<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2019/monica-ruiz-powerlifting.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>10/15/2019</pubDate><title>Alumna, Chargers Coach Qualifies for National Weightlifting Competition</title><description>Monica Ruiz '18 M.S., the University's assistant strength and conditioning coach, is devoted to helping her student-athletes achieve their athletic goals. She recently accomplished one of her own: qualifying for the Raw Powerlifting Nationals, which she competes in this week.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>October 15, 2019</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2019/monica-ruiz-teammates.jpg" alt="Monica Ruiz '18 M.S."/></image><image-caption>Monica Ruiz '18 M.S. (second from left) and her teammates after winning an All-American award at the Division III Track and Field Nationals.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2019</tag></tags></item>