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<span style="font-size: x-large;">SOL AWARDS 2012-2013 </span></h2>
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<span style="color: magenta;">INTRODUCING OUR 2013-2014 SOL CAPTAINS</span></h2>
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UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-84367462580458511672012-09-08T17:03:00.000-05:002012-09-08T17:03:05.486-05:00SOL2012 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>145</o:Words> <o:Characters>830</o:Characters> <o:Company>University of Eau Claire </o:Company> <o:Lines>6</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>1019</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 2012 season made a fast approach this year!<u> Summer is over</u> and school in already in session. It went so fast but that means it is <span style="color: magenta;"><i>SOL power time!</i></span> If you are interested in crazy talent and funtensity at Eau Claire UWEC Women’s Ultimate team is the place for you! Get after it and join us on <span style="color: red;">Towers Field</span> on <u>Tuesday, September 11<sup>th</sup></u> for our first practice! We will also be present at <span style="color: red;">BOB fest,</span> which is on <u>Wednesday, September 12<sup>th</sup></u> from 11 to 2! If you would like information on the season and what we are all about there will be an informational fry out with hot dogs and tons of cool people and information behind <span style="color: red;">Governor’s Hall</span> after practice on <u>Thursday, September 13<sup>th </sup></u>(practice is on Tower’s Field 4:30 to 7 again!) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don’t hesitate to show up or e-mail either Megan Schneider (<a href="mailto:schneimc@uwec.edu">schneimc@uwec.edu</a>) or Alexandra Lindstrom (<a href="mailto:lindstak@uwec.edu">lindstak@uwec.edu</a>) We would love to hear from you!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Until then… <span style="color: #38761d;">keep calm and play frisbee. </span></span></div><!--EndFragment-->UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-64060031152602234792011-10-24T20:18:00.000-05:002011-10-24T20:18:36.130-05:00EC Chillout 2011As the end of October neared, Eau Claire prepared itself for the many Ultimate teams that would arrive to T some D (toss some disc). This year the Women's Division was set to have 10 teams- continuing to grow! Thankfully we were able to avoid any last minute dropouts which seemed to be the theme for our side of things last year (yikes!!) And with the addition of a few teams who would be attending the Chillout for the first time ever (Sol Alumni and friends, Wisconsin and Mankato) it looked to be a fun and competitive weekend!<br />
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<u>Saturday</u><br />
It was an awesome day for Ultimate!!! Easily the best weather the Chillout has seen in my time here so far! No rain, excessive wind OR snow. Our pool consisted of Bella, Milwaukee, Duluth and Mankato. We saw Milwaukee at Hucktoberfest and had lost to them so we really wanted to redeem ourselves with a bigger squad at the Chillout. We were able to go 3-1 in our pool, only losing to Madison(and pretty solidly losing at that...). The Fall season is awesome because each player is stepping out of their comfort zone doing new things whether they are a new player trying many different positions in a zone, a new returner learning how to be a primary cutter or a returner challenging themselves to learn to handle.<br />
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It's funny because some practices where we are missing a few girls and only have 14 or so it feels so small. I am so used to having 20 teammates around me, but as peoples schedules are busy it is hard to get everyone at every practice. Saturday of the Chillout it finally felt like a full team! Our sidelines had a lot of energy and I was getting concerned that people weren't getting <i>enough </i>playing time as opposed to having to play so many points like our other Fall tournaments. Finding and promoting "funtensity" was a big part of this weekend. Really demonstrating who we are as a team to all of the new girls was great (since we were a little short on numbers and/or returners the past two tournaments)!<br />
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Saturday night was a chance to hangout with the girls on a few of the other teams, or for others share a movie night! All I can really say is the Bella women are craaaaazy! What a fun group! And getting the chance to hangout with one of the newest teams of the Central Region, Mankato, was pretty sweet!<br />
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<u>Sunday</u><br />
Sunday arrived and teams were anxious for a chance to be crowned Chillout Champions and inherit the prize of a free bid to next year's tournament (previously won by Carleton). While the winners of pool play were still sleeping, enjoying their reward for winning their pool with no games till noon, two rounds of play had already finished! Sol was able to win both games and was set to face the Sol Alumni + Friends team in the semi-finals but sadly, the alumni team was short numbers as the awesome ladies that came to EC from the cities for the day on Saturday could not stay for Sunday. So that game was forfeited and we waited to see how the Carleton/Madison game would play out to see who we would face in the finals.<br />
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It was hard to chose a team to cheer for since the Carleton ladies had stayed at my house all weekend and I only came to love Elise even more but I was wearing my Bella jersey and had the chance to hangout with a few of those ladies the previous night. So I just stayed neutral, heckled and got ready for Finals! Bella ended up winning so we got ourselves ready for a rematch!<br />
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The previous day I think we only scored 3 on Bella, so improving on Sunday was our intention! And improve we did! Down a few girls from the previous day(due to the need to skydive and who knows what else...), but with about 3 of our alumni popping in to play a few points here and there we ended up losing to Bella 7-11. A much better game than the day before, but alas those Madison folk ended up with the victory and a free bid to the Chillout in 2012!<br />
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After a complete Fall season, iamsoexcited to be apart of this team and help it grow and get better all Winter long! Oh, and hangout with everyone!<br />
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Best Pasta Cooker: Kim Holub<br />
Handler to Watch Out For: Alex Lindstrom<br />
Most Improved Field Setter-Upper: Sarah Ramirez<br />
Likely to Get More Reps Cutting: Meredith Bray<br />
