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Columbus Leonard makes another big save

MIT water polo goalkeeper recalls an eye-opening experience on a trip to Nicaragua last spring.
Columbus Leonard and two others sit on rock outside in Nicaragua

MIT senior and water polo goalkeeper Columbus Leonard is the subject of a recent profile on NCAA.com. The story details Leonard's trip to Nicaragua last spring where he helped develop a plastic bag heat sealer prototype to help villagers store orange juice.

The full story can be read here: http://www.ncaa.com/news/waterpolo-men/article/2011-09-19/mit-nicaragua

Photos of Leonard's trip can also be viewed here: http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-wpolo/2011-12/photos/0003/index

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