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Transcript of Club Sports Illustrated, November 21st Issue
IN THISISSUE
04SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY06
08 ANTICIPATING WINTER
10 A SHIFT IN SEASONS
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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]
APPALACHIAN EQUESTRIAN SEMESTEREQUESTRIAN TEAM
CLIMBING TEAM
ALPINE SKI TEAM
CYCLING TEAM
WRAPPING UP FENCINGFENCING TEAM
A SEMESTER OF GROWTH
16 WRAPPING THINGS UP
ICE HOCKEY TEAM
BASEBALL TEAM
12 WRAPPING UP SOCCERWOMEN’S SOCCER
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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 November 21st Edition of the Club
Sports IllustratedDesigned by Alyssa Gribble
AHO ATTITUDE IS BACK
CLOSING THE FALL
A SEASON TOGETHER
MEN’S LAX SEASON REVIEW
FINISHING STRONG
AHO: RESPECT ALL, FEAR NONE
LET THE SNOWBALL FIGHTS BEGIN!
18 SWIM TEAMSWIM TEAM
MEN’S RUGBY
MEN’S ULTIMATE
WOMEN’S ULTIMATE
MEN’S LACROSSE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S RUGBY
SNOWBOARDING TEAM
TRIATHLON TEAM
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
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HIGHS/LOWS OF THE SEASON
WOMENS LAX TAKES INVITATIONAL
EQUESTRIAN TEAM
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App State Equestrians have by far held
their own as a strong and unified team
this semester. With a wonderful expansion
of our Western team to having several
riders attending regionals to hosting our
annual IDA show, everyone has worked
incredibly hard this semester for the whole
of the team. The Equestrian team has
four different options available when
someone joins the team, they can compete
in Western, Hunt Seat, or Dressage or they
can choose to do noncompeting in any of
the three disciplines. It has its challenges
having four different sectors, but we work
and strive for an accepting and uplifting
equestrian family.
This year, we have a very well-established
Western team for the first time in our
team’s history! The best part? They have
kicked some serious butt! Their last show
was at Martin Community College/ NC
State show in Williamston, NC, and they
earned Reserve High Point Team! We also
have Pressley Laton attending regionals
at Old Dominion Agricultural Complex in
Chatam, VA in the spring! Our other two
competing teams, Hunt Seat and Dressage,
have been doing very well at horse shows.
At Hunt Seat’s last show of the semester
at Virginia Tech on November 8th, one of
our riders, Sophia Twarog, as well as two
other riders from other schools, qualified
for High Point Rider! Although she did
not receive the title, the fact that she tied
for the title is a massive accomplishment
within itself. The Hunt Seat Team, overall,
now has a total of three riders heading
to regionals in the spring hosted by
WRITTEN BY:
APRIL KAISER,
TREASURER
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Averett University, Haley McCune for the
Intermediate division (now in Open), Lex
Lott and April Kaiser for the Advanced Walk
Trot Canter division (both now in Novice),
and with two more shows left for the spring
semester, we may very well have more hunt
seat riders joining them. Dressage has
their last show of the semester coming up
this weekend at Emory & Henry College
in Virginia and we wish them luck and
good draws! A few of our Dressage riders
are also close to qualifying for Nationals.
With a few more shows next semester,
we will keep everyone updated. All three
competing teams have fought hard for their
accomplishments and continue to make
us proud to be Appalachian Equestrians!
Non-Competing Team is also a wonderful
option for riders, and they have all been
working very hard improving their riding
equitation and skills. For the first time this
semester, in our Thursday non-competing
hunt seat lesson, all of the riders cantered!
The ability to canter is a great milestone
and requires a great deal of an equestrian’s
understanding, coordination, and
confidence to feel comfortable executing.
This year’s unified equestrian team has
already improved in leaps and strides and
we are all prouder than ever of each other
and each other’s triumphs this semester. I,
as a fellow member and teammate, cannot
wait to see where our team goes with our
many goals and aspirations in our bright
foreseeable future.
This past weekend, the ASU climbing team hosted our 15th annual Southern Comfort
Bouldering Competition at the Student Recreation Center. We had another great
turnout and all of the registration spots filled up! Most of the competitors were from
Appalachian State, but we had a few participants travel from NC State and Lees McRae
to climb with us. The competition rounds ran from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, finishing up
with a finals round for the top three strongest climbers. Our very own Austin Meyrick
placed first in finals, closely followed by Carter Smith. ASU alumna and former climbing
team member Melise Edwards took third place in finals, and was also the top female
climber of the competition. Following the finals round, the winners in each division
were announced and prizes were awarded. We have been lucky enough to have so
much support from a variety of generous sponsors, including a handful of big name
climbing companies and some local Boone businesses. Stick Boy Bread Company
provided pastries for all the participants, Regear and Lost Province Brewing Company
WRITTEN BY:
ALEXA ZAKULA,
SECRETARY
CLIMBING TEAM
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donated clothing and gift certificates, and
Footsloggers provided many of our prizes.
We will host a sanctioned Collegiate
Climbing Series (CCS) competition in the
spring semester as well.
