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Athletics By Wayne Milner, Vice President Athletics Hoopsters show well at NACAD Platinum team leads national showing with repeat championship Jon uzzel T he WAC's Platinum basketball team returned to the Club as champions of the 28th annual North American Association of Club Athletic Directors (NACAD) national basketball tournament, held April 18–21 in Fort Worth, Texas. Thirty-five teams from 10 clubs across the nation participated. Of the seven divisions the WAC played in, it was the Platinum team—for players 60 and over—that took home the lone championship, beating Multnomah Athletic Club 46-38 in the tournament finals. Platinum players Ron Rech and Jim Platinum team members Jim Farmer, Jim O'Hanlon, Ron Rech, Jim Kristof, Joe McIntosh, Kristof gave great efforts throughout Al Hendren, Jeff Hawes, Tim Nappen, Dave Carroll and Ken Burton with their championship plaque. the tournament, and Jeff Hawes led the team on both ends of the floor despite battling a pulled calf muscle. Player-coach Joe McIntosh has Lapin and notable guard play from Ethan Caldwell now led the Platinum squad to back-to-back national titles. led the squad. The WAC Women's team, meanwhile, lost its Other WAC teams also showed well. The Open team championship contest to The Olympic Club in what started off hot by defeating Multnomah and Spokane on has become a fierce rivalry. Lindsey Wilson, Reagan the first day of competition, but lost later games to New Pariseau, Syesha Thomas, Courtney Clapp and Enjoli York Athletic Club and Olympic. Izidor led the squad. The Golden Masters sandwiched losses to Multnomah The WAC's A team began strong, with five consecutive and Olympic around a victory over host Fort Worth. wins, including a semifinal blowout of the Detroit Athletic Ken Washington, Jim Smith and Doug Thompson led Club, before falling to Olympic in the championship the WAC's AA team. game. Michael Kirkham, Marcus Clift, Brian Platt, Kellen Congratulations to our Platinum team for bringing Moll and Andrew McCaffrey all made key contributions. home a national title. The Club sent more than 70 The Masters team also went unbeaten before falling in players and coaches to the tournament, an annual the title game, to Multnomah. The hot shooting of Matt mainstay in NACAD competition. WAC BAsketBAll teAm RosteRs Open Greg Ricker, Stephen King, Matt Dlouhy, Hans Gasser, Ryan Webb, Terry Thompson, Matt Nelson, Mitch Johnson, Brayden Billbe, Lukas Henne A Derrick Webb, Marcus Clift, Connor Donnelly, Kellan Moll, Ryan Coldren, John Chaney, Michael Kirkham, Andrew McCaffrey, Brian Platt, Jesse Keely AA (35-plus) Doug Thompson, Ken Washington, Jamie Booker, Chris Sheeks, Paul Hiemstra, Jesse Bond, Donald Watts, Jim Smith Masters (45-plus) Matt Lapin, Burke Mullins, Eric Nelson, Stephen Roger, Alvin LeDuff, Jack Zahner, John Claeys, John Lauer, Ethan Caldwell (player/coach) Platinum (60-plus) Ron Rech, Dave Carroll, Tim Nappen, Jim O'Hanlon, Ken Burton, Jim Kristof, Al Hendren, Jim Farmer, Jeff Hawes, Joe McIntosh (player coach) Golden Masters (55-plus) Mike Beck, Women's Division Krystal Robinson, Jamie Van Horne, Lindsey Wilson, Mikaela Cowles, Courtney Clapp, Enjoli Izidor, Britney Lohman, Sarah McDevitt, Reagan Pariseau, Syesha Thomas (player-coach) Dale Schwarzmiller, Bob McCleskey, Eddie Pasatiempo, Wayne Milner, Jeff Hawes, Paul Lowber, Kevin Bray, Jack Sutermeister, Tom Barr JUNE / JULY 2013 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 23