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A UREC Publication February 9th Edition Featured Story: Alpine Ski
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Alpine Ski Just the Lift We Needed Archery Why Archery? Cycling Winter Prep for Road Season Fencing January’s Top 5 Updates Lacrosse Men’s It’s a Numbers Game Lacrosse Women’s Jon Snow, Is Winter Almost Over? Club Sports Illustrated // Issue No. 93
February 9th Edition of Club Sports Illustrated Designed by Jarod York UREC Publicity Programmer Edited by Caroline Baird Articles by App State Students Cover Photo By Claire Biaggi
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Rugby Women’s Battle in the High Country Snowboarding USCSA: First Snowboard Slalom Ultimate Men’s Nightmare Dressed in a Daydream Volleyball Women’s Volleyback Executive Corner Edition 999: Throwback Issue No. 93 // Club Sports Illustrated
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Just the Lift We Needed By Claire Biaggi | Club Sports Representative Alpine Ski | Featured Story
Courtney Forbis
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Morgan Baker
Since the last issue of this wonderful magazine, the Alpine Ski Team has competed in two competitions. We went to Massanutten Resort on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of January. There we raced against JMU, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Duke, UVA, Virginia Tech, and Lees-McCrae in Slalom and Giant Slalom. This past weekend, February 3rd and 4th, we skied against the same schools at Bryce Resort in Giant Slalom for both days. At Massanutten the Men’s team got 3rd place and the Women’s team received 6th place. At Bryce this past weekend both the Men and Women team received 5th place. This past weekend at Bryce, our Alumni came to visit and participated in the Alumni Race. It was really awesome to see
the seniors from years past and even meeting other alumni that some of us had never seen before. One of the team’s favorite things to do at races is cheer for our respective teams while they are at the start gate. Especially hurling insults at each other and making us laugh so hard that we might not make it out of the start gate. This weekend we are going back to Bryce Resort to compete against the same teams that we normally do. We will only be competing in Slalom this weekend because on Saturday there is a Dual Slalom race where we directly compete against someone from an opposing team. The men have qualified for regionals, but the women still get to get into the Top Five. Until next time, ski you later.
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Well, first off, what is Archery? Many people think of archery and come to one of three conclusions: A, the use of archery as a primitive weapon to hunt with; B, they think about the Olympics and shortly thereafter ask about the long thing on the front of the bow (aka stabilizer); or finally C, they think about the actors and actresses that are depicted shooting ridiculously strong bows, at ridiculously long distances, and ridiculously hard to hit targets. The most famous examples are people like Robin Hood, Katniss Everdeen, and Hawkeye, but did you know it is much more than that? The fact is that there are dozens of real and great archers out there. Byron Ferguson is one of the best traditional archers out there, and is specifically known for his trick shots. (Seriously, check him out on YouTube.) Brady Ellison, a 15 time gold medalist at the Olympics, has been representing the United States since 2008. Oh, and let’s not forget the private industry with archers such as Levi Morgan and Reo Wilde. Each of these shooters have won dozens of championships, locked down millions of dollars in sponsorships, and have had the opportunity to travel the world doing what they enjoy. All in all, archery is a sport. No, archery is not a sport where you need to be the fastest. Honestly, you do not have to be strong either. Archery is a sport that encompasses strategy, patience, and being steady both physically and mentally. Archery is a sport in which people spend their lives trying to perfect. I, personally, have been shooting for 22 years, and I am far from perfect, but that doesn’t mean I am going to stop now. That is why you will find me at Archery practice most Sundays from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Watauga Gun Club, working toward my own million-dollar contract. Care to join? Contact us via Appsync, Facebook or email at apparchery@gmail.com! 6
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Why Archery? By Byron Burrell | Head Coach Archery
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Winter Prep for Road Season By Annie Pharr | Secretary Cycling Team
Winter in Boone is brutal. Snowy days, icy roads, below freezing wind-chill - who wants to go outside in that? Riding a bike outside complicates things. Since you are traveling faster on a bike than just walking, you have to take extra precautions to keep your hands and feet warm and your face protected from the harsher wind-chill. Despite this, road season is waiting for us every February, and excuses for not training during the winter won’t hold up on the start line. Many people ask the team, how do you maintain fitness and train during the winter to prep for these early spring races? The two biggest answers: proper layering and indoor trainer sessions. 8