This coming weekend is the third
competition of the Triple Crown Bouldering
Series, which consists of four outdoor
bouldering competitions across the South
East. Team members have already traveled
to Hound Ears in Boone, Stonefort in
Chattanooga, Tenessee and are preparing
to make the trip to Horse Pens in Steele,
Alabama for another round of fun boulders
and intense competition. The Triple Crown
Series normally only consists of these three
competitions, but this year a fourth round
has been added at Rumbling Bald right
outside Chimney Rock, NC. While each of
these competitions has their own divisions
and results, participants can also track their
performances throughout the entire series
and there will also be winners for the series
as a whole. These competitions are open to
the public and are fun for all ages. A variety
of sponsors set up booths near the stage
area and contribute many prizes to be given
as awards and raffles. Often food and drinks
are also provided as well as some fun mini
competitions, like crash pad stacking or table
bouldering. These competitions are more
than just climbing – they are huge day-long,
sometimes weekend-long, events that are
great for climbers to meet others and make
connections with amazing companies.
WE HAD ANOTHER
GREAT TURNOUT THIS PAST WEEKEND
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“while the rest of the club sports are wrapping up,
we’re just getting started
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WRITTEN BY:
REBECCA PURKEY,
CLUB SPORTS COUNCIL REP
while the rest of the club sports are wrapping up,
we’re just getting started
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As the semester quickly draws to a
close, the Alpine Ski team is starting
preparations for the coming race
season. Booking houses, turning in
USCSA forms, and finalizing the roster
are all in full swing as we eagerly
anticipate winter. Several lucky
Team Skiers have already taken their
skis out of lonely summer storage
and headed out to Sugar for the
first few snows. With dedication
like that, there’s no way we won’t
have a terrific season. We already
have two Trikke sessions and two
classroom sessions with the most
knowledgeable Dr. K under our belts,
and the team is more than ready to
get out to the mountains and put
those newly honed skills to good use.
Getting to know the new Team Skiers
at drylands and get-togethers has
been the highlight of the season.
They’re all eager to show their stuff
and learn from some of the veteran
members on the team. We’ve held
countless drylands, with activities
ranging from indoor soccer, to hiking,
to eating. More importantly, we’ve
held the annual McConkey Monday
and introduced the new skiers to the
most important game in the world,
the game of G.N.A.R.
So, as most winter sports go, while
the rest of club sports are wrapping
up, we’re just getting started. We’re
so stoked to head out to the slopes
to start practicing gates and fine
tuning our skills in preparation for
race weekends.
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ALPINE SKI TEAM
ast article I reported the summary and results of
our mountain bike season. It was a good one but
we have more to look forward to. The cycling team
participates in three seasons – Mountain, Cyclocross
and Road. We are now starting our Cylcocross season in full earnest.
Let’s give some background. Cyclocross isn’t new, however, it might
sound exotic. Cyclocross is best described as an obstacle course on
bikes. Each course contains features that make a rider either take
acrobatic risks or get off to run around. Obstacles could include
massive sand pits, steep and unrideable hills, or even random
planks of wood sticking out of the ground. It turns out that the
best bike for such a course is half road and half mountain. Take a
standard road bike – give it some engineered steroids plus knobby
tires and you’ve got a cross bike. Each year it seems as if cross bikes
get closer and closer to mountain bikes; adopting technologies
from every facet of the bike. Another way they make cyclocross
more miserable, yep – miserable, is by having the entire season
run through the depth of winter. Therefore each race is cold, rainy,
snowy, muddy, icy, not warm, and miserable. And while it may sound
as if I talk with disdain, cyclocross holds a near and dear spot in
every cyclist’s heart. For the most part, cyclocross is a way to enjoy
the terrible weather and keep riding year-round.
The collegiate season will reach its pinnacle in Austin, Texas over
winter break where we will send a contingent out to race. We have
some serious talent among our current team. Freshmen Byron
Rice is looking strong and will have a mixed season of pro racing
and collegiate racing. Baird Sills is determined to dominate and is
looking for a front row start at the national championships. But
we must not forget the rest of our team. We have racers in each
level doing well and progressing. Charlie Shuford is primarily a
road racer but is using cyclocross this season to stay in shape and
work on some bike handling skills. Forrest Howard has some good
days in between horrific sand pit slide outs. We also have Katie
Horvath as a brand new racer who just got a bike and is trying her
hand at the sport.
Conference standings are still being calculated but Appalachian, as
per usual, will be at or near the top!! Look forward to a full report
next semester!
WRITTEN BY:
CRAIG STEWART,
SECRETARYL
CYCLING TEAM
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IT WAS A GOOD SEASON BUT WE HAVE
MORE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
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The Women’s Club Soccer team had one
of the best seasons yet since my freshman
year back in 2011. During the fall semester,
we have had many highs and a couple lows.
Starting the season off, we beat Wake Forest
and tied against Virginia Tech, one of the
top competitors in our conference. Over the
years we have always had a strong rivalry
with VT and games are always intense.
