november 4th club sports illustrated
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This is the November 4th Issue of the Club Sports IllustratedTRANSCRIPT
November 4th, 2011
Women’s Lacrosse pages 5-8
November 4th, 2011
For more information on any of the club teams, please visit our
website at clubsports.appstate.edu
For more information, email:[email protected]
or contact any of the people below.
Student Recreation Center(828)262-2100
Director of University Recreation:Joe Carter
Director of Club Sports:Erin Carpenter
Publicity Programmer:Sam Stroup
Executive Officers of Club Sports:
Lizzy [email protected]
Michael [email protected]
Lindsey [email protected]
Swimming....................................page 2
Men’s Ultimate.............................page 3
Women’s Lacrosse.......................page 5
Cycling........................................page 9
Women’s Rugby.........................page 10
Racquetball...............................page 11
Men’s Lacrosse..........................page 11
Alpine Ski..................................page 12
Upcoming Events......................page 12
Table of Contents
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Appalachian State Swimming has been off to a great start this year. After winning our first home meet we have been practicing hard for our next meet this weekend, November 5th and 6th, at Elon. Over 300 swimmers will be at the meet with around 20 teams. We have introduced dryland workouts as well as the coach working with many swimmers on their techniques. The swim team will be bringing 50 people to our first away meet of the year and couldn’t be more excited. We think we have a shot of placing well and have been working hard to do so.
-article by Dan Wallace (Secretary)
Swimming
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The Men’s Ultimate team can’t seem to stop winning! The team traveled to Raleigh two weeks ago to compete at the Wolf Pack Invitational tournament. This tournament featured some of the top teams in the State and Region including NC State, UNC, UNCW (1st in our section last year), Virginia Tech
(3rd in the region last year), and Georgia (who was ranked #1 in the country a few years ago). Then there is little ole
Appalachian State who placed 9th out of 10 in the
section last year and seeded 11th out of 16 at this tournament. No one even saw us coming.
All We Do Is Win!
“No one even saw us coming”
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We walked into Saturday’s games with a confidence and swagger like no other. We were determined to prove that the National Championship bid we had received two weeks earlier was no fluke and that we are one of the best teams in the State. The day started off with a game against Virginia Tech, the #1 seed in our pool and we figured since the Football team couldn’t beat them it would have to be up to us. Stunning Virginia Tech 15-9 we moved on through pool play undefeated. This set us up for a crossover game against Georgia who was the overall #1 seeded team of the tournament, after a hard fought game we lost 15-13. With Saturday’s success, we earned a #1 seed in the
bracket for Sunday, meeting UNCW in the first round. This game is a game that will go down in Appalachian State Ultimate history. After a dismal first half, we found ourselves down 8-3. Refusing to let our weekend end in the first round, the Nomads dug deep
within ourselves and we pulled off the improbable comeback scoring 11 points in the second half to beat UNCW 15-14! Moving on to the semi-finals against UNC, unfortunately the Nomads could not keep up the intensity. We had spent it all in the previous game and we fell to UNC 13-9. Defeated but still elated as we had just made it to the semi-finals of tournament that we finished 10th in last year. We ended
up with 3rd place with UNC winning it all and Virginia Tech (who we beat) finishing 2nd. While we ended 3rd it is safe to say that Appalachian State was easily the second best team at the tournament. We move on from this success carrying a 12-2 record
for the year. Looking to add to the wins, the
Nomads are hosting our annual home tournament, the Blue Ridge Blowout, along with the Women’s team this Saturday and Sunday November 5th and 6th at State Farm Fields. We are hosting 32 teams from around the Region. Hoping to create a home field advantage, we encourage everyone to come out and support us!
- article by Daniel Niwnski (Vice President)
“We walked into Saturday’s games with a confidence and swagger like no other”
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Women’s Lacrosse The Women’s Lacrosse team for Appalachian State traveled to Duke University on October 23rd and once again, proved to be a threat on the field. First the Mountaineers took on Duke. Fans were impressed by Appalachian’s start, scoring multiple goals immediately. Duke soon realized that beating this team would not be an easy task. The game soon picked up and the two evenly matched teams played hard with the drive to win. Unfortunately, during the second half Appalachian lost their intensity enough to let Duke pull ahead. The team snapped back into game mode after Duke had a lead but to their dismay, did not have time to catch back up. The final score was 8-11. Appalachian’s team was disappointed that they lost their lead, although playing so well against Duke University was an accomplishment in and of itself.
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Almost immediately, App had to get back on the field to face UNC-Wilmington. After losing such a close game, the girls were ready to win. Exhaustion was not an option. UNCW was unprepared for Appalachian’s sturdy wall of defense, aggressive attack and numerous goalie saves. The game was high scoring and an enjoyable one to watch and play. App beat UNCW 10-6; their first time beating UNCW in their team’s history. After their successful day, Kelsey Collins, a senior stated, “In my four years of playing,
this is by far the best team we have ever had. This weekend especially; we worked well with each other and played as a unit”. Players and fans couldn’t agree more and are excited to see what this cohesive team has in store. The Women’s Lacrosse Team will head to East Carolina University for a weekend-long tournament on November 12th. The team looks forward to reporting their success!
