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Equestrian - Competition Results
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Cycling- Why Ride?
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Triathlon- Why Triathlon is the Strangest Sport
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Executive Officers: Jessie Harrelson harrelsonje@appstate.edu Ashley Cutrell cutrellae@appstate.edu Tyler Grandis grandistw@appstate.edu
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THE FEB 21st Edition of the Club Sports Illustrated Designed by Miles Elliott, Madison Frink and Jessica Dixon with assets from Marcie Ried Cover Photo provided by Equestrian Team
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2014 Club Sports Photo Competition
University Recreation’s Club Sports Program is looking for breathtaking photos of Club Sports athletes. Submissions Due by Friday, March 28th The Club Sports Photo Comp (CSPC) is an annual event within App State’s Club Sports Program. Any individual can take the photographs but an officer on the respective team must submit an entry form for each photograph submitted (up to a maximum of three per team). There is no entry fee or any other type of fee throughout this competition, so all teams are encouraged to participate.
What the Winner Receives • Your photo will be printed, framed, and displayed outside of Room 202 at the Student Recreation Center • Your photo will also be used as the primary publicity photo for the entire Club Sports program for the 2014-2015 Season • Pride and Glory
What to Enter • All photographs must be high quality JPG (300ppi) image files • A completed entry form for each photo submission (these can be found at http://clubsports.appstate.edu/index. php?module=phatform&PHAT_MAN_OP=view&PHPWS_MAN_ ITEMS[]=64). • Photographs should not contain watermarks, titles, or signatures within the image itself • Photographs should not be noticeably edited by photo editing software (color correcting and contrast is fine, dramatically retouching the photo is not) • No more than three entries per team, if more than three entries are received then only the first three received will be counted • Photographs taken since the close of the last Club Sports Photo Competition (April 9, 2013 - Present)
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2013 Winner
How To Enter • Submit a completed and accurate entry form (found at http:// clubsports.appstate.edu/index.php?module=phatform&PHAT_ MAN_OP=view&PHPWS_MAN_ITEMS[]=64) • Photographs must be submitted by either email to clubsports@ appstate.edu or by dropbox to the Club Sports Dropbox (https:// www.dropbox.com/sh/79ui8le13igh9pl/-bS8GwYkIJ). A Dropbox account is required to submit through Dropbox • Name your image files with the team name and photograph title as such: TeamName_Title (i.e. Snowboarding_EpicGnar) • The photographs may be submitted by anyone (i.e. a photographer not on the team, a team member, an officer) but an officer must submit a matching entry form. Any submissions without matching entry forms will be disregarded.
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Open for submissions on Friday, February 21st Submissions due by Friday, March 28th Voting will take place at the April 9th Club Sports Council Voting will open up to the public on Facebook and to UREC Council by email from Thursday, April 10th to Thursday, April 17th • The printed and framed winning photograph will be unveiled at the Club Sports Banquet
Selecting Images The organizers of Club Sports Photo Comp (CSPC) encourage all teams to submit images for optimal promotion of the Club Sports Program. We celebrate the accessibility to photographic arts that the digital revolution has fostered and are proud of the hard work each team puts out each and every year. Submitted images must be sharp enough and of sufficient quality to enlarge into a print with minimum dimensions of no less than 24” on any one side. Individuals shooting in digital should use at least a 4 mega-pixel camera and shooting with low ISO will help reduce “digital noise” present in the image. In general, we are looking for images capture the spirit of our Club Sports athletes with their emotions and actions. Photos must be of current Club Sports athletes displaying the competitive spirit of the program. Finally, submit the images that your team is excited about and enjoy the process of creativity that photography inspires!
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Voting Procedures
2008 Winner
• Voting will be collected from the Club Sports Council, UREC Council & the ClubSports Appstate Facebook account. • Each person has one vote within each group. Anyone may vote who is a member of the Club Sports Council, a member of the UREC Council or friends with the ClubSports Appstate Facebook. • Club Sports Council will count as 50% of the total vote. UREC Council & ClubSports Appstate Facebook will each count 25% of the total amount. • If there is a tie, then the Club Sports Executive Board, Club Sports Publicity Programmer, Club Sports Activities Supervisor, Club Sports Director & University Recreation Associate Director will decide between the photos in the tie. • Winner will be announced at Club Sports Banquet.
