regionals recap

The combination of birthdays (@Danielle), leftover Olive Garden breadsticks (@Joachim), Spoons champions (@Frank, Kevin, & Haley), and cute puppers made for an entertaining weekend. Additionally, the cows killed it in their races, with both teams finishing 2nd overall. On the men's side, Joachim Weel-Rosbo finished in first place with a time of 26:26. Rounding out the team score for the male cows were Kevin Dado (26:54.90), Nathan Orf (27:17), Nick Juntunen (27:39.70), and Sam Jaeger (27:39.70). On the women's side, Zoe Panos led the team, finishing in 5th with a time of 24:01.20. Rachel Anderson (24:24.20), Sylvia Lechnir (24:45.40), Autumn Wickman (25:12.50), and Megan Buechel (25:20.80) also scored for the cows.

Meet Results | Meet Pictures (S/O Luke & Haley)

nationals preview

We have two strong teams going into NIRCA Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky. In the A race will be Matt Kuik, Joachim Weel-Rosbo, Kevin Dado, Nathan Orf, Sam Jaeger, Luke Kubasta, and Owen Gage. For the women, it will be Zoe Panos, Allie Levin, Emma Jackler, Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess, Rachel Weix, Danielle Moczynski, and Sam Weiler. It should be an exciting race all around! Get pumped for an 8 hour car ride, a fast course, and some great memories. As always, make sure you have paid dues and filled out all the required membership forms. ALSO, remember to represent the club well in Kentucky, this includes being respectful to other teams and NIRCA property. You'd think this is common sense, but we've had issues in the past. So please just think before you act!

apparel

Our apparel coordinator, Sabrina Belisle designed some awesome clothes for the fall order form. The deadline to order apparel is THIS  Sunday, November 4th @ Midnight. The order will then take 2-3 weeks to process. Once all items are processed you will able to pick them up. If you have any questions please email sbelisle2@wisc.edu. Check out everything here!

Volunteer Opportunities

We have RACE this Saturday from 9:15am-10:15am at 2000 University Bay Drive, please come if you are able to, we would love some company!

We also have another volunteer opportunity to be course marshals at Nats for the UW Badger XC team on November 10 (8-1pm).

To sign up to volunteer for these or other opportunities, visit this spreadsheet.
Contact Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess (sadeghpourhe@wisc.edu) for any further questions.

upcoming deadlines

Deadline to Sign Up for UW-La Crosse Drews/Neubauer Invite - Sunday, October 7th @ Midnight

Deadline to Sign Up for NIRCA Regionals - THIS FRIDAY, October 5th @ Midnight

***You MUST run Regionals to run at Nationals, so keep that in mind knowing the deadline is TOMORROW***

upcoming socials

Picnic Point Bonfire- Thursday, October 4th @ 7-10pm @ Picnic Point Fire Circle  #4

Pancake Breakfast- Sunday, October 7th @ 11:30am @ the ChadBarn (1601 Chadbourne Ave)

Haunted House Trip- Saturday, October 13th @ 8pm @ Screamin' Acres

Schuster's Farm Corn Maze Trip- Friday, October 26th @ time TBD

griak recap

Griak was a major success on both the men and women's sides. It definitely helped that it was 50 degrees cooler than last year... The top 5 finishers on the women's side were Brooke Young (24:19.7), Sylvia Lechnir (24:56.0), Megan Buechel (24:57.0), Rachel Anderson (25:13.6), and Autumn Wickman (25:48.1). Freshman Brooke Young lead the team with a 10th place overall finish! On the men's side, the top 5 finishers were Matt Kuik (25:40.8), Joachim Rosbo (26:22.3), Kevin Dado (26:41.4), Sam Brey (27:39.3), and Sam Jaeger (27:41.9). There were three top 10 overall finishes: Matt in 3rd, Joachim in 7th, and Kevin in 8th. Both teams are looking strong, let's keep training hard and get ready for the post-season! Congrats to everyone who competed, and thank you to everyone's families who hosted the cows.

Top 10 List Changes
-Joachim broke into the Top 10 in 6th place with a time of 26:22

-Matt Kuik improved his 3rd place time to 25:40

-Brooke Young broke into the Top 10 in 9th place with a time of 24:19

Complete Meet Results |  Top 10 List

injury care

Men's Distance VP, Nick Feyen, recently shared a post on facebook that I thought would be valuable to share in the Moosletter as well. This is what he said:

If you’re feeling some “not good” pain (you know what I’m talking about) while running, if you can’t go to practice or train because of a current or pre-existing injury, or if you just aren’t sure if your body is going to hold up for the season. I want to help. I’ve had countless injuries over the years and know how crappy they are. I know how tough not having a “plan” can be. So, I thought I provide a list of campus area resources to deal with injury.

