Club Sports Illustrated December 4, 2015

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or call us at the Student Recreation Center (828)262-2100

Director of UREC: Joe Carter carterjr@appstate.edu

Director of Club Sports: Erin Sanders sandersec1@appstate.edu

Coordinaters for Competitive Sports: Chris Carr carrcp@appstate.edu

Heather Marshall marshallha@appstate.edu

Executive Officers: Chad Deaver deaverce1@appstate.edu

Olivia Chason chasonom@appstate.edu

Patrick Sekel sekelp@appstate.edu

December 4th Edition of Club Sports Illustrated Edited by Hallie Langley and Kristen Poole

Cover photos taken from this Issue of Club Sports Illustrated

Table of Contents Photo Taken From the Club Sports Illustrated October 11, 2013 Issue. Article “How to Wax Your Board”

Alpine Ski

Men’s Soccer

Archery

Baseball

W. Basketball

Climbing

Cycling

Equestrian

Men’s Lacrosse

Fencing

Ice Hockey

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Men’s Rugby

Women’s Lacrosse

Snowboard

Women’s Rugby

Women’s Soccer

Swim

Triathlon

Men’s Ultimate

Women’s Ultimate

Women’s Volleyball

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The Appalachian State Alpine Ski Team has spent this semester preparing for the upcoming ski season. The team members have been meeting twice a week for dryland training and teambuilding activities. The executive officers have worked diligently to increase and maintain membership. We have met with with our Faculty Advisor for both classroom sessions and trikke sessions, the trikke is a dryland skiing simulator. All of this is in preparation for our upcoming race season. As the ski team wraps up first semester we have received our team jackets, finalized, and paid dues. Our race season begins in the beginning of January and will continue until the middle of February. Team members will be participating in both Giant Slalom and Slalom events.

Gearing UpAlpine Ski

Article by: Dylan Cross- Club Sports Representative

Picture by: Dr. Witold Kosmala

The very first men’s soccer season finished on a strong note with a trip to the semi-finals in NIRSA’s Region Two Tournament. The 2-1 loss to Florida State in sudden death was not the desired outcome but the team fought incredibly hard to get to that point beating strong teams such as Virginia Tech (VT) and UNC with only a 16-man roster. Florida State, VT, and UNC all advanced to NIRSA’s national tournament proving to many that App State’s team is a legitimate competitor in the nation’s club soccer circuit. The team’s plan of action from here is to keep training and playing in friendly matches until the beginning of next season in early September. The top goals for next season are as follows: to win the Atlantic South Division again, to win the regional tournament, and finally to advance to the national tournament. These goals are extremely ambitious but with how the team performed in this inaugural season, they are obtainable. Until next semester the team will be taking some time off from games and training to focus on exams and enjoy the holidays. As a final note I want to thank some very important people and sponsors who made this extremely successful season possible: Will Carter (part of Region 2’s all tournament team and defensive wizard), Shea Tuberty for helping the team get recognized by club sports, Dr. Naylor and Triad Neuro-Psychological Services (TriadNPS.com) for the sponsorship, Chatlee Boat and Marine for the sponsorship, and finally all the seniors and officers who took on the responsibility to set the example for what is sure to be a great team for years to come.

Finishing StrongMen’s Soccer

Article by: Ryan Bateson- President

Picture by: Susan Davis

Coming into college as a freshman from a small town can be a very hard transition. During my freshman year I began looking for a club to help me de-stress and make new friends. At the club expo I found the archery club; they seemed very friendly and I love anything to do with archery so I decided to check it out. I began attending meetings, and made friends that I probably wouldn’t have met otherwise. I decided to join the club because of the genuine people who were a part of the club and to further my knowledge of archery. I have been

shooting a bow and arrow since I was very young and there is no other sport like it. When I’m shooting

my bow, I feel as though all of my worries and problems are gone; it’s just me and my bow.

