CS Monthly - University of Michigan Women`s Club Gymnastics

CS
Monthly
UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN
March Editors
Paige Albers
Nick Boswell
CS Monthly
Contributors
Paige Albers
Nick Boswell
Vicki Chang
Kathryn Godlewski
Annie Kirkpatrick
Stephen Luongo
Michelle Wong
March 31, 2009
Dear CS Athlete:
Being that you are all involved in Club Sports in some form or another, we need your help for
the April issue. In order to grow the newsletter, we need teams to contribute articles, news,
results, and highlights.
Inside this issue:
Club Sports
Council Update
1
Athlete in the
Spotlight
2
Season in Review: 2
Men’s Ice Hockey
February Results
2
Cycling Race
3
April Calendar
3
March Results
4
Join a CSC
Committee
4
Women’s Rugby
Necto Flyer
5
The following types of articles are ones that your club would write and email to the PR committee:
* Season in Review: for any clubs whose competitive seasons have been completed
* Results: monthly results from games/meets/competitions
* Instructional Club Feature: description of those clubs who do not compete
* Club Sport Highlight: interesting story/exciting news about a club
* Calendar: includes fundraisers and home/nearby events for the upcoming month
* Other: fundraisers, anything that you'd like people to know about and attend
Please keep these articles under 200 words to fit the allotted space.
In addition, we would like to have 1-2 "Athlete in the Spotlight" articles. If you have an athlete
who deserves to be highlighted and acknowledged, please send the PR committee an email
with the athlete's email address. We will then ask them to answer a series of questions and
provide an in-action photo for the upcoming newsletter.
With all of this said, the PR committee is asking you and your clubs to contribute
to the upcoming April issue. Please email your completed articles by Thursday, April 23 to
[email protected]. If you have an athlete you would like to nominate, please email the
name of this person as soon as possible so we can complete the interview before the deadline.
Club Sports Council Update
The Club Sports Council’s meeting on March 11 was another short but sweet one. The Public Relations
committee reported on problems with the t-shirt logo and announced that there will be a contest for
the new club sports logo to be seen on new club sports t-shirts. If you are interested in submitting a
logo for the contest, contact Paige at [email protected]. Logo entries are due by April 7. Space Allocation reported on their results of a survey sent to club sports leaders about current practice times and
space. If you have any suggestions or questions about space allocation, contact Debbie at
[email protected]. We also ratified the Council’s constitution.
The next Club Sports Council will decide next year’s officers! If you are interested in running for any
position on club sports council or would like information on what any position would entail, contact
Nick at [email protected].
Finally, there is still time to be a part of the Club Sports Council. Our next meeting is April 8 th at 6:30
pm in the IM Sports Building Conference room.
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Athlete in the Spotlight: Kelsey DeLave, Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Hometown: Troy, MI
Year/Major: Biomedical
Engineering, switching to
Movement Science
Years playing Frisbee: 1/2 a
year
Position on field: Cutter,
DSMHO (Distant-SidelineMarker-HelperOuter) extraordinaire.
Why did you decide to join
Ultimate?: “In high school I
was always a really competitive
athlete, especially when it came
to soccer. IM and club soccer
wasn’t for me... I was ready for
something new. I got a flyer at
Festifall for Flywheel that said,
"Miss your high school