After our first two games we knew we had
a strong group of girls with a diverse set of
skills and were excited to start the season.
We participated in two tournaments this
season. One was in Charlotte competing
against women’s adult leagues. This
tournament helped raise funding for breast
cancer and was a lot of fun to play against
former college athletes and even some
alumni from good ol’ App State. One of the
toughest tournament we played in was
Virginia Tech’s annual Hokie Classic. We
unfortunately lost to U.Va in a close game
which was one of our toughest losses. We
played Duke and won in the final minutes
and ended up playing Virginia Tech once
again. We suffered a tough lost to them in
semi-finals but we still held our heads high
after the tournament.
Along with the highs have been some lows
however, specifically Regionals. Once we
heard we made it to Regionals we instantly
worked harder in practices and started
preparing. During Halloween night we
played against UNC-Chapel Hill and lost.
This was a tough loss since we knew we
only had a few chances to prove ourselves.
Saturday we were scheduled to play Florida
and Clemson, but weather proved to be an
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issue and all games were canceled. Since
we could not finish our bracket, Sunday
games were changed to 20 minute halves
in which they are usually 40 minute halves.
While all the teams fought to have games
changed to Saturday evening or regular
halves on Sunday, but leaving later that
evening depending on their games times,
the officials were resilient and we had no
choice but to take the 20 minute halves.
Knowing you worked hard all season and
only having half a game to prove yourself
at Regionals was absolutely infuriating. We
ended up playing Vanderbilt and played
a great game, but before you knew it the
whistle was blown for the end of the game
and we went into a short five minute
golden goal overtime only to still be tied
at the end. This led to penalty kicks which
is one of the most heart-stopping moments
in the game of soccer. At the end of the
shootout we ended up losing and having to
pack our bags. Looking back at Regionals, I
feel like we really had a chance if weather
wouldn’t have canceled our games, but it is
what it is. We can just take this opportunity
and learn from it.
While the fall season has ended, I am
already excited for the spring season. We
hope to have a competitive schedule but
also fun and friendly games. We usually
travel to UNC-CH and compete in their 7v7
tournament which brings schools from all
over the east coast. Spring season will be
some of the girls last semester with the
soccer team, and I hope to make a lasting
memories for the seniors. Knowing this
is my last year of competitive soccer is
heartbreaking but I know all the friendships
and memories I have made over the past
few years will last a lifetime.
WRITTEN BY:
TAYLOR BRANTON,
PRESIDENT
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T
ALL WE CAN REALLY SAY IS HOW MUCH WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING
SEMESTER
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he Appalachian State Fencing Club
has taken our first semester rather
easy. Unfortunately, the tournament
we planned to host in October
fell through, but we are planning for multiple
tournaments in the spring and doing some traveling.
We are also sorry to say goodbye to our armorer,
Richard Batsuli, but several people are being trained
to fill the vacancy.
Our biggest event so far has been the coaching
day. Earlier this month, we had two coaches and
several fencers from Wake Forest come and train
with us. Coach Peting, who has done workshops
with us before, came and introduced some new
and interesting techniques as well as coaching
strategies and how to lead effective practices.
He also went over how fencing techniques have
evolved by drawing parts from all kinds of national
styles. The other coach was an Italian fencer and ran
a good deal of epee drills, and showed our epeeists
several new techniques. We spent all afternoon in
the clinic, and we finished it off with some free
fencing as usual.
With a rather uneventful first semester this year,
all we can really say is how much we are looking
forward to the upcoming semester. We are preparing
for our tournaments and traveling and training hard
to maintain a great club! ”1414
FENCING TEAM
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WRITTEN BY KELSEY PAINTER, PR OFFICER
”
t the beginning of the Fall
2014 semester, The App State
ice hockey team faced a
number of challenges coming
into the new school year. There was a grand
total of only six returning players from the
previous 2013-2014 team, as well as an
outstanding debt of $2,820 to the Blue Ridge
Hockey Conference (BRHC) which needed to
be paid back by the end of the calendar year.
These challenges meant that there would
need to be some serious recruiting and
serious fundraising done during the fall 2014
to have a successful season.
So far, the team has been able to accomplish
those goals. As for the debt, the total amount
has been paid in full to the BRHC. Paying back
the debt has been the team’s biggest priority
this year so there can be much more capital
available next year to put towards more
games and practices. The team has also been
hosting several fundraisers, including a Come
Back Shack Night on November 17, 2014, and
selling Dominos coupons.
As for the team, there are over 15 players
currently on the team roster. The team
consists of players from all skill levels and
experiences with the sport, but all of us enjoy
playing just for the love of the game. This
year’s team is especially heavy offensively
with three former junior hurricanes playing
forward.
After waiting an additional three weeks for
the Winston Salem Annex Arena to open,
App State ice hockey has already played two
games with Elon and Radford. There is one
more game this semester with Johnson and
Wales on December 6th. Opponents next
semester include Johnson and Wales (Jan
31st; Feb 6th), Virginia Military Institute (Jan
16th), and Radford (Feb 14th). This team
has grown so much over the course of this
semester, and I can’t wait to see where we
will be at the end of the year.