The archery club has grown a lot since last year. At first, the club was only a few members and we gathered weekly just to shoot for fun. Now that we are a Club Sport, and we have become a competitive team with many dedicated members who truly love the sport of archery. We are dedicated, and are competing in as many tournaments as we can with our first year of competitive status. I enjoy the 3D Archery competitions the most. These competitions offer the shooter various challenges that normal paper target archery doesn’t offer, by allowing the archer to shoot at life-like, 3D animals from different distances. You may have to shoot uphill, across gullies or in between trees. The added challenges makes it even more fun! My favorite memory since joining the club was when we went to the Rinehart 100 last year. It was a two-day shoot, that involved shooting 100 targets and it was the most fun I’ve ever had with a bow, not only because of the challenge of shooting 50 targets a day, but because I got to hang out with people who love to shoot just as much as I do. In a year from now, I would like to see our club have more members, more sponsors and to be participating in more competitions. We have grown a lot since last year and I can’t see why we won’t continue to grow. I love this club and the sport of archery, and I will do anything I can to teach others about the sport.

“Nothing clears a troubled mind like shooting a bow.” -Fred Bear

Why I Joined Archery ClubArchery

Article by: Andrew Mosteller- Compound Coach

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Picture by: Amanda Tamer

The App State Club Baseball Team participated in the annual Greenville Fall Invitational Tournament, held every year at Conestee Park. The tournament included 12 teams, including Clemson, Western Carolina, UNCW and Furman. It was a Pool Play tournament, meaning that the teams were split into three pools of four teams each, and the top team in each pool would advance to the knockout rounds, including one wild card team. App State played in Pool A with Clemson, Craven Community College in New Bern, NC and Radford University from Radford, Virginia. In the first game, the Mountaineers won a thriller against Clemson, 2-1, that involved a walk-off base hit tow in the game in the seventh inning. The Mountaineers then went on to defeat Craven 3-0. Both games included shut down pitching and defense, with Johnny Rollins going 7.0 innings with four strikeouts, allowing just two hits, one walk and one unearned run against Clemson. David Tart also pitched a gem against Craven, going 7.0 innings with eight strikeouts, allowing only three hits and two walks in a shutout effort. Game Three saw App State in a battle for Pool A Champions with the Radford Highlanders. The game saw improved offense and continued stellar pitching. The Mountaineers combined for 11 hits and 5 runs

over the first two games, but put together 7 runs against Radford, and combining for 10 hits. Zach Roddy hurled another excellent game for App State, going 6.1 innings with 7 strikeouts, allowing just four hits and two runs. With the win, the Mountaineers won their pool and advanced to the semifinals as the number 2 seed with a matchup against number 3 seed Elon. The first few innings against the Phoenix saw low offense and early errors for the Mountaineers and eventually losing by as many as five runs. App State still had some fight however, and put together a surging comeback to come within one run of Elon. It would not be enough however, with the Mountaineers meeting their downfall, 7-5. The tournament was still a success however, as App State performed better in pool play than previous teams had in a long time, and saw much improvement from last year. While the Mountaineers failed to reach their goal of a tournament championship, but received great preparation for the spring conference play, which will feature matchups against UNCW, Elon, NC State, North Carolina and East Carolina. The Mountaineers hope to improve on their conference play from last year and put themselves in a position to take conference champion.

Baseball in GreenvilleBaseball Article by: Brooks Maynards-Secretary

Picture by: Matt Neverett

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This semester of women’s club basketball at App State has been one for the books. The team competed in 3 tournaments, and the girls have gotten comfortable with each other on and off the court. The team just got back from a tournament this past weekend, their last one for the semester. The tourney was held in Raleigh, and had over 10 college club teams there competing. App had 3 games on Saturday, where they won against UNC-Greensboro and Clemson, and lost to UNC-Chapel Hill. On Sunday, the girls played against UNC-Wilmington in single-elimination. The girls had a hold on UNCW in the last couple of seconds, until UNCW shot a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. The girls then lost in a hard fought game and were unfortunately out of the tournament.

Even though the girls lost, the team was still happy with the way they performed. They came together as a team and worked hard this semester, even if they weren’t as successful as they wanted to be.

“We have a lot to look forward to next semester.” Madison Thomas, the club

president said. “We have learned a lot and I think we needed to boost some confidence in all the girls and I think we did that in our tournaments. We didn’t do as great as expected but this next semester is when we really want to succeed for nationals. We have a great opportunity to win nationals next semester, we just have to believe that we can and will!”

The head coach Dylan Eppley also had some thoughts on how the semester went; “We have made huge strides to becoming a closer unit and a more successful team. Everyone is starting to come together to achieve common goals which will make for a fun spring semester. I am excited to go compete with these ladies for the rest of the year!”

This next semester is a big one for the team. The girls have a huge shot at winning nationals this year, and the team could not be more excited. They love to spend time together, and have become a family on and off the court. Their connections to each other are going to be what helps them play so much better with each other in their upcoming tournaments!

“Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit!” -Unknown

On to the Next One

Women’s Basketball

Article by: Jordan Cob- Secretary

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As we say goodbye to fall, we reminisce on some super awesome times! We have had a great semester and I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re already psyched for spring semester. We are so lucky to participate in a sport that has no specific “season.” Bring on the cold temps! We also look back on some frustrations, all of which made us a stronger and closer team. For example, Hound Ears Country Club, right here in Boone, hosts a really cool bouldering event/competition every fall. The weather is always a concern, but it always seems to work out. This year however, due to rain, the event had to be rescheduled...twice. It was a major bummer. We had all been really excited to compete and watch some of the strongest climbers in this area crush some hard boulders. Hound Ears has been moved to a date in the spring, so keep an eye out for a recap article! We also lost a lot of practice time due to the Thursday night football games. Don’t get me wrong, we love football, but with our already limited practice time, it was a little frustrating. Really all it meant was that we had to work hard at the next practice!!

We recently hosted a bouldering comp in the climbing wall at the SRC, called Southern Comfort XVII. We had an awesome turn out of climbing team members, local climbers, and climbers from other schools. It was a blast. App State Climbing Team represented and had at least one member place in the top three of every category! As shown by the results, our hard work has paid off. Lots of sweet prizes were given out and we were able to give out lots of cool raffle prizes, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. Something really cool that we always do at SOCO is that we have a finals round for the top three male and the top three female competitors. Finals are always super exciting to watch and the crowd gets rowdy!! This year’s winners were Rose Leclair and Jeffrey Verner, both former members of the climbing team. We are all so proud of them! It was an awesome weekend and it got all of us re-psyched and ready to keep working hard. We cannot wait to get things kicked back up next semester! We will be hosting another competition come spring and we will also be traveling to other schools to compete. It’s crushin’ season!!

Still Psyched!Climbing Article by: Sarah Farrar- Secretary

Picture by: Hannah Groves

Picture by: Hannah Groves

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This weekend started off on a chilly Saturday evening in a Blacksburg Virginia slop-fest. The C men started off the day while the sun was still out. Rider Garrett Clark displayed his stellar technical abilities riding the difficult course efficiently enough to grab the top podium spot, with Charlie Shuford coming in a few spots behind him. Much later the B's took the course on what would be an exciting race. This race was set to start at 7:00pm which made for a dark and interesting endeavor. The course had a short grass section into two back to back off camber sharp corners. On both corners there were minor crashes, but Jordan Bouldin learned from the other riders mistakes sticking with the lead group. Using their technical ability, Jordan and Jacob rode the run up that almost all other riders dismounted to ascend. This proved a valuable resource for moving up the places. Eventually, Jacob linked up to Jordan to work together which ensured podium spots. With a Virginia Tech rider on their heels there was no room to let up until he was out of sight. With a lap and a half to go the duo rode cleanly away from the

VT rider struggling to close the gap, with enough time to celebrate into the finish, nabbing the top two spots. The second race day was held in Bedford just an hour away from the previous days race. The weather was much more compliant, and the course was on the other end of the condition spectrum reminding riders of a road race on grass. Charlie started the successful day by using his skills and endurance from mountain biking and road seasons to bring another App State podium. Next the B crew with the new addition of Garrett, who upgraded prior to the race, took the course. The trio took the holeshot and never looked back consistently distancing themselves from the field. Jordan showed his mountain bike prowess bunny hopping the five log barriers in front of hecklers and fans. Garrett and Jacob raced hard for the top spot on the podium and an attack on the next to last lap gave Jacob the slight advantage. Garrett had another incredible display of endurance, and technical ability that helped pull the yellow train through the course at a pace no one else could match. The three riders swept the podium bringing in some awesome results for a second day. Next weekend the team will travel to Raleigh/Durham to race at NCCX which has ACCC conference races for NC State. The team plans to have a loaded squad ready to bring another exciting weekend of racing to the conference. It should be an awesome event since it is in coordination with the very large public race scene.