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Get ready for indoors!!UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-17321956484048196882011-10-24T19:28:00.000-05:002011-10-24T19:28:51.140-05:00Fall 2011: Do It For SchneidsWelp, with the end of the Eau Claire Chillout also came the end of our Fall season. It seems too soon for that! Three tournaments in the record books and now we start looking forward to the indoor season to prepare for Spring! But for now a recap!<br />
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<b>Hucktoberfest- </b>October 1st- 2nd (Neenah, Wisconsin)<br />
Club Regionals and other life commitments assisted in taking away some Sol women for this tournament, sending the ladies of Eau Claire with less players than we are usually used to. I am probably not the best person to write this recap since I wasn't there... BUT from what I have heard it was an opportunity to finally put together all the skills we had been learning up to that point in the season. We even had new players (like Oliva Lee) handling without ever having practiced at all! Ultimate is great and all but I think the thing I personally was most sad about missing was being apart of all the shenanigans that went down this weekend!!! As of last year our team has heavily gotten into pranking, and apparently all the new girls are ALLABOUTIT! Foreshadow: this year is going to be nutzo. Bad news: Schneids MC got pretty beat up and will be out till next Fall and one of our new players, Kim, severly fractured her ankle.... But I am most confident they will both continue being huge assets to Sol while they focus on healing themselves!<br />
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<b>No Wisconsequences-</b> October 15th- 16th (Delafield, Wisconsin)<br />
For the past few years this has been the premiere Fall tournament in the Midwest, so once again we looked forward to seeing many different teams and really putting our newly learned zone defense to use! And that we did! It was awesome to see how quickly all girls, new and old, picked up on learning different positions in zone D. It is really awesome to see all the new girls finally get tournament experience under their belts and see returners step up from being a n00b to an experienced player.<br />
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During pool play, we were able to go 2-2. With losses coming to half of the Saucy Nancies from U of Iowa and Northwestern Gungho. We were able to beat one of the Madison Bella Donna teams as well as Michigan State! Our pool was crazy- the 1 seed lost to the 3 seed, the 3 seed lost to the 4 seed, the 4 seed lost to the 5 seed, but the 1 seed beat the 2 seed. Main point: Fall seedings are rarely accurate. It's a lot of guesswork trying to determine which teams will be better than which so early on! Michigan State was most impressive with few ladies and lots of athletic moves! They seem to be a really fun and hard working group of women. After a long day of Ultimate with many small victoies under our belt, we headed back to the Haller residence!<br />
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A HUGE shoutout to the Haller family will be necessary. Now in my 4th year at Eau Claire I have been lucky enough to stay with this family at least once a year and they are way too nice to us EVERY TIME! They are generous people and we owe them a million thank you's. Their hospitality is outstanding! All the Sol family and friends that we have been so lucky to stay with have been too nice! Only a handful of Sol folk (including our new Coach Dan Kaler) went to the always fun tournament party. Most of us were wayyyyy too tired to make it out the door!<br />
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<u>Sunday</u><br />
<i>Wisconsin- Eau Claire Sol vs. University of Iowa X Saucy Nancy</i><br />
Feeling well rested after mostly staying in Saturday night we hopped in our cars and zipped over to the fields. First up we were to play the other half of the Saucy Nancy team. We lost by a few points the previous day to the other Saucy team, so going into this game playing better right from the start was a priority. We were able to fight for a decent lead and were able to keep them from scoring for a bit! It ended up being a close game- we won on UNIVERSE POINT! That always makes for an exciting ending and gives you a lot of momentum going into your next game!<br />
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<i>Wisconsin- Eau Claire Sol vs. University of Illinois Menace</i><br />
Up next we had Illinois Menace, a team I don't think Sol has played for some time. I must say I was for real surprised by how good this team was! They were very athletic and their throws were solid. I don't remember the final score of this game, but I think we lost by something like 3? Menace seems to be a very fun team. It looks like more of their players are starting to play Club- which is always great to see! Illinois went on to lose to one of the Wisconsin teams in the semi's, well done!<br />
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<i>Wisconsin Eau Claire Sol vs. Winona Bad Monaz</i><br />
This was another team that caught me off guard with how good they were! It was a really back and forth game as the wind was mostly upwind/downwind. Their throws were very solid against our zone. We did a really good job of adjusting on the fly with many things-especially our new players! They showed so much versatility in what they can do and were open to trying new positions they weren't as comfortable with. But hey, you learn more when you are outside your comfort zone (and learning how to play Ultimate provides plenty of opportunities for that). We ended up losing this game and finishing 7th- not too shabby with 26 women's teams in attendance!<br />
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After an eventful stop at McDonalds to celebrate our weekend of no more severe injuries (lets keep that trend going) we were on our way back to Wisconsin's most beautiful campus (Eau Claire of course). Although injuries are the least ideal thing, life always goes on. In the event of injuries I think people are given another reason to push themselves even harder. Everyone loves Schneids and since her first Sol practice she has been extremely dedicated (not an over-exaggeration). Now that she can't play for a little while each Solmate should always remember that if you feel like giving up tell Schneids that you can't push it anymore. If you could look at Schneids and tell her that (as she would probably do <i>anything </i>to be able to play over the next few months) you cannot do another sprint, or another push up or another rep of a drill then it is believable that you have pushed yourself as hard as you possibly could have. If you aren't to the point that you would be able to tell Schneids that you can't try harder then try harder and do it for Schneids. And remember, sometimes injuries are blessings in disguise.UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-58222938254062705862011-08-12T11:51:00.000-05:002011-08-12T11:51:20.508-05:00Want to Become a SOLmate???As we are getting close to the end of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Summer</span>, the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year is about to begin! This is the best of news as the beginning of the school year also marks the beginning of the 2011-2012 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Ultimate Season</span>! If you are interested in being apart of a team full of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">talented, amazing and FUN women</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">SOL</span> is a great competitive outlet for you! In a short time you will feel like family! We will practice 4:30-6:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Towers Field</span> with an optional practice on either Monday or Wednesday (TBD). Stop by and check out what we have to offer! (Practices starting <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tuesday, September 6th</span>! Or look out for us during CUBEfest!)<br />