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WRITTEN BY SAM YOUNG, PRESIDENT
WRITTEN BY KELSEY PAINTER, PR OFFICER
ICE HOCKEY TEAM
tHIS TEAM HAS GROWN SO MUCH OVER THE COURSE
OF THIS SEMESTER
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It has been an eventful and successful
season for the men of the Appalachian State
Club Baseball team. The team finished the
season 2-5 in exhibition games against Surry
County Community College, UNC Charlotte,
and Catawba Valley Community College. The
team then reached the wild card in the
Greenville Invitational Tournament, losing in
the elimination round to conference rival ECU.
It was the farthest the team had ever gone in
the tournament.
The season started off great with a split
double header against Surry County. The
Mountaineers would take the first game 6-5,
but then lose the second game 5-0. The team
would play two weeks later against UNC
Charlotte and unfortunately lose the series
two games to one. They would lose 7-1 and
5-1, but then bounce back with a 6-3 win to
avoid the sweep. The last exhibition series
they had was against Catawba Valley who was,
perhaps, the best competition that App State
will see this year. They would lose both
games by scores of 5-1 and 7-2. After the
series, CVCC players expressed compliments
to the Mountaineers, saying those were the
two closest games they had played all fall.
The 3rd annual Greenville Invitational
Tournament had arrived and Appalachian
State was there once again. In order to win
the tournament, they would have to win their
pool (or the Wild Card spot) and win the
semi-final and final game in the elimination
round. The Mountaineers would go 2-1 in
pool play, defeated UNC Wilmington 4-2,
losing to Virginia Tech 12-0, and hanging on
to beat Kennesaw State 7-6. Because of UNCW
winning the pool, Appalachian State would
receive the Wild Card berth and play the ECU
Pirates in the semi-final game. Playing their
conference rivals, App State put up a great
fight, only trailing 2-1 into the 5th inning.
But then the ECU bats exploded and gave
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IT HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL
SEASON FOR THE BASEBALL TEAM
BASEBALL TEAM
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the Pirates a 7-1 lead at the end of the 6th. App State
would lose the game and ECU would go on and win
the tournament later in the day. It was the farthest
the team had ever gone in the tournament, and that’s
something that this writer/president is very proud of.
The Mountaineers have begun their winter workouts in
preparation for the spring season.
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WRITTEN BY:
PATRICK SEKEL,
PRESIDENT
“OUR SWIMMERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN
DURING WINTER BREAK
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WRITTEN BY:
ROBERT COMPTON,
VICE PRESIDENT
OUR SWIMMERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN
DURING WINTER BREAK”
Appalachian State’s Swim Team just
competed at Clemson’s TigerTown
Invitational for our final meet of the
semester. The season began with the
2014 Allan Jones Invitational at the
University of Tennessee followed by
our own 20th Annual High Country
Invitational home meet. We had thirty
or more swimmers attend all three
meets and had many school records
broken. The biggest event of this
semester was the 20th Annual High
Country Invitational. Seven teams
were present including UGA, UNCW,
UNCG, ECU, Davidson, and Coastal.
Our women’s’ team placed fourth and
the men’s team placed third. Several
hundred swimmers competed and
we had a large turnout of volunteers
to help run the meet. Melissa Crew
broke school records in the 50 yard
breaststroke, 200 yard individual
medley, and the 100 yard breaststroke
at our home meet. The swim team
has continued to work hard under
the expertise of our coach, Richard
Miller, a previous collegiate swimmer.
Our swimmers will continue to train
during winter break with their club
teams back home as we continue to
prepare for the East Coast Swimming
& Diving Championships at Georgia
Tech. We expect to bring a large
number of swimmers to compete
at our national meet with previous
school records expected to be broken.
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The fall semester of 2014 was one of the best
semesters in our recent history in terms of on
the field play, practice scheduling, recruiting,
and closeness with teammates off of the field.
The best game of the semester came in the
semi-final of the Southern Rugby Conference
playoffs against our longtime rivals, UNC-
Wilmington. We entered the playoffs as the
last seed in tournament meaning that we
would have to play the #1 seed in the first
game. All of the other teams had written
us off due to the sheer power of UNCW as
well as their nearly 3 year dynasty in the
Southern Conference. The semi-final game
was a heavyweight slugfest for 80 minutes
straight. Neither team was giving an inch and
collectively it was one of the most physical
games in AHO history. At the end of 80
minutes, the score was tied, 17-17. Sudden
death overtime ensued. After roughly 15
more minutes of physicality, UNCW ended
up scoring off of a muffed scrum, ending the
game abruptly with a final score of 22-17.
Even though we lost,
it was best game of the semester simply
because of the sheer toughness that we
played with as well as proving to ourselves
and other teams in the conference that we
are for real and will continue to be a serious
physical competitor in semesters to come.
