Brainerd Dispatch

Warriors Athlete of the Week: Brainerd’s Marcelo making most of new mindset

As a sophomore on the Brainerd Warrior girls’ swimming and diving team last year, Marcelo enjoyed great success as a distance swimmer on an undefeated team. She earned All-American honors and ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Warriors Athlete of the Week: Brainerd’s Ploof proves change is sometimes good

Ploof’s Saturday wasn’t complete. She anchored both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays to first-place finishes. The team of ...
Digital Journal

Review: Marcelo Chierighini wins four medals at 2019 Pan American Games (Includes first-hand account)

Chierighini won the gold medals in the men’s 100 meter freestyle race with a time of 48.09 seconds, besting American swimmers Nathan Adrian (48.17 seconds) and Michael Chadwick (48.88 seconds). Team ...
Montgomery Advertiser

Former Auburn swimmer Marcelo Chierighini to have ‘home game’ at Rio Olympics

AUBURN – Former Auburn swimmer Marcelo Chierighini is two weeks away from the experience of a lifetime. On Aug. 9, Chierighini will have the unique opportunity of walking into the Olympic Aquatics ...
Bloody Elbow

Matwork! Marcelo Garcia on Rolled Up, Dake vs. Taylor and Cat Spanking

Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it’s interesting, it should be here ...