Understanding how to layer properly is a key skill to have for year round biking. In the summer, you can get away with the basic jersey and bib short pairing. But you need more than just a kit when the winter rolls around. Always start with a good base layer - capilene or wool works well to keep warmth in while still being breathable. I stay away from cotton since this holds water and stays cold, which isn’t good if you anticipate sweating. Next, you can pair a short sleeve jersey with a long sleeve jersey on top, or opt for two long sleeves. I go with a vest over that, because it holds warmth in at my core without being bulky on my arms. To top it off, a cycling jacket is a good way to shield you from
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the wind. These jackets are like heavy duty jerseys. They are made from a heavier material that is thick enough to block the wind, but isn’t puffy enough to create drag. If it is extra windy or wet, I’ll wear a rain shield layer to defend against the wind chill even more. This outer layer is often thin, since it protects from wind and rain rather than adding warmth. Now that your core is warm, you can focus on your legs and extremities. If you have thermal bib shorts, those are prime for keeping legs toasty. If not, you can wear fleece lined cycling tights over your regular bib shorts, with knee or leg warmers underneath if it is extra chilly. Keeping my hands and feet warm is always a struggle for me, but my lobster claw gloves have been lifesavers. These funny looking mitten hybrids have two large finger compartments, so your four fingers are kept warm in pairs. This is because your fingers stay warmer when they are next to each other, but mittens prevent cyclists from being able to use their fingers to shift gears or grab the brakes. These are a good compromise between gloves and mittens for dexterity and warmth. For your feet, wear nice warm socks, and cover your shoes with shoe-covers. These can be waterproof or just block the wind, and are like gloves for your shoes to trap warmth inside. Finally, I wear a wool hat to cover my ears under my helmet, and a neck
gaiter to pull up over my chin and sometimes nose on cold descents. You can even fill up your water bottles with warm water so it doesn’t freeze during the ride. These are just some examples of layering techniques you can use, but not an extensive list. However, when the cold temperatures drop to 20 or below, I find that even my best layering strategies don’t work. That’s when I turn to the other resource the cycling team has: computrainers. An indoor trainer is like a treadmill for runners. The difference is that it suspends the wheel of your own bike, allowing you to add resistance and shift gears like normal, but you can hook up your own bike instead of using a stationary bike machine. Many of us have trainers in our homes that we can use, but the varsity gym has compu-trainers that we get access to at times, which brings indoor trainers to a whole new level. These machines hook up to a TV screen, and record our speed, power output, and heart rate as we ride. After entering our height and weight data, our on-screen avatars can ride and race with each other on a virtual platform, making indoor riding competitive and fun. We are lucky to have this as a resource, but cold training days make us appreciate those nice summer rides even more!
Annie Pharr
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January’s Top 5 Updates By Lauren Brackett | Secretary Fencing 10
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Lauren Brackett
Lauren Brackett
Lots of exciting things are happening within the fencing team! One of our new members, freshman foilist Drake Bogart, has been assisting the foil squads with their blade and footwork. Last week, both foil practices consisted of individual coach-like lessons with Drake, followed by plenty of dry fencing for additional practice. Our President, junior epeeist Maria Cilenti, will be featured on the new Club Sports banner! The update of this banner has been eagerly anticipated for several semesters and we are so excited it is finally happening. The fencing team has grown so much in the last year and we are excited for even more publicity with the release of this banner. Be sure to look out for Maria on the new banner in the coming weeks! During a pre-practice meeting last week, the team voted unanimously to raise the cost of membership from previous semesters. The new current price of dues is $30 for noncompetitive membership and $60 for competitive membership, paid by semester. President Maria
Cilenti proposed the increased rate in order to financially accommodate the growing size of our team. The primary reason for the increase is our growing need for a new electric equipment, specifically a strip. Additionally, United States Fencing Association memberships are extremely expensive for those wishing to travel for USFA events, and more members means more hotel rooms needed for competitions. With the team growing more than ever before, the officers are looking into various options for purchasing a new electric strip set. Given that we currently only have two electric strips, this would be incredibly exciting for our team. The current set-up is just not efficient for our team of 30+ fencers. Please be on the lookout for a fund raiser in the near future! Our spring tournament calendar is finally here! Some of our potential destinations include Charleston, SC, Greensboro, Knoxville, and Raleigh. While the schedule is subject to change, it provides the general outline for our spring semester travels. Be sure to check it out on our website!
