March Moosletter 2019

March 2, 2019March 2, 2019

Starting the week of 3/10-3/16, we will be moving from the Shell to McClimon Track! Mid-Distance/Distance will then begin doing workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will have the track reserved from 6-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the school year except the week of Spring Break. Note: Mid-Distance/Distance will begin meeting at Park and Langdon in front of Science Hall at 5:30 pm starting the week of 3/10-3/16.We’ll do a warm up jog together over to the boat landing where we will do drills, and then we will move over to the track to begin the workout at 6 pm. I hope you’re all excited to get out of the Shell and move outside!

February Moosletter 2019

January 31, 2019October 5, 2023

TIME TRIAL

We had some stellar performances by our cows at this year's time trial! Over 40 cows came out (10 more than last year) and competed against one another for some fun and bragging rights of course. To start out the evening we had Nathan Orf finish first in the mile with a time of 4:27.6. And for the ladies Sylvia Lechnir won with an impressive 5:45.2 (with Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess just .3 seconds behind). Next came the 200m where Adam El-Hendy (24.3) and Autumn Wickman (29.3) sprinted to victory. The 800m race showcased some speedy freshmen with the champions being Haley Orf (2:29.4) and Tyler Masuda (2:06.7). The 4x400 meter relay was an exciting event with the top mens team being "Yandi" and the co-ed team being "3 Calves and a Bull" featured in the picture above.

This thrilling time trial would not have been possible if it wasn't for our volunteers that timed the events and helped everything run smoothly. It looks like we are in for a very exciting and speedy season from our cows!

Photos and results can be found here (thank you Luke).

Other Reminders

Now that you see all of these enticing meets, I'm sure you're looking to compete with your fellow cows...but wait! Make sure you check off these couple things in order to compete!

DUES
Dues for this semester are $30. You can Venmo @WiscoTC or if you don't have venmo, we also accept cash or checks.

FORMS
To officially become a member of Track Club, visit our website to fill out the 3 required forms and request membership through WIN. Don't forget to become an authorized driver (@ wisco natives)! Here is a link to our website on how to become a member.

APPAREL
-If you still need to purchase a racing singlet for $17, contact Tessa Rayne (tjrayne@wisc.edu)

-MAKE SURE YOU COME TO OUR KICK OFF MEETING FOR APPAREL UPDATES.
-There will be female team jackets available soon so keep an eye out!

PRACTICE
Distance/Mid-distance: M-Th 5:30pm @ the Shell (workouts M/W). Sunday long runs 10am.
Sprints/Fields: M-Th 6:00pm @ the Shell

October Moosletter 2018

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

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!

September Moosletter 2018

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

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

May Moosletter 2018

May 1, 2018May 2, 2018

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

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

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

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.

March Moosletter 2018

March 6, 2018October 5, 2023

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

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!"

February Moosletter 2018

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018

TIME TRIAL

Over 30 cows came out to compete in the spring time trial! For the first unofficial meet of the season, there were some amazing performances. Out of the 21 male athletes in the mile, Evan Routhier finished in first in 4:26. On the female side, while only 4 cows competed, Allie Levin came out on top with an impressive time of 5:38. The 200m and 800m races had less competitors, but no shortage of fast times. Peter Van Beek and Alice Hermet sprinted to victory in the 200m finishing with times of 23.25 and 28.5. Martin Haugstad and Zoe Panos were the champions in the 800m, finishing in 2:06 and 2:32.

While it's true these individual races provide a great baseline for the rest of the season, the event we were all waiting for was the 4x400m relay. The all male team of Gabe, Payton, Logan, and Kevin came out victorious. Thanks to all the competitors and volunteers for making the event a success!

Complete meet results can be found here, and the pictures can be found here. Thank you Luke for taking some great photos!

Volunteer Opportunities

We are in desperate need for volunteers for a few upcoming events! If you are not competing this Saturday, please try to volunteer for at least ONE of these events.
February 3 - 9:15am-10:15am RACE run @ the Shell
February 3 - 11am Frosty Movin' Shoes 5K @ Elver Park
February 3 - 2:30pm Sub Zero Race (at least 6 people needed) @ Olin Park
To sign up to volunteer and for more info, visit this spreadsheet.
Contact Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess (sadeghpourhe@wisc.edu) for any further questions.

