Practice Updates & Welcome back

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

• Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
• Sprints and Field practice: Indoor practices at Verona Area High School begin THIS WEEK! You must have all DoSportsEasy forms filled out in order to attend. The first two Verona practices (2/3 and 2/5) are free for everyone! After that, you MUST have dues paid in order to attend. There is a $20 back-out penalty for Cows who sign up to come to Verona and back out the day of practice. Sign up will close two days before each practice. PLEASE register to be an authorized driver if you plan on going to Verona. Having enough authorized drivers is crucial to the club. Authorized drivers will be given a discount to Club Relays. Sign up for Verona here!

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had a great time there and while bowling, and we were so glad you all could join us!

You can find WTC at the Org Fair Tuesday, February 10th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Bring your friends! Come recruit! We'll hold a new member meeting on Thursday, February 12, at 8:00pm for anyone who couldn't make the kickoff meeting. See you there!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized, especially if you're from Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CLUB RELAYS. You can find information about the process here. 

• Lake Michigan Open: Kicked the year off with a bang!! Congratulations to everyone who busted the rust with some early season competition. Congratulations especially to Claire Matthai (5:23 in the mile for sixth all time), Nathan Simon (8:51 in the 3k for fifth all time), Caleb Rocha (6.57m in the long jump for third all time), Abayomi Awoyomi (14.33m in the triple jump for FIRST ALL TIME), Evan McVeigh (12.85m in the triple jump for seventh all time), and Vincent Lanzito (12.40m in the triple jump for ninth all time). We're setting the stage for some fantastic competition this season. ROLL COWS!
• Point Big Dawg: The Cows are headed to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 7th! Release that inner dawg! Sign up is now closed.
• Platteville Invite: A new meet for the Cows (I think??)!! Get some extra racing in and have a great time at lovely UW-Platteville on Saturday, February 14. Sign up closes Saturday, February 7.
• Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.
• Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.

Socials

This year's Lake Crossing Run will take place next Sunday, February 8th! If you've ever wondered what it feels like to run in Antarctica, this might be the closest you'll ever get. Keep your eye on the Slack for more information!