Virginia Tech CX Weekend

Cycling

Article by: Jacob Richard-

Vice President of Road

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Picture by: Charlie Shuford

The Equestrian Team finished up their semester very strong in all three disciplines: western, dressage, and hunt seat. With horse shows finished for the semester, the team looks forward for a celebratory dinner at Cracker Barrel to look back on our semester and to relax after a semester that was filled with 13 horse shows, one in which we hosted, volunteer work, and many long hours of lessons and practice riding. The western team had four horse shows this past semester, two at Campbell and two at St. Andrews. The dressage team had four horse shows as well, two at Wake Forest, one at Emory and Henry, and one at home. The hunt seat team went to five competitions which were held at Averett, Virginia Tech, and High Point. Overall, the teams did very well and we have already had two riders qualify for regionals.

Although we are now moving into colder months, that will not stop the Equestrian Team in the upcoming semester. We will still have a full show schedule with and cannot let snow or the distance to the barn slow us down. Next semester, we look forward to working with Horse Helpers of the High Country, and getting constant volunteer out there to help them in the colder winter months as well. Riding horses is fun, but it is also fun to help horses that are in need. In the spring semester as well, we will be hosting a schooling show at Blowing Rock Horse Show Association on April 23, 2016. We are extremely excited about this opportunity to work with them and to host a competition that is open to the public. The Equestrian Team is very proud of our accomplishments this semester and are excited about new opportunities that are coming about in the spring. Some of the members have not had a free weekend since September 19th and are still continuing to put in hard work. A strong finish to this semester leaves the Equestrian Team a place for an even stronger start for spring.

Finishing StrongEquestrian

Article by: Molly Bostancic- Vice President

Picture by: Grace Kaiser

Picture by: Sophia Twarog

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The fencing club is closing up a semester that has been better than any Fall semester in recent past. Having attended and performed proficiently in a number of tournaments, our members have had the opportunity to learn and grow. We also have been able to raise funds and purchase new weapons this fall, including all of the electric saber gear! Being able to use a sword in which you slash, rather than stab, has opened up different avenues for novice and experienced members alike. It has also allowed a few members to to compete in saber events. On another note, we’ve also had a couple members step up and help with equipment maintenance and repair. Chandler Case and Evan Zuecher have begun taking the role of armorer in our club. With their help we are able to save money and time. We have also had successful funding through donations from generous sponsors. Along with this we have begun the planning for our next semester. This includes the tournament schedule and fundraising plans. These, along with the support from motivated officers, will ensure that our next semester will be even more successful than this one has.

A Sucessful SemesterFencing

Article by: Carleton Stuecker-President

Fall 2015 proved to be a successful preseason. We lost a good amount of players from last year, but we managed to rebound with great numbers.  The new additions meshed well with the returning players and we hit the ground running. After only playing as teammates for a month and a half, our first scrimmages at High Point University went brilliantly. We played two shortened games back-to-back, defeating HPU 8-3 then UNC 4-3. On November 7th, we traveled to Montreat College for another 3-team event with a layout similar to the HPU games. We beat Davidson 8-4 and Montreat 14-3. Finishing out the fall 4-0 is a rare feat for our team, and we are looking forward to our Spring season to see how the team will compete with the other Conference teams. We have a few weeks at the end of Fall, and beginning of the Spring semesters to polish up a few minor items then will be ready for the beginning of February. We travel to Wofford, a conference opponent, February 7th for our first game of the season.

Looking Forward Men’s Lacrosse

Article by: Grant Simpkins-President

Picture by: Kara Rapp

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Year in ReviewIce Hockey

Article by: Zane Sink- Club Sports Representative

Picture by: Anthony Pulsone

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After coming off of a rebuilding year for the team, the Appalachian State ice hockey team is looking to make this season one to remember. Starting early in May, the group of officers responsible for maintaining the functionality of the team began to set goals for the season and rebuild the constitution of the team in order to create a new, vitalized ice hockey team. Once the new semester began in August, it was time to put all of the new ideas to work. Beginning with the club expo, there has been significantly more interest in the ice hockey team this year than last year. Not only has there been more interest in general, but the team has gotten more interest from highly skilled players. Many top-caliber teams in North Carolinian ice hockey are represented. Just a few of these teams include the East Coast Eagles, the Junior Carolina Hurricanes, the Greensboro Stars, and the Winston-Salem Icehawks. Many of the players on the team this season have played ice hockey for many years, which is sometimes difficult to find, particularly in western North Carolina. Not only is our skillset deep, the actual number of players on the team that consistently show up has increased dramatically as well.

