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Volume #99 | Issue #10 | Jan. 12, 2014 | depauliaonline.com
Tri-ing new things for the New Year The Ray hosts first indoor triathlon By Megan Deppen News Editor
Running a triathlon in Chicago’s frigid January temperatures probably didn’t make the cut on most students’ New Year’s resolutions. But Sunday morning, exercise enthusiasts and amateurs alike swam, cycled and ran in DePaul’s first indoor triathlon. “I can’t feel my legs,” senior journalism major Claire Edlund said as she walked from her stationary bike to the treadmill in the final leg of her first indoor triathlon. Twenty-two athletes in groups of five or six started with 10 minutes in the pool, followed by 30 minutes on a stationary bike, and 20 minutes on a treadmill. Compared to an outdoor triathlon, which is organized by distance, athletes on Sunday worked for the maximum distance in a designated time. Edlund gave high fives to the other athletes when she finished, and said she truly experienced “runner’s high” for the first time. “(Doing a triathlon) is something I’ve always wanted to do,” Edlund said. Edlund has been a runner since high school, and began biking and swimming in college. The triathlon was her chance to “put the three to the
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Senior Clare Edlund works through the final leg, a 20-minute treadmill run, at DePaul’s first indoor triathlon on Sunday. test,” she said. Jeff Cloud, a 1997 DePaul alumnus, stretched after running the treadmill portion, and said if he could, he would do the triathlon again to track his training progress for his first outdoor triathlon in June. “I was surprised by how many people there were,” Cloud said. “There was good attendance for the first year. It was a good age group.”
A variety of participants came to participate, including locals, alumni and students. Cloud was glad most participants were older than 21. “That was my impression — that it would be all young kids,” he said. Maxine Loh, a DePaul zumba instructor, liked the structure of the indoor triathlon because
See TRIATHLON, page 4
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Maxine Loh, DePaul zumba instructor, stretches after beating her personal record for an indoor triathlon.
Men’s basketball ‘Bench Mob’ brings energy By Colin Sallee Staff Writer
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From left to right: Peter Ryckbosch, Cory Dolins, David Molinari and Joe Hanel make up the self-proclaimed Bench Mob providing support and enthusiasm to their team.
As sophomore guard Billy Garrett Jr. blew past his defender toward the rim, he absorbed some contact while completing the play for an AND-1 opportunity. Instantly, four of his teammates at the end of the bench sprung into action. To celebrate the play, the four formed into a baseball diamond. One guy squatted and turned into a catcher, one the umpire. Another morphed into a batter, and of course, a pitcher got into position. They then simulated a pitch, getting hit in a very embellished and hilarious way, thus approving and appreciating what their teammate Garrett did on the court. The self-proclaimed Bench Mob comprised of four players primarily isn’t
just an obnoxious group of players looking to ruffle the feathers of referees and opposing players. The group junior Peter Ryckbosch, along with junior Cory Dolins, freshman Joe Hanel and junior David Molinari understood that their antics provide a consistent spark for the team. It’s a spark that has helped lead them to the top of the Big East with a 3-1 record. With the sudden surprise and joy surrounding the Blue Demons’ first place start in the Big East, the Bench Mob added another element in unifying the team. “We really just want to contribute to the team as best we can,” Dolins said. “Whatever we can do to provide our teammates with some positivity is what we’re going to do, and while we’re at it, why
See BENCH, page 27