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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

Coordinators 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

February 19th Edition of Club Sports Illustrated Edited by Hallie Langley and Kristen Poole, UREC Publicity Programmers and App State Students

Cover Photo taken by Hallie Langley Table of Contents Photo submitted by Brittany Rountree

In This Issue:Archery

Baseball

Women’s Ultimate

Climbing

Women’s Volleyball

Men’s Ultimate

Equestrian

Women’s Rugby

Executive Officers

Special Event

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Wildlife Commission Victory

Round Robin in Florida

Nonads Take Gold

Waitin’ On the Weather to Change

Near the End of Season

Under the Southern Sun

The Last Show and Regionals

The Comeback Kids

Executive Corner

Photo Comp

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Appalachian Archery is a relatively new club sport on campus. Being in our first year, we are expected to perform, perhaps not yet at the level of more established teams such as our equestrian or ski teams, but perform nonetheless. We are expected to show up at competitions and give it our all, but given how established our competition is (Haywood Community College boasts multiple members who have competed in statewide tournaments and even nationwide shoots; NC State’s top shooter was ranked as the #1 shooter in NC while in High School) we were never expected to pose as formidable competition being a rag tag group of hunters, weekend warriors, and some even first year archers. On the weekend of February 20th however, Appalachian attended the 2nd annual NC Wildlife Commission Collegiate Archery shoot and won.

The competition was a mixed group event. Clubs were allowed to submit a total of 2 teams, each team consisting of 5 shooters.

NC State, Haywood Community College, and UNCC all submitted a single team, while Appalachian Archery managed to pull together a full compound team as well as recurve. The teams, although both belonging to Appalachian Archery, would compete in the events separately; those events being a Vegas style 5 spot shoot, a single target recurve shoot, and a 3D shoot. Haywood, NC State, and Appalachian Archery (compound) all competed in the Vegas 5 spot event as well as 3D while UNCC and Appalachian Archery (recurve) both competed in the single target recurve event as well as the 3D tournament.

Scores were based on how each team did in each event. For the Vegas 5 spot, each team took 5 archers through distances ranging between 15 yards to 35 yards. Each archer could shoot one arrow at each of the 5 targets, which were scored for points of 10x, and 10-0 points. A 10x was a bullseye and a 0 was a miss on the target.

ARTICLE BY:

JARED STRATTON

VICE PRESIDENT

ARCHERY

Wildlife Commission Victory

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With only an inch or less separating each ring, shooters are required to be extremely accurate. For recurve, scores were determined by shooting one arrow at the distances of 15-35 yards at one large single target. Finally, for the 3D event, archers were required to shoot from distances varying between 5 yards to 40 yards at various realistic hunting targets such as deer, raccoon, and bears. One arrow per each archer on the target would be scored from 10-0 points.

Appalachian Archery shot well throughout the tournament and continued to show the team’s versatility as both the recurve and compound teams continued to perform near flawlessly on both the target ranges and on the 3D course. At the end of the afternoon, we were read the scores for each individual event. Appalachian Archery Recurve team placed second in the recurve single target event. Appalachian Archery Compound placed

second on both the 3D range and the Vegas 5 spot range. Also, the overall best scores were announced on an Individual basis and the Appalachian State MVP Ethan Doby, placed 3rd overall. Then, the overall winning team was announced for the shoot. “In third place, Haywood Community College; in second place, NC State; and the winner, Appalachian Archery!”

This win was massive for us as a small, young club. It solidifies our statement that we belong as a full-fledged club sport team. It proves that we are not only a versatile group of shooters who love our sport, but also that we can show up to these prestigious events in force and win. We may not be the prettiest and most polished team around, but we have grit, enthusiasm, and skill that was unmatched this past February. Be on the lookout, Appalachian. The champs are among you, and we are hungry for another victory in the fall.

