Club Sports Illustrated November 6 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

November 6th Edition of Club Sports Illustrated Edited by Hallie Langley

Cover Photo Taken by Kat Barnes at Beacon Heights in Linville, NC

Table of Contents Photo Taken by Hannah Langley

Table of Contents

Archery

Men’s Ultimate

Men’s Soccer

Cycling

Equestrian

Executive Corner

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“Be not afraid of greatness, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon

them.” -Duke from “She’s the Man” - Played by Channing Tatum

This weekend the Men’s Ultimate team will host the Blue Ridge Blowout at State Farm Fields. The Nomads are excited to host 7 other teams including the Appalachian Alumni team the “Oldmads.” Although the forecast is calling for rain, that is an improvement on last years four inches of snow and 50 mph wind gusts. The Nomads have been working hard to prepare for the tournament. The team has been training in the Stadium, Sofield, and State Farm Fields whenever the weather permits. With large numbers at practice, the team is learning more and more about the growing sport. Practice generally consists of offense and defense drills, scrimmage, and conditioning. The Nomads look more and more like a team each day, and are excited to test their skills at home this weekend.

My name is Amanda Tamer and I am a senior studying Criminal Justice. I transferred to Appalachian State last year and the first thing I did was join the Archery Club. Since then, our club has grown and we now have a Competitive Team. I could not be more thrilled with how this club has evolved. We value fellowship and not just going out and competing. Many of our members joined despite never having shot a bow before, we also have some very skilled shooters. Those who are more knowledgeable and experienced have been eager to teach the new members. They want their passion for archery to spread to more people. On October 17th, a few of our members, including myself, went out to Yadkinville, NC, this was our first competitive shoot. Those who hosted the event and the other teams in attendance were all friendly. This was the first event of its kind, and because everyone had such a good time, we have plans to make this a regular event during both the Fall and Spring semesters. Our team consisted of three traditional shooters and two compound shooters: Ilona Campo, Heidi Brickhouse, Elizabeth (Echo) McMichael, Jared Stratton, and myself. We placed 3rd and had a great time. This was an eye-opening moment for us in the world of collegiate competition and gave us the opportunity to establish connections with other universities. We look forward to our next competition and hope to bring back another medal. I want to thank all of the wonderful people who are working hard to make this club awesome. This club is what made Appalachian State my home for the past two years. If anyone has any interest in learning how to shoot, there is no better place.

I AM an Appalachian ArcherArchery

Article by: Amanda Tamer- Club Sports Rep.Picture by: Amanda Tamer- Club Sports Rep.

Training HardMen’s Ultimate

Article by: Otto Solberg- SecretaryPicture by: Otto Solberg- Secretary

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The Men’s Club Soccer team just finished its first season as an official campus club by competing in the NIRSA Region 2 championships. The team went into the tournament with a 6-0-1 record and winning the Atlantic South division, making them an automatic bid into the regional tournament. The team drove down Friday morning to Gainesville, Florida to play in their first game against Virginia Tech, the two-time defending regional champions. App State took the defensive battle 1-0, with a goal from forward Chris McGurrin. The following two group games saw two more disappointing results that ended with a 1-1 tie against Middle Tennessee State and a 2-1 loss to North Carolina State.Despite those results, App State finished second in the group and had a matchup against the #1 ranked team in the region UNC-Chapel Hill. A rematch from the Clemson tournament, the team knew they had a battle ahead of them. With heavy legs and nursing a few injuries to an already small lineup, the team showed great passion and grit to take the game to extra time and penalties. Senior goalkeeper Rick Kocher made a crucial save in the penalty shootout which propelled the team to a 6-5 victory in penalty kicks.

The semi-finals were a matchup against Florida State University the next morning, a contest that saw App State take an early lead from a header by Junior winger Daniel Harris after great buildup play by Grad student Justin D’Eredita. The team continued to battle despite the rising heat and heavy humidity, with Junior defenders Will Carter and Thomas Labriola putting on an inspiring performance. The Seminoles tied the game early in the second half and overcame the Mountaineers in overtime to move onto the finals and eventually beat Virginia Tech for the championship. Despite losing in the semi-finals, the men’s club team was proud of their performance at their first ever regional championships with only a 16-man roster at the tournament, playing 5 games in a little over two days. Junior defender Will Carter won MVP for defensive player of the tournament, and the App State Men’s Club team finished 7th in its inaugural season in NIRSA Region II. The team is very excited to continue performing with a few tournaments scheduled for the spring and a very talented group of players coming back next year to continue to make progress in the NIRSA Regional Championships; with the hope to secure a bid in the National Championships.

