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Hantz to compete in World Wheelchair Championships

Jeff Hantz, a senior in the Schreyer Honors College majoring in computer science, will represent the United States in the World Wheelchair Championships in New Zealand from Oct. 23 through Nov. 1. Hantz competed and improved lifetime bests in 5 of 6 events at a paralympic competition held this September. This past May he set an American record in the discus during a competition on Virginia. His only lifetime best that was not surpassed was his American record in the disc. Hantz also has successfully competed in wheelchair weight lifting and wheelchair tennis programs at Penn State, where he is an honors student in computer science and plays in the pep band at basketball games. He plans to go to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science and later teach at a university.
Read more on Hantz's achievements that led to his upcoming appearance in the World Wheelchair Championships at http://live.psu.edu/story/3284

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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