What You Agree To: 1. CSPC Organizers reserve the right to cancel or amend the Competition and its policies, procedures, rules and/or format at any time without prior notice. 2. By entering the CSPC, the entrant hereby warrants that he or she has legal capacity to enter and that all information submitted by him or her is true, accurate and complete. 3. Competition entries will only be considered as valid entries if they have been submitted in the manner and by the closing date and time specified in the competition time line, policies and procedures. 4. Images must be submitted with permission granted by the photographer. Photos previously published or pending publication or that violate or infringe upon another person’s copyright, are not eligible. Teams must be able to provide proof of permission upon request from CSPC Organizers. 5. Teams may NOT pay for professional photography or have paid for any photo they submit. 6. Appalachian State University, Club Sports, and University Recreation are not responsible for loss of or damage to any entry.
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2011 Winner
7. All entries are granting non-exclusive usage rights to Club Sports, CSPC and University Recreation to reproduce, publish, and edit all submitted photograph entries in the Club Sports Illustrated, Club Sports Website, Club Sports flyers, and any other type of Club Sports or University Recreation publicity material. Copyrights will remain with the photographer. 8. You are granting exclusive usage rights to Club Sports, CSPC, and University Recreation to reproduce and publish the winning photograph entries in the Club Sports Illustrated, Club Sports Website, Club Sports flyers, and any other type of Club Sports or University Recreation publicity material. Copyrights will remain with the photographer. 9. Entries must have been taken since the close date of the previous competition. 10. Completion of the entry process and submission of images to CSPC constitutes understanding of the conditions set forth in this document. 11. CSPC Organizers reserve the right to reject any entires that they deem inappropriate or not meeting submission criteria.
Questions Email Publicity Programmer Miles Elliott: Elliottmd@appstate.edu or clubsports@appstate.edu
2012 Winner
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EQUESTRIAN:
THE HUNT SEAT AND DRESSAGE TEAM COMPETITION RESULTS by Nikka Hronis, Dressage Team Captain
The Hunt Seat Team started out their semester at Virginia Intermont College this past February 8th and 9th. The girls had some of their best rides in team history! Senior Chloe Paddison won both of her classes on Saturday and won Reserve High Point Champion, which has never been done by a Hunt Seat Rider at Appalachian State. Other Hunt Seat Team members Morgan Erlenbach,
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Haley McCune, Alison Davis, Molly Bostancic, Cori Rash, Katelyn Sloop, and Lex Lott all had outstanding rides as well. The team finished 5th overall out of 9 schools which was also a personal best for the Hunt Seat Riders! The Hunt Seat riders will compete at their final show of the school year March 30th and Regionals 31st at Virginia Tech. The Dressage team
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kicked off their spring show season this past Sunday February 16 at Virginia Intermont College. Competing teams included Virginia Intermont, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and the new addition of University of Virginia to Region H. Eight riders represented ASU this week including two riders, Ashley Culbertson and April Kaiser who made their debuts in the IDA. Highlights from
the day include Senior Cassie Strobel winning 2nd place in her Lower Training Level division, Sophomore Halie Cunningham receiving 3rd place her first time showing at First Level, and Senior riders Alex Jonker and Nikka Hronis both earning 5th place in Upper Training Level and First Level respectively. After Sundays show, all three Senior riders remain in contention to attend Nationals in April with Jonker leading her division, and Hronis and Strobel in second place of their respective divisions. Competition continues this upcoming weekend hosting our home show at Foothills Equestrian Center in Hickory, NC on February 23rd, and Virginia Tech hosting the following competition on March 2nd. Wish the Dressage and Hunt Seat teams good luck in their upcoming shows!