ARTICLE BY:

JARED STRATTON

All Photos by: Amanda Tamer

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As the weather heats up, so does baseball season. Men’s Club Baseball has been very busy recently, participating in a spring break tournament in Clearwater, Florida as well as a conference series against North Carolina State.

In Florida, App State completed their non-conference schedule, playing games against Minnesota State- Mankato, Bowling Green and Pittsburgh and two scrimmages against Penn State. The Mountaineers ran into stiff competition, losing each of the three official competitions. However, the team batting average over those games was .340, ripping off 10 extra-base hits and taking some close losses. Unfortunately, the Mountaineers were plagued by errors, allowing 32 runs but earning only 14.

This past weekend, App State took on NC State in Boone at Beaver Field, playing two seven inning games and one nine inning game. The Mountaineers put out a good effort in the first game, scoring five runs behind a solid pitching effort by David Tart. Unfortunately, the Wolfpack stormed back to win the game 6-5. During the second competition, inspired by gut wrenching defeat, the Mountaineers hit the ball hard and put up 10 runs, winning the game 10-4. Starting pitcher Johnny Rollins struggled early but quickly settled to shut down the competition.

The Sunday game went back and forth several times before finishing. Starting pitcher Brian Roddy struggled some in the

early innings but was supported on the offensive side of the ball. Errors were once again an issue, eventually resulting in a 9-7 loss.

Club Baseball will have a break in competition over the next several weeks until playing UNCW during the first weekend in April.

BASEBALL

ARTICLE BY:

BROOKS MAYNARD

SECRETARY

ARCHERYBASEBALL

Round Robin at Florida

Photo by: Patrick Sekel

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WOMEN’S ULTIMATE

Nonads Take GoldApp State’s Men’s and Women’s Ultimate teams joined forces over spring break to form the invincible Nomnads. They played a totally rip roaring tournament at Myrtle Beach, were un-freaking-defeated, and won the whole dang thing! Not only did they get a totally rad trophy, but they also won a sponsorship by Savage Ultimate. They kicked some college butt.

That’s right, App State Nomnads rock. They totally rock.

The Nonads and Nomads are hoping to carry all this glory into sectionals, and play some totally bombing ultimate. Sectionals are at ECU April 16th-17th, and both teams are hoping to get some really good playing in.

The stoke is high.

ARTICLE BY:

LINDSEY ROTCHE

SECRETARYPhoto submitted by: Lindsey Rotche

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CLIMBING

Waitin’ On the Weather to Change

These last few weekends have been a dream for us Boone climbers. The weather and the conditions have been absolutely perfect for getting outside and climbing some boulders. We are so lucky to live in such a prime climbing location!

Although the weather has been nice lately, the snow gave us a little bit of trouble. Many of our practices were cancelled due to university closings and our own personal judgement, but it didn’t really take a toll on our team. Everyone stayed psyched on trying hard and getting stronger, so most members kept training on their own. Can you say dedication?! Now that we seem to have moved beyond the snow, the rain is providing a damper on our stoke levels. Late winter in Boone always provides the best conditions for bouldering, but we haven’t been so lucky lately. Even when the sun comes out, it takes several days to a week for the rock to dry out. It’s been lots of gym climbing for us Boonies!

We have also been working hard in the gym. Our competition season has truly begun, and we will spend the semester

traveling to other schools and gyms all over the southeast to participate in comps.

This past weekend, we hosted a competition at our new local climbing gym, Center 45. We were all super psyched to host at this new facility and to bring them some more publicity. Support local! Banff Mountain Film Festival was also in town this weekend, filling Boone with psyched climbers and wild outdoor enthusiasts. It was really cool to be a part of such an action packed weekend and to have famous climber, Alex Honnold, hanging out. The competition went smoothly and everyone had a blast. We had more local climbers register than we ever have before, cooler prizes, and a better set of routes to climb. Needless to say, it was a truly inspiring event. It really shed light on the fact that Boone is an awesome community full of incredibly genuine people. Boone rocks! Climbing is cool!

