Month: December 2017

Weekly Bulletin- Week of December 10th

QUICK IMPORTANT DATES:

Study Night Monday December 11th @ 7:00 - Union South - Room TBD

Holiday Lights Run Wednesday December 13th @ 5:00 

Brinner 2018 TBD Clear your calendar now 

QUICK IMPORTANT LINKS:
Facebook Page: if you are not a member, just request to join the group!
Cross Country Sign up
Herdfinder- also request to join
WIN page (membership stuff)

NEW STUFF

HOliday Lights Run

Join WTC in a nice run out to Olin Park to check out the wonderful holiday lights! We will be meeting at Park and Langdon at 5:00 on Wednesday, December 13th.

2nd annual cow MILE

A lot of cows came out this year to push the limits of their (4) stomachs in the 2nd Annual Cow Mile! WTC had two returning champs. On the men's side, Nathan Orf finished with a PR of 5:23, and Hanna Doctor finished with an equally impressive PR of 7:43 for the women! 

ELECTION RECAP

Despite the freezing winds, there was a solid voting turnout for WTC elections. 

2018 Executive Board: 

President: Ryan Diedrich

VP Men's Distance: Nick Feyen

VP Women's Distance: Megan Buechel 

VP Men's Sprints & Field: Max Ritzow

VP Women's Sprints & Field: Laura Canapa

Secretary: Sam Weiler

Treasurer: Matt Land

Meet Coordinator: Evan Routhier

Travel Coordinator: Hanna Doctor

2018 Appointed Positions:

Webmaster: Luke Kubasta

Volunteer Coordinator: Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess

Social Media: Allie Levin

Social Events: Becca Murray

Male Apparel: Payton Cummings

Female Apparel: Sabrina Belisle

Photographer: Kiersten McDevitt

Practice

Due to it getting dark sooner we have moved practice up to 4:30 Monday-Thursday. If you can't make it to this time please use Herd Finder to find running buddies!

FEMALE TEAM JACKETS
If you are a female cow who wants to rent out a team jacket contact Megan Buechel (buechel2@wisc.edu)

OLD STUFF
Practice:

We will meet Monday-Thursday @ 4:30 in front of P&L for the rest of the semester

Saturday and Sunday we meet @ 10:00 in front of P&L. 

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Weekly Bulletin- Week of December 3rd

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QUICK IMPORTANT DATES:

Elections December 5th @ 8:00 Science Hall 180

Cow Mile December 8th @ 5:00 

Holiday Cookie Decorating/Movie night December 8th @ The Chadbarn 8:00 

Study Night Monday December 11th @ 7:00 location TBD

Holiday Lights Run Wednesday December 13th @ 5:00 

Brinner 2018 TBD Clear your calendar now 

QUICK IMPORTANT LINKS:
Facebook Page: if you are not a member, just request to join the group!
Cross Country Sign up
Herdfinder- also request to join
WIN page (membership stuff)

NEW STUFF

Club Elections

Club elections are coming up this December. Becoming a leader of the club is a great experience that every member should consider! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to any of the current/past officers! Click here to sign up for a position by TOMORROW (12/4) AT MIDNIGHT

Friday December 8th lots of goods happening

This Friday we have the second annual cow mile starting at 5:00, followed by cookie baking and holiday movie night held at the Chadbarn (1601 Chadborne Ave.) at 8:00. Just bring yourself, it will be a grand time to take a study break and hang out with some cows!

HOliday Lights Run

Join WTC in a nice run out to Olin Park to check out the wonderful holiday lights! We will be meeting at Park and Langdon at 5:00

Practice

Due to it getting dark sooner we have moved practice up to 4:30 Monday-Thursday. If you can't make it to this time please use Herd Finder to find running buddies!

FEMALE TEAM JACKETS
If you are a female cow who wants to rent out a team jacket contact Megan Buechel (buechel2@wisc.edu)

OLD STUFF
Practice:

We will meet Monday-Thursday @ 4:30 in front of P&L for the rest of the semester

Saturday and Sunday we meet @ 10:00 in front of P&L. 

