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Transcript of Club Sports Illustrated, February 20th!
IN THISISSUE
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FEBRUARY FESTIVITIES06
08 RACING TO THE END
10 CLUB SPORTS PHOTO COMP
Director of URECJoe Carter, [email protected] Director of Club SportsErin Sanders, [email protected]
Activities CoordinatorChelsea Watson, [email protected]
Publicity ProgrammerAlyssa Gribble, [email protected]
Executive OfficersPhilicia Gibson, [email protected] McNeill, [email protected] Uva, [email protected]
CLUB SOCCER BACK IN ACTIONWOMENS SOCCER
WOMENS BASKETBALL
SNOWBOARDING
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Publicity ProgrammerAlyssa Gribble, [email protected]
Executive OfficersPhilicia Gibson, [email protected] McNeill, [email protected] Uva, [email protected]
For more information on any of the club teams, visit the website:clubsports.appstate.edu
email us at: [email protected]
or call us at the Student Recreation Center(828) 262 2100
The February 20th Edition of the Club
Sports IllustratedDesigned by Alyssa Gribble
CHUCKTOWN CHAMPS
TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE FENCING
12 GOING FOR THE HAT-TRICKCYCLING TEAM
14 BRACE YOURSELVES, SPRINGIS COMINGTRIATHLON TEAM
MENS ULTIMATE
FENCING TEAM
WOMENS SOCCER
Finally! This past weekend Club Soccer got
our first games in of the semester! Where?
The University of South Carolina hosted
a round robin with us and Clemson. We
came out of the weekend with great results,
especially with all things considered. We
were trying a new formation and we hadn’t
played together in a game since November.
The new formation was a 4-3-3, and boy
did it play to our team’s strengths! We
attacked from the back as a team and moved
the ball around well. Our defense held
strong only allowing one goal in the entire
weekend. Our offense and midfield attacked
with enthusiasm scoring four goals.
Our first game was against Clemson, a rival in
the past and always a good game. They beat
us the last time we played so we knew it was
going to be a tough game. Though the score
ended in a 0-0 draw, I felt like we came out on
top. Our defense gave them no real scoring
opportunities while our offense had plenty.
We just could not seem to get the ball in the
goal. We knew that if we could score one the
rest would come quickly, and that is exactly
what happened in the second game.
The second game was against South Carolina,
the host. We came out with the same gusto
as in the first game, but this time the pieces
all fell into place. We got
an early goal from a strike
outside the box. After that
the game was ours. We
scored three more goals
over the course of the game.
They did score one against
when we let our guard down,
but we made sure to not
allow that again. In the end
we won the game 4-1. South
Carolina is another game
we always look forward to.
They are a great team and
opponent that we lost to last
year, but this year we won.
All in all we had an extremely successful
weekend. We had a win and a draw; with
us, App State, dominating and controlling
the play in both games. Our new formation
worked phenomenally even though it was
our first time using it. This gives us, what
we hope to be, a great picture of the rest of
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the season as we continue to perfect our new
formation and are able to play more often.
These were the first games of the season
after much time off, and we hope to only
progress further. Club Soccer has a lot to look
forward to this season. If this weekend was
any indicator as we will only get better as we
practice and play throughout the season.
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WRITTEN BY:
CARLY WILSON,
VICE PRESIDENT
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WE CAME OUT OF THE
WEEKEND WITH GREAT RESULTS
The girl’s basketball team represented App
State well at their first regional basketball
tournament this semester. They traveled eight
hours to the University of Maryland in order
to compete against other schools in high
intensity games. It was obvious that the girls
felt they had a disadvantage with only having
seven players and relatively small compared
to other schools, but that did not stop them.
The organization of the tournament included
a guaranteed two games and then single
elimination.
Appalachian State started out the tournament
strong with beating Monmouth University
43-33. This team was located in New Jersey
and their aggressiveness was a challenge
for the Mountaineers, but they overcame it.