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Photo Provided by Cycling Team
WHY RIDE? by Zeb Ramsbotham, Secretary
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How did everyone end up riding a bike? I think people find a certain amount of freedom with the sport. While everything is better with good friends, you can still compete, train, and have fun all on your own. Freedom also comes from the traveling you do while riding. We often ride into other towns and counties, sometimes even going as far as Tennessee. Do you need to get to Lenoir and you have some extra time on your hands? I could tell you how to get there and back on some of the prettiest roads you will ever see. But maybe you’re not into road riding. That’s perfectly fine! While I’ve been training on the road, many of my friends have
been exploring the woods and having a blast on their mountain bikes. You can do it all. When I get tired of roads I head for the woods. Some local guys in Brevard made a really cool mountain biking film not too long ago called “Church”. In it they talk about how for them “going to church” is going out to play in the woods. Most of the people on the team can understand this feeling. For many folks riding turns into more than just physical exercise. It’s also a mental and emotional release. Worries seem to fade away when you’re riding. I’ve always thought about it as resetting yourself. You may wake
up feeling off or with a lot on your mind but you can go on a ride and come back refreshed ready to focus. Most of all though it’s just plain fun. If you’re not enjoying something why do it? I would encourage everyone to ride a bike but obviously I’m a bit biased. I hope that everyone will find their version of what cycling is to me and my friends. So maybe I should say I encourage everyone to find what you’re passionate about and what moves you. And always have fun!
“You may wake up feeling off or with a lot on your mind but you can go on a ride and come back refreshed ready to focus.”
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WHY TRIATHLON IS THE STRANGEST SPORT KNOWN TO MANKIND by Anna Gannett, President
Photos Provided by Triathlon Team
With the Winter Olympics in Russia dominating the news in the past few weeks, it is difficult to think about anything other than sports, particularly the sports that I am most interested. Upon deeper reflection, the fact that Triathlon is a very odd sport comes to light. People do not think of swimming, biking, or running as strange by themselves, but the act of putting all of these activities into one race is quite unique. Let’s take a step-by-step walk through the process of completing a triathlon to see just how different this sport really is. To start with, everyone puts on their wetsuits over their one-
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piece spandex suits to prepare for the swim. People line up in groups according to age or speed, and then dive in at timed intervals. As long as you follow the buoys, there are hardly any rules to the swim portion of the race because it is difficult to tell what happens underwater from the perspective of the observing lifeguards. People swim on top of each other, grab each other’s legs, kick each other in the face, or anything else short of outright drowning. When you leave the water, you immediately begin undressing as you are running towards the transition area. Then, you struggle to locate your bike, throw on
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some specially designed Velcrostrapped shoes, put on your space-age aerodynamic helmet, and sprint out to the mounting area. When you get back to the transition area after the bike, you put on some running shoes equipped with elastic laces to avoid wasted tying time, and head out on legs that feel like jello. For approximately half of the run portion, you do not really feel like you are going anywhere, but somehow you are still moving and manage to cross the finish line a few miles later. The triathlon always ends with food of some kind, whether it be hamburgers, pizza, soda, or other health foods that athletes
need to keep their bodies raceready. Let’s be honest, the main reason most people participate in triathlons is the promise of food at the finish line and the bragging rights of being able to tell your friends that you are crazier than them. So, as you can see, the races are not what you might expect, but somehow they are still growing in popularity each year. People enjoy doing triathlons at all distances! Some start with the sprint distance of going ¼ mile swimming, about 10 miles biking, and about 3 miles running. Others opt for the IronMan distance of 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running. Because marathons are apparently not tough enough,
it is clearly a better choice to add in about 8 more hours of racing to make the workout more effective. The best part of the culture of triathlon is the incredible amount of money people are willing to spend to participate with other crazy athletes in these events. The equipment on its own is expensive enough, but then each race is another burden. The average cost to do an IronMan is $700, which would be enough to buy approximately 230 Happy Meals from McDonalds. Money well spent.
“...the act of putting all of these activities into one race is quite unique.”