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Contact Bethany Mitch (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">mitchbp@uwec.edu</span>), Meredith Bray (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">braymj@uwec.edu</span>) or Brit Gartner (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">gartnebm@uwec.edu</span>) for more information!<br />
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SOLove <3UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-56329931628580609092011-05-16T18:17:00.002-05:002011-05-16T18:26:45.574-05:00SOL Awards 2011<div style="text-align: center;">Every year at the end of our season, members of the team receive special awards to thank them for standout things they did!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Most Improved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Lauren "Stu" Stepanik #21</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Best Motivator</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Samara Thompson #37</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Loudest Sideline</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Melissa "George" Jordan #23</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Freshman of the Year</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Megan "Schneids" Schneider #2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Spirit of the Game</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Jess "Holla" Haller #24</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congrats ladies!! Looking forward to an awesome season next year!</div>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-15097264472970770362011-05-04T19:46:00.004-05:002011-05-04T21:06:03.598-05:00The Fiasco That was Regionals 2011The week before Regionals, SOL had no idea what was going on thanks to the fact that the fields in Appleton pulled out and suddenly we were without a location to play on. A shout-out goes off to our fearless Regional Coordinator <a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/196007_984649487519_14831101_50778383_3908481_n.jpg">Mikey Lun</a> for pulling off a very successful tournament weekend.<br />
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<i>"For the first time in years, SOL walked away from Regionals without tears or any disappointments whatsoever. That is huge coming from this team. Every single SOLmate played to the best of their ability and left it all on the field. I could never be more proud of this team. We may not have made it to Nationals this year folks, but just you wait. SOL has the potential to become a powerhouse team in the next few years. As a primarily freshman/sophomore building team this year SOL saw just a glimpse of that potential. I cannot wait to follow SOL's journey next year." - Kathleen Nottingham</i><br />
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The wind was king this day at <a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/parks/park.cfm?id=1169">Blackhawk fields</a> in Madison, WI. During warmups our dear Princess Estelle was defeated by a deadly flying disc and had to make a quick visit to the dentist. Her royal highness returned ready to play but not without showing off her beautiful <a href="http://drkemlerfamilydentist.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/DSCN0115_edited.89120127.jpg">new clean tooth</a>! (love you Estie)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Luther Freya</span><br />
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For the first game of Regionals, it was windier than ever. This game mainly consisted of Luther and SOL trading downwind points all day every day. This pattern continued until hard cap went off and Luther was ahead in the end. Both teams played well, but I'd say SOL worked the disc more. We came so close to scoring upwind but weren't able to pull it off in time. Luther's Freya won this time.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Minnesota Ninja</span><br />
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The windy conditions continued as SOL played our next game against the Minnesota Ninja women. A very similar pattern of trading points happened yet again with that darn Megan Nimmo chucking it downfield, making SOL work the disc back up repeatedly :P The Ninja's had a really good team this year, especially with Christie Dosch coaching them. They've improved quite a bit and SOL had fun playing against them. SOL came out on top for this game with a score of 9-8 over Ninja.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Iowa State Women Scorned</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_IT8ZCg9kkljR15I5U13Iyb_XIka-ghHAcooAi17EN2_EbYJ1qxddF-IUtMYhpP_fou7s_5a9V0bgOcjrQB5fT_pVz4NzdIJnaNLi4cnTUf8aDS4dXnYlLz4ynvUl0BjcjHIC6dJr0c/s1600/228762_1789449908482_1606620362_31817251_7319537_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_IT8ZCg9kkljR15I5U13Iyb_XIka-ghHAcooAi17EN2_EbYJ1qxddF-IUtMYhpP_fou7s_5a9V0bgOcjrQB5fT_pVz4NzdIJnaNLi4cnTUf8aDS4dXnYlLz4ynvUl0BjcjHIC6dJr0c/s200/228762_1789449908482_1606620362_31817251_7319537_n.jpg" width="200" /></a>SOL and Scorned have a friendship that knows no ends. We love us some Women Scorned. This game was again very influenced by the wind. Scorned had a strong handler line and was able to work very well upwind. Luckily our zone defense was able to keep them at bay. In the end hard cap went on and Scorned came out on top. SOL finished the game with an awesome upwind score so we still felt like champions in the end. B.Gart also decided to debut her rapper self to give Scorned a nice little cheer.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Wisconsin Bella Donna</span> Crossover Game<br />
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Bella was out for blood this game since their defeat at Conference a few weeks ago. They dominated the game and pulled ahead faster than SOL was able to keep up in scoring. In the end Bella got away with the game, but SOL was already thinking about the next day and how we could play to the best of our ability.<br />
