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Apsara Sakbun
Apsara Katarina Sakbun (; born February 21, 2001) is an American-Cambodian Swimming (sport), swimmer. She qualified to represent Cambodia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Cambodia at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Biography Sakbun was born on February 21, 2001, and grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana. Her father is a Cambodian immigrant to the U.S., while her mother immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica. Her sister Haley is also a Swimming (sport), swimmer, while her brother Brandon Sakbun, Brandon was elected mayor of Terre Haute in 2023. Growing up, she participated in a number of sports, including tennis, Track and field, track, gymnastics and dance, before focusing solely on competitive swimming by high school. Sakbun attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School and competed for four years in freestyle and backstroke events. She was an all-conference and all-state selection and won two sectional championship in the 100 backstroke and one in the 100 freestyle. At South Vigo, she set records i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball State Cardinals
The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams that represent Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Charlie Cardinal is the team mascot. The Ball State University Pride of Mid-America Marching Band performs at all home football games, many home basketball games, and various other athletic and spirit events across campus. Nickname Previously known as the Hoosieroons, the university fell out of favor with the nickname. Then-President L.A. Pittenger told ''The Easterner'', Ball State's newspaper, " oosieroonsis entirely too long", while football assistant coach (and future head coach) Paul B. Parker said, "Hoosieroons is a joke over the state." In 1927, Pittenger led a committee that looked over a list of 45 names—including Goblins, Steamers, Fleet-foot Warriors, Muncie Gleaners, Magicians, Fighting Normalites, and Scrappin' Teachers—all 45 of which were rejected. On the morning of Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
