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St. Francis Crowned National Sports Medicine Champion
The Golden Knights earned the title of National Champion of the Alert Services (Small Schools) Division, and overall AACI National Championship runner-up. Nine St. Francis students, including two juniors, also achieved All-American status
Several St. Francis students recently earned the title of National Champion of the Alert Services (Small Schools) Division and overall AACI National Championship runner-up in the Inaugural National High School Sports Medicine Championships.
Nine St. Francis students, including two juniors, also achieved All-American status by placing in the top 25 of the division, according to a school press release.
The American Academic Competition Institute (AACI) released the results earlier this month of the Inaugural National High School Sports Medicine Championships that took place on May 21. AACI’s goal is to give students from across the nation an opportunity to excel in their chosen areas of study through online competition and testing.
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AACI developed the online National High School Sports Medicine Championships to help test and celebrate high school students’ Sports Medicine/Athletic Training knowledge.
In an effort to reduce the high costs of creating a national championship, and in order to ensure that all qualified participants have the opportunity to compete at the national level, AACI created an online event to challenge the minds of high school students.
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Schools that competed in a state/regional sports medicine competition and placed in the top 10 in their division were eligible to participate in this National Sports Medicine Championships Competition. St. Francis qualified for the National Championships earlier in the semester and 14 students tested on May 21. Below is the list of individual and team rankings:
St. Francis High School All-American List:
Place
School
First Name
Last Name
1
St. Francis High School
Alex
Najarian
2
St. Francis High School
Brett
Homer
7
St. Francis High School
Germain-Paul
Kempis
9
St. Francis High School
Herb
Wedekind
10
St. Francis High School
Stephen
Hischier
11
St. Francis High School
Marcus
Liepins
12
St. Francis High School
Nick
Cascelli
T-13
St. Francis High School
Austin
Frank
T-16
St. Francis High School
Nathan
Baker
Remaining Individual Rankings:
28
St. Francis High School
Michael
Azabache
34
St. Francis High School
Tyler
Hernandez
37
St. Francis High School
Matt
Misetich
44
St. Francis High School
Dane
Cannon
46
St. Francis High School
Tei
Vanderford
Alert Services (Small Schools) Division Standings:
1
St. Francis High School
Small
74.032
2
Blue Valley C.A.P.S.
Small
70.348
3
Rosary High School
Small
70.181
4
Olympic High School
Small
66.484
5
Maranatha High School
Small
65.879
Overall School Rankings:
No.
School
Division
Final Place
1
Wenatchee High School
Cramer
74.822
2
St. Francis High School
Alert
74.032
3
Valencia High School
Cramer
73.903
4
Culver City High School
Cramer
72.006
5
La Canada High School
Jaybird
71.815
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