Dana Hannibal

Girl places in national chess contest
By Tarah Campi • Statesman Journal
August 21, 2009

Dana Hannibal, who will be a freshman at Sprague High School this fall, competed July 26-31 at the Susan Polgar National Invitational chess tournament at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Her ninth-place finish is the highest finish by an Oregon girl in tournament history.

Dana placed third in the puzzle-solving contest, 10th in speed (blitz) chess and 10th in team chess.

The event was attended by the top 60 players in the United States, as determined by state events.

Source: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/