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It’s a Numbers Game By Michael Fifield | Treasurer Lacrosse Men’s
William Bewley
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With the 2018 season starting this weekend, the Appalachian State Men’s Lacrosse team is hopeful that this year’s group of guys has what it takes to leave a big mark on the program. After a historic season last year where the mountaineers finished 7-2 overall with 7 SELC All-Conference players, the team is returning a number of players who contributed to that success. Among those returners are Seniors Cole Eglowstein and Mikey Fifield along with Junior Jack Rich, who have all been recognized as captains for the 2018 season.
The first stop of 2018 for the App State Men’s Lacrosse team is in Knoxville, where they will take on the University of Tennessee on Saturday (2/10) at 1pm. The team is hopeful that this will be the start that they’re looking for, and they can return to the High Country 1-0 after this weekend. Go ‘Neers!
Looking back at the final game of last season, the Mountaineers housed 19 players. 10 of those players line the roster of the 2018 team. However, a number that once accounted for more than half of the team is now a part of a 36-man active roster, the largest in program history. This large roster number provides the team with a lot of opportunity to fill in the gaps and build off of last year’s team. Some of the new talent on the team was discovered and put to good use in the fall when Freshmen Jonathan Winbush, Alex Mudler, Luke Haverstrom, and Sam Honchalk, as well as Sophomore/transfer Sam Agee, were added to the starting lines and each made an immediate impact. The team continued to grow at the start of the spring semester when they were joined by some fresh faces, as well as some familiar ones. Junior Michael Ha was a standout defense-man his freshman year who helped the team to a successful season, which ultimately ended in a conference semifinal loss to Kennesaw State. Ha met an unfortunate shoulder injury at the end of his freshman year, which led to him missing out on his sophomore season. However, back at full strength and speed, the team is eager to see what kind of impact Michael Ha will make in the 2018 season. With a healthy mix of new and returning players, the team is prepared to take on its toughest schedule in program history. With a grueling path to the playoffs ahead, the Mountaineers have decided to take everything one game at a time, focusing on the task at hand without looking too far down the road.
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Abby Yeni
With the random, and very cold, weather patterns of Boone this past weekend, the Women’s Lacrosse competitive season will start a week later than planned. We travel to Elon University to play Elon and N.C. State on February 11th and look forward to starting our season! Cross your fingers will us that the weather will allow us to travel to these games! We welcomed several lovely new ladies to our team this Spring! We hope they love the team as much as we do and look forward to new team dynamics. Practices have picked up since last semester and end of practice scrimmages are showing tremendous improvement! As they say, practice makes perfect. Looking forward to Spring apparel, the officers 14
are discussing various fundraising opportunities. Apparel has not been confirmed but is always something to look forward to; we are determined to represent our team in the best way possible. We are currently practicing in our new practice pennies that turned out as cool as Daenerys Targaryen riding her dragon into a war zone. Our first fund raiser will be on Monday, February 19th at Chipotle Mexican Grill from 5-9pm! COME ENJOY DELICIOUS FOOD AND SUPPORT YOUR LADY LAXERS! This is the last semester for some of our beloved players and we hope to make it their best, both on and off the field. Our Annual Mountaineer Meltdown is looking delicious to the eye (and mouth as we are anticipating a post-game cookout for friends and family). XOXO
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Jon Snow, Is Winter Almost Over? By Maddie Marcellino | Club Sports Representative Lacrosse Women’s
Amanda Robbins
Emma Bouma
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Battle in the High Country Katie Sorrell | Club Sports Representative Rugby Women’s
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On January 27th, 2018, AHO Women’s rugby had their first game of the 17’-18’ spring season. We faced Western Carolina University(WCU), which along with Appalachian, is a well-known and easily recognizable University in the mountainous region of North Carolina. It was a battle for the high country. After a few weeks of intense practice, AHO was well equipped and ready for whatever Cullowhee had to throw at us. We weren’t sure what to expect from WCU, but whatever was waiting for us on the pitch, was in for a rude, rugby awakening from AHO.
