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ISSUE 04 Womens Rugby
05 ASU Fencing
Director of UREC Joe Carter, carterjr@appstate.edu
Director of Club Sports Erin Sanders, sandersec1@appstate.edu
Activities Coordinator
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Time To Ride
07 Executive’s Corner 07 App State Swimming
Chelsea Watson, watsoncg@appstate.edu
Publicity Programmer Alyssa Gribble, gribblead@appstate.edu
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Trathalon Team
A Trifecta of Fun!
10 Equestrian Team
Executive Officers Philicia Gibson, gibsonpn@appstate.edu Ian McNeill, mcneillim@appstate.edu Katherine Uva, uvakr@appstate.edu
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For more information on any of the club teams, visit the website:
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clubsports.appstate.edu email us at:
clubsports@appstate.edu or call us at the
Student Recreation Center (828) 262 2100 The August 29th Edition of the Club Sports Illustrated Designed by Alyssa Gribble
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16 Women’s Basketball
17 Women’s Lacrosse 18 Climbing Team
19 From Sand Courts to Hard Courts
20 Kick Off to the 2014-2015 Season
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FALL 2014 SCHEDULE STARTING A BRAND NEW YEAR WITH PROMISING NEW GIRLS
Written by Melissa Manderbach, Club Sports Representative
championship for the third year in a row. It will be hosted by our team this fall and will take place on October 25th and 26th. We also look to qualify for the National Championships once again in the spring and bring home the win
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for App state.
I can already see that we have a promising group of new players
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The Women’s Rugby team’s goal this year is to win the Rucktoberfest
Our officers include President Kelly Castanho, Vice President Hayli Warmack, Treasurer Julie Blakesmith, Club Sports Representative Melissa Manderbach, and Match Secretary Janel Moriarty. We look forward to all the new recruits coming out to practice this year and hope they become just as excited about rugby as we are. I can already see that we have a promising group of new players.
SEAN COBB AND DAVID LONGWORTH RUNNING A DRILL
WRITTEN BY KELSEY PAINTER, MEMBER The ASU Fencing Club is hitting the ground running this year.
We encourage everyone to give fencing a try. Our club requires
We didn’t quite meet our goals by the end of last year, but
no prior experience, and we have all equipment necessary.
with growing membership and better leadership, we are so
There are three different styles of fencing: foil, epee, and sabre.
much stronger as a club. We plan on attending at least one
While our club focuses mostly on foil and epee, sabre will be
away tournament per semester and hosting two tournaments
another new thing we start this year. It is also completely safe.
here in Boone per semester. We want to compete as much
We wear several layers of protective gear, so no one really gets
as possible. Fundraising wise, we are working with potential
hurt. Fencing is loads of fun, and we could not be more excited
sponsors here in Boone.
about the upcoming year!
Our new leaders are ready for whatever challenges we might face this year. The Fencing Club is headed by President Vlad Vedock. Supporting him are the remaining officers: Vice President Sean Cobb, Secretary Carl Stuecker, Treasurer Amanda Martinez, Club Sports Representative Amanda Pausch, Publicity Officer Kelsey Painter, and Armorer Richard Batsuli. All were elected by their peers and well qualified.
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WRITTEN BY CRAIG STEWART, ASU CYCLING As with all club sports, we are comprised of students. Over the summer many of our own travelled the world both riding bikes and continuing scholastic pursuits. Many of our elite members raced publicly outside of the collegiate realm for several well regarded development teams. Other members continued their riding in locations ranging from Denver, Colorado all the way to the Umbria province of Italy. Nikolai Hesterberg has been a member of the team for two years now and took a physics internship in Colorado for the summer. He let both his road and mountain bike tag along for the ride. Nikolai rode in Boulder County during the week, but traveled to spectacular riding destinations like Moab, Utah on the weekends
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His location was so well regarded for cycling that he commonly saw professional teams training along the same roads. Miles Hubbard, Forrest Howard, Alan Garvick, Gene Taylor and Brandon Freyer are all members of the Appalachian State Cycling team that continued road racing throughout the summer as a part of the High Country Development team (HCD). They raced up and down the East coast against elite competition. Zeb King was able to continue his racing around the US with Stans NoTubes p/b proferrin. As we all return to Appalachian we are excited for the upcoming season. First up is Mountain Bike season which occurs every fall. With National Championships and Conference Championships at our home court with Beech Mountain, we are even more ecstatic.