The girls played Howard University for their
second game. They really hit their stride and
won 47-39 against probably one of the best
teams in the tournament. The coaches and
players were very proud of how much they had
accomplished so far at this regional
tournament. After being placed first in their
conference, they had a devastating loss to
University of Virginia, which caused them
to be eliminated from the tournament. The
girls were very upset because it was such a
beatable game, but only having seven players
seemed to be a detriment.
Even though the girls felt that they could
have performed better, they still made this
trip enjoyable. They drove to Washington D.C
late Saturday night and saw some national
monuments. Some of the girls had never
been to the capital, so it was quite of a
memorable weekend. They first went to the
Washington Monument and then ran to the
Lincoln Memorial. It was breathtaking to see
these prominent structures late at night with
limited to no tourists around. The weekend in
Maryland was definitely unforgettable.
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THE WEEKEND IN MARYLAND
WAS DEFINITELY UNFORGETTABLE
WOMENS BASKETBALL
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The weekend was eventful and hectic, but the girls still
have to get back to work and focus because they are
preparing to go to University of Georgia that is coming
up at the end of the month. February is an action-packed
month for the women’s club basketball team. They will
travel to Athens and compete in a tournament with about
64 teams. There is also a men’s intramural league, so a
group of App State guys are traveling with the girls to
compete. The women’s team knows what they will expect
in this upcoming tournament in Georgia, so they will
ensure that they will be ready and prepared to fight.
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WRITTEN BY:
ALYSSA HORAN,
SECRETARY
his weekend, at Wintergreen Resort in Virginia,
USCSA Southeast will be competing at Regionals.
Not long after, USCSA will be at Mount Bachelor,
Oregon from for Nationals March 2-8. The end of
the season is close.
I will have to admit that part of me is excited to begin sleeping in
on Weekends again, but as a senior graduating in May, I am also not
ready for the season to be over. We didn’t get to travel as much this
season, but in the few days we have spent together living under a
roof and hitting the slopes, I can say this has been a great team, on
and off the slopes.
As far as our team on the slopes goes, we have been doing very
well. Here is a quick look at how the team is doing:
Both Appalachian State University’s Women and Men’s Giant
Slalom Teams are in 2nd overall for the regular conference season,
and both Freestyle Teams are in 3rd. Travis Garrison is 3rd, and
Byron Dollar is in 9th for the men’s GS. Megan Page is in 4th, with
Lindsey Robinson trailing her in 5th, and Stephanie Shapiro follows
in 7th for women’s GS. Lindsey Robinson is in 2nd, with Stephanie
Shapiro and Megan Page following in 8th and 9th, respectively in
women’s Freestyle.
As you see, our team has been doing well in our Conference, and
we feel confident that Regionals and Nationals will be as equally
exciting.
If you ever want to keep up with how we are doing, take a look at
the USCSA Southeast website at http://www.uscsasoutheast.org/
resultspage.htm, and make sure to watch the events for Nationals
online!
WRITTEN BY:
MIRANDA MARTIN,
SECRETARY
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SNOWBOARDING TEAM
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OUR TEAM HAS BEEN
DOING WELL THIS SEASON
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WRITTEN BY:
CRAIG STEWART,
SECRETARY
THE OVERALL DEPTH OF OUR TEAM SHOWS EVEN THIS EARLY INTO
THE SEASON
Raleigh was the site of two athletic
expositions this weekend. Members of
the cycling team competed in both. One
event involved the consumption of 12
glazed donuts and the running of 4 short
miles. This event was destroyed by our
very own Wilson Fowler. When asked
post-race about his performance Fowler
commented “I feel like I need to poop
these donuts out.” Fowler has given up
cycling this season in order to compete
in events like the highly esteemed Krispy
Kreme challenge. He is confident in his
aerobic ability but said this of the food “I
don’t even like donuts.”
The second event mattered slightly more
in the world of collegiate cycling. NCSU
hosted the first road race and criterium
of the season. Appalachian State cycling
came into the race after a frigid winter
wondering how the field would fare.