sport?" and was just like
ummm... yes!!! I had no idea
what ultimate even was. But I
went, tried it anyways, and fell
in love instantly.”
How has your experience
been so far?: “It's been awesome! I think being submersed
into a high level of ultimate has
made me such a better player
in a short period of time. We
are generally positive team, and
optimism is contagious. I love
the ultimate community: it's so
different from any other sport
that I've been a part of and
while flywheel is a really competitive team, we always have
fun together.”
Favorite part: “The fact that
we do everything as a team.
Also, being a rookie/freshman,
it's like having a bunch of big
sisters around, the girls are just
awesome. I love traveling all
over the country for tournaments, getting away from Ann
Arbor and the cold to go dominate.”
Future goals: “For Flywheel,
winning Nationals! (knock on
wood)”
DeLave talking with the
Flywheel coach
Season in Review: Men’s Ice Hockey
The Men’s Club Hockey Team
finished their 2008-09 season
strong after a detrimental midseason lull.
Unfortunately falling short of a
regional tournament berth, the
team ended the final ranking
period winning five of their last
six games, four of them against
well-ranked opponents Miami
of Ohio and Lindenwood. The
Greater Midwest Hockey
League playoffs ended in a
heartbreaking, last-minute
overtime loss to the same Miami of Ohio Redhawks. Although unsatisfied with the end
result, the team was happy with
their play throughout the final
stretch of the season.
With a strong group of young
players returning next year, and
a year of experience under new
coach Kory Kucharski’s belt,
the team looks to make a
dramatic change for next season.
February Results
Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Queen City Tune Up
(Charlotte, NC Feb. 14-15)
Saturday Pool Play
Vs. Florida 10-6
Vs. North Carolina B 13-0
Vs. Georgia 13-1
Vs. Pitt 13-3
Sunday Championship Bracket
Quarterfinals vs. Maryland 13-2
Semifinals vs. North CarolinaWilmington 13-5
Finals vs. Pitt 15-5
Result: Champion
Mardi Gras (Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 21-22)
Vs. Notre Dame 13-1
Vs. Texas 13-3
Vs. Emory 13-5
Vs. Iowa State 13-5
Vs. Indiana 13-0
Vs. Truman State 13-4
Vs. Dartmouth 13-3
Vs. Wisconsin 8-15
Result: Runners-up
“The team
looks to
make a
dramatic
change for
the next
season.”
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Cyclists Race Against Weather on North Campus
The Michigan Cycling Team
hosted its third annual collegiate race on North Campus
on Sunday, March 29. The
weather outlook was grim, but
the rain and snow held out
until the afternoon time trial
races, so most racers were
able to enjoy their race crash
free.
In the circuit race, Eric Eckstein
took the Men’s C win and
Stephen Hickner took second.
Marian College’s Zach McBride
took the Men’s A race with a
solo breakaway for the premier
event. Chris Aten was Michigan’s top finisher in the A field
with 14th, as Brendan Benson
flatted halfway through the race
and other racers had to drop
our due to sickness.
Conditions were epic for the
individual time trial as rain
started coming down hard
midway through. Again, our
Men’s C came away with the
win, but this time it went to
Stephen Hickner. Marian
claimed first prize in Men’s A
again, as Junior National Time
Trial Champion David Williams
was 30 seconds faster than
second place and 90 seconds
faster than third.
Overall, the weekend went
very well for Michigan Cycling
and many people came out and
cheered on Michigan Cycling.
April 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
*April Fool’s
Day
*Women’s
Rugby
Fundraiser @
Necto
5 Women’s 6
Water Polo
8AM-4PM
Canham
Natatorium
12
19
26
7
8
Club Sports
Club Sports
Logo Contest Council
Meeting
Entries Due