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The sun came out this second day of Regionals. No tooths were knocked out and SOL knew we were going to have a blast.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Luther Freya</span><br />
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Our first game was once again against Freya. But this time, with different fields and a crosswind, SOL was able to play our game and come out with a win. We were able to maintain control up to and after half. SOL maintained control of the game and won! We also discovered that getting that disc upwind was indeed possible and capitalized on that.<br />
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SOL went into this game knowing we had to win again in order to play in the backdoor game to go to natties. Scorned came out and definitely earned a win against us. Their team is really strong this year and we had fun playing each other as the underdog victors of our conferences.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Eau Claire SOL</span> v. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Minnesota Ninja</span><br />
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SOL and Ninja played a shorter game so we could watch the backdoor game of Scorned v. Bella. We had more fun than ever playing these ladies again and dominated the game with Emily calling out scoring lines like no one had seen before. That darn Megan Nimmo really likes to chuck that disc. So we had to figure out ways to shut her down and keep the disc near the Ninja end zone. In the end SOL came out with a win for 5th place overall. We gathered together in happiness and extreme satisfaction with our performance over the weekend.<br />
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We then proceeded to watch Iowa State defeat the Bella Donna's for the 3rd bid to Natties. Extreme celebration was had.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">When everything was done, SOL drove over to our <a href="http://www.worldbuffetwi.com/">favorite chinese buffet</a>. I smiled to myself because that is where I ate my first and now last post-tournament meal with SOL. It was a good finish to my years with SOL. We learned quite a few things about our team during this meal. Schneids is deathly afraid of the sound of chopsticks rubbing together. Brit demonstrated the sound of chopsticks banging against everything everywhere. A family of walrus took over half our table. Schmal thinks that <a href="http://www.chinatownology.com/images/Crispy%20Fried%20Baby%20Squid.jpg">baby squid</a> taste like chicken. And Mitchy looks hilarious with these. </div><br />
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</tbody></table>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-66714231296464494582011-04-28T15:23:00.000-05:002011-04-28T15:23:20.054-05:00Megan Schneider- FOTY 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_xOMpPCP9oNIvfXMCZx2HWUVfGTP-39Q4NCJl2P5RrBF68ETGP562sps06OJF9V_EmK5DoMKbuhcVEOWPhEdl24n3mUiS2QM4_hufSOen8yD2D1xjdY9U0o0DDEbDQwz9rvTvfh53js/s1600/190445_10150158749176383_501716382_8215892_5177049_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_xOMpPCP9oNIvfXMCZx2HWUVfGTP-39Q4NCJl2P5RrBF68ETGP562sps06OJF9V_EmK5DoMKbuhcVEOWPhEdl24n3mUiS2QM4_hufSOen8yD2D1xjdY9U0o0DDEbDQwz9rvTvfh53js/s400/190445_10150158749176383_501716382_8215892_5177049_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Often times new players are unable or unwilling to fully committ to whatever practice schedule their new found college team has adapted. Schneids did not fall into that category as she has been one of the most committed players on Sol since her first practice. Starting a new sport there is only room for improvement and she has improved tremendously since the Fall season.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Schneids has been able to discover a love for Ultimate and really invested her time and energy to be able to contribute in a significant way to our team. Her energy and positive attitude alone make her an irreplacable member of Sol. Her ability to cut, pop, play defense and throw are only added bonuses of her presence on our team. She has become one of our strongest defenders, and as a freshman that's a big deal. Her ability to get open and read deep discs is impressive.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">You can have the ability to perform every skill in Ultimate flawlessly but none of that is important if you do not have the heart to care. This is something that Schneids has every time she steps on the field. It's something that can never be questioned. Having the heart and refusing to give up will get you further in Ultimate than having the best throws, being the fastest or jumping the highest. Megan Schneider has the heart and luckily for her has the Ultimate skills to make her a great candidate for Freshman of the Year.</span>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-86532392203500070152011-04-26T14:59:00.000-05:002011-04-26T14:59:21.922-05:00Pat Niles- COTY 2011<i>"One of my former High School Coach's once told me 'The people you respect the most are the people you feel like you can say anything to'. The ability to openly speak your mind, whether it's a positive or negative thought, creates an often rare respect between two people. Having the ability to play under and lead with Pat Niles has presented me with the opportunity to push myself to be a better leader."</i> - Brit Gartner<br />
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</div>For the past 3 years, the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Women's program has fallen just short from making it to Nationals in the game to go. Last year, Sol felt that with the strong players we had that it was our best shot at Nationals in our programs short history. We didn't make it and graduated our 3 best players. With a shallow roster, graduating 3 players put Sol in a position for 2011 to be a rebuilding year. <br />
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I guess in some ways this year has been a rebuilding year. But the height we have rebuilt to in one year is much higher than every single person would have thought possible. Pat has been a great Coach for Sol. You can track the progress this team has made all year. Pat has helped us to focus on improving within each game and when one tournament ends focus is directed to the next. He knew it would take a lot of work to push each member of this Ultimate family in order to help us continue being one of the best teams in the North Central Region. He has pushed us to refuse being complacent. Nothing you have done up to any point you are at matters in the big picture if you do not continue to improve and perform better each time. His willingness to put in countless hours planning weekly practices and monthly timelines of where we need to be has helped put Sol in the position we currently find ourselves in—D-I Lake Superior Conference Champions. <br />