Saturday, the road race was dominated by
the team taking 1st in 2 races including
Mens A along with podium finishes in
each other race we competed in. The
flat course near Jordan lake lended itself
to field sprint finishes but aggressive
riding by individuals like Brandon Freyer,
Alex Jerome and Jacob Richard disrupted
the possibilities of ‘green jersey glory.’
Breakaways and last lap flyers made for
fun racing.
The criterium races were held on Sunday
at NC State’s centennial campus. The 4
corner crit featured a slight incline after
turn 3 and a tailwind on the finishing
straight. Below freezing temperatures
almost made our team feel at home.
Alex Jerome won the field sprint in the
Men’s B taking 2nd two days in a row.
Cinthia Lehner defiantly won the sprint
in her lead group of 3 for Women’s A, Erin
Donahue took the field sprint coming in
4th. Men’s A proved tactically interesting
and difficult with an early breakaway
of 4, including Miles Hubbard, quickly
lapping the field. Zach Felpel and Forrest
Howard covered subsequent attacks from
NC State and Virginia Tech. Aggressive
attacks continued once the breakaway
reattached to the field. Coming into the
final lap two of the breakaway riders
gapped the field again with Felpel closely
behind. They held the gap to finish 1-2
with Hubbard taking a solid 4th in our
first criterium of the season. Felpel was
placed 7th.
The overall depth of our team shows
even this early in the season. We are
happy with our prospects for conference
standings this year. Winning road season
would give us a conference “hat trick” (we
won both mountain and cyclocross last
semester).
CYCLING TEAM
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WRITTEN BY:
RILEY PARR,
SECRETARY
This past month of winter has been a time
of little training, just like most months of
winter for a triathlete. The roads are
often in no condition to bike, running is
dreadfully cold, and though swimming
is often indoors, just the thought of
hopping into a chilly pool is too much
for some. However, we must still train.
Since it is often very cold, warm days
are taken advantage of and a lap on the
parkway is not a bad way to get the blood
moving. Maybe even some trail running
with some snow on the side isn’t too bad!
Heck, getting into a heated pool isn’t all
that bone-chilling. This is our off season,
however, so the will to train is low. Many
of our members seem to be in some sort
of hibernation. Others, such as myself, are
spending a decent chunk of time out on
the slopes, skiing and snowboarding. The
excuse for sliding around dangerously on
pieces of plastic and wood is that it is a
killer leg and abdominal work out, if skiing
strenuously. Winter is also not a bad time
to be hitting up that weight room and
getting Swolosaurus rex. One can expect
canon thighs if they are routinely doing
squats. Winter is also not a bad time for
us to hope on a trainer, watch a movie,
and just spin on the stationary bike for
hours. We can practice on simulated flat
ground this way, a rare commodity here
in the high country, and thus essential for
our speed on the bike. It is during this
time that one may lose the drive to keep
training and keep their eyes on the prize,
which is Nationals in late April. But heck,
that’s so far away, right?
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TRIATHLON TEAM
The Nomads continued their winning ways this
past weekend, with their second tournament
win of the spring season. The scene of the
crime was Charleston, SC, and the victims
were anyone who faced App on the field. The
nomads derived most of their power from
their Amish style beards. Leading the way on
this was Jeff “ Safari Master” Nordgren, who
was quoted saying that although most of the
team’s beards cannot be seen from a distance,
it’s the thought that counts. The Nomads had
a clean slate on Saturday of play, not letting
any team notch more than 4 points against
them all day. The strong play was led by
Adam Russell, a Senior who dropped hammers
all over the field all weekend long. Although
he missed his dog Loosey very much, Russell
was able to find focus in grocery store sushi.
Daniel Schopler also had a notable Saturday,
Schopler expressed through the competition
like a train. After finishing play Saturday the
Nomads retreated to the Motel 6, where they
found the poorly rated hotel to have quite the
southern charm to it. Although the morning
breakfast was reheated you could really taste
the love in it, said Nordgren.
