised]

Amanda DaCosta, who graduated from Somers High School in 2007, is named a collegiate All-America in soccer at Florida State. The press release from that University follows.

Two 'Noles Named All-Americans

Amanda DaCosta and Toni Pressley have been named All Americans by the NSCAA.

Dec. 3, 2010

By Zach Mendelson, Seminoles.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University senior midfielder Amanda DaCosta (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) and junior defender Toni Pressley (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) have been named to the 2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru Women's NCAA Division I Women's Soccer All-America Team.

DaCosta, who served as the team captain in 2010, was named to the third team. She was also named First Team All-ACC, the fourth All-ACC honor of her career, marking the most in school history. DaCosta finishes her career tied for first all time in Florida State history in game-winning assists (10), third in career assists (24) and fourth all-time in games started (94).

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Overall the Seminoles' finished the 2010 campaign by making an 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight for the sixth straight year.

The players will be honored at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 15, as part of the 2011 NSCAA Convention.

LINK

http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/120310aab.html

ADDENDUM

See the December 10, 2006 LoHud.com article by Jack Thomases describing DeCosta's high school years: Girls soccer player of the year: Amanda DaCosta, Somers

James Wins Marathon As He Preps For Ultra

On Saturday October 2nd, David James a 32 year-old ultra marathoner from Somers, won the Freedom's Run marathon, a 26 mile race through four National Parks based in Shepherdstown, WV. James’ time was 2 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds. According to a local newspaper, the Journal News:

Men's marathon champion David James of Somers, N.Y., dropped down from his favored distances of 100 miles to go 26. James, a first-year doctoral student who is among the nation's top 100-milers, used the marathon as a training run as well. He's preparing for the JFK 50-mile run set for Nov. 20, which uses part of the same trails as Freedom's Run.

The victory was on the 10th anniversary of his first marathon.

Sunday’s Journal News article is here.

In December 2008, the Stamford Times ran a profile of David James, with the headline "The sport of ultra running has changed local man's life". That article is here.