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Every College Ultimate player makes many sacrifices, but coaches give up just as much as their players—Pat being no exception. Giving up weekend plans to be at tournaments, spending money out of pocket to help pay for travel/food/lodging and giving up weekday plans to be at practices. Pat has gone above and beyond those expectations in planning practices, coming early and staying late to help on an individual level, and attending far too many hours of dance practice to help our team reach every goal we set (even the non-ultimate goal of repeating as CenTex Dance Champions). All of these actions have helped build the Sol family. Pat Niles has done great things with Sol this year—try to tell me that you would have picked Sol to win their Conference and have come this far since the beginning of the season, because I doubt you can.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Pat. We love you!</div>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-37540693835815320012011-04-20T15:28:00.002-05:002011-04-20T20:11:17.027-05:00Breathing < Success (SOL=2K11 Conference Champions)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWALDsWE7FGnC587xzBtNQogkDxRP0pAw5RdRRKrOVWTBgTGaGQmpR9ALIRf2NYNME-nZtEpa4F-DexVehHItbCa1bGyxQDfjL3wA_y3DM7hgEC-4fjZvcbGGF4zvM0eolHyy1aWqSSA/s1600/205621_10150149929062908_816757907_6563126_1176497_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWALDsWE7FGnC587xzBtNQogkDxRP0pAw5RdRRKrOVWTBgTGaGQmpR9ALIRf2NYNME-nZtEpa4F-DexVehHItbCa1bGyxQDfjL3wA_y3DM7hgEC-4fjZvcbGGF4zvM0eolHyy1aWqSSA/s640/205621_10150149929062908_816757907_6563126_1176497_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The weekend of Conference (previously known as Sectionals) had come. Sol did what we could with lower numbers at practice than you might hope for in the week leading up to a big tournament to prepare ourselves for the teams we would face in the Lake Superior Conference. With 7 teams attending (Madison, Milwaukee, Marquette, Stevens Point, Whitewater, Madison B and Eau Claire) and only 2 bids to Regionals there would be no room for mistakes this weekend. With the second seed entering the weekend, getting upset by one team could have led to Sol not qualifying for Regionals- an unthinkable idea for all.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">After much chaos caused by Mother Nature herself and wandering around Appleton's <a href="http://www.foxrivermall.com/">Fox River Mall</a> instead of playing games on Saturday, we were left with a one day format to be played Sunday. A big thanks must go to <a href="http://robynplaysultimate.blogspot.com/">Robyn Fennig</a> and Scott Sawinski for doing all they could to make Conference happen! With only one day to get things done instead of two our team knew we had to commit to executing each point and come out strong.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Our Sunday was to start against UW- Miwaukee Black Cats- a team we faced a few times in the fall and they definitely challenged us so we were expecting the same this time around! It was go time!! Our first point of the day was filled with a lot of zone from both teams and many punts in hopes of getting better field positioning. It lasted</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><u>40 minutes</u> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">and may have been the hardest I have had to work as a deep-deep all year. Usually when points last long it is hard for the sidelines to stay in the game since they are not actually on the field, but it can be said with complete honesty that each player on our sideline was in that point till the second we scored. It felt awesome and made each players job much easier to have someone constantly talking to them. Sidelines have not been our strongest all year, but I think this single point helped each player realize <b><u>HOW HUGE SIDELINES ARE IN ULTIMATE</u></b>!! After that point was scored (and the time limit of the game was halfway up...) Sol was able to keep the flow going scoring 5 more before hard cap went on and the game ended with a final score of 6-0 Sol.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Winning our pool put us in a position to play the Bellas in the first place game- winner goes to Regionals and loser defends their 2nd place spot in the backdoor game. After playing 3 games leading up to this we were feeling really confident in our play. Our handlers were meshing better than I can remember for multiple games in a row, our cutters were always open when the handlers had a look through the cup and OUR SIDLEINES were still ballin outta control. Bella won the flip choosing to pull with Sol starting on offense. We were able to take the first point causing much excitement within our sidelines! Sol was then able to put in 2 more to go up 3-0 to start the game! It's always good to go up right away in every game, but even more important in games versus teams like the Bellas. It's a team who historically Sol</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><u>rarely</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">beats. We started to realize that placing first was possible and put our foot on the gas to keep rollin till half where the score was 8-4 Sol. With the Bellas fighting back and making the score 8-6 with hard cap on we knew we had won the game with one point left to play. Going to the line we were fired up and excited to have one more point to score again, but unluckily for us the Bellas were able to take the last point making the final score 8-7. Sol was able to hold on and win with a huge upset.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"></div>With a 21 hour drive ahead of us, SOL braved a drive down the middle of the U.S. to sunny 80 degree weather Galveston, TX. Our week would be spent with morning practices, evening dance practices, and whatever else suited our fancies. The lovely <a href="https://www.facebook.com/paulameyer72?ref=ts#!/photo.php?fbid=709695338286&set=t.59506078&theater">Paula Meyer</a> traveled with our team again to plan and cook our delicious spring break meals. (With no meal receiving less than an average of 4. something stars - the only meal not receiving 5 was hot dogs and hamburgers which lacked the grilling skills of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=59511371&sk=photos#!/photo.php?fbid=10150132350605050&set=t.59511371&theater">James Hron</a>) Practices were quite productive giving SOL the opportunity to change their up with a few new offensive and defensive strategies. OUTDOORS AKA NO CONSTRICTING ZORN SPACE. After many nights of Solzone bonding, a night out in Galveston, and enough memories to last us until next year SOL was ready to take on Austin. <br />
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Friday of our spring break, SOL piled back into our vehicles and drove to Austin, ready for a weekend of high level competition. We arrived to a pleasant surprise! Heather Wroten and our brand new sublimated Five jerseys! Sick nast - fan orders coming soon! After a revolutionary dance practice in the hotel parking lot, SOL tucked into bed with sweet sweet ultimate dreams dancing in our heads. We woke to discover possibly the best contintental breakfast we had ever seen in our lives.<br />
