McNeill, Jr. captures two more championships
Glenn McNeill, Jr.
Glenn McNeill, Jr. won the Texas Senior Games free throw and around the world competition at San Antonio April 14.
The win marked his 13th first place wins in the free throw competitions. He cannot advance past state championship because there are no free throw or around the world contests in the national championships - only 3 on 3 teams and games.
Glenn was shooting with the 80-year-olds since he will be 80 this year. This year, he made 21 out of 25 free throws. The second place competitor made 20 out of 25 shots. Glenn was not up to par because of having bronchitis for two weeks, which has made him very weak.
In around the world, in which there is no set number of shots, Glenn made 20 points in one minute. His closest competitor made 19 in and third place was 18.
His "trainer" (Glenn’s wife Betsy) suggested that he eat an orange and a banana about an hour or two before the competition and also drink a lot of water. Glenn decided he'd try that to get more strength. It appears that strategy helped a bit since he was making only about half of his shots when he was practicing at the gym at home.