December Moosletter 2017

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in this issue:

Meet Reviews

Formal 

The Cow Mile

Elections

12 Days of Track Club

Fun 

Meet review--Nirca nationals

For the final and most highly anticipated race of the year, 22 Cows made the venture to East Lansing, Michigan for the 2017 NIRCA National Championship, and they represented the WTC very well. On the men’s side, Matt Kuik lead the way coming in 66th with a time of 26:44. Following him to finish off the top 6 was Evan Routhier (26:52), Evan G. Kohl (27:16), Andre Hessini (27:25), Kevin Dado (27:45), and Brett Jones (27:48). As a team our men took 17th. In the Jr/Sr. race, Izak Oltman and Nathan Orf lead the way running 28:49 and 28:50, respectively. Following not too far behind was Ryan Diedrich (29:12), Nick Feyen (29:33), Jake Reiners (30:08), Jacob Hrubecky (30:10), and Max Carson (32:25). In the Freshmen/Sophomore race Peyton Cummings and Matt Land ran well running 29:55 and 31:19 respectively.

On the women’s side, Allie Levin lead the way running 23:56 for an impressive 34th place finish. Right behind Allie and rounding off the team was was Rissa Lane (24:02), Megan Buechel (24:36), Molly Baus (26:09), and Sara Kaiser (28:40). As a team the women took 20th. Kalazeh Johnson was the only cow representing WTC in the Freshmen/Sophomore race and she did a great job as well!

formal

Thank you to everyone who came to formal. It was a great time celebrating all of the season's accomplishments! Big shout out to everyone who voted for awards and especially to these stunning cows for their accomplishments!

Female Behind the Scenes: Megan Buechel
Male Behind the Scenes: Ryan Diedrich
Female Rookie of the Year: Becca Murray
Male Rookie of the Year: Matt Land
Female Freshmen of the Year: Allie Levin
Male Freshmen of the Year: Kevin Dado
Female Social Cow: Hanna Docter
Male Social Cow: Nick Feyen
Female Leadership: Megan Buechel
Male Leadership: Kevin Boyle
Female MVP: Madi Pape
Male MVP: Evan Routhier

All the pictures from the night can be found here. Big thank you to Nolan Ferlic for taking such awesome pictures!!

The Cow Mile

The second annual Cow Mile is set for Friday December 8th at 5:00 pm. This is arguably one of the best events of the year (obviously behind Brinner though). In case you are unfamiliar with the concept of a cow mile, it consists of 4 quarter mile loops all that start with a nice 12 oz. glass of chocolate milk. Last year the inaugural men’s champion was Nathan Orf running 5:52, and the women’s was Hanna Doctor who ran 8:28. As for predictions for this years race, Nathan said that he’ll likely have to work hard for another title as “Evan Routhier is looking like a strong contender in this year's cow mile. He could easily come out on top”. Hanna is hoping we have a better turn out on the Lady Cow side as it is lots of fun! As for making predictions she had a tough time deciding but noted that “Orf churned out an incredible time last year and I'm expecting him to be a front runner. I'm looking forward to seeing Matt throw up again, too.” For all the newcomers who may be nervous, or any returning competitors looking for some pointers, Nathan and Hanna also offered up some words of advice for you all:

Hanna:

You can't strategize for this type of race, folks. You just have to search for the strength from deep within your udders. Try not to eat too much during the day so you have enough room in your stomach to handle the milk. Take the first lap fast because the next 3 you'll really feel that milk churning in your tummy. And also, throwing up after words, although extremely disgusting, is completely necessary for becoming a true champion.

Nathan:

Don't go into the cow mile thinking it's going to go well. It doesn't go well for anyone since you'll either run slow or feel like shit afterwards. Just try to avoid puking and you should walk away okay

Elections

Elections are rapidly approaching, and WTC needs you to run for a position! Becoming part of either the elected or appointed board is a great way to get more involved with the club, and it is a great leadership experience! The terms that you will be running for will begin immediately after elections and go until December 2018. Whether it be your 1st season with WTC or your 9th, anytime is a good time to get involved with WTC! If you have any questions please reach out to any of the current or past board members! New this year we have added the Female Vice President of Sprints and Field. Sign up here by December 4th at midnight, and be sure to attend elections on December 5th starting at 8:00 pm in room 180 Science Hall. Even if you are unable to run for a position please come to vote! The club’s future is in your hands and every vote counts! If you are unable to make it to elections due to an academic or work conflict you are able to request an online ballot from Kevin by midnight on December 4th.

The 12 days of track club

1- Brinner
2- Cow Casts
3- Bylaw Changes
4- NIRCA All-Regionals
5- Cities Traveled To
6- Top 10 Finishes
7- Meets attended
8- Griak Houses
9- Board Positions
10- Pounds of Pancake Mix
11- Names Mispronounced by Kevin
12- Formal Awards