Schedule of
Events
Thu
2
9
Fri
3
10
Sat
4
20
27
14
21
Last Day of
Classes
28
15
22
Earth Day
29
16
23
CS Monthly
Entries Due
30
17
24
 April 1: Women’s
Rugby Fundraiser @
Necto—$7 of every
$10 goes toward
their first trip to
Nationals!
*Women’s
Water Polo
*Synchronize
d Skating
 April 4: Women’s
*Women’s
Water Polo
Tournament 10AMRugby
11
6:30PM@ IM
13
Men’s C breakaway races by
Bursley Hall
18
25
9PM @ Canham
Natatorium
 April 4: Synchronized
Skating Tryouts 46PM
 April 4: Women’s
Rugby match against
Grand Valley State
University 3-5PM @
Oosterbaan
 April 5: Women’s
Water Polo
Tournament 8AM4PM @ Canham
Natatorium
 April 7: All entries
for the Club Sports
logo contest are due.
Email [email protected]
 April 8: Club Sports
Council Meeting
6:30PM @ IM
Building Conference
Room
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March Results
Figure Skating
Maize & Blue Matchup, Yost,
Mar. 21-22
Team: 1st place overall
Individual medal-winners:
Amy Manning
Joanna Sholten
Annie Kirkpatrick
Ann Lesnefsky
Chelsea Lindblad
Katie Dudzinski
Connie Achtenberg
Sherri Martin
Christine Zuchera
Amanda Waldron
Jessica Bertolina
Synchronized Skating
U.S. National Synchronized
Skating Championships,
Portland, ME, Mar 3-7
7th out of 12 teams
Gymnastics
Michigan Madness Meet, March
21 @ Eastern Michigan
Team—1st place: 143.05
Vault
Melanie Hunt—3rd: 8.9
Kate Miller—4th: 8.8
Sarah Tomkovich—5th: 8.8
Kathryn Orlando—6th: 8.65
Rachel Rudy—8th: 8.6
Bars
Salina Halliday—1st: 9.1
Melanie Hunt—3rd: 9.0
Kristen Lowery—4th: 9.0
Beam
Salina Halliday—2nd: 9.4
Jaimie Cavanaugh—4th: 9.3
Melanie Hunt—5th: 9.1
Floor
Melanie Hunt—2nd: 9.55
Paige Albers—5th: 9.4
Salina Halliday—6th: 9.3
Rachel Rudy—9th: 9.25
All-around
Melanie Hunt—2nd: 36.55
Salina Halliday—3rd: 36.25
Kate Miller—9th: 33.2
Michigan Madness Gymnastics
Meet Champions
March Results
Women’s Water Polo
Miami of Ohio Tournament,
March 28-29
vs. Florida 11-4, W
vs. Slippery Rock 13-7, W
vs. Notre Dame 5-6, L
vs. UCLA 7-8, L
Women’s Ultimate Frisbee
Terminus (Cumming, GA
March 14-15)
vs. Cornell 11-4
vs. Tennessee 13-1
vs. Emory 13-2
vs. Tufts 13-1
Result: Tournament Cancelled
on Sunday
Centex
(Austin, TX March 28-29)
vs. UNC 8-11
vs. Carelton 9-10
vs. UCSB 8-11
vs. Arizona 15-3
vs. Wisconsin 11-13
vs. Colorado 13-11
vs. Wake Forest 15-10
vs. Maryland 15-1
Result: 9th
Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team
Join a Club Sports Council Committee!
If you are interested in joining
club sports council, there are
four standing committees that
are all looking for members,
especially the Sports Specific
Problem Committee. If you
want to see change in any of
these areas, contact the Chair
listed below.
Public Relations: Committee
designed to improve relations
between Club Sports and gain
awareness of the Club Sports
Program across campus. Con-
tact Paige Albers at [email protected].
Budget Allocation: Committee
designed to investigate current
distribution of club sports
money, decide on new club
sports money allocation, and
consider revising dues of Club
Sports to the Club Sports Program. Contact Sammy Barbour
at [email protected].
Sports Specific Problem: Committee designed to respond to
problems presented by Club
Sport student-athletes about
the program, and investigate all
possible solutions. Contact
Kathryn Godlewski at [email protected].
Space Allocation: Committee
designed to decide on fair distribution of space and time
allotments to Club Sports,
especially as new facilities become available. Contact Debbie Blumenthal at
[email protected].

PR Chair: Paige Albers
[email protected]

Budget Allocation
Chair: Sammy Barbour
[email protected]

Sports Specific Problems Chair: Kathryn
Godlewski
[email protected]

Space Allocation
Chair: Debbie
Blumenthal
[email protected]