Now we are focusing on putting our inspired spirits into training hard and preparing for our remaining comps this season!!

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ARTICLE BY:

SARAH FARRAR

SECRETARY

All Photos by: Jack Basnight

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLNear the End of Season

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ARTICLE BY:

ARYON WALKER

SECRETARY

Approaching the end of the season, Club Volleyball hopes to see plenty of changes for next year- but that’s not all. From two teams recently making it to playoffs in the home tournament and in recent tournaments in Charlotte, the teams are excited for their last home tournament April 2 at the Student Recreation Center.

In the next month, the club will be nominating new executive members and also the national team will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in a national volleyball tournament. In April, all the teams will be having multiple chances to get closer as a club. One of

the first event planned is to utilize Camp Broadstone and have a campfire. Also, The Women’s Club Volleyball Team recently jumpstarted a new publicity part to Club Volleyball; where we have a Twitter and an Instagram! This helps promotes the club as well as Club Sports awareness. Once the tournaments settle down, the club plans on holding elections of new executive members. After the elections are over, the club plans to sit down and discuss changes to the club to better the future members.

All Photos by: Mike Collins

MEN’S ULTIMATE

Under the Southern Sun

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The Nomads traveled to Georgia Southern this weekend to compete at a large competitive tournament known as Southern’s. Along with college teams from across the south, teams from states such as California, Minnesota and Illinois were also in attendance. There were 24 men’s teams at the two-day tournament.

On the first day the Nomads played five games under the hot Georgia sun. Temperatures reached 85 degrees and high humidity clung in the air. The extreme conditions seemed to hurt the Nomads who, although fought hard for every game, struggled to actually win. The team only won one game that day despite all of the scores being close.

The rookies stepped up and set up a strong defensive zone against many teams, which generated a lot of turnovers. Captain Benj Thomsen jumping over an offender to intercept a pass in the end zone highlighted the Nomads defense. This is known as a

“Callahan” in the Ultimate community and is incredibly rare and coveted.

The team also showed promise on offense, finding success with sophomores Paul Summerville and Spencer Colwell implementing a quick give-and-go offensive tactic. The Nomads also executed many set-plays that they have been practicing and worked the disc well between experienced and new players. The Nomads also threw some deep throws that resulted in big plays.

Although finishing 18th out of 24 teams, the Nomads are back to practicing and preparing for their next tournament at Clemson in two weeks. The Nomads won this tournament last year over the home team in the Championship game, and expect to find success there.

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ARTICLE BY:

OTTO SOLBERG

SECRETARY

All Photos by: Sam Jenkins

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EQUESTRIAN

The Last Show and Regionals Five thirty AM on Saturday morning came faster than I anticipated. I flew out of bed, threw on my breeches and show attire and scooted out the door, helmet and boots and overnight bag dragging behind; I wouldn’t be surprised if I woke up everyone in the apartment complex. I jumped in the car with my teammates and we were headed off to Averett University’s Equestrian Center. It seemed as if everyone in the car was half asleep so we made a pit-stop at Starbucks and then it most definitely was not a quiet car ride; we blasted music and sang along the entire way. When we arrived, we set up at our usual spot on the bleachers and greeted the other teams. Everyone began pulling their muddy black boots out and began to polish and shine them while watching the horses warm up. We had brought along home-made posters for our competing seniors, Josae Neptune and Haley McCune to cheer them on during their last show. The rides were good and at the end of the day, we had three riders qualify for regionals: Haley McCune, myself Samantha Waida, and Sophia Twarog. We all said our goodbyes and I went back to the hotel with my teammates, where I slept like a rock from 7pm to 7:30am.

About 7:30 the next morning, I woke up to the sound of a teammate’s Taylor Swift alarm. The team members who were

qualified to compete in Regionals rolled out of bed, inhaled all of the blueberry muffins for breakfast, and jumped into the car anxious to get to Averett University’s arena and sneak a peek at the horses during their warm up. Upon arrival, nobody could tell they even left Boone, NC. The sky was grey and it was a frigid thirty-four degrees with a wind that sent shivers through everyone’s bones, but our team was warm and toasty for the most part thanks to our hand warmers donated from Club Sports.