Christine Newcomb
Christine Newcomb
Sam Poteat
Almost everyone had the pre-game jitters Saturday morning. With our first match only hours away, it was hard to shake the excitement that buzzed throughout the stadium. When 12:50 hit, we pushed our nerves aside and AHO stepped on the pitch ready to play. Only after 4 short minutes into the game, we scored our first try. Not only was this the first try of the match and season, packie, Kaitlyn Reed got her zulu, a phrase for a rugger’s first try. Our first score of the game lead us on a path to victory, eventually ending our game with a 55-0 win for AHO! Not only did we win our first game of the season, but we also were able to play in Kidd Brewer Stadium. It is safe to say that hopes and school spirit were high when stepping off of the stadium field with a win in the bag for AHO, Women’s rugby. Overall it was an exciting day for AHO. Although it was cold and rainy, every minute of the game was filled with passion. On and off the field, energy was high from players running the ball, and from fans and teammates cheering on from the sidelines. That Saturday also meant something else for our future season. Not only did we earn the win on that day, but it also served as a gleam of hope, in a sense that the success in our first game will carry out through the semester. With all the time, weight training, and cardio involved in our practices, it paid off on the pitch, and was evident through our success. The win on Saturday brought us encouragement and excitement to continue working hard and kicking butt this semester. Issue No. 93 // Club Sports Illustrated
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Lidan Noreen
The snowboard team has just finished up our first weekend at Bryce, VA. We had a great time on Saturday for our Giant Slalom race. It was set up on time and the gates were set up perfectly. Although the conditions were icy on course we had fun session after the race. The whole team bombed the mountain together and took over the lifts. We love to race but it’s always a good time to get a chance to go ride with the team. Sunday morning, we woke up to snow fall and were excited to get out on the slopes as soon as possible. We “quickly” cleaned up the house and checked out of the awesome house we have always stayed at in Bryce. As we got to the mountain it started to dump snow. It was a beautiful morning with fresh snow and early 18
turns with the team before competition. This weekend was the first time USCSA has offered Slalom to snowboarders. It was a challenge for everyone since no one has had practice with that course. Everyone picked it up quick and had a fun time competing. We saw that almost everyone preferred Slalom over Giant Slalom. It is quicker and tighter turns which add more challenge for us than wide turns. This year at nationals is the first time they will over a Slalom event for snowboarders. We were excited to get some experience this past weekend with this event and are looking forward to nationals! Up next is Bryce again and then we will be headed to regionals soon. Go Neers!