The highs of our season came in terms of
simple fundamental improvements as well
as a complete turnaround in attitude. The
attitude towards practice and showing up on
time is something that we preach and has
helped us sharpen up the little things that
pay large dividends in the end. Our success
on and off the field can be attributed to our
leadership from our older guys as well as
a newfound sense of unity between us as
teammates. We finished the semester with a
record of 3-2 in the regular season, and 1-1 in
the playoffs. Following the semi-final loss to
UNCW, we demolished ECU in the 3rd place
game, 55-17, the following day. We are excited
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WE CAN’T WAIT TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS AS A
TEAM
MEN’S RUGBY
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to give our bodies some rest over Christmas break but
also we continue to remember to never stay out of
the fight. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t
work hard.” These spring semester games will be here
before we know and we can’t wait to keep improving
and reach new heights as a team. BOAMT!
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WRITTEN BY:
CAMERON HUNT,
PRESIDENT
HA CHA COOL-AY. This past weekend the Nomads
traveled to scenic Wilmington, NC, to compete in the
2014 Fall Easterns tournament. Fall Easterns, which
is usually referred to as Feasterns, is the last highly
competitive tournament of the fall. In this tournament the Nomads
squared up against a field that included UNCW, UNC, Maryland,
Georgetown, and other highly ranked regional teams. The boys
from Boone certainly had their worked cut out for them, but who
doesn’t enjoy a challenge.
Saturday for the Nomads included four straight games with no
bye, a marathon type day the Nomads had conditioned for. The
day opened with a hard fought game against recent rival USC,
who eventually had the Nomads number in the end after battling
for two hours. Senior Captain Austin Olive had a lot to say to the
team after the game noting that losing isn’t fun. Good call Austin.
The next game was against William & Mary Darkhorse, a team
named after the popular Katy Perry song, this game certainly was
to a different tune in the Nomads favor. The Nomads took an early
lead and never looked back, phenomenal play from Mike Curinga
really defined this game for the Nomads. Curinga notably dropped
an easy score in the USC game but don’t worry Mike, no one saw
it. The final two games of the day were against Maryland College
Park, and Clemson. The UMD game started slow for the Nomads as
they went down 0-3 early and had to dig themselves out of a hole.
Senior Ryan Schanz sat out most of the first half with a knee injury,
but played all of the second half to ensure the Nomads got back
in the game. What a nice guy. The Nomads eventually dropped the
game to UMD by 3, trading points with them the rest of the game
after the slow start.
The final game of the day pitted App against familiar for Clemson,
who App knocked out of the postseason last year. This game would
be the ticket to the championship bracket if the Nomads won so
they came out hitting on all cylinders. With a light wind at their
backs the Nomads made quick work of Clemson’s Beta Zone, and
toasted the purple and orange team with hard man defense. After
going up before half, the Nomads had cemented a large lead before
the play happened. The play is in reference to a Callahan, similar
to a pick six in football, the defending team catches a D in the
Offensive teams endzone. The play started with a spectacular pull
from Ryan Schanz, who truly mastered the wind on this breezy day,
after setting a zone to trap Clemson in their endzone, the offense
had to force some iffy throws that resulted in a tipped disc and
WRITTEN BY:
RYAN SCHANZ,
SECRETARYC
MEN’S ULTIMATE
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THE NOMADS NOW LOOK TO A PRODUCTIVE WINTER SPORT
TO KEEP THEM IN SHAPE
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Ryan Schanz scooped up before touching the ground. The crowd went wild as App rushed
the field in excitement, Daniel Schopler yelled from the sideline “ Anything Is Possible!” ,
we don’t know why, but he did it. After this the Nomads cruised and beat Clemson 15-6,
ending a long Saturday with the promise of playing for a championship on Sunday.
Sunday was not what the Nomads expected, having to face the top two teams from each
pool in their first two games, App got off to a rocky start. Despite losing their first two
games the Nomads found a lot of positives that they can build off of to better themselves
for the Spring season. The final game of the weekend was a battle with NC State that
included heavy first year player playing time. In order to help adjust these youngsters
to the speed of the college game, App took the opportunity to play as many of them as
they could and still stay in the game. In the end the Nomads dropped the game to the
Wolfpack but are excited to get the opportunity to play them again in the spring.
With the fall season being over the Nomads now look to have a productive winter to get
them into tip top shape when they begin the spring season. The lock down D chain on
Saturday was given to Daniel Hickman and Sunday to Caleb Louie for their lock down
defense. For any inquires regarding the Mens Ultimate Team please contact Austin Olive
at [email protected]. CHA CHA CABESA.
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TOGETHER IS HOW WE OVERCAME THE
CHALLENGES
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The women’s ultimate team, widely
known as the Nonads, certainly takes
home the most improved award of the
season. Coming into the season without
our strong leaders of previous years,
was quite the challenge. Teaching the
newcomers, figuring out the logistics, and
stepping up to fill those big cleats of last
season’s superstars are just a few of the
tasks the Nonad vets tackled this season.
While in the beginning these daunting
objectives seemed near impossible to
accomplish, thanks to the hard work of
every lady Nonad on the team, these
goals quickly became a reality. As
captain, Kenyon Hall demonstrated great
leadership, taking time to plan practices
and observe the team as a whole to
help better improve everyone’s game.