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TeamUpdate
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL by Elena Kacan, Secretary
The Appalachian Women’s Club Basketball Team traveled to the University of Maryland last weekend and although they went 1-3, the experience was just what they needed. Being their first competition since last October, this was a place where they were able to learn how to play together again. The women competed against the University of Virginia, Winston Salem State, University of Delaware and Stevenson University. They got to explore the downtown Washington DC area after the games on Saturday and had a chance to see the Washington Monument, White House, Lincoln Memorial and the WWII monument. They ended up coming home with a few injured players but they will be healthy and ready to play before next week. Their upcoming tournament will be held at the University of Georgia the weekend of February 28th where they will play in another NIRSA regional tournament.
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Photo Provided by Women’s Basketball Team
“...this was a place where they were able to learn how to play together again.”
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WOMEN’S SOCCER by Taylor Branton, Treasure
Photo Provided by Women’s Soccer Team
Over the past few years, there has never really been a dull moment with the club soccer team.There are too many great memories to write about, but one of the greatest memories with my team would be freshman year at the UNC Chapel-Hill 7v7 tournament. We only had two subs but we ended up coming in second out of all the schools from all over the east coast. We had even beat Chapel Hill’s A team which is considered one of the best in our region. They were so shocked we had kicked them out of their own tournament.
We also had to play a team made up of women of all ages called the Pioneers, and these older women were in top shape for their age. They had beat almost every other team but we ended up beating them. That tournament was probably the most fun tournament I have played in with the club team. Thankfully we go back every year for Chapel Hill’s tournament and just about every year we have finished in second place. This year we head to UNCCH the first week in April, hopefully to place first!
“They had beat almost every other team but we ended up beating them. That tournament was probably the most fun tournament I have played in with the club team.”
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BASEBALL
TeamUpdate
by Patrick Sekel, Council Rep
“The way a team plays as a whole determines it success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” –Babe Ruth The snow is slowly melting, spring is on the horizon, and the men of the Club Baseball Team are ready to play America’s pastime once again. What has seemed to be a long offseason, the team is slowly beginning to get back into its practice rhythm in order to prepare for the season ahead. The team lost a good number of men from its previous fall season, but also gained a couple that had skipped it due to personal reasons. The men of the Club Baseball Team have needed to work hard and as best as they can (due to the wintery weather) to prepare for its tough, upcoming schedule. The Appalachian State Club Baseball team looks to take on #18 Virginia Tech this weekend in Blacksburg, Virginia or possibly in Wilkesboro, NC, due to the fact of the wintery weather and field conditions. This three game series will count as a non-conference series for both teams since the two teams
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are not in the same conference. The Mountaineers faced Va. Tech back in the fall during the Greenville Invitational and lost a close one to the Hokies 5-3. The Mountaineers have not played a game since. “It’s a good nonconference team,” says club president Ben Duncan. “If we can have it, we will. It’ll be a great preparation for ECU next weekend. But with this recent snow storm, who knows what will happen.” The games are schedule to be played on Feb. 22-23. After the Va. Tech series, the Mountaineers travel to Greenville, N.C. to take on yet another tough opponent in #8 East Carolina. The Pirates were ranked #1 for almost the entire spring season last year, before getting swept by conference opponent NC State near the end of the season, dropping them to the bottom of the Top 10. Duncan explains more about the team. “ECU is always a tough opponent. They use
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their club team as a JV team for their Varsity program. They have offseason workouts, diets, programs, etc. You’ve got to admire the dedication and their love of the game. But that doesn’t make us like them anymore than we have to. We’re all going into Greenville with that ‘upset’ mentality.” The possible 4-game series (instead of the usual 3) will consist of the three conference games with one exhibition game at the end to give some players more playing time and experience. The series is schedule for the weekend of March 2-3. After these two series, the Mountaineers will travel to Clearwater, Florida for a Spring Break tournament and to relax in the Florida sun, getting away from the cold, windy conditions of Boone. “It looks to be a promising season,” says treasurer Mike Aiello. “We just need to stay focused and play hard and together.”