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USCSA: First Snowboard Slalom Stephanie Shapiro | President Snowboarding
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Nightmare Dressed Daydream By Myles Grady | Secretary Ultimate Men’s
Nick Simpson
The Nomads have competed in two tournaments since we last spoke. The first was down in the city that never sleeps, Greer, South Carolina. It was the first tournament for us in the spring semester and you could say that again. We played well for points at a time but never really put it all together to get a solid game. Sure we went 2-2 but it is always frustrating when you lose to teams you know you could beat on any other day. The main reason for our woes that weekend was because it was the first time we were facing live bullets with our new offense, inspired by our interim head coach Frank. Unfortunately, Sunday was canceled because of some serious rain but it was still an engaging and eye opening weekend for the squad. 20
Now to something more exciting, this past weekend the Nomads traveled west to the city that lit the world, Charlotte, North Carolina. Hornets. Panthers. Nomads. Checkers. You name it, there were some athletes in the province of Charlotte this past weekend. The tournament was Queen City Tune Up and oh mama. The Nomads came out strong against a formidable James Madison University team that beat us by 2 in the fall. A quick score and two breaks saw us go up 3-0. The energy was unmatched, it was incredible. We cruised to a 10-7 victory over those fools. Our next match was against Notre Dame. Shout-out to Caleb Louie for having the most secure hands this side of the Mason Dixon and really starting us off right on that first O point.
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Also shout-out to his brother Jacob Louie, on game point, he was able to get a D and get the disc back in our hands. That game really was a team effort. Third game was against UCONN, my boys. I really didn’t want to play them out of respect because I’m a Connecticut kid through and through. But alas we played the game and lets just saw it came and went. Next game was against Michigan and lets just saw it also came and went. But not without a break with Otto Solberg and Chase Parks leading the troops down the field against a top 5 team in the nation. Shout-out those boys. Final and 5th game was against Northeastern, didn’t really know a whole section of a nation could squad up and form a college team but what do I know. We lost, but
in so many other ways we won. On Sunday the weather was straight up miserable, hard rain maybe some sleet and hail I’m not really sure. We were only able to play part of the first half against UNC Charlotte and then they called it early. Lets just saw that if that game had played out, we’d be celebrating like the Philadelphia Eagles today. We’ve got a couple weeks to practice up before we travel down to Charleston and try to become back to back champs at that tournament. Thank you all for reading and have a beautiful day :)
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Volleyback By Sydney Edwards | Secretary Volleyball Women’s
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Women’s Club volleyball is very excited to be back in the swing of things. We hosted team placements January 29 and have an abundance of new people interested. We are thrilled that our club is expanding and we love all of our returning and new members! We will be hosting two home tournaments this semester on February 24, and again on April 7. All members of the club are working hard and practicing every Monday and Wednesday in Varsity Gym, and every Sunday in Quinn facility. We are all dedicated and ready to see what this semester has in store for us. GO APP!
Mike Collins
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Executive Corner: Edition 999: Throwback Emma Bouma | Executive Officer
Before I throw it back tonight, I wanted to put out a few reminders and updates on what our committees are currently up to. Fundraising has set up a fund raiser with Comeback Shack and are currently looking into setting up more fund raisers with Chickfil-a and Chipotle. The Banner Committee has set up a date: February 12, during which teams are taking pictures between 11.301.30. Service is working hard at planning a food drive in order to help out the community and its residents.
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I would like to take a moment and thank my fellow executive officers for being true teammates. Thank you, my fellow Execs for always being there to help me with extra work, inspiring me to keep thinking about changes for the better and teaching me to be a better leader and friend.
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Mikhayla Dougher is the most headstrong and persevering person I have ever met. This girl is here because she truly wants to be here. She has so many ideas and changes for the program and is coming in with her guns blazing. Mikhayla Dougher
Bryce Helms has been around all the time to be able to pick up anything for anyone. She gets her work done fast and is a leader in her own right. Some of the best leaders the world has ever seen are good people that lead by example. Bryce is one of those people. Bryce Helms
Kevin Meyer is graduating after this semester, and I can truly say that I will miss him. This goofy guy always has a smile on his face and lights up a room in the most stressed out of times. He is working hard at making some changes in the funding of club sports in order to make the system more fair. Kevin Meyer
Courtney Forbis
Courtney Forbis is charismatic and always has something to do. She’s the girl that will heat up your coffee for you if its cold and you are having a bad day. She is always picking up any slack anywhere she can find it. With her sport finally starting I know she is even more excited about club sports and to inspire the rest of us to work hard. Issue No. 93 // Club Sports Illustrated
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