In numerous games last season, many players missed many of the team’s games, making it more difficult to win since we had fewer players to cycle onto the ice. After four games this season, the team has an average turnout of 15, which is much higher than the average 9 last season. Along with the diversity in North Carolina well-represented, there are also many parts of the United States and Canada well-represented, with players coming from places such as

Picture from: CSI May 1,2015

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Michigan, Wyoming, and Alberta. The team builds off our common passion: ice hockey. Being on an ice hockey team in an area that does not have an indoor ice hockey rink means that our team endures many long nights and many hours on the road so that we can play the sport we love. Our first game of the year took place in Charleston, West Virginia. Overall, the team spent nearly 11 hours riding in cars during the trip. However, nearly all of this time was spent gleefully awaiting our ice time. The team is more than happy to travel long distances if it means that there is hockey waiting for us at the end of the trip. To us, hockey is so much more than a game. It’s a passion and it’s a lifestyle. Currently, the team is eagerly awaiting the arrival of winter so that we can begin our weekly practices at Sugar Mountain. Once the rink at Sugar Mountain opens up, the team plans to practice twice a week. The rink at Sugar Mountain provides a truly unique hockey experience that is difficult to find the far south in the United States. Thanks to the chilly climate of Boone and the surrounding areas in the winter, the team enjoys outdoor practices in the snow and ice that brings ice hockey back to its frozen pond roots. Until then, the team still has many exhibition games planned. So far, we have played Marshall University, The Citadel, and The College of Charleston. All of these teams are new to everyone on the team, as we seek to expand the connections and teams for Appalachian State to play in the future. With many future in-state games scheduled and a practice rink that is nearly open, the 2015-2016 season for Appalachian State ice hockey looks like it has plenty of great experiences to offer for both fans and players.

Picture by: Zane SinkPractice rink at Sugar Mountain

Year in Review (Continued)

Ice Hockey

The 2015 season started quickly for the members of the AHO Men’s Rugby Team. With a very large recruiting class coming in, the veteran players were forced to allocate time both to preparation as well as educating our new players. Preparation time was short, as the team faced their first competition three weeks into the semester when they took on cross state rival East Carolina. Never a team to let defeat douse the flames of competition, AHO rebounded and won three away games at UNC-Charlotte, Western Carolina, and Elon – a Thursday night game. The team then polished off the regular season with a sound whipping of UNC-Greensboro at home before a huge crowd. With a solid 4-1 record, AHO travelled to Myrtle Beach, SC to play in the Southern Rugby Conference (SRC) championship. In the semi finals AHO took on #4 in the nation, UNC-Wilmington, taking a hard fought loss, but showing spirit and dedication throughout the 80 minutes of play.

Despite the lack of a championship to add to the long history of success AHO has seen in the SRC, the team has been very pleased with the results of this season. With the conclusion of this year, AHO is retiring 15 of its players, nearly all starters, and certainly all important to the success of the team. With such a large group of players exiting the arena AHO is pleased to see an increased number of athletes entering the realm of the sport. AHO will look to capitalize on our large roster and get as many of these young men on the field as quickly as possible in the spring season. In the spring we hope to schedule some regular exhibition games, as well as enter some 7’s tournaments in and around the state, and then finish off the year with our annual tournament.

A Season of SuccessMen’s Rugby

Article by: Ian McNeill- All Time Scrub

Picture by: DB Dow

Picture by: Michael Shompner

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This past weekend, the women’s lacrosse team traveled to the 11th annual Pirate Invitational at East Carolina University. Along with the fun and intense games that come with this tournament, it is always a great opportunity for team bonding. This year, we faced four teams: UNC Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina University, and James Madison University. We began with an early game against JMU, the team we lost to in the finals last fall. This year unfortunately, they still overcame us; however, we had a much stronger force against them, especially defensively. We faced ECU next, and fell to them as well. By this point, we realized we needed to step up our game majorly, so in the third game of the day, against Coastal Carolina, we came out much stronger. We molded well as a team and our attack really showed up with goals. In the end, we finished with an overtime sudden-death in which Coastal pulled out the win. The loss did not reflect the game because our team played consistently well and had much more heart. Finally, Sunday morning, we finished out with UNC Charlotte. This led to a much needed win and sent us home in good spirits. Although we did not play as well as the year before, we certainly enjoyed it and came out of it with an idea of what we need to work on to do well in the spring.