This season’s president, Ingrid Humphrey,
showed great dedication both on and off
the field. She did an excellent job making
sure all the logistics were worked out
and everyone was keeping up with their
responsibilities. Returning players Bree
Pacey and Maggie Simmons, both stepped
up as role models to the entire team.
With hard work and dedication, Bree and
Maggie showed strong leadership on the
field. All the returning Nonads did a great
job this season and deserve many thanks.
Of course, none of this could be said
without all the new and wonderful ladies
who came out this season. Through their
commitment and diligence, great strides
in the name of ultimate were made.
This season was marked by outstanding
athleticism, superb attitudes, and great
fun. While I wish I could name every
single Nonad member and give a shout
out to their particular contribution to the
team, something seems more important.
The group as a whole is what makes
the Nonads such a great team to play
on. Together is how we overcame the
challenges. Together is how we improved
and grew. Together is how we had fun
and formed strong relationships both on
and off the field. Together is how we play
ultimate!
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WRITTEN BY:
CORRIE MALONE,
SECRETARY
he Appalachian State Men’s Club Lacrosse team
had a very successful 2014 fall season. The team
had four games/events planned for the fall season,
but due to cancellations the team was only able to
participate in three of them. With a solid mixture of
returning players, players transferring in, and newcomers, the team,
led by coach Angelo Acitelli, had tremendous potential heading in
to our first competition of the year.
Our first game on September 28th was against Elon away from
home. The game ended in a loss for the Mountaineers, but the team
was pleased with their overall efforts in their first competition of
the year. Coach Acitelli remained enthusiastic about the prospects
for the spring season and insisted that there is no reason to
be upset with a preseason loss against a very good Elon team.
George Revercomb, Cole Eglestein, and Collin MacClennan were
three notable freshman who saw significant playing time on the
offensive end and impressed on their first appearances for the
team.
On October 12th, the club lacrosse team held their inaugural
Alumni Game against former players who travelled back to Boone
for the Homecoming weekend festivities. The game ended up as a
victory for the current Mountaineers, but the score line wasn’t the
most important aspect of the afternoon. The club was happy to
have former members back in town and the game was an ample
reflection of the mood for the afternoon. Throughout the game
players on both sides were caught having a joke with one another,
trying extravagant behind the back passes, and generally having
a good time. With a large turnout for the alumni team, we look
forward to continuing this tradition for years to come, as both
current and former players alike enjoyed the chance to partake in
a brotherly competition against friends from years past.
Our last competition of the season took place in Greenville, NC
at East Carolina University the weekend of the 8th of November.
The Appalachian State Men’s and Women’s Club Lacrosse teams
travelled down to ECU to take on a number of other club lacrosse
teams in a weekend tournament. The Men’s team finished the
tournament with a record of 1-4. On Saturday, the men’s team
played UNC, UNCW, and Maryland. After losing to UNC in the early
game, the team lost by narrow margins to UNCW and Maryland
which placed us at the bottom of the playoff bracket in a “play-in
game” early Sunday morning. After shaking off a slow start, ASU was
able to overcome and rout rival UNC-Charlotte and progress on to
the next round before eventually losing to James Madison. The
team was able to take away from the tournament many positives;
beating up on an arch-rival, getting the chance to have an all-day
lacrosse event, and getting the chance to travel and represent our
university outside of Boone.
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our team was able to take away many positives from the
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SECRETARY
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WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA HORAN, SECRETARY
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The women’s club basketball team just
finished the semester at James Madison
University this past weekend. They finished
the tournament going 3-2 beating UNC
Chapel Hill twice and James Madison and
losing to University of Delaware and Virginia
Tech. Even with a few losses, this tournament
was the best one they have played in all this
semester. The competition was tough, but
App State rose to the challenge and was a
threat to many schools. The tournament at
JMU was a favorite for the girls because the
team was able to measure themselves up
against tougher competition than they have
seen so far. Along with the tough competition,
the girls were able to bond with each other
with the 6 hour plus car rides and small hotel
rooms we were confined to.
Despite many bruises and a couple of injuries,
the girls were able to fight through the
pain and show a lot of the other teams that
they were a force to be reckoned with. The
coaches and players cannot be more proud
of how much they have accomplished in
just one short semester. With a young team
compiled of only two seniors, many players
have stepped up and showed they have the
physical and mental capacity to show they
are capable of succeeding together as a team.
Coach Dylan Eppley sums up the semester
by saying, “This team amazes me every day.
We continue to come closer and closer
as a unit. I have never
been around a group of
people so special. On the
court we have improved
in every tournament we
have played in. I could not
be more proud of these
girls and am excited to
see what great things we
can do next semester.”
The coaches this semester
have done a phenomenal
job with teaching and
getting the players to
realize and reach their full
potential. Everyone associated with the club
Women’s Basketball team is excited for the
next semester and upcoming future. With
the foundation layered for the next semester,
the sky is the limit for this team. If they keep
their heads straight and play to their full
potential there is no limit on how well this
team could do.