Once we set up on the bleachers, and read through the class list, you could feel the nerves as the team members prepped for their turn. My turn came and I drew a wonderful, easy-going horse and I was chosen to return to the arena to compete again. The next horse I drew is comparable to a fancy Ferrari, and it is safe to say that I accidentally put the petal to the metal and had one crazy ride. Despite being scared out of my wits and more nervous than I have ever been, I had a great time and gained a wonderful experience. There were good rides, and there were not-so-good rides. However, at the end of the day, we packed up our things, waved goodbye, and piled back into the car and laughed, sang, and slept the whole way home. I couldn’t have asked for a better way to end our show season.

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ARTICLE BY:

SAMANTHA WAIDA

SECRETARY

Photo by: Samantha Waida

Photo by: Sophia Twarog Photo by: Sophia Twarog

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WOMEN’S RUGBY

The Comeback KidsAHO had their first home game of this semester last Saturday, March 19, 2016. For having a loss this weekend, moods were as high as ever after the final whistle. With a final score of 17-31, USC, AHO decided as a team that we gave it our all and although that meant a loss, we did the best we could.

Since our back captain, Julie Blakesmith, was out of the game this week due to injury, she really got to analyze how the team has improved or backtracked since our last game. She said, “we improved on defense from past games and came up harder. We found our groove and even though it was late in the season we found that and good chemistry. Mistakes were corrected quickly and people were there to support teammates with physical and verbal encouragement.” She described the game as a war of attrition and said our offense was good, but it was mostly our defense that showcased. The game was a gruesome battle of skill and endurance. Although USC had the edge in skill, mostly stemming from more experienced played, AHO had an edge of endurance on them. Running from back and forth from one side

of the pitch to the other, USC came out the luckier team with two more trys. They were a fun team to play, especially since this had been our best game and AHO has come from this game a better team overall.

This shows how AHO has come a long way from the beginning of the semester. With people moving on with their education and leaving the team we started this semester very worried about how our team would end up this semester. However, through great leadership and hard work between our returners and newcomers, AHO has been climbing their way back to where they were. Positivity has been surrounding our team and that has had a greater effect on improvement over anything. Since we are all so close to each other, we build our fellow players up and push them to perform to their best. Coming to a close of our season, we have high hopes for the future. Next semester is our time to shine and we would love for you to join us in doing this! If you have any interest in joining the team you can email any of our officers (found on clubsports.appstate.edu) or me directly at arokiasamyrm@appstate.edu

“Once AHO, always AHO. Oderint dum metuant”

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ARTICLE BY:

RACHAL AROKIASAMY

CLUB SPORTS REPRESENTATIVE

All Photos by: Savannah Dougher

Executive Corner Article by: Patrick Sekel

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The Executive Officers continue to work hard on their projects this semester. Chad has figured out a basic structure for the Symposium. He has also gotten a firm grip on what the breakout sessions will consist of. Patrick is putting the final touches on the Budgetary Proposal and making sure everything looks great. He will begin mock presentations next week as he prepares for the big presentation in about two weeks. Olivia has continued to put together details for the Club Sports End of The Year Banquet. She has continued to reach out to potential guest speakers for the event.

During the council meeting this week, teams received a better understand of what it takes to be a new club sports team and some of the requirements of being in the tier system. Understanding the tier system will assist the council representatives in better understanding what it means to be a club sports team as some important votes are on the horizon.

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- Vote by commenting on the Photo Comp post with the numbers of your favorite photos. - One comment per handle will be counted, but comments can contain more than one picture vote.

The team with the winning picture will get one budget point, have the picture framed and hung on the second floor of the SRC, and will be

used for primary advertising for Club Sports!

The Annual Club Sports Photo Comp is Back!

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