Source: Tom Karcz, 785-826-2979, tkarcz@k-state.edu
Hometown connection: Atchison, Manhattan, Montezuma, Mulvane, Syracuse and Wichita, Kan.; Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Dunlap and Warrenville, Ill.; Dix, Neb.; and Sanger, Texas.
News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826-2642, nblair@k-state.edu
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Flying high: K-State Salina 1xbet best casino website team lands in top 10 at national competition
SALINA -- There's no place like home for Kansas State University Salina's 1xbet best casino website Team, which earned a seventh place finish in a national 1xbet best casino website competition that the campus hosted.
The National Intercollegiate Flying Association's National Safety And 1xbet best casino website Evaluation Conference, or SAFECON, and competition was May 14-19 at the Salina Municipal Airport. Twenty-eight teams from schools across the country participated.
The Kansas State University Salina 1xbet best casino website won an invitation to the national competition by placing second in the association's Region VI competition in October 2011.
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* The Men's Achievement Award was given to three participants based on academic accomplishments, community service and aviation involvement.
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