We have another strong team assembled this year with several new recruits and fresh faces. Many of our newest riders have top level experience racing and will be able to jump right in to help Appalachian bring home the gold. We have full confidence that we can bring another National Championship home, just like last year. Our conference will have stiff competition from several talented riders. Appalachian State Cycling competes in the Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference (ACCC) against club and varsity programs located in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. There can commonly be up to 28 schools competing any given weekend. However, we are not afraid. Competition is what makes racing fun and we are excited for everyone to eat our dust this mountain bike season.
WRITTEN BY: KATHERINE UVA, CLUB SPORTS EXECUTIVE
The Club Sports Council Meeting on Wednesday, August
guided by an Executive or the Publicity Programmer.
27th was the first one of the year and it started off with
Each of these committees were in place last year, so
free pizza and a special presentation from Sam Akers,
many of this year’s chairs are picking up where last
owner of our local Boone Dominoes. Mr. Akers wants to
year’s committees left off. I think this is excellent
increase the relationship between his Dominoes
because now things that were already started can be
pizzeria and University Recreation, so he offered us
revived and improved, so new foundations do not have
special promotional items and tips for working
to be repeated.
with Dominoes. We finished the meeting with announcements from Once our Club Sports Council Representatives finished
Chelsea Watson with facilities updates and from Erin
their pizza, we promptly moved into the meeting where
Sanders, the Assistant Director of UREC.
we shared team updates, reviewed how a meeting runs, and set expectations that the Council Representatives
This was a meeting where our Council Representatives
have for each other and for the Executives. From there
learned a lot about how Club Sports Council works and
we broke up into the following committees; Publicity,
what their role is; and I believe that they are now
Community Service, Budget Point, and Team Unity.
comfortable in their roles, and have been given the
These committees are comprised of approximately
resources and support to grow and further our program.
five Club Sports Council Representatives, and each are
WRITTEN BY: SHANNON WHITAKER, SECRETARY
Appalachian State Swimming is off to a good start this year with over 100 new members interested in joining the team. Swim Club participated in Welcome Weekend at the Student Recreation Center, Club Expo, and UREC Fest in the first week back in the mountains. The officers, Kyle Cicenia, Robert Compton, Shannon Whitaker, Kristie Majeski, and Jake Barnes, have been working hard all summer to get ready for the 2014-2015 season. During the break, the officers discussed ideas for fundraisers, apparel, meets, and created a brand new website for the team. The team is celebrating its 20th year and will hold the Annual High Country Invitational on October 25th at the Student Recreation Center on campus.
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A TRIFECTA OF FUN! WRITTEN BY RILEY PARR, SECRETARY
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s we gear up for the season, we are all planning hard and training harder. We have grown substantially since our birth in 2011, growing from less than a dozen to more than forty. With our first race less than three weeks away, we are focusing on three main goals. We first want to grow as individuals. Triathlon is an individual sport, consisting of a swim, bike, then run.
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Our main goal is to become a better triathlete ourselves and not worry too much about how we compare to other racers on our team or others. We are a team, and as a team we want to strengthen our bonds between each other. With team growth comes individual growth. It is much easier to get faster when training with other people, since you aren’t the only one pushing yourself; the entire team is helping to push each other. Our last goal of the season is to shoot for Nationals. This
will be somewhere on the East Coast, so since it will be close to home, we would like to send at least a few athletes to represent Appalachian State. This will be a huge step for our team since we have never had an individual participate at Nationals. Asides from racing at Nationals, we plan to race in the MidAtlantic Collegiate Conference. We will be racing teams such as UNC Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, NC State, VT, Navy, Liberty, Duke, and JMU, just to
name a few. We will race at Belews Lake on Sept 13, Richmond Olympic Tri Sept. 21, draft-legal race Oct. 5 called Trivium, and finally the MACTC Champs at Smith Lake on Oct. 18. We have a ton of new faces this year that we are excited to train and race with! We have a great range of athletes coming in, from people
who have never done a triathlon to a few who could have a shot at Nationals in the spring. Either way, we will all work towards bettering ourselves as individuals and a team. Go Mountaineers!
