Moosletter — Week of April 13th!

Outdoor meet schedule

It's time for outdoor track season!! You can find the sign up here, and previous meet results and season performance lists here and here. Sign ups for all outdoor meets are open now! Reach out to Meet Coordinator Nathan Simon with any questions and check out the schedule below.

NIRCA Outdoor Nationals: Congrats to all the Cows who ran in Virginia this week! They achieved and we're so proud of them!

Mississippi River Rumble: In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Cows brought home a ton of top performances and even a few new club records! Caleb Rocha had a huge day, and caught top ten times in the 200, 110 hurdles, and triple jump! The men’s 1500 saw a ton of incredible times, as well: Nathan Simon improved his outdoor standing, and Adam Kitay, Wil Lackner, and Mason Weber all added their names to the top 10 list. Samara Bradtke crushed the 100 and the 200, and Audrey Seefeld scored three all-time performances in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and long jump. The steeplechasers had some category three fun, with Tony Camacho and Whitney Sylvester landing new record list times and Lauren Tears setting a new women’s record!! Speaking of new records, Anneka Cassel threw for a new one in shot, and tossed herself onto the record list for discus, too! Sam Culwell continues his streak of hitting top ten times at every meet, this time in the 100 and 200, and Ruby Bergstrom grabbed two, too—in long jump and for second all time in high jump. The women’s distance crew had a great day: Leah Reimeker ran a top ten time in the 800, and power duo Claire Matthai and Maya Winfield ran awesome 1500 times! Mckenna Thom mooooo-ved on up the 100 list, Ben Harmon cracked it in the 400, Jacob Rhodes jumped onto the high jump list, and Hayden Metzger threw himself onto the shotput one. Great job, everyone! This outdoor season is shaping up to be an incredible one. 

Lawrence University Viking Twilight: It's shaping up to be a big Thursday night in Appleton on April 17! The Cows are headed to a Lawrence University to run fast before the weekend. Sign up will close on Saturday, April 10.

Drake Alternative: On April 25, we're racing on down to UW-Whitewater for this year's Drake Alternative! Warm up for that weekend's events (just Crazylegs, obviously), and get excited. Sign up deadline is Friday, April 18.

Eagle Open: THE LAST MEET OF THE YEAR! Cap off your finals week with a weekend at the beautiful UW-Lacrosse, and race on Friday, May 9. Thanks to an awesome ASM grant, this meet will be very low cost OR FREE, depending on how many people sign up. We'll stay overnight in Lacrosse so we don't have to drive back super late at night, and go for a hike on Saturday morning! Sign up deadline is April 25.

Meet fees range by meet, but are typically $20-$30 for one day meets. The more people that come to meets, the cheaper the meet fee. Make sure to sign up using your @wisc.edu email account, and that you are an official DoSportsEasy dues-paying member when you sign up for a meet.

Socials

WTC Formal was a huge success this weekend! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication this season. This was a great way to celebrate everything we accomplished together! Here are your 2025 Track season award winners:

  • Female Rookie Cow: Anneka Cassel
  • Male Rookie Cow: Caleb Rocha
  • Female Freshman Cow: Ellie Huber
  • Male Freshman Cow: Mason Weber
  • Female Social Cow: Claudia Salgado
  • Male Social Cow: Nathan Phillips
  • Most Improved Female: Anna Nguyen
  • Most Improved Male: Nathan Tsang
  • Behind the Scenes Cow: Lauren Tears
  • MVP of Women's Distance: Claire Matthai
  • MVP of Men's Distance: Nathan Simon
  • MVP of Women's Sprints & Field: Lily Hamacher
  • MVP of Men's Sprints & Field: Sam Culwell
  • Leadership Cow: Jacob Alejandro
  • Community Cow: Jenna Auth
  • Breadstick Champion: Maddox Fluno
  • Enterprise's Nemesis: Lauren Fligge
  • Michael Meyers Award: Adam Kitay
  • Young GOAT: Daniel Avi Fuentez
  • VP Grandmas: Emma Hudson and Claire Miller
  • Crusty Cows: Lauren Ftizsimmons and Emily Phillips
  • Made of Glass: Tommy Dougherty & Jaecan Fratzke

This semester's Women's Social will be held this Friday, April 18th. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB (this semester's Men's Social) will be held next Sunday, April 27th. Check Slack for locations and timing! Reach out to the VPs with any questions.

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up!

  • Bracket Pool: Congrats to Maya Winfield on her bracket win!
  • RACE has resumed for the Spring! Meet at Picnic Point at on Saturdays at 9am and get matched with a running buddy for the day. This opportunity is quick and easy, and sometimes, the buddies just want to walk.
  • WTC's first ever CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER will be held on Tuesday, April 15th, from 5-9pm. Mention Wisconsin Track Club at the register and the club will get 25% of the profits from your meal. Eat good food and support the club while doing it! Tell your friends, and we'll see you then!
  • Girls on the Run Madison has offered us a few FREE SPOTS for this April's Crazylegs 8k. Reach out to volunteer coordinator Jenna Auth if you're interested.

DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday
  • 2-3 miles easy warmup
    • Mid Distance
      • 3x800m w/ 5min rest (first rep at 3k/mile effort, last two at mile effort) 
    • Long Distance
      • 4x(800m @ 5k, 400m steady effort)
  • 1-2 mile cooldown
Tuesday Easy run, 3-7 miles + strides
Wednesday
  • 2-3 miles easy warmup
    • Mid Distance
      • 2x(300, 200, 100 @ 800m) w/ 3min rest in between
    • Long Distance
      • 800 @ 3k, 400 @ 1mi, 500 @ 3k, 200 @ 800
      • 2min rest between
  • 1-2 mile cooldown
Thursday Easy run, 3-7 miles + strides OR Viking Twilight! 
Friday
Saturday
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday (@5:30 @McClimon) Sprints
  • IF GOING TO MEET: 5x20m flies, 4-5m rest.
  • IF NOT: 4x150m, sprint-float-sprint, 8-10m rest

Horizontal Jumps: 

  • 3x 20m small bounds
  • 3x 20m large bounds
  • 2x (LJ) 12 continuous popups
  • 2x (TJ) 12 leg cycles
    • Switch legs after the first attempt
 LJ
  • 2x 30m continuous pop-ups
  • 3x 6 step pop ups into pit
  • 6x 6step landings into pit
TJ
  • 2x 30m continuous cycle
  • 3x 6 step quad jumps
  • 4x 6-8 step approach with landing
Tuesday (@5:30 @ Near West Fields) 25m Accels, 2 point start. Plyos.
Wednesday Sprints
  • IF GOING TO MEET: Blocks/Events, don't go too hard.
  • IF NOT: 4x200, 8-10m rest.

Horizontal Jumps: 

    • 2x Heel walks and toe walks
    • 2x 20m pop hops
    • 3x 20m small bounds
    • 3x 20m large bounds
    • 2x (LJ) 12 continuous popups
    • 2x (TJ) 12 leg cycles
      • Switch legs after the first attempt
    Everyone
    • 3 (minimum) full approach
      • Just the run up, do not jump
    • 1-3 full approach with jump (LJ/TJ)
Thursday LAWRENCE TWILIGHT!

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures!

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