After a refreshing night, the Nomads embarked
on a Sunday morning journey hungry for their
second title in as many tournaments. Sunday
play would be to the same tune as Saturday,
with the Nomads rolling everyone they played
on their road to the finals. In the finals, the
squad from App faced the hometown boys
known as the College of Charleston Bums.
The Bums came out gunning but this didn’t
faze the Nomads who, played the game cooler
than the other side of the pillow. Despite the
Bums giving everything they got, the Nomads
toasted C of C on their way to a 14-0 start to
the spring season. After the win, we caught
up with Schopler to get his take on the game.
“So Dan, how do you feel?”, “ Man it feels good
to be a gangster” said Schopler. We agree Dan,
it does feel good to be a gangster. Another
note from the weekend was Willis Woods, he
showed up. The best ability is availability, and
he was there.
The Nomads look to continue riding this train
next weekend when they head down to Myrtle
Beach, SC to compete in the Easterns Qualifier.
This will be the toughest competition the
Nomads have faced yet, and the Nomads are
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ready to prove they are one of the best teams in the
region. The Nomads technically won two things this
weekend, but we will leave it at that……the way of the
Nomad.
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WRITTEN BY:
RYAN SCHANZ,
SECRETARY
hroughout my high school career and since the
fall 2013 semester I have learned several tricks to
fence better. These tricks include observing other
fencers while they are fencing with someone else,
weightlifting to have better leg strength and upper body strength,
participating in cardiovascular exercise at least once per week to
improve stamina, and understanding that fencing is truly a test of
someone’s physical fitness and mental fitness. The only trick that I
truly learned from someone else is to observe other fencers while
they are fencing since the other tricks I learned are mostly based
upon practicing general logic. Even though all of the tips I could
provide are important, I believe that the most important tip is to
observe other fencers while they’re fencing whenever it is possible
to do so.
Observing other fencers will allow someone to learn how a fencer
responds to a particular action. This is effective since a fencer
will know one of the possible scenarios that could occur when
they are fencing against that person and hopefully perform the
action that will be the best response. Even though this tip seems
like something most fencers perform, there are often times when
a fencer will be found not watching people fence and instead be
using their cellphone or talking to another person. To complement
performing the actions that are responses to a particular scenario
during a fencing bout, maintaining an adequate level of physical
fitness is necessary.
Physical fitness is necessary for performing actions as quickly and
effectively as possible, and the physical fitness being mentioned
includes strength and endurance. Weight training is absolutely
necessary to stay physically fit, and the amount of leg strength that
is gained over time will easily improve someone’s fencing skills.
Cardiovascular exercise is also necessary for fencing effectively
since the fencer must be able to move toward and away from the
opponent rapidly and often. Because maintaining physical fitness
and observing other fencers are necessary tricks for effectively
fencing, these tips show that fencing is a test of one’s physical and
mental strengths and weaknesses.
Fencing is ultimately a test of a fencer’s physical and intellectual
WRITTEN BY:
DAVID LONGWORTH
PR OFFICER
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FENCING TEAM
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FENCING IS ULTIMATELY A TEST OF PHYSICAL AND
INTELLECTUAL CAPABILITIES
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capabilities because the mind and body are constantly being
actively utilized. If a fencer does not learn how to manipulate
another fencer’s actions while fencing to exploit the opponent’s
potential mistakes to get points then they will be at a huge
disadvantage. Because fencing is a sport, just like all of the other
more popular sports such as football and basketball, a fencer’s
physical fitness could determine whether or not they have the
stamina, endurance, and leg strength necessary to keep up with
their opponents and to quickly perform actions that mandate
using footwork. The strength of the mind and body must be
balanced to be a successful fencer, and this balance will transfer
into the personal lives and careers of those who try their best to
educate themselves and maintain their physical fitness and health.
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