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The players want to stay in shape and active
for the rest of the semester, so they will
continue to have practices twice a week, but
they will be more skilled focused. The girls
also want to start lifting and work out together
to stay connected and keep getting better.
Over Christmas break when the girls part and
go their separate ways they each will still
continue to individually work on their skills
waiting for next semester to come. For this
team to succeed they must continue to work
hard and get better every time they come
together because the competition is only going
to get harder as they travel farther and farther
away from Boone. This team is not afraid of
anybody and has a toughness that you do not
normally see with a group of girls. No matter
what challenges are put in front of them they
will continue to improve and look ahead to
reach their ultimate goal of trying to win a
tournament.
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As the new school year started, our returning
AHO vets were all very excited to get back
into the swing of the school year and the
pending rugby season. Coming off of a Final
Four Nationals decision upset, everyone was
very eager to recruit and continue onto the
path back to the top. We had a very successful
time when recruiting new girls for the team,
with over a hundred sign-ups at the Club Expo
and a very significant turn out for the interest
meeting.
With the start of a fresh season, the team
was taken under the wings of two newly
elected captains, Rachel Baker and Miranda
Miller. Both young women did not waste
time getting practices going in full force
and quickly brought all of the rookies up to
speed on all rugby fundamentals. This year’s
batch of rookies surprised everyone with how
energetic and ready to learn they were. Each
of them picked up the skills necessary to be
competitive ruggers very quickly. Another perk
of our newcomers was how seamlessly they
became a part of our large family, it was as if
they were already a part of the team.
When it came time to cleat up and take to
the pitch, AHO continued from where we left
off last year, playing hard and playing for
the woman running next to you on the pitch.
We started the season with a win against
UNC-Charlotte and keeping the focus over
the course of a few matches, continued on
to win our third consecutive Rucktoberfest
Championship.
Unfortunately after a round robin game
weekend in Athens, Georgia, a few of our
key players sustained some injuries that are
affecting their ability to play putting our
social season on hiatus until next semester.
However, AHO is still in high hopes for speedy
recoveries over the long winter break. In the
meantime the team is keeping up the morale
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AHO IS IN HIGH HOPES FOR SPEEDY
RECOVERIES OVER WINTER BREAK
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with team dinners, movie nights and study sessions. We
plan to be back next semester healthy and ready for our
Matrix season!
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WRITTEN BY:
CHLOE RAMJON,
MEMBER
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WE WANT TO WIN, BUT HAVING FUN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE
IMPORTANT TO US
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As I sit here writing this, there is snow
falling outside. Many people have this
idea that North Carolina doesn’t get any
snow, and while it is true that we don’t
get as much as some other states, our
team is beyond proud to be a part of the
Southeast “Dirty South” Conference of
USCSA. As you all saw a few weeks ago,
our schedule is very local this year, which
bummed a lot of us out at first, to be
honest, but as the season approaches we
focus less on the decrease in excitement
from not getting to travel out of state
with the team and more on how excited
we are to just be out there racing,
regardless of where that may be.
Our conference has its rivals. We go head
to head with other schools like UVA and
JMU every week, but ever since joining
this team my freshman year it has always
amazed me how tight-knit we are as a
conference. Of course we all want to win,
a little friendly competition is always
fun, but seeing how we come together
when we get to regionals and nationals
and collectively represent our conference
is awesome. Like I said, we want to win,
but having fun has always been more
important to us. I remember sitting at
the top of the Giant Slalom course at
WhiteFace Mountain during Nationals
last season and throwing snowballs at
the other teams. We were all stressed,
so we decided to release that stress
by having some fun. It just goes to
show that we tend to have a bit of a
different approach to things than some
of the other schools, who yelled at us for
getting snow on them (ironic, since we
were snowboarding).
I cannot wait to get back on the slopes
with my team and goof around. We put
our heart and soul into everything we
do, and I know this season won’t be any
different. I hope to look at our team a year
from now, proud to be an alumni of the
Appalachian State University Snowboard
Team.
SNOWBOARDING TEAM
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WRITTEN BY:
MIRANDA MARTIN,
SECRETARY
he season is now over, it’s starting to get cold, and
we are now starting to gear up for the spring. Biking
and running will get increasingly more difficult with
the cold and snow, while swimming will be our main
form of training. The season has been fun, however, and we are very
excited for next Fall. As a good way to wrap up the season, I have
compiled a list of highs and lows to reflect on:
Lows:
1. As with every new year, getting used to having new leadership and
learning how to manage a team proved to be difficult at times.
2. We had some pretty rough injuries happen to some of our members
and that was a real bummer seeing them hurting.
3. The t-shirts given out at the Conference Championships were
terrible, but makes for a nice bike rag.
Highs:
1. We grew two fold as a team, and are growing closer than ever
before. We all became better as a team and individually as the season
went on.
2. We placed reasonably well in the Mid-Atlantic conference and may
be going to Nationals.
3. We got a few sponsors and managed our money very well!
4. We were able to go to 4 races this year, which is 1 more than last
year. This kept us busy and we all had a blast!