We definitely had a blast hanging out as a team before and after games. Saturday night, we had a team dinner at the Carolina Ale House and enjoyed plenty of burgers and sweet potato fries. Even just hanging out with each other in the hotel rooms and downtown allows us to grow as friends and teammates as we learn more about each other and enjoy each other’s company. That is my favorite part about tournaments because it really does aid in game play to be bonded with teammates outside of lacrosse. All in all, ECU was a fun tournament. Being with so many teams at once really gives everyone a sense of pride towards lacrosse and towards the team each person is with. As for next year, App State Women’s Lacrosse will come back with a vengeance ready to sweep every team off the field.

Pirate InvitationalWomen’s Lacrosse

Article by: Emma Evans- Club Sports Representative

Picture by: Rachel Meadows

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As the fall semester begins to wind down and finals begin to creep up, the Snowboarding Team begins to gear up for the impending season. As the Snowboarding Team eagerly awaits the first snowfall, we have been proactively preparing to shred the mountain with some new swagger. Our newfound sponsor, Recess, has provided us with some rad new gear that is sure to turn heads at App Ski Mountain.

With the upcoming season closing in, the team has begun to gain a sense of community and friendship amongst the members. The team has grown a lot since last year, and there is going to be a lot of sick talent on the slopes this year. Our competitors aren’t going to know what hit them. All bragging aside, this competitive season is going to be gnarly and hopefully help everyone on the slopes master the mountain.

It’s a general team consensus that we all are anxiously waiting for the snow to start falling. Waiting for that email that says, “all classes will be canceled,” which directly translates to “it is time to carve the mountain.” Although many people may enjoy the snow, snowboarders worship it. Nothing is better than a fresh blanket of snow to cushion your fall when you try that new trick. The only problem is… its 60º and all this rain should be snow by now.

Winter Better Be ComingSnowboard

Article by: Gabriel Duff- Vice President

The team cannot wait to hear “RACE DAY!” followed by a loud banging sound to wake everyone from their sleep. We are looking forward to the chill of the snow and the heat of competition against our rivals. With all the new talent on the team, it will be a heated competition to see who gets to say “I’M THE BEST SNOWBOARDER ON THIS MOUNTAIN!” All we need now is snow, so winter better be coming.

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Strong End to the Season

Women’s Rugby

Article by: Mikhala Dougher- Match Secretary

Picture by: Melissa Manderbach

After almost a month long hiatus, AHO Women’s rugby was itching to be back out on the pitch. On November 14th we drove down to Georgia to play UGA, and Georgia Tech/Emory who combined. Going up against such big teams once again fitness was going to be key. First game of the day was played against UGA. AHO quickly took the lead but it was answered back with a try by UGA. Keeping our heads, we then successfully capitalized with two unanswered trys. We went into halftime ahead of UGA. With the kick-off the second half of the game began with a huge try scored by Senior Back Captain Rachel Baker. After that UGA gained some momentum and scored a try off of a breakaway. Each team scored once more before the game finished, putting AHO two trys on top of UGA.

AHO was given an hour break before we had to play against the combined Georgia Tech/Emory team. Going into the next game, the whole team had the mind set to stay calm and not let the win of the first game affect how we played the second. We steadily scored throughout the game, finishing 57-21. We were incredibly proud to have played as strong and as long as we did. Everyone performed to their best abilities. The second game showed how strong our backline is with first year wing, Emerci Jones scoring three try’s off of breakaways. This season has been nothing but good to us as a team. Having played some big name teams that beat us in the past we were very happy to finish 5-1. Everyone is looking forward to next semester where we will compete in our matrix season. Additionally we would like to give a shout-out to our flanker, Hayli Warmack, who is graduating this December. We love you and will miss you playing on the field with us next semester. As always, if you or anyone you know are interested in playing please email us at ahowrfc@gmail.com