-article by Anna Norwood (Team Member)
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Club Sports will be having our annual Club Sports Night December 1st and January 23rd at the Varsity Basketball
game. Make sure to mark your calendars!
Cycling
Friday, October 28 The Division 1 women’s field faced a 9 am, 18 degree start. But the bleak, snowy, muddy weather did not faze Ashley James, who battled out 39 other women to podium with the silver medal, just over a minute behind the leader! In the men’s race, the course resembled a pigpen after the women’s races had muddied it up. The field contained many world-cup caliber racers, but Clayton Omer garnered a 20th place finish, and Derek Whitescarver was just behind
him. It was a successful day in chilly Angel Fire, New Mexico!
Saturday, October 29 The short track and downhill races did not suit our riders as well as the previous day’s cross-country races. Nonetheless, Ashley James earned a commendable 10th place finish in the women’s short track race, after she cramped up with a considerable lead on the rest of the field. The guys were 26th, 29th, 34th, and 45th in their short track race. Not bad for a field of over 70 men. Clayton and James raced downhill later in the day, on a course that was so gnarly and
icy, the racers were happy to be alive when they reached the bottom.
Sunday, October 30 The Dual Slalom races completed the omnium, and Clayton and James were the only App racers to compete in Sunday’s DS races. Clayton came away with an impressive 11th place, while James fought his way to 38th place. This brought Clayton and James 5th (podium) and 11th place finishes respectively in the individual omnium! Great job to all who competed!
- article by Nina Laughlin
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ASU Cycling Team Finds Success at MTB Nationals
November 4th, 2011
Photo Competition! Start taking photos today for the 2012 Photo Competition! Visit the photo competition page on clubsports.appstate.edu for more information
Women’s Rugby On October 23rd the Women’s rugby team played our alumni in the annual Alumni/ Homecoming match. We had an amazing game and beat the alumni 46-0. This was an especially triumphant game for us because this was the first time in about three years that we have won against our alum. Everyone that played did a great job listening and playing as a team. The next couple of weeks we will be practicing hard for our upcoming matches. We have games scheduled for the next three weekends. This upcoming weekend we are traveling to South Carolina to play against Clemson University. The following week we are traveling to Duke University and November 19th we are set to play UNCG’s team in Boone. We are looking forward to our upcoming games and will be working hard to get in shape.
-article by Susan Harrill (Vice President)
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Support Club Sports by buying and wearing a Club Sports Shirt from the Bookstore!
The Appalachian State Racquetball club attended a collegiate tournament in Lynchburg, Virginia during the October 21st to the 23rd weekend. Three students traveled where they knew they would meet their match. It was reported that students had an enjoyable time. Two more tournaments are schedule for the year; one in Lynchburg, Virginia and the other is scheduled in Raleigh,
North Carolina at North Carolina State University. It will more than likely be a well sanctioned tournament held by the NCRA. We are very excited about our future plans and hope they all work out.
-article by Patrick Scott Langley (Vice President)
Racquetball
Men’s Lacrosse The Fall Season for the Men’s Club Lacrosse has coming to an end. Our final game against UNC resulted in a victory, 16 to 3. We are very pleased to get this win and look forward to the Spring Season and what will happen. Our record for this fall has turned out to be 1-2. This fall has been a building season
for our team as we have new coaches and many new players. We hard looking forward to the spring season and hope to turn everything around and have a great winning season.
-article by Scott Murphy (Secretary)
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Upcoming EventsNovember 5-6, 2011 - Men’s/Women’s Ultimate, Blue Ridge Blowout, State Farm Fields
November 5, 2011 - Climbing Competition, Alabama - Swim @ Elon - Equestrian IHSA Western Show, Williamston, NC - Volleyball Tournament @ WCU - Women’s Rugby @ Clemson - Ice Hockey vs. WFU, Extreme Ice Center, Charlotte, NC
November 6, 2011 - Equestrian IHSA Horse Show, Tanglewood Farm
November 12, 2011 - Men’s Rugby vs. WCU, State Farm Fields
November 16, 2011 - Club Sports Council
November 6, 2011 - Next Club Sports Illustrated
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Alpine Ski The Alpine Ski Team is anxiously awaiting the opening of Sugar Mountain, expected early November. In the meantime, the team’s dryland practices have been off to a great start. We have been incorporating strength and cardio exercises into our routine twice a week. A second informational meeting yielded a few more eager skiers to join us for the winter, and the team is excited to get back on the hill after a long off-season. The team is also anticipating an impressive turnout at the movie premier of Matchstick Production’s newest film, Attack of La Nina, on November 15th in the IG Greer
Auditorium. The showing will be free to all students, and it will be a fun night with the Ski Team and Red Bull. We have recently finalized our schedule for the Spring 2012 semester, and the team will race both the slalom and giant slalom disciplines at five mountains throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and here in the High Country. Our home opener weekend will be at Sugar Mountain, on January 15th and 16th. Until then, we are waiting for snow and getting everyone geared up for the season.
-article by Rosie Hewitt (Secretary)
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