Other Reminders

DUES
Pay your dues ASAP! The club no longer has yearly dues; if you paid your dues for the Cross Country season but are also running Track, you need to pay a second set of spring dues. These must be paid before you compete. Venmo @WiscoTC $30 for the semester. If you don't have venmo, we also accept cash or checks.

FORMS
To officially become a member of Track Club, visit our website to fill out the 2 required forms and request membership through WIN. Don't forget to become an authorized driver! For any questions about this process, contact Hanna Docter at hdocter@wisc.edu.

APPAREL
-If you still need to purchase a racing singlet for $18, contact Sabrina Belisle (sbelisle2@wisc.edu) or Payton Cummings (pccummings@wisc.edu) via facebook or email.
-Keep an eye out for new apparel, which will be released towards the end of February.
-Some old apparel (socks, hats, old jerseys, and tank tops) is still available to purchase.

PRACTICE
Distance: M-F 5:30pm @ the Shell (workouts M/W). Sunday long runs 10am.
Sprints/Fields: M-Th 6:00pm @ the Shell

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

December Moosletter 2017

December 1, 2017October 5, 2023

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!

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 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:

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.

October Moosletter 2017

October 1, 2017October 5, 2023

Inter-Squad 5k

To kick off the season, the Cows gathered on the Lakeshore path and broke into teams for an inter-squad 5k. On the women’s side, we had Madi Pape coming in first with a time of 19:32, followed by Allie Levin and Hannah Moulton (19:43,19:57). For the men, Evan Routhier came in first with a speedy time of 15:45 and was followed by Matt Kuik and Kevin Dado (16:01, 16:10). Team Buechel, consisting of Megan Buechel, Hannah Sorensen, Molly Baus, Kevin Dado, Matt Ammel, Thomas Miller, Izak Oltman, Sam Brey, and Noah Fetherston, took home the win with a score of 35 points.

Big thank you to Patrick Stiles for getting some great photos of the meet!!

Border Battle

The second meet of the season was the traditional Border Battle, where the Cows faced the University of Minnesota Gophers. It was a very hot day, but we still had some great showings on both the men’s and women’s teams. The male cows were lead by Matt Kuik coming in 3rd place with a time of 33:47, and right behind him in 4th and 5th was Thomas Miller and Kevin Dado (33:59, 34:08). Rounding off the score was Kevin Boyle (35:07) and Gabriel Gozum (35:49), who finished 9th and 12th respectively. The male cows came in 2nd, but it was still a great performance by all.

On the women’s side, the cows swept the gophers continuing their winning streak of the Border Battle by taking places 1-7. They were lead by Madi Pape (40:45), and not too far behind was Rissa Lane (41:15), Megan Buechel (42:42), Allie Levin (42:47), Hanna Doctor (43:36), Hannah Moulton (45:13), and Hannah Mitchell (45:14). The lady cows have a younger squad but with showings like this it should be an exciting season.

Thank you to Luke Kubasta and Cameron Lane-Flehinger for all of the awesome pictures from the meet!!

Roy Griak

The Cows hit the road last weekend for the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Mn. Big thank you to all the families who housed the team over the weekend, and a very big thank you to Rachel Anderson’s family, who hosted the team for a scrumptious pasta feed! It was a very hot day outside and Griak is the toughest course on the schedule, but despite these challenges, the cows still laid down some good performances. The lady cows won in the Club Team division, taking down Minnesota once again. Leading them was Hannah Mitchell coming in 101st (24:43), and she was followed by Rissa Lane (25:17), Hannah Moulton (25:57), Megan Buechel (26:50), and Stephanie Rink (26:53).

On the men’s side Matt Kuik lead the squad coming in 45th with a time of 27:05. Following him was Kevin Dado (27:49), Evan Routhier (28:50), Jack Prazich (28:56), and Andre Hessini (29:00). Great job to everyone who braved the heat and hills, looks like the cows will be having a great season!