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SOL headed to the Texas Intramural fields for what would soon become...<br />
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</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzV1ZDg1PPJYM0DKwAnHOWUL13_yQKo5ORTUjXaer0NNw5d3MaA74SVwiaor33MVc0I8-VHfhyyib_TGFSwvRsi2TJnJ_9JNjPt4e9C1gniHVYy4vzAt4bLpIl0TlgA3Tg_nqFgNvu1M/s1600/194506_10150127775951105_694406104_6897362_3815611_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzV1ZDg1PPJYM0DKwAnHOWUL13_yQKo5ORTUjXaer0NNw5d3MaA74SVwiaor33MVc0I8-VHfhyyib_TGFSwvRsi2TJnJ_9JNjPt4e9C1gniHVYy4vzAt4bLpIl0TlgA3Tg_nqFgNvu1M/s320/194506_10150127775951105_694406104_6897362_3815611_o.jpg" width="320" /></a>After a long line of our players getting taped by the trainers, SOL began to warm up and played our first two games against Pennsylvania's Venus and Washington's WUWU. We lost both games by about 10 points each. We played well, but weren't able to prevent the turns that would allow us to score. In our last game of pool play we were set to face Dartmouth's Princess Layout, who we've never played before. (We've seen their Five Ultimate sponsorship video - it is hilarious) Dartmouth took the game to half with SOL riding on their tail the entire way. In the second half, SOL went on a 4 point run, bringing the score to 10-7 over Dartmouth. We knew this was a team that we could beat and we definitely wanted to do so within pool play. Soft cap went on, and SOL was able to win with a score of 12-10 after a pass from Porch Cat to Jean Grey. Connecticut's UCONN emerged from the DIII bracket to play us in a crossover game that afternoon. We didn't know who <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500707799&ref=ts#!/photo.php?fbid=10150127794221105&set=t.500707799&theater">this girl</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150127773726105&id=694406104&aid=280461#!/photo.php?fbid=10150127788406105&set=a.10150127773726105.280461.694406104&theater">this girl</a> was but they definitely have some talent to be reckoned with. SOL was able to finish this game with a score of 13-11. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DQdQMNU_3LcFFqXEaUaMH5ovOPIW_PdO2kMH8peZaCw2Z26nLn_XWsAeoIkQYwRjzlLiv9EMhyphenhyphen3AwxkFbX3hsmw4LV_KbEVTEX7Q3ZZflPRexYoDWvs5G6H1BX19rAwkqq1llxdgBIQ/s1600/210756_10150127801736105_694406104_6897607_4338859_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DQdQMNU_3LcFFqXEaUaMH5ovOPIW_PdO2kMH8peZaCw2Z26nLn_XWsAeoIkQYwRjzlLiv9EMhyphenhyphen3AwxkFbX3hsmw4LV_KbEVTEX7Q3ZZflPRexYoDWvs5G6H1BX19rAwkqq1llxdgBIQ/s320/210756_10150127801736105_694406104_6897607_4338859_o.jpg" width="320" /></a>After wrapping up the day with a 2-2 record, SOL prepared themselves to rock the dance off contest a second year in a row. Dancing is something our team takes very seriously. Coming back to Centex with a dance deserving anything less than first place was not an option. We've been practicing since the beginning of February. Spring break also provided ample time to fine tune our moves. Due to a timer on the lights on the fields, half of our dance was performed in the dark. This didn't stop SOL from getting first place once again.<br />
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Check out the video here -------> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150121562423359">https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150121562423359</a><br />
(you have to be logged into Facebook, and if you don't have that you are kind of lame)<br />
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After a long day of ultimate and dancing, we were ready to teach our newbs the true origin of the taco pizza cheer. (except for the part where we didn't order a taco pizza at Cici's, but hey atleast they got to eat at the place)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdJgwOJ2hl0MjFn9jTDwB0jogPbC7Ggq6n_Hd7O6YbFxZrvgYNDuvEovFucbqf9tu2yUwCxZUfeDpkUTvAgAf0vG9gxFwm8_COCoIvyevdV8QKJXCV3aBZI_Ezwy5hI7dEmP1u_RpyvY/s1600/192340_735219597466_59511315_40549051_7712826_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdJgwOJ2hl0MjFn9jTDwB0jogPbC7Ggq6n_Hd7O6YbFxZrvgYNDuvEovFucbqf9tu2yUwCxZUfeDpkUTvAgAf0vG9gxFwm8_COCoIvyevdV8QKJXCV3aBZI_Ezwy5hI7dEmP1u_RpyvY/s320/192340_735219597466_59511315_40549051_7712826_o.jpg" width="320" /></a>Sunday SOL woke up feeling good about the previous day and ready to put it on repeat for day two. The first team we played was Texas A&M's Stacked. We were really able to utilize a lot of our new strategies learned over spring break. This brought us to a win of 9-6 over Stacked. Next we played the other Texas (Melee) and soon realized this was a better team. Melee is a team filled with a lot of athletic and smart ultimate players. They had smart cutter/handler combinations that were difficult to defend. It was an intense game and a nice challenge for our team to face. The final score was 3-12 Texas.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGncwhfQLdRTFDtTPWsJljYkhybl5tAqcBYIkNMreKxF0jPpbP7tkz2ivYETzSKTenumj7zP1HUwsJ27OR-KioyRu3eBbaBwLDl-rtmC9IqxCzJTr1y-0jWHb4YKfwZNkYxqI2Co0aMPc/s1600/192340_735219592476_59511315_40549050_6258100_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGncwhfQLdRTFDtTPWsJljYkhybl5tAqcBYIkNMreKxF0jPpbP7tkz2ivYETzSKTenumj7zP1HUwsJ27OR-KioyRu3eBbaBwLDl-rtmC9IqxCzJTr1y-0jWHb4YKfwZNkYxqI2Co0aMPc/s320/192340_735219592476_59511315_40549050_6258100_o.jpg" width="180" /></a>Next up was a game against Colorado's Kali (last year's 3rd place tied team at nationals). Many of our girls had the opportunity to attend nationals last year in Madison, WI and were able to watch Kali break seed like crazy. It was exciting to see what their team would be like this year and get the chance to play against them. After taking it to break, SOL was able to maintain scoring for a win of 10-6 over Kali. This was definitely an intense and hardfought game. It was definitely one of our best games over the weekend.<br />
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Our final game of the day was against Princess Layout again for the DII 5th place spot (21st overall). SOL's focus in this game was to change up our strategies and challenge ourselves but still play a game that would be fun to end Centex with. The game ended with a score of 7-13 Dartmouth, but SOL didn't feel it was a hard loss because we still finished 10 spots above our original seed. Dartmouth was a fun team to play against and at the end of the day we did an encore performance of our first place dance for them.<br />
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Escaping with only 3 newly acquired sprained ankles, a dance champion title, and a 22nd place finish, SOL braced themselves to head back to a snowy Wisconsin.<br />