Picture by: Melissa Manderbach

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The past season has definitely had its ups and downs. From starting the season with our coach not being able to join us until three weeks in to going to Regionals in Gainesville, Florida, we have been on quite a journey this season. Disappointingly, we have not had a very successful season when it comes to our game record. Overall we finished the season with a 3-3-6 record. Though this is not the results we wanted, or those we are used to having, we have grown as a team and we have a plan for success next semester. With that said, we are coming into a lot of changes as a whole. First, we are having an officer change. Our current Secretary, Antonia, is stepping down because it’s her senior year and internships are piling up. Since she values the team and the role of an officer she wanted to step down to allow someone who can dedicate the time needed. That person is Ellie Prim. She is joining the officer circle next semester and helping with communication and rosters in the future. Though we hate to see Antonia step down, we wouldn’t want anyone but Ellie to fill her spot. That is not our only change this coming semester. Our coach of three years, Smitty, is also stepping down. He too is focusing on his future and is moving on to bigger things since he graduated in 2014. We are not filling his position in the spring; instead we

are trying a new approach. The officers will be taking on coaching responsibilities, like many of the other club teams do. We tried this method out at the start of the semester while our coach was still in Alaska. We feel like, as a whole, it was a success. We not only worked well as a team, but also had one of our few successes of the semester while we worked this way.

All in all we have a lot to look forward to next semester. Though there will be a lot of changes, they will all work out for the better. We made it to Regionals this semester and with a few tweaks to the formation, focus, and the overall game plan we can make the rest of the year a success. Our team has come together as a unit after there were a lot of new players to incorporate into the team. We all are looking forward to making more memories and fun times next semester while also finding success. The changes that are happening are all going to benefit the team and lead to success.

Many Changes to Come Women’s Soccer

Article by: Carly Wilson-President

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Picture by: Dave Mercer

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Goggle Marks are Trendy

Swim

Article by: Melissa Crew- Secretary

Picture by: Mae Rukstalis

This semester was an excellent growth opportunity for the Swim Team. We started off the season with all new officers and welcomed several new members. We are constantly thankful for the laughs, dedication, spunk, and drive all of our members contribute on a daily basis. Swimmers are some of the most hard-working and genuine people out there and this is absolutely true of the App State Swimming community. The team traveled to Elon to compete in their Fall Championship meet where we placed fourth overall, enduring some fierce competition. We also held our home meet, The High Country Invitational, on November 7th. It was a huge success thanks to the hard work of all our officers, as well as over thirty student and parent volunteers. Eight teams traveled up the mountain to compete with us. Our men placed first and our women came in third, giving us an impressive second place finish overall.

With fall semester coming to a close, our team has our sights set on Nationals. Each year we travel to the East Coast Collegiate National Championships at Georgia Tech. This is the biggest and fastest meet we will compete in all year, so we like to train hard for it. It’s easy to get bogged down by classes and assignments, but our swimmers know that swimming is the perfect way to de-stress and stay healthy. Going into next semester, we intend to continue to push ourselves in and out of the pool, travel to more meets, set bigger goals, and to achieve them.

Picture by: Celeste Quinn Picture by: Celeste Quinn

“MOUNTAINEERS, WHAT SAY YOU? APP STATE!!!”

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The triathlon team wrapped up the fall season on October 17th at Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, VA. We had 14 athletes compete in the Mid- Atlantic Colligate Triathlon Conference Championships against 15 other teams from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.

Now that we are done with the fall season, we have been taking time off from serious training. Some of our athletes have changed focus to other activities such as mountain biking, skiing, and snowboarding. Even though we don’t have any upcoming races, we still like to plan casual practices to keep everyone in shape along with social events such as potlucks and our upcoming Christmas Party. We have a few athletes running in races this winter such as the Black

Saturday race in Boone, the Revolution Run in Greenville SC, and the Intramural 5k competition in December! One of our most notable endeavors of the off-season is junior Kevin Collins’s qualification for the 2016 BAA Boston Marathon in April! We are all so excited for him and can’t wait to see how great he does. Some of the team plans to travel to Massachusetts to cheer him on!

Our next team event will be the 2016 USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in Clemson, SC. We are so excited that the event is once again in South Carolina, making it possible for us to attend! At the moment, we have 16 athletes eligible for the Olympic Distance race. This will be the biggest race most of our athletes have ever attended and the first time Appalachian Triathlon will be able to compete!

What’s to Come Triathlon

Article by: Abby Duffy-

Vice President

Picture by: Will Rumley

Picture by: Will Rumley Picture by: Will Rumley

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Home Tournement Success

Men’s Ultimate

Article by: Otto Solberg- Secretary

Picture by: Linda Louie

The Men’s Ultimate team hosted the Blue Ridge Blowout this weekend at the State Farm Fields. With eight teams in total, the tournament was smaller than years past, but the weather proved to be the best in years. Despite the rain, the conditions were much better than last years snow and 50 mile per hour wind gusts. This environment provided for some fun and competitive ultimate between college, alumni, and club teams. The Men’s Ultimate team hosted the Blue Ridge Blowout this weekend at the State Farm Fields. With eight teams in total, the tournament was smaller than years past, but the weather proved to be the best in years. Despite the rain, the conditions were much better than last years snow and 50 mile per hour wind gusts. This environment provided for some fun and competitive ultimate between college, alumni, and club teams.