• RecScports Athletic Training. RecSports and UHS offer a free athletic trainer for sport clubs or anyone who is a student. This is a great free resource. I’ve used them a lot. You can get in to see someone quick. They can diagnose a problem and provide some strengthening exercises. Unfortunately, it seems most of them aren’t experienced with competitive runners, so they may not quite understand the in’s and out’s of our sport. Still a great, easy place to start. I personally like Andy Winterstein.
o Check out their drop-in clinic and appointment information here.

• UHS Physical Therapy. UHS offers physical therapists for students. It is a small fee to go see a UHS PT (about $50). They can develop some exercises and some good ways to strengthen your body to overcome your imbalances. The best way to see them is with a recommendation from a campus AT. Again, limited running specific experience here. I was recommended to see Colleen Colby when I went as she has dealt with runners more often.
o Info can be found here.

• Schupp Chiropractic. Dr. Andrew Schupp is the closest thing we have to a miracle worker in Madison. Dr. Schupp was a very talented runner himself and is a sports chiropractor certified in ART, Graston, Laser Therapy, and Cupping. He can find the problem and start actively adjusting you to actively fix it. He’s a chiropractor so you probably should supplement his treatment with some outside strengthening exercises. You will also probably have to pay out of pocket (around $60) unless your insurance covers him. Personally, going to see him was the best decision I’ve ever made. Also, it’s going to hurt. A LOT.
o Check out his website here: https://www.schuppchiropractic.com/

• UWHealth Running Lab. Personally, I’ve never used it, but I’ve heard great things. It’s a UWHealth clinic designed for runners. They do a lot of gait and other analyses to find a solution to your problem. Not exactly sure what all goes down, but they seem to be pretty good at their science. I’ve heard this will also cost you a fair bit if your insurance doesn’t cover it.
o Check them out here.

• Your friends and teammates at WTC. Other runners can often provide some helpful advice! A lot of us have been through a lot of injuries and know how to come out better than you were before. Just having someone to talk to about it can help a lot. If you don’t know who to talk to feel free to reach out to me. I’ve love to help. I love talking about aqua jogging and “grinding in the shell.”

Whatever you do please don’t fade away from the club after being injured. Stick with your cows. Do your rehab. Keep grinding. #CowsAchieve

Volunteer Opportunities

We have RACE this Saturday from 9:15am-10:15am at 2000 University Bay Drive, please come if you are able to, we would love some company!

We also have another volunteer opportunity to be course marshals at Pre-Nats and Nats for the UW Badger XC team on October 13 (9:30-2:30pm) and November 10 (8-1pm).

To sign up to volunteer for these or other opportunities, visit this spreadsheet.
Contact Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess (sadeghpourhe@wisc.edu) for any further questions.

Important dates

Deadline to Sign up for the Eagle Open (UW-La Crosse) - May 6th @ Midnight

Sunday Pancake Breakfast Run - May 6th @ 10am @ The Chadbarn (1601 Chadbourne Ave)

formal

Thank you to all the cows who attended our second formal of the year! Special shoutout to Luke Kubasta and Cameron Lane-Flehinger for taking some amazing pictures that can be found here. (Make sure to give them photo creds if you use these)

Awards Recap:
Rookies of the Year - Kevin Dado, Alice Hermet

Social Cows - Max Loescher, Allie Levin

Most Improved - Brett Jones, Sam Weiler, Hunter Cummings, Molly Dieball

Behind the Scenes MVP - Hanna Docter

MVPs - Evan Kohl, Autumn Wickman, Peter Van Beek, Alice Hermet

Out of Pasture Cow - Kevin Boyle

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Overall, all the cows had a blast at formal (informal??)

nationals recap

The rain, wind, cold, and car problems didn't stop the cows from kicking grass at Nationals! Shelbyville ("the Vegas of Indiana" -Butters) treated us well, and we left with a 2nd place men's trophy and an 8th place finish for the women.