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Over the weekend SOL saw a significant improvement in every single player and in the team as a unit. We were able to find the flow and focus we needed to play strong from start to finish. Its amazing to see how much this team as grown not only in ultimate skill but also from the transition from friends to truly being a family. The best news yet? We still have two more tournaments to keep improving!UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-37283908804615377472011-03-30T19:40:00.002-05:002011-04-01T17:12:14.100-05:00The Tournament That Was, and the Tournament That Wasn't....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Midwest Throwdown, SOL was seeded third in our pool playing against Northwestern, Iowa, and St. Louis. We lost to Iowa and Northwestern but won against St. Louis. The games had long zone points with both teams working with/against the wind. The fields also looked like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=1606620362&aid=2077420#!/photo.php?fbid=1663527440499&set=a.1663484399423.2077420.1606620362&theater">this</a> making it more difficult to run. It was cool to see the improvements our offense has made when faced with zone defense, especially with a lot of new handlers. Sunday we had the opportunity to play teams we haven't played before or seen in a while. Ohio State caught us off guard because we didn't have any previous knowledge of their playing style. Luther was another team that played really well, especially with their stand out handler defense. We also played our friends from Kansas the Bettys. They are always fun to play and are a hilarious team to be around. Our final game was against Carleton B Eclipse, which was another game we lost. This was probably the most disappointing loss of our weekend because its not a team that we generally lose too. They played well and we were stricken with so many injuries that it was difficult to mentally keep ourselves focused and finish the weekend strong.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After getting our first outdoor tournament of the spring under our belt, we really focused on looking forward to our next opportunity - North Carolina. This was scheduled to be SOL's first Easterns experience. Every one of our girls (especially our noobs) were very excited to be making a trip to North Carolina to participate in a tournament heavily supported by Without Limits. In the week leading up to Easterns so many of our girls were realizing that they would be unable to attend due to finances, family, school, etc. The captains and Pat debated long what would be best for our team and concluded that bringing a very short roster of 12 would not be the most beneficial for our team when looking at the big picture. After much discussion we decided it was still important to provide our team with a alternate weekend that could still benefit SOL- a weekend "retreat" in EC! New tradition..?!</div><br />
Since North Carolina was now out of the picture, CenTex was where we focused our frisbee and dancing energy :)UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-22048610181768042172011-03-03T16:59:00.000-06:002011-03-03T16:59:08.911-06:00Hello Ultimate World! Meet SOL 2011!Hey SOL fans! We've got an amazing roster page to show you what/who our team is made of besides rainbows and fluffy bunnies. <br />
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You can find this page in the tabs up top or click on this link to go now: <br />
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See you at Midwest Throwdown this weekend!!<br />
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Come say hello and we might just sell you a sick purple and pink SOL hat......UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-59203433387143325152011-02-23T21:09:00.025-06:002011-02-24T01:19:32.438-06:00A little SOL update.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_-0rvH0leoCWWnOMp6zIIukdpP2YU7MMgVbnUH1UeHNxewVOC5LZGaOFTfgg2aUTJ82DWPiiyejzwrK-2XfuAoyJF-BqCoG_phLzZz531_-kAziZ17_z338xBQ6YYwahsUnx708_r_c/s1600/168440_1618006662508_1606620362_31618607_6161058_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_-0rvH0leoCWWnOMp6zIIukdpP2YU7MMgVbnUH1UeHNxewVOC5LZGaOFTfgg2aUTJ82DWPiiyejzwrK-2XfuAoyJF-BqCoG_phLzZz531_-kAziZ17_z338xBQ6YYwahsUnx708_r_c/s640/168440_1618006662508_1606620362_31618607_6161058_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">At the end of winter break this year, SOL traveled to Iowa University to compete with the other top teams in the central region. SOL, UW Madison Bella Donna, Iowa State Women Scorned, and University of Iowa Saucy Nancy all got together for some pre-season ultimate and fun party times. At the end of the weekend, the scores weren't exactly in our favor, but we did get a pretty good idea of what's ahead for our spring season. The newbies also got to see some high level ultimate! Keep an eye out for our next blog entry with a combined recap of Iowa, indoor practices, and the Midwest Throwdown coming up soon!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, turf....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready, set, pull</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-4438679033076633762010-12-01T13:29:00.000-06:002010-12-01T13:29:22.393-06:00SOL Gets Sponsored by Five Ultimate!!!After 2 loooooooong weeks of anticipating November 29th, it finally came. SOLmates everywhere anxiously awaited results of our submission to <a href="http://fiveultimate.com/">Five Ultimate for a Growth Sponsorship</a> and on November 29th those results were in. Myself and co-captain Heather went to practice with full knowledge that SOL had received this sponsorship, but decided it was best to wait for the right moment to let all the ladies of SOL know. This led to me having to <a href="http://www.defendmusic.com/artists_files/thebiglie/big_lie_logo.gif">lie</a> and mumble something about East Coast being 2 hours behind so they probably wouldn't send emails till later. Of course everyone believe it because they had to. After hanging out with our homie Mr. T for a quick minute, the time was right. It seemed only right that Beef, who spent extensive hours converting the video to the right format ("Because Brit is an idiot and got the wrong type of camera" quote from Beef) and editing this masterpiece, would be the one to let everyone know we got it! After <a href="http://cookingwithcaleb.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/cow.jpg">Beef</a> read the email to all and we disclosed the awesome hookups we will be getting on gear, the cheering was rather loud. I would like to apologize to the <a href="http://www.uwecblugolds.com/library/images/coach/EnglundTonja.jpg">Womens Basketball coach</a> who was probably trying to do work in her office at this time so most likely disturbed by our shouts and tears of joy (ok, so the tears might be an exaggeration...). <br />