5. We got to race in the Gobbler 5k here at App and enjoyed some
epic cobbler.
6. Monday wings at Murphy’s became a tradition, and we’ve tried
every flavor.
7. The Richmond Olympic race had the best t-shirts of all time. We
are talking polyester, long sleeve with high quality prints, form fitting,
and beyond comfy.
I am very glad to note that the highs outnumber the lows, and we
all can’t wait for the Fall to start up again. Until then, stay aero my
friends (that includes you Craig).
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TRIATHLON TEAM
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The women’s lacrosse team finished out the
fall season by traveling to Greenville, North
Carolina to attend the 10th Annual Pirate
Invitational Tournament. They played six
games and they won five of the six games,
which put them in second place overall.
The Mountaineers started out the tournament
on Saturday with an early morning game
against NCSU. It was a very back and forth
game in the first half and by halftime, the
game was tied. The Mountaineers turned on
their game in the second half and finished
with an 8-6 win against the Wolfpack. After
this game, the Mountaineers were scheduled
to face Elon for the second weekend in a row.
The previous weekend, ASU lost by three in a
hard fought game against Elon, so they were
determined to come out with a win in order
to redeem themselves. Both teams played at
their best against each other, but only one
team would win. Appalachian pulled ahead of
Elon in the second half of the game and put in
a goal in the last couple of minutes that gave
them the win. The Mountaineers were ecstatic
about this win because they were able to
prove themselves as a team that would not
let losses hold them back. They finished off
the evening by playing Richmond. Coming
off of two wins, Richmond was no match for
the Mountaineers. ASU beat Richmond 11-3.
Appalachian was one of only two teams to
finish pool play undefeated, which put them in
the second seed position for the elimination
round on Sunday.
On Sunday, ASU started out the day with
a game against seventh seed, UNCW. The
Mountaineers continued their sweep of
wins by frustrating the Seahawks with their
effortless play. This win knocked UNCW out of
the tournament and brought ASU to the next
round of games. They were scheduled to play
their biggest rival, ECU. At the Mountaineer’s
fall tournament, the Yosef Fall Classic, they
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THE PIRATE INVITATIONAL WAS A FANTASTIC
WAY TO FINISH OFF AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL
FALL SEASON
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beat ECU in a brave heart by only one goal, so it was clear that
another game against the Pirates would not be an easy win. ECU
pulled ahead in the beginning of the first half, but ASU came
back to bring the game to a tie at half time. In the second half,
Appalachian continued to pull away from ECU because the team
was determined to continue on to the championship. The girls
finished the game up by three against the Pirates, which brought
the Mountaineers to the championship game.
In the championship game against Division 1 James Madison
University, the Mountaineers fell behind in the first half as the
exhaustion of previously playing five close games kicked in.
Unfortunately, ASU could not make a comeback in the second half
of the game and they took their first loss of the whole tournament.
Despite losing in the championship game, the Mountaineers
were incredibly proud of their play in the final weekend of the
fall season. They were able to prove that they will be a force
to be reckoned with in the spring season by beating ECU, Elon,
UNCW and NCSU, all of which are in the same conference as the
Mountaineers. The Pirate Invitational was a fantastic way to finish
off an extremely successful fall season. The girls are counting
down the days until their first games of the spring season so that
they can continue to show everyone what they are made of!
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WRITTEN BY:
OLIVIA CHASON,
CLUB SPORTS COUNCIL REP
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Today, November 19th, the Club Sports
Council had our last meeting of the Fall
semester. We discussed the Club Sports
Awards that are awarded at the end of the
Spring semester to Club Sports Team of the
Year, Turnaround Team of the Year, and Officer
of the Year. Our Executives and Club Sports
Council has done a great job of redefining
the Club Sports Awards and other aspects
of our program. We also had a presentation
by the Triathlon team, who petitioned to
replace their hosting requirements for 50
man hours. The Triathlon team gave an
excellent presentation, and the council
granted their petition.
In addition the council broke into
their committees and each committee
reviewed their semester, and have begun
brainstorming about what they would like
to see happen next semester. Being a first-
year Club Sports Executive, I have learned
many things about our program and how
policies truly do influence our athletes. I
have personally been working with AppSync,
by creating forms that will be easier for our
athletes to complete, and for our Executives
to process. These new forms should also
allow us to use less paper and help achieve
our sustainability goals.
One thing I have also learned is how great
it is to work with Club Sports athletes. Club
Sports teams are completely student run,
and sometimes even coached by fellow
students, so when it comes to teams’ success,
it is all because of the students playing that
sport, not a paid professional. Our Club
Sports athletes complete all of their own
paperwork and truly dedicate themselves to
their team.
I know I speak for all of the Executive
officers when I say that we are so proud
of all nineteen teams and what they have
accomplished so far this semester. We have
teams traveling all over the southeast,
and they continue to always represent
Appalachian in the best light. Overall, our
Club Sports teams work incredibly hard, and
we hope that they will be able to rest over
the upcoming breaks as they get ready for a
spring full of competitions.
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