ACT Running Program

ACT running program is back again fro the semester and we need your help! ACT (Achieving Collaborative Treatment) is a program that helps children with autism and other spectrum disorders and WTC helps them by going for runs with the kids! They meet every Saturday morning by the entrance to Picnic Point from 9:30-10:30 am. It is a ton of fun and a great way to help out kids in our community. If you have any questions contact Jordyn Riemer jmriemer@wisc.edu. Sign up to Volunteer here!

September Moosletter 2017

September 1, 2017October 5, 2023

Welcome back cows

Welcome back Cows! Hopefully everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready to get back to the grind of training for that NIRCA National Title. Coming off a 1st and 3rd place finish this track season the men and women are looking forward to another strong showing this season. Here are a few important reminders for the start of this new year!

Practice/coaches

Official practice will begin starting September 5th at 5:30 from the corner of Park and Langdon (right in front of Science Hall). For this practice we will be doing an easy run and then playing ultimate frisbee afterwords followed by a trip to Dejope for dinner. Remember to bring your WisCard and a shirt. All cows welcome!

Workouts will take place every Tuesday and Thursday and regular runs will be on Mondays and Wednesdays. Unofficial practice is currently occurring Monday through Thursday at 5:30, and 9:00 am Saturday and Sunday all at Park and Langdon. The practice plan can be found by clicking here and you can subscribe to it by clicking here. Kenny Haferkorn will be returning as head coach the guys with Kevin Boyle as assistant coach. On the women’s side Madi Pape will be head coach with cow alumni Rissa Lane as assistant coach. If you have any questions regarding training feel free to reach out to any of them!
Kenny- kenhaferkorn@gmail.com
Madi- madeleine.pape@gmail.com
Kevin- krboyle@wisc.edu
Rissa- rissa.lane.723@gmail.com

REMINDERS

Fill out all of your forms! New and returning cows need to fill out new forms for the 2017-2018 school year. Our website has a wonderful step by step process to getting everything you need to do done. Click here to get all your things done! Also if you have not yet joined our Facebook group, Herd Finder, or email list please do so as well as you don’t want to miss any cow-tastic updates! Links to join these are also found on the website on the link above! If you have any questions about forms that need to be filled out please reach out to any of the officers and they will be glad to assist you.

Pay your dues. Don’t be that cow who tires to slide by without paying. We will catch you. Our dues go to helping reduce the meet fees as well as towards other club necessities. Each semester is $30. Remember, if you don’t pay your dues you can’t sign up for meets and that will make us all sad, so please pay. If you have questions about paying meet fees or dues contact Izak Oltman (ioltman@wisc.edu).

Our first meet of the year will be an interclub 5k held on September 8th at 5:30 starting on the Lakeshore path right near the limnology building. After the run, we are having a cookout at the Cow House located at 505 W. Dayton Street. Even if you can’t make the run please come join us for food and lots of fun after. The full season schedule can be found here. To sign up for meets click here. Remember that you must complete all your membership forms, as well as pay both your club dues and the meet fees BEFORE you can attend meets. Sign up for meets closes 2 weeks prior to the meet day and if your name is on the sign up at that time you MUST pay. If you can no longer attend the meet you must still pay or find someone to take your spot. If you have any questions about meets or meet procedures please contact Ryan Diedrich (rdiedrich@wisc.edu) .

For traveling to and from meets we either use member’s cars or we rent vehicles. Because of this, we need as many authorized drivers as possible to ensure we have enough people to drive us to meets. Each vehicle needs two authorized drivers, even if only one person ends up driving. You can become an authorized driver by completing Step 7 here. Additionally, using members' cars allows us to save money and reduce the overall fee for each meet, so if you have a car that you are willing to drive to meets, please let Nick Feyen (nfeyen@wisc.edu) know! In addition to saving the club money, WTC will pay you $0.10 per mile traveled up to $50.