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SNOWBOARD by Megan Page, Council Rep
Members of the App State Snowboard Team headed to New York for the USCSA Mid-Atlantic Regionals this past weekend to show the North what the Dirty South is all about. Regionals hosts not only schools from the usual Southeast Conference, but schools from up and down the entire East Coast as well. Although the ride wasn’t the easiest, we showed up to Hunter Mountain ready to ride and enjoy a mountain that none of us had ridden before. The snow fell all day on Friday, giving us great conditions for the Slopestyle competition. While some riders enjoyed the day a day off from competing, a few team members took on the competition with full force. Drew Cook pulled out a first place finish in the event, with Blake Wilkinson following behind in second place. With the help of team president, Tyler Grandis, the guy’s team was able to pull out a second place overall finish in Slopestyle.
After a day of enjoying the fresh powder, the Snowboard Team showed up ready to race in Giant Solemn on Saturday. Although the snowy conditions were different than the icy race courses that we all were used to, the team was stoked to give the course a try. Drew Cook took sixth place, followed by Alex Martin in tenth, and Tyler Grandis in thirteenth, bringing a second place over all finish for the guy’s team. For the ladies, Megan Page took seventh place, followed by Miranda Martin and Bekah Carswell, bringing a third place over all for Giant Solemn. The season has flown by, but we are still looking forward to a few more weeks of snowboarding. This weekend the team will be heading to Wintergreen Resort in Virginia to compete in the last conference race of the season. We appreciate all of the support we have gotten this season and hope that everyone will take advantage of the snow for the last few weeks that we’ll have it. Stay steezy, folks!
Photo Provided by Snowboard
“Although the snowy conditions were different than the icy race courses that we all were used to, the team was stoked to give the course a try.”
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Photo Provided by Women’s Rugby
Photos Provided by Fencing Team
FENCING by Alex Fogleman, Member The Appalachian State University Fencing Club remains hard at work preparing their fencers for upcoming events, particularly now that the official date of North Carolina’s divisional tournament has been released. This particular tournament will be held at NBS Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since this is the biggest fencing tournament of the year, it makes sense that the club would be drilling their hardest as well as scheduling additional training sessions with Coach Matt Parmer of the Knights of Sienna Fencing Club. ASU’s Club has a slight advantage in that one of its
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veteran members was trained by the hosting club during their high school years. This event is not only something to look forward to, but an opportunity to give some of the new members an idea of what competitive fencing looks like.
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TeamUpdate
WOMEN’S RUGBY by Kelly Castanho, President This past weekend the AHO Women’s Rugby team played an intense game against the College of Charleston. After a long, tiring 80 minute game we came out victorious with a 26 to 7 win! This makes a 3 an 0 record for the women’s rugby matrix season. We hope to continue this trend this weekend with our game against Elon at Elon. However, we know Elon will be an even tougher team to play against but we won’t give up and we will play AHO rugby like we always do. We wish all our other Appalachian sports teams good luck with their competitions this week. Go App!
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE by Molly Lancaster, President
Photo Provided by Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s Lacrosse has done a lot of fantastic things over the years, both on and off the field. That said, my most memorable moment was something that happened off the field as part of a team bonding experience. During my last year, our team decided to go camping. At first, I was super excited since I had never been camping before, but then the day came and I realized that I had no idea where we were going and that I was driving part of our group there. We decided that since we were taking multiple cars to the campsite, we would
just follow each other there so only the first car needed to know where we were going. I got the short stick and ended up being the next to last car in our line. All things that could go wrong, did go wrong. My car and the car behind me got separated from our group in the middle of no where. We had no cell reception and no idea where we were going. After driving until we could make a phone call, we managed to get some questionable directions from a teammate and set off in what we thought was the right direction. After driving down dirt roads, through cow pastures, and ending up in two different states,
we made it to our campsite. It was great to find that the girls who had beat us there had already set up almost our entire camp and they even helped us unpack. It ended up being a great trip and, with the help of some boy scouts, we even had a cookout to end our night. To this day, being lost in the middle of nowhere with four other girls was the best team bonding experience I have ever had.
“...the best team bonding experience I have ever had.”
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