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Amanda Llamas (left) and Mirna Hernandez (right), students at United South High School in Laredo, Texas perform sit-ups during the female portion of the National Youth Physical Fitness Championships aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego May 18 as Marines encourage them to keep perform more repetitions. More than 150 high school students across the country participated in the five-event competition which included sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and a shuttle run. This is the 22nd year MCRD San Diego has hosted the event which is sponsored by the United States Marines Youth Foundation. 'Our goal is to foster fitness in our youth,' said Laurel Hull, NYPF meet director and a retired Marine officer. 'These kids are athletes in the finest sense of the word - for many of them, coming to San Diego for this (competition) is the highlight of their year. They have shown a lot of dedication to prepare for this and so have their coaches.' Hull added that by participating in extracurricular activities like these, young men and women are more likely to live more active and drug-free lives.

120518-M-ZK928-040.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Cristina N. Porras

May 23, 2012

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, San Diego - Amanda Llamas (left) and Mirna Hernandez (right), students at United South High School in Laredo, Texas perform sit-ups during the female portion of the National Youth Physical Fitness Championships aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego May 18 as Marines encourage them to keep perform more repetitions. More than 150 high school students across the country participated in the five-event competition which included sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and a shuttle run. This is the 22nd year MCRD San Diego has hosted the event which is sponsored by the United States Marines Youth Foundation. 'Our goal is to foster fitness in our youth,' said Laurel Hull, NYPF meet director and a retired Marine officer. 'These kids are athletes in the finest sense of the word - for many of them, coming to San Diego for this (competition) is the highlight of their year. They have shown a lot of dedication to prepare for this and so have their coaches.' Hull added that by participating in extracurricular activities like these, young men and women are more likely to live more active and drug-free lives.

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