Complete Meet Results | Men & Women Nationals Performance List

Men

Top 5 Individual Finishes:

110m Hurdles - (1st) Hunter Cummings (14.96)

400m Hurdles - (1st) Colton Davis (56.13)

Discus - (3rd) Michael Fink (34.26m)

Triple Jump - (3) Hunter Cummings (41-11.00)

Shotput - (2) Michael Fink (13.05m)

women

Top 5 Individual Finishes:

400m - (2nd) Autumn Wickman (1:00.88)

800m - (3rd) Autumn Wickman (2:20.24)

100m - (5th) Alice Hermet (13.17)

200m - (5th) Alice Hermet (27.15)

uw-whitewater invite recap

While this meet took a lot longer than expected, at least those of us who raced Whitewater instead of Crazylegs or going to Mifflin shared some laughs watching the victims of the steeplechase water pit.

Despite the intense winds, there were successful races all around! Most significantly, Kevin Dado, Evan Routhier, and Andre Hesini took 4th, 5th, and 6th respectively in the 1500m. Autumn Wickman finished in 3rd in the 800m (2:23.24), as well as 2nd in the 400m (1:00.57).

Complete Meet Results

top 10 list

Top 10 List Changes 

-100: Alice Hermet broke into 2nd at 13.17
- 200: Alice Hermet broke into 2nd at 27.13
- 400: Autumn Wickman broke into 3rd at 60.57
- 800: Autumn Wickman broke into 2nd at 2:20.24
- 1500: Evan Routhier broke into 2nd at 4:03.20, Kevin Dado broke into 3rd at 4:03.25 (Whitewater)
- 5000: Allie Levin broke into 2nd at 19:16.20
- 110m Hurdles: Hunter Cummings improved his 1st place time at 14.96, Colton Davis improved his 2nd place time at 15.70, Matthew Laska broke into 3rd at 16.26
- 400m Hurdles: Colton Davis improved his 1st place time at 56.13, Matthew Laska broke into 3rd at 60.51
- High Jump: Andrew Hoffmann improved his 1st place height at 1.75m, Riley Enge broke into 2nd at 1.65m
- Long Jump: Peter Van Beek improved to 3rd with a distance of 5.71m
- Triple Jump: Hunter Cummings improved to 2nd with a distance of 12.78m, Molly Dieball broke into 2nd at 9.45m, Emma Dewane broke into 3rd at 9.04m
- Shot Put: TJ Kleckner improved his 3rd place distance at 10.65m, Sabrina Belisle broke into 1st at 6.10m
- Discus: Michael Fink improved his 2nd place distance at 34.26m
- 4x100m: Team of Peter Van Beek, Will Jordan, Hunter Cummings, and Karl Tremmel broke into 2nd at 45.84, team of Emma Dewane, Alice Hermet, Lauren Schilling, and Elizabeth Schreiber broke into 2nd at 55.27
- 4x400m: Team of Colton Davis, Peter Van Beek, Hunter Cummings, and Eric Western broke into 2nd at 3:29.82, team of Autumn Wickman, Lauren Schilling, Allie Levin, and Zoe Panos broke into 2nd at 4:28.67
- 4x800m: Team of Andre Hessini, Evan Kohl, Evan Routhier, and Kevin Dado broke into 2nd at 7:58.65, team of Lauren Schilling, Molly Baus, Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess, and Autumn Wickman broke into 2nd at 10:19.06

*NOTE: these are from Nationals unless otherwise indicated*

Complete Top 10 List

boston marathon

WTC had amazing representation at the Boston Marathon this year, with two cows in the top 50!!  Shoutout to all the alumni and current cows who make us proud to be a part of WTC. (Sorry if I missed anyone)

Joseph Pendleton - 25th place, 2:31:09

Alexander Rink - 46th place, 2:34:43

Cameron Blegen - 2:58:16

Lauren McKay - 3:27:45

Rachel Anderson

crazylegs

Shoutout to all the cows who competed in Crazylegs! Congratulations to our top finishers, Luke Kubasta who took 4th with a time of 25:58 and Allie Levin who took 19th for the women in a time of 35:46!

(Yes, I did steal these photos from instagram - thanks Luke & Molly!)

Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking for people to help with the Oregon High School Special Olympics Track Meet May 5th from 12:30-4pm. In addition, we need volunteers for field and/or monitor relay exchanges on May 8th (field and running both start at 4pm) and/or May 11th (3:30pm for field and running for 4pm) at Madison East High School for the Big 8 Conference Meet. If you are able to help, please sign up here.

Summer!

Practice?

We will poll members who are staying in Madison in the summer to try and form practice times that work best for the majority of us. Last year, we had 7:15am and 5:30pm runs. Otherwise, use herdfinder or the summer running group chat to find running buddies!