Men’s Soccer SuccessMen’s Soccer

Article by: Louis Sabourin- Vice PresidentPicture by: Ryan Bateson- President

Picture by: Ryan Bateson- President

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It was an incredible day of racing here in Boone on Sunday November 1st. This weekend instead of participating in our collegiate conference race the team stayed in Boone for one of the best races in the area. Boone Bike & Touring one of the teams awesome sponsors has one of the most consistently well attended, fun, and planned out race day. There were tons of team riders, alumni (some even wearing our kits!), fans, friends, and families. The crowd was awesome, free food, and drinks were provided by vendors such as Appalachian Mountain Brewery, a local company that is very popular not only for their product, but also their involvement in the community along with being another one of our awesome sponsors. The course was very technical consisting of a wide open on a large stretch of mud, then proceeding to bottleneck into a slipper right hander. After that racers had a little bit of relief before a short muddy climb into a tricky quick right handed descent. Directly following that corner of carnage was a slopfest off camber rutted out straightaway into a tricky off camber U turn that was a fan and commentator favorite for the amount of racers sliding out and crashing. The rest of the course consisted of fast flat sections, tall barriers, a huge run up into a slick descent that had racers flying into another rutty mud pit.

The first race of the day was for our 4/5 racers. There was a tight battle between team rider William Johnson and a former App State rider, and team friend for the last spot on the podium. William was on the hunt on the last lap gaining seconds at every turn, but close to the finish he risked it all on a corner and was taken out by a some slick mud. Although he crashed he still managed to grab an awesome 4th place. President Eric Burton came out to his Cyclocross race this weekend and managed to pull off a great performance, landing in the top half of the field. Next was the cat 3 race with riders Jacob Richard, and Justin Evans. Although some funny fumbles and crashes took place, he finished in one piece, working his way up the ranks in his new category. Justin Evans was on fire at the beginning of the race staying with the lead pack for the first few laps, then around halfway through the race came up with an unfortunate flat taking him out of contention. Overall it was a great event bringing the whole community out for some fun in the mud. Riders came from all around the South to visit Boone this weekend, and to check out all it had to offer. App State Cycling showed out well, and had tons of support for the team, and we were happy to race our hardest and represent well for our school.

Boone Town Throw Down Cycling Picture by: Katie Horvath

Picture by: Annie Pharr

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Article by: Jacob Richard- Vice President (Road)

Photo By: Diane Ritz

Hosting a Home ShowEquestrian

Article by: Cori Rash

Photo By: Grace Kaiser

Every year our team has to host a show inviting all of the competing university’s to our barn. The effort put into hosting a horse show is over looked tremendously. Our team put many hours of cleaning, working, riding and traveling to making this show a success. To prepare for the IDA, Intercollegiate Dressage Association, show at Foothills, we had many things to take care of before hand. Our team had to find a judge many months in advanced as well as order ribbons before anything else was done. The horses were the next major task in the process. Our horses are used for many tasks at the barn, so they had to be ridden and prepared for show day. All 50 members put in effort to ride, bathe and prep twenty of our horses to use for the show. That means 20 horses, 20 saddles, and 20 bridles were all cleaned and prepared by the team, which is no easy task!

Next thing to tackle was making sure the barn looked as good as possible. Anyone who knows about how farms work, they do not stay clean for long. Members had to sweep, knock down cobwebs, wipe the fences and move the jumps to make sure that when our visitors came that the barn looked nice and was able to be used for the dressage show. Show day is always a stressful and hectic day. Everyone’s day started at 6AM and required everyone to attend to the horses needs. To make life easier there is always a job list so that members know what they are responsible for also making sure everyone pulls their weight in the work. The other teams come and the show goes without too many issues. And when that accomplishment is over, everyone is able to relax. Hosting a show is not an easy task, but when our team pulls off each successful show we are so proud. The shows are important for our club to allow us to pay for team entries at shows and other things the team needs. The equestrian team would not be as strong of a team without hosting a home show.

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Hunt Seat Captain

Executive Corner

The Club Sports Council meeting was a very productive and discussion-based meeting for the officers. The logistics of the Chipotle fundraiser, leadership workshops, manual/budget point changes, and the canned food drive were some of the main discussion points at this week’s meeting. The First in Flight Fight Against Hunger Canned Food Drive competition is in full swing between the teams. In the lead right now is Women’s Lacrosse with 41 cans, followed by Equestrian with 36 cans, Triathlon with 29, and Cycling and Men’s Rugby both with 12. The drive goes until the November 17. All three executives continue to work hard every day on their destinations. Over the past two weeks, Chad has stayed in contact with the school radio station and now, they will be including Club Sports results in the Mountaineer Monday podcasts. Currently, he is meeting with the Appalachian Newspaper to see if he can get a section for Club Sports there as well. Chad has also asked that teams appoint a Publicity officer position for each team to help him relay the team’s results to the radio station. Chad explains, “We are going to get Club Sports out there as much as possible. It’s a great program.” Olivia continues to look into AppSync to track points and attendance for an incentive program for our club teams. She is looking to get those logistics finalized soon. “I really want teams to go to other team’s competitions,” says Olivia. “A lot of our teams are very successful and deserve support.” Patrick presented some of his revision ideas for the Manual at the council meeting. He gained some feedback from other team officers during the discussion which he hopes to use when finalizing the revisions. “For the past two months, I’ve felt like an accountant and a lawyer…and I’m a business management major.”

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Article by: Patrick Sekel

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