Manila man wins Ironman Triathlon competition

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

(Editor's note: Keith McCann recently finished first in his age division in the Ironman Triathlon held in Oklahoma City. His wife, Gerri, is the journalism teacher at Manila High School. As a project, she had her journalism students write an article about the Ironman competition. Twenty students participated and the students chose the best five for The Town Crier staff to pick one for publication. The top five writers were Alison Shotwell, Trey Wells, Jenni Wilbanks, Josh Henderson, and Tanner Smith. It was difficult to pick only one, so excerpts from each were used. Mr. McCann is inspiring the young students in physical fitness and Mrs. McCann is inspiring them in their writing skills.)

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