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Hickory Woods Elementary Student Makes It Big

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From a district press release:

Walled Lake, MI – August 6, 2013 – Ciara McCliment, fifth-grader at Hickory Woods Elementary in Novi, has been hard at work all summer training for the Michigan Diving State Championships which recently took place in Kalamazoo. 

McCliment did very well taking first place in the 1 meter and 3 meter dives for girls age 10-11 years old. She was named Michigan Diver of the Year for her age group and scored a personal best in the 1 meter dive. In order to prepare for the championships, McCliment has been practicing around the clock, sometimes twice a day at Eastern Michigan University. 

With her recent success she is able to see all of her hard work pay off. McCliment and her family will now travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota so she can compete in the Speedo National Junior Olympics on Friday, Aug. 9.

For more information, contact Judy Evola at judyevola@wlcsd.org.

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