“We are all
planning hard and training harder
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EQUESTRIAN TEAM
BY: KATHERINE UVA, PRESIDENT
The ASU Equestrian team is very excited to introduce our new officers for the 2014 – 2015 year! My name is Katherine Uva, a junior here at Appalachian, and I am very honored to be this year’s President. I have been riding horses since I could walk, and my first word was “horsie”. I have been injured many times from horseback riding, but the nature of the sport always draws me back in. My old trainer always told me “Cowgirl up, or wear a skirt”. She always reminded me that we don’t have time to talk and gossip in this world because we always have to work to be the best of the best. Back home in Connecticut I served as her Assistant Trainer for 4 years, and I had my own clients who I trained and showed horses for before coming to AppState. I used to ride Hunt Seat before I had a
KATHERINE UVA, PRESIDENT
bad jumping accident, which is when I switched to Western which is what I competed at the National and State levels in Showmanship, Horsemanship, Western Pleasure and Trail. Now I am pleased to introduce my fellow officers!
Haley McCune is the team’s Vice President and she has been surrounded by horses my entire life. Her mother grew up riding and she sparked Haley’s interest in the sport. Haley took her first lesson when she was 6 years old and immediately fell in love. In these 14 years, Haley has gained a lot of experience that has made her both a better rider and a better person. Being an Equestrian doesn’t simply mean being able to ride a horse. It is so much more than that; being an Equestrian is a life style. To this day Haley’s favorite place in the world is, and will always be, on the back of a horse!
HALEY MCCUNE, VICE PRESIDENT
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April Kaiser is a junior and our returning
quotes have stuck with April throughout
Treasurer. As far as she knows, April was
her years of riding, “Each fall makes you
born with a passion for horses. She has
into a better rider and with each fall you
been an Equestrian since she was 6 years
learn more about how valuable the
old and she is now 20. April says she would
connection between you and your horse
have started riding even younger if she
is.” April’s other favorite quote is, “breathe
was allowed to, but her mother was not
through it.” These sayings have gotten her
so eager for her to get on a 1,000 pound
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her Equestrian past and will continue to
years of experience comes many stories of
help April grow as a competitive rider.
falling off and hard-learned lessons. Two
APRIL KAISER, TREASURER
Our Secretary this year is sophomore Cori Rash and she started riding Saddle Seat when she was 8 years old. Until Cori was 15, she competed at SaddleBred shows in Raleigh and Greensboro. Her barn stopped offering lessons which is when she switched to Hunt Seat. Cori has ridden Hunt Seat ever since and loves that she can continue it in college. Her favorite quote is “to ride or not to ride? what a stupid question!” from one of her favorite sweatshirts.
CORI RASH, SECRETARY
Our Club Sports Representative is Molly Bostancic who is a sophomore that has been riding for eleven years and has participated in hunt seat, vaulting, dressage, and competitive trail riding. Molly has also worked at a summer camp for four years teaching kids how to ride and care for horses. One of her favorite riding memories is when she went galloping down the beach in the Dominican Republic.
MOLLY BOSTANCIC, CLUB SPORTS REP
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SUBMITTED BY PATRICK SEKEL, PRESIDENT
CLUB BASEBALL ON STARTING FRESH WITH A BRAND NEW YEAR
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he men of the Appalachian State Club Baseball Team are back on the mountain and ready for another year of baseball. The team is coming back after trying to forget about the rough
season that they left in the fall, ending with a 6-14 (5-10 conference) record. The Mountaineers finished 5th in the conference behind ECU, UNC, Elon, and NC State while being ahead of Wake Forest in the standings. Over the summer, the conference and regional champion ECU Pirates made it all the way to the 3rd/4th place game in the NCBA World Series. “They were a very good team,” said former president Ben Duncan. “They honestly could’ve won the whole thing.” But the summer is over and the new year is kicking off. With it, there are a group of new officers that have taken the reigns. Sophomore Grant Caudill has become the Secretary/Council Representative of the team with Junior Jon Smith as the Treasurer. Junior Chris Andrews takes over as the Vice President and Junior Patrick Sekel is the new President. “We’re excited to get this year started,” said Jon. “We really learned a lot about
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ourselves and our competition last year. We won’t be finishing in 5th place this year.”