Now that the Nomads have shown they are in great conditioning, the team looks to improve their flow and decision-making on the field. Everyone on the team played fairly equal playing time this weekend, which allowed for a lot of rookie development. Although the Nomads enjoy winning games, the team has bigger plans for the future. The Nomads are dedicated to building a program. The team will be not be dependent on any one player, but dependent on each other to play to the best of their abilities.

Picture by: Linda Louie

Picture by: Linda Louie

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Losing One of Our GreatsWomen’s Ultimate

Article by: Lindsey Rotche- Secretary

With great sadness, the Nonads had to say goodbye to the one and only Corrie Malone at Blowout, our home tournament, last weekend. Corrie is graduating in December and played her last game with the Appalachian State Nonads on Sunday November 8. We are all super bummed to see her go, but super stoked to see her move on to “real life.” Corrie has played for the Nonads all four years of her college career, participated in summer, fall, and spring league with the Boone Ultimate Alliance, and has been a totally rad trophy maker and teammate. You can often find Corrie galloping around on the field with a big smile, metaphors streaming out of her mouth, and some totally rad shiny outfit. Often recognized by a squeal or victorious laugh, everyone on the field loves when Corrie Malone takes the field. She grew up on a sailboat, moved to Raleigh, and then to Boone. She lives on an awesome farm with goats, turkeys, chickens, rabbits, and hoodlums running around. Legend has it that if you drink her water you will become a radical environmentalist. Although we will be losing our favorite fashionista, writer, and a great handler, the Nonads are looking forward to next semester. Spring semester is when it all counts. We will be going to sanctioned tournaments, sectionals, and hopefully regionals next semester. Starting to master the fundamentals, and getting better and better at all the other stuff, the Nonads are ready to take the field. Get stoked for this coming season. We are still practicing hard and the hype is high.

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Picture submitted by: Lindsey Rotche

Picture submitted by: Lindsey Rotche

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These past months the Women’s Club Volleyball has been busy. From ordering New jerseys, and warm-ups, to participating in the can food drive for charity, and finally to hosting and attending tournaments. Starting on October 24th, all three teams participated in an NC State Tournament. Our Nationals’ team made it to semi-finals in this tournament. Then, on November 7, the Appalachian Club Volleyball team hosted a tournament at the Quinn Center. This tournament helped us raise money for our budget and also helped other teams play a more broad pool of teams. The Appalachian State Nationals’ team won this overall tournament while also being undefeated! During this tournament, we asked multiple schools to bring cans to support the Club Sports Canned Food Drive. This Canned Food Drive helped bring foods to support a charity. After we participated in the canned food drive, the Women’s Club Volleyball Team also bought new jerseys and are taking orders for new warm ups for the teams. These new warms should arrived within a couple weeks and the jerseys have arrived and the team plan on wearing them this weekend at our last tournament at Chapel Hill. The nationals’ team and the regional one team plan on attending. After the Chapel Hill tournament, the teams will be done until the beginning of the spring semester where the executive board will hold another team placement to decide on the teams for Club Volleyball Spring 2017. All in all the Club Volleyball Team has had a good season with a bunch of new interest and encourage opportunities.

What a Great Year!Women’s Volleyball

Article by: Ayron Walker Secretary

Picture by: Mike Collins

Picture by: Mike Collins

Picture by: Mike Collins

Executive Corner Article by: Chad Deaver

As the semester winds down, the executives are hard at work getting ready for budget point and tier system meetings with their teams. Patrick is making progress updating the budget points section in the Club Sports Manual. His Committee has worked hard to make the budget point system fairer, and more understandable. His proposal will be voted on at one of the first Council meetings in the spring semester. Olivia has been working hard on a system to encourage teams to attend each other’s events. She has a great system, and she will also be proposing it to the Council soon. Chad continues to work with WASU radio and The Appalachian to get more publicity to the program. Watch out for Club Sports to have a permanent place with those outlets in the future. The last Club Council Meeting was November 18th, and the first one of the spring semester will be January 22nd 2016.

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