Friday, December 13, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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KU skydiving team places in three day national meet
The KU Sport Parachute Club placed in the top 20 in the collegiate national championship, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
The club entered the team accuracy competition along with 80 other three-man teams. Team accuracy is determined by the style of freefall, maneuvers in a time period, and the proximity to a 10 centimeter disc on the ground after a jump from 3,500 feet, said Mike Canella, McLean, Va., junior and team captain.
Canelia and the other two
team members, John Koenig, Rochester, N.Y., senior, and Mat Farmer, Topeka sophomore, achieved the ranking despite the hardship of having to raise their own funds to sponsor the trip, during which they defeated every other Big Eight school, Canella said.
"KU and K-State were neck-and-neck for awhile but we finally pulled ahead," Canella said. "The K-State club sent three teams, and the school sponsors them," he said.
The University of Kansas Theatre presents
MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS PLAYS
The Annunciation The Offering of The Magi The Second Shepherd's Play