We really learned a lot about ourselves and our competition last year
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According to Patrick, about 85 people showed interest in playing club baseball and about 45 responded back. A total of 32 people were present at the interest meeting, one of the highest attendances in the team’s history. Patrick had this to say; “It’s very exciting. I wasn’t expecting THAT many people to come out. In the past, we’ve usually gotten 60 interest and 20 come out. Now after seeing this, we’ve got a good feeling about this year. The Mountaineers will be kicking off practice on August 25, and we’ll play their first Fall series at Surry County Community College on September 13-14.
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WRITTEN BY REBECCA PURKEY, CLUB SPORTS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
It’s hard to imagine App State without App Ski. With such a
building strength and endurance to power through the demanding
wonderful selection of mountains to choose from, we’re already
turns of our slalom and giant slalom races.
anticipating the upcoming winter. We’re the people you see leaving for the mountain late in the evening instead of staying warm inside
Leading the team through an exciting season this year is our
when the weather gets cold, returning late at night with skis on our
President, Dixon Styres and our Vice President, Crosby Taymore.
shoulders after a long, tiring, and lively practice.
Matthew Brodie is our Treasurer, Brooke Liang is our Secretary, and the Club Sports Council Representative is Rebecca Purkey. We had a
The Alpine Ski Team is a member of the USCSA Southeast
terrific 2014 season, and we’re ready to have an even better season
conference, and we compete each year against other universities in
for 2015!
the area, such as Virginia Tech, Duke, ECU, James Madison, and others. The promise of a cold and snowy season this winter doesn’t scare us; we’ll be ready to train hard as a team to work towards our goal: skiing better and racing even faster than last year. Skiing takes practice and determination, and we’re ready to put in the hours at practice to become a stronger team overall. This season we’ll be holding both mountain and dryland practices specifically tailored towards
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WRITTEN BY KATRINA MATZA, SECRETARY
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.... okay yes, that is a Christmas song and I know its not anywhere near December, but honestly when is the snow going to get here?” It’s already autumn here in Boone and the Appalachian State Snowboard team is now just counting down the months till the kick-off of the season. Let’s be real, I know everyone is probably asking themselves, what does the Snowboard Team do when there is no snow? Well, sure thing, the snow season isn’t here yet, however, that drive for excitement never leaves a snowboarder.
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A snowboarder is a certain type of person, and the Appalachian State Snowboard Team is where we all bond together to make one gnartastic group of people. Every year the team progressively gains new talented members, and this year the team is excited about receiving fresh, steezy talent, because we are ready to have a great season. To regular people like your postman, teacher, mom and even a bunch of your friends, it must seem like snowboarders do some pretty weird things. From our fascination with powder to our geeking out over the
littlest snow and landing tricks. It’s all stuff that’s hard wired into our behavior as snowboarders. Why join the Appalachian State Snowboard Team? Here are a few things that snowboarders do that ‘regular people’ just don’t understand, and honestly if you find yourself understanding any of these things you should probably consider joining the steeziest team and creating the most gnartastic experiences that you will never want to forget. Why to join the App State Snowboard Team:
1) Getting a faceful of snow probably wouldn’t be that high on a list of priorities for ‘regular people.’ Snowboarders on the other hand daydream about it on the regs. Come to think of it, we’re all probably doing it right now. 2) Regular people just don’t understand our fascination with headwear. No, we don’t have a bald patch under there, and yes, we are a little hot wearing our beanies but chucking that hat on in the morning and rocking it, is kinda our way of showing the world that we do rad stuff. Plus normally our hair looks like a disaster and its an easy steezy way to cover it up. 3) While words like sick, rad, gnarly and steezy mean very definite things to us as snowboarders, but using them around regular people can cause confusion. At best they think we’re ‘hippy/hobo surfer types’ and at worst they think we’re actually speaking a
foreign language. 4) Most regular folk have experienced the uncontrollable frustration you get at printers or TV remotes that decide not to work when you need them most. For us snowboarders though, it’s perfectly normal to lose our head at a handrail, chuck our board at a wall, or generally rage on an inanimate object that 1) can’t hear us 2) can’t respond and 3) is not the reason we suck.
of the snowboard team family. Our family is something that will stay with you for years after graduating and I will tell you from first hand experience that the memories will never go away because they are just too epic to forget. Therefore, let’s kick this season off the right way and be proud that you are a snowboarder! Stay steezy my friends!
