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Shipman misses cut for Athens Olympics
Advertiser Staff
Phyllis Shipman will have to wait another four years to become the oldest American woman in the Olympics.
Shipman, who lives in Sunset Beach, did not advance to the final eight at yesterday's U.S. Archery Olympic Team Trials in Mason, Ohio. The 60-year-old former Mililani Uka principal is ranked 10th among American women. She has been a resident at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., since January of last year.
Shipman advanced to the final 16 women after Tuesday's elimination round. That number was cut in half over the past two days of 15 round-robin matches.
Top-ranked Jennifer Nichols, 20, leads the women's competition by almost 200 points going into the final two days.
Shipman was an All-American archer at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964 and '65. After retiring as principal, she took up the sport again after a 30-year absence.
Swimming
Boehm earns academic honors
University of Hawai'i senior Kurt Boehm was selected to the 2004 Academic All-America University Division Academic All-America Men's At-Large third team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
A Mechanical Engineering major with a 3.87 grade point average, Boehm earned a spot on the final ballot by garnering first team All-District VIII honors earlier.
Tennis
Kailua tournament features live music
Live music will precede main-draw matches at this year's 34th annual Kailua Racquet Club Men's Night Doubles tennis tournament.
Michael Bruggemann and Erich Chen are defending champions. Bruggemann had just graduated from Santa Clara, where Chen was his tennis teammate.
Qualifying week is July 25-30. Matches begin at 6 p.m. and 7:30. The main draw is Aug. 1-7. No matches are scheduled Aug. 6, which is a rain date. Main draw matches also start at 6 p.m. and approximately 7:30, with live music from 5:30.
The theme this year is Tennis in Concert, with food and atmosphere designed to go with the music. On Sunday, Aug. 1, smooth jazz will be featured. The following nights will offer classic Hawaiian, bluegrass/country, salsa, oldies and big band.
Admission is free. Kailua Racquet Club is at 629 Oneawa St., with more parking across at Church of the Nazarene.
Judo
Jr. National event starts this weekend
The 50th State Judo Association is hosting the Junior National Kickoff event tomorrow and Sunday at Kamehameha Schools' Kekuhaupi'o Gym.
The event is a prelude to the United States Judo Federation Junior National Tournament July 3-4 at the Blaisdell Arena. Kevin Asano, a silver medalist in the 1988 Olympics, will be doing a clinic and Fumitaka Kaburagi, a former Japan national team member, is a guest instructor.
The free event starts at 8 a.m. on both days. For information, call Mike Mikasa at 988-4689.