Women's team jackets

With the help of the VHH Grant (and a lot of hard work put in by Jing and Lauren), the Wisconsin Track Club was able to purchase a set of women's jackets for the team to loan out each year. If you are a female and do not yet have a jacket please contact Megan Buechel (buechel2@wisc.edu) to get one!

A few notes about the jackets:
1. These are not yours to keep: each season/semester you will have to "renew" the jacket.
2. If you are selected to get a jacket: you will have to put down a $45 security deposit. When you return the jacket you can get your money back.
3. If you put down the deposit and don't return the jacket, a hold will be put on your student center account and you will be unable to graduate. SO RETURN THE JACKET

moovin' 5k recap

The Moovin’ 5k took place earlier this summer on the beautiful morning of June 3rd. 58 runners laced up their shoes to take on the new course for the event. Winning the event was former cow Dylan Souder with a time of 16:01, and on the female side Krista Jahimiak with a time of 17:45. The new pint glasses were a hit and are surely being put to good use for chocolate milk. Special thanks to Max, Sara, and Matt for putting the race together and to all the volunteers for their help. Full results can be found here.

Who's who

Just a friendly reminder of the executive board for this upcoming season. If you have any questions, or just want to talk about the club feel free to reach out to any of them!

President- Kevin Boyle
krboyle@wisc.edu
Male Distance Vice President- Matt Kuik
mkuik@wisc.edu
Sprinter Vice President- Max Ritzow
ritzow@wisc.edu
Female Distance Vice President- Megan Buechel
buechel2@wisc.edu
Treasurer- Izak Oltman
ioltman@wisc.edu
Secretary- Stephanie Rink
rink2@wisc.edu
Meet Director- Ryan Diedrich
rdiedrich@wisc.edu
Travel Coordinator- Nick Feyen
nfeyen@wisc.edu

in this issue:

announcements

SOCIALS

Meet the freshmen

announcements

workshop- march 6th

practice change

volunteering opportunities

Apparel is out!

sign the eligibility form if you are thinking about competing in nationals! Find luke kubasta (lkubasta@wisc.edu) to sign the form!

SOCIALS

MOVIE NIGHT

meet the freshmen

Quinn Lodholz

Jeje moubarak

Dakota Fingerhut

Zach teuscher

Grace Matzke

Thorne powers

in this issue:

Time Trial RECAP

upcoming events

SOCIALS

Volunteer opportunities

Meet deadlines

TIME TRIAL

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring Org Fair Wednesday, February 6th, 5-8pm at the Kohl center If you are considering joining and want more info, come talk to us at the Org Fair!

Kick-off Meeting February 7th, 8pm @ location TBD Join us for an introduction to the upcoming season! (There will be pizza) If you want to compete at Nationals please attend so you can sign the required waiver.

Socials

Volunteer Opportunities

Meets and deadlines

Other Reminders

Now that you see all of these enticing meets, I'm sure you're looking to compete with your fellow cows...but wait! Make sure you check off these couple things in order to compete!

in this issue:

regionals RECAP

nationals preview

Apparel

Volunteer opportunities

regionals recap

nationals preview

apparel

Volunteer Opportunities

in this issue:

upcoming deadlines

upcoming socials

griak RECAP

injury care

Volunteer opportunities

upcoming deadlines

upcoming socials

griak recap

injury care

Volunteer Opportunities

in this issue:

important dates

Formal

Nationals Recap

UW-Whitewater Invite Recap

top 10 list

Boston Marathon

Crazylegs

Volunteer opportunities

looking ahead to the summer

Important dates

formal

nationals recap

Men

women

uw-whitewater invite recap

top 10 list

boston marathon

crazylegs

Volunteer Opportunities

Summer!

in this issue:

Pointer Final Qualifier RECAP

club nationals

Volunteer opportunities

pointer final qualifier recap

Spring Org Fair
Wednesday, February 6th, 5-8pm at the Kohl center
If you are considering joining and want more info, come talk to us at the Org Fair!

Kick-off Meeting
February 7th, 8pm @ location TBD
Join us for an introduction to the upcoming season! (There will be pizza)
If you want to compete at Nationals please attend so you can sign the required waiver.