5) Being injured, sick, or at work sucks worst of all. But most ‘regular’ folk will never be able to properly understand the amount of frustration/depression caused when it’s a bluebird powder day and you’re stuck cleaning hotel rooms, stacking shelves to pay your rent or sitting at home in a cast after owning yourself on some stupid park rail. So, in conclusion, if you feel that you have done any of these ridiculous things, you are probably already part
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WRITTEN BY ALYSSA HORAN, SECRETARY The Women’s Club Basketball team at Appalachian State is about to embark on a new season this fall. The girls are very excited to showcase their talents at a variety of tournaments throughout the southeast. They will travel to about 3 tournaments a semester and host a tournament that is scheduled for September 20-21, 2014 at the Student Recreation Center. With a new head coach and new officers, the team is getting ready for all the changes that will occur this season. Dylan Eppley, Junior, is going to take on the position of head coach this season. Because he was the assistant coach last year, he is very prepared for this responsibility. Cam Lawson, Junior, will be the assistant coach. He was very influential last season by teaching new skills at practices and participating in scrimmaging to increase the intensity. Even though the women’s club team
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is fortunate enough to have coaches, the officers of the club team make the majority of the decisions. Carly Hall, Junior, is the President of the team; Anna Lipocky, Junior, is the Vice President; Casey Tarwater, Senior, is the treasurer, and Alyssa Horan, Sophomore, is the secretary. The officers are very hopeful on having a successful season. The women’s club team practices twice a week at Quinn. One of the changes to the practice schedule is about implementing another practice on Sunday to help the team build chemistry. With an additional practice, the team feels that they could be more cohesive and perform better at tournaments, which is one of the main goals this season. At Nationals last year in Raleigh, North Carolina, the players felt that their performance did not directly correlate with the level of play that they are capable of. The
coaches and players know that there needs to be some alterations at practice. The interest meeting for the fall semester had a great turnout. There are many girls from all grades wanting to participate. Since many girls on the team graduated last year, the returning players are excited about having more teammates. Overall, this upcoming season for the women’s club team looks very promising. The girls are ready to work hard and represent Appalachian State at the best of their ability.
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The returning players are excited about having more teammates
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WRITTEN BY OLIVIA CHASON, CLUB COUNCIL REP
The Women’s Lacrosse Team is very excited to start out our fall season. We are currently a part of the Mid Atlantic Women’s Lacrosse League (also known as MAWLL). We look forward to participating in our competitive conference, which includes club teams from Duke, ECU, Elon, NC State, UNC and UNCW.
MEET OUR OFFICERS: Carolyn Genay Philicia Gibson President Treasurer Senior Junior Has played lacrosse for 8 years.
Has played lacrosse for 6 years
Fun Fact: She makes her own
Fun Fact: She is an awesome dancer.
Toothpaste.
Victoria Pacheco Olivia Chason Vice President
On September 27th and 28th, we will be hosting our first annual Yosef Fall Classic tournament. So far, the Charlotte Women’s Lacrosse League, ECU, Lynchburg, Radford, UCONN and UNCW will be sending teams to compete.
Club Council Representative
Junior Sophomore Has played lacrosse for 9 years Fun Fact: She was given an Indian
Has played lacrosse for 8 years
Fun Fact: She is not over 5’ tall.
name when she was born.
Caty Bredeson Secretary Junior Has played lacrosse for 7 years Fun Fact: She has 5 adopted siblings.