Moovin' 5k

More details to come, but this is one of our primary fundraisers in the summer so we need volunteers! We use some of the proceeds to fund traveling to meets and donate some of the money to ACT. It is on June 2nd @ 9am. For those that are staying in Madison or live close, put the date in your calendars! Click here for more information.

Summer Track Series

The Summer Track Series is a set of meets for all ages. The meets are held at area high schools (June 14 and June 21 at Oregon High School, and June 28 and July 12 at Verona Area High School). Registration starts at 5pm. We need LOTS of volunteers for this! Please consider helping out. Kaylee will be sending out more info soon. Otherwise, visit our website for details.

pointer final qualifier recap

The club represented well at Steven's Point this weekend, holding its own against some of the fastest D3 athletes. On the women's side, Allie Levin placed 4th in the 3k despite it being her first time competing in the event. The male cows dominated in the mile with lots of PRs, as Evan G. Kohl finished in first with Kevin Dado a close second. Congrats to everyone who competed!

Top 10 List Changes
-200: Keith Kramer broke into 9th at 24.89
-400: Nathan Holly broke into 2nd at 53.17
-800: Zoe Panos improves her 5th place time at 2:27.73
-Mile: Evan Kohl improves his 1st place time at 4:18.48, Kevin Dado improves to 2nd at 4:19.23,  Evan Routhier improves his 3rd place time at 4:21.93, Martin Haugstad breaks into 7th at 4:28.43, & Sam Weiler improves to 7th place at 5:44.97
-3k: Brett Jones improves to 8th place at 9:34.40, & Allie Levin breaks into 3rd place at 11:05.70
-60m Hurdles: Jenna Booth breaks into 4th place at 11.94
-High Jump: John Cioffredi improves his 1st place height to 1.93m
-Triple Jump: Molly Dieball breaks into 7th at 9.03m

Complete Meet Results | Men & Women Spring Performance List | Top 10 List

Club nationals

Deadline to Sign up: March 21st @ Midnight

Date: April 13th-15th (leave Friday, return Sunday)

This is one of the best meets of the spring, so definitely consider signing up. Don't just take it from me, though. I reached out to some fellow cows that have competed at Nationals in the past, and they had a lot to say:

Ryan Diedrich: "Nationals is by far my favorite meet of the spring season, and it is the one meet you do not want to miss. It is a great opportunity to bond with members of the club that you might not typically spend time with, and it also gives you a great chance to see the depth of talent that we have in our club. My favorite memory from Nationals was seeing the men win the National title and watching the women take third. I think our club is primed to bring this year's trophies back to Madison!"

Cierra Haupert: "For the half marathon, I have PR'd both years I've run! It's a very fun and competitive race. It is notoriously hilly, but I remember having fans and strangers cheering along all the hills and it made me power through! Members should sign up for nats because it's the best competition and it's always a really fun and exciting weekend." 

Laura Canapa: "My favorite memory of Nats includes food of course. There is a restaurant in Indiana called Steak n' Shake, and it's just a typical burger joint. But we went there last year (and previous years) after the meet and it was amazing eating crappy, no-good-for-you food with my teammates who I had gotten closer with over the weekend!" 

Michael Fink: "I guess my favorite part was the social aspect. It was pretty fun to be able to actually be at a meet long enough to get to know others on the team outside of the socials and practices. Also, Nationals is far more laid back than I thought, so I highly recommended anybody of any skill level to go and compete, regardless of whether they think they are prepared or not."

Kevin Boyle: "If you want the full WTC experience, you go to NIRCA Nats. I could go on and on with great stories, however nothing beats getting that 1st place trophy. "

Evan G. Kohl: "Last year we had the largest team go to NIRCA Nats that I had ever seen, and it was so fun seeing so many cows competing!! I can't wait to see if we can repeat our success this year! "

Hanna Docter: "If you only go to one meet with WTC, it should be Nationals. There's a heightened level of excitement and competition unlike any other meet we compete in. Two nights in a hotel with lots of weirdos, pasta, and unpredictable weather... what could go wrong?! Just come, you may end up meeting your best friend or future spouse. "

A huge thank you to everyone who responded! SIGN UP FOR NATS! 

Volunteer Opportunities

The last RACE run is this Saturday from 9:15-10:15am! It's an amazing program and lots of fun, so definitely consider signing up to help out!
To sign up to volunteer and for more info, visit this spreadsheet.
Contact Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess (sadeghpourhe@wisc.edu) for any further questions.