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WRITTEN BY ALEXA ZAKULA, SECRETARY
A new school year has begun, and it has brought along with it many new, excited climbers to join the Club Climbing Team. In addition to new team members, we have some new team officers this year. David Putnam is our new Treasurer, Maggie Jones is our new Vice President of Administration, and Mark Morley has taken on the position of Vice President of Programming. Alexa Zakula has stayed on board as Secretary, and Matthew Myers is still holding his position as team President. Our goal for this year is to have a strong, successful team to represent our university at other schools and competitions around the Southeast. We
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want to send at least fifteen climbers to the Nationals competition in May, as well as bring home the top place trophies at every competition we attend. We are also excited to take an overnight climbing trip later in the semester as well as many day trips to local boulder fields around Boone. We will be hosting our Southern Comfort Bouldering Competitions again each semester, the first will be in November, and are expecting another great turnout. For anybody who might be unfamiliar to the sport, rock climbing is a very physically demanding activity that was not really recognized as its own sport until the 1950’s. Climbing can be done outside on natural rock structures, or in gyms on handmade walls with plastic holds. There are also different styles of climbing, such as bouldering, top rope, sport, and traditional climbing. Bouldering is the most common form of climbing for our team. This means climbing shorter climbs called “problems” without extra protection of a rope and harness. Boulderers rely on a large canvas-covered piece
of hard foam called a crash pad and the help of their spotters who make sure they land safely on the crash pad, if they do fall. Top rope climbing is also very popular in our school’s gym, especially with newer climbers. This style involves a rope, harness, and another person to belay the climber as they make their way up a route, which is much taller than a boulder. The rope that supports the climber if they fall is fed through a chain anchor at the top of the route, connecting the climber and belayer. The more challenging styles of rope climbing, traditional and sport, involve the belayer feeding rope to the climber as they ascend, and the climber attaching the rope to quickdraws at different intervals while they climb higher. In traditional climbing, the climber not only clips the rope in as he is climbing, but also carries all of his own gear with him and sets each piece into the rock as he ascends. While we do have a handful of team members that are sports and traditional climbers during their own time, our team has focused on bouldering, but we plan to incorporate more top rope climbing this year.
WRITTEN BY CORBIN BRUTON, SECRETARY As our players migrate from the sand courts to
Sports everywhere we go, from tournaments
the hard court, we see volleyball season start
to volunteer events to even classrooms! Club
to kick in at full force. Wasting no time, our
Representative Jamie Lee Misencik says she’s
volleyball teams have their first tournament
“excited for the new members to show us their
at Western Carolina University on September
talent and to represent the team as a whole!”
27th. With only a couple weeks to prepare, once
Club Volleyball is specifically excited about
teams are made, officers and players alike are
becoming more involved on campus and in the
ready to see the results of team placements.
community as Emily explains, “My goal for this
Sophomore Club Treasurer Emily Rideout,
year is for the team to grow and get our name
explains that “as a freshman last year playing
out around campus! I want to volunteer
club was one of the best decisions I made.” All
together and fundraise, and rock out at our
officers hope to see a good turn out this year at
home tournaments!” With the potential of not
team placements as we try to grow and expand
just one, but two home tournaments this
our club, as well as our reach on campus and
season, Club Secretary Corbin Bruton is hopeful
in our community. President Priya Ford says as
there will be a good amount of parents, friends
a result, “This will set an excellent foundation
and other club teams come to support Club
for next year and hopefully raise everyone to a
Volleyball!
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My goal for this year is for the team to grow and get our name out around campus!
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higher player level.” The outlook of this season is bright, and all Not only are officers ready to see new members,
members of Club Volleyball are ready to show
but also returning players who can help lead on
the University and Boone what we’ve got!
and off the court. Club Volleyball prides itself on representing Appalachian State and Club
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WRITTEN BY: MEGHAN POIRIER, TREASURER
On Monday, August 25th, Women’s Club Soccer kicked off the fall season with their first practice. About 50 students, mostly potential new members, came out to State Farm fields to share our love for soccer and meet new friends. We are so excited for the season to start and for our first games against Wake Forest and Virginia Tech on September 14th here on State Farm field. We hope everyone comes out to watch!!
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We are also excited to announce our new officers: Taylor (Tots) Branton-President, Carly Wilson-Vice President, Madison BurrisSecretary, and Meghan Poirier-Treasurer. We are also very fortunate to have our coach, Scott (Smitty) Smith, here for another year. We are all looking forward to the start of the season and hope to make it a successful year!
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