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And there you have it! SOL gets sponsored by Five. With that, we all know how extra hard we will be working to show all of the ultimate world what's up! If you or anyone you know is amazing at designing jersey's WE WANT YOU!!! Please contact me via email (<a href="mailto:gartnebm@uwec.edu">gartnebm@uwec.edu</a>) if you are interested in submitting any jersey designs for a <a href="http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/images/FreshPrince_of_Bel_Air_Season2_Artwork_Boxcover.jpg">fresh</a> new SOL look! Sublimated or not, show us what you got! (that <a href="http://www.childrensclassics.com.au/images/dr.seuss.jpg">rhymes</a>)<br />
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If you are one of the 5 people who haven't seen the video yet, for your convenience we have the link RIGHT HERE:<br />
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BritUW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-17608449360739000322010-11-29T23:11:00.020-06:002011-02-23T21:16:28.151-06:00It's the end of our fall SOLmester...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here are SOL's Fall 2010 Graduating Seniors!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rachel "H Squared" Herr-Hoyman, #16</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545208351697971074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-VXBGqS2ybCW3VX1VXfxD02o0GSoHZlrVnjyEJVczfs6B4Et238BASSNhqEBScnlX4PlCMBvXY7UVueh-0dkzdv5dnlWIyirwWcEoJawO9H8-bLy2RYey57z2wYRR1umEib3WmxBXkE/s320/74044_489975659342_654589342_6796758_5961032_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rachel Culver, #33</span></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjIMY_B1fso-utE00QVVE0qhlQA_jI-KmZEha-yzsMaXhb4Eh78nRJK6KTB1Rb2HYXPhwy8PGbYYMhQrs43_tSQOeh_yscgL5MZaLL3HM0A7v5KizRZvxmfIKcrdDhr77JqxrqrxiGW4/s1600/28340_1357874581651_1075080123_30901575_6143223_n.jpg"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Moira "Mo Mo fo Sho Sho" Farrell, #84</span></span></span></div><div><br />
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</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sol won the very first Fazoli's Pizza and Breadsticks Competition:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545210839730634850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMNN9z7XM3b1Zej_gj4lJo9Eh_hbR0eTrhI9ZspYK2p5RhhlfYvp2movf3kZVMWOMrvnIgDGktHuspWMsl31otD8mdxNKd0KXE_zQ6gRVSpnXaTn_tzijMbm7P4gUkM2kOotTG0nIyd4/s320/76193_1485433377305_1278000084_2169285_8147702_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who says boys can eat more than girls?!?</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStxY9oAm-lC0-P_MTCeYkBgk2bS6c0Bju4sLoWKn6nrLYAYeNrq6vnHLJK1b9qQACn6JRiB45HOu-YaTkFA3QimtqL-5FqbKasD1o257ZUBDJ3EDJ8zNyNEY2n3jOL23-3259VNTtdkA/s1600/149072_1485434417331_1278000084_2169289_5422026_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545211048776601666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStxY9oAm-lC0-P_MTCeYkBgk2bS6c0Bju4sLoWKn6nrLYAYeNrq6vnHLJK1b9qQACn6JRiB45HOu-YaTkFA3QimtqL-5FqbKasD1o257ZUBDJ3EDJ8zNyNEY2n3jOL23-3259VNTtdkA/s320/149072_1485434417331_1278000084_2169289_5422026_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We also enjoyed some nostalgic middle school memories....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">SOL hosted the women's college division during the Eau Claire Chillout this past weekend. Because of our amazing large numbers, we split into two squads to take on other the other women's teams. Saturday our ladies were up bright and early to set up the fields and get the games started. We had our kaBOOMbox charged and ready to pump us up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On Saturday, SOL X played four games against Carleton, UW-Whitewater, Minnesota Duluth, and St. Ben's. SOL got their first look at former regional rival Carleton of the year. The game against UW Whitewater was a lot of fun. The Shist ladies are always up for a good game of ultimate. Minnesota Duluth was a little rough for SOL X, but our funtensity kicked in and we came away with a good win. St. Ben's had few subs but they still brought a lot of energy to the game. We gave them a good St. B-B-B-Benny and the Jets cheer! At the end of the day, the SOL X ladies had a record of 3-1. SOL Y played games against UW-Milwaukee, UW-Steven's Point, Minnesota, and Winona State. These ladies went 4-0.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On Sunday, SOL X started with a game against the Minnesota Ninjas. It was a challenging and fun game for both teams. We both brought a lot of intensity to try and win our way into the championship bracket. Minnesota held out for the win in the end. SOL X went on to play a good game with the Shist ladies, winning to land 5th place in the EC Chillout. SOL Y played Minnesota next. The game was similar to the previous round, but these SOL ladies pulled away with the win to go to the championship game against Carleton. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Both SOL teams combined to form MEGA SOL for the game against Carleton. Carleton scored the first few points of the game. SOL soon responded with some sick D's and picked up points to follow and tie up the score. It was a Carleton score and SOL answer score game until Carleton pulled ahead at the half. SOL stepped up to play some sick ass defense, but Carleton got away with a win at the end. Mega SOL ended the day with 2nd place in the EC Chillout. </span><br />
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</span></div>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-56874107865430737712010-09-28T19:01:00.007-05:002010-09-28T19:13:49.607-05:00Layout! Layout! Layout SOLmates Layout!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB_09L3we1cJnx8Ry79CjXbvZwS0_SsFhgmWEBDb_G26azgpVuKmKW5sQuhpoGCG1TIJpZtfg-h0TrEmXkBwA_ilX83G2qqyAmiGQY0KEw2355RbvBvnINVQtxX8i5lfCOt1gh8Sl9sw/s320/33887_494544482984_501787984_6991689_5183928_n.jpg" style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522119281366412098" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Sol had its first layout practice of the season last week Thursday. We got those newbies to jump in every puddle on that field! Little did we know that very rain would flood the Chip...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzlbdEroAFJ-MemZ_gf47-hM-6df7oApqoRsivRVCfNVwsRLqeLeQbSYhHGaq_CA3aLNFd6RUNvV7b1lJY3zs2TMLATrJtjoEbqjG8sRQEh5CaeBggPAGkqZeFlofXNfcYRN-_NmUJog/s320/33887_494544552984_501787984_6991703_1898891_n.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522119683029523922" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR9k2lA08oR66LEhSCFs_1XpQ2JdFp-5sQANFJsFGh9T44XUx7AfN76lHjZ8E9Kbo1_6N12XXtVQlJZToBqcVma8O3G0WLFq6Y7ZFQnAZ-O_5w9lLy-eRRihz9BjogeLHdyv4FbnTO9w/s320/33887_494544592984_501787984_6991711_2223322_n.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522119865665475218" /><div style="text-align: left;">Even our beloved captains got their, well, entire bodies dirty! By the end of practice everyone was smiling with the satisfaction of getting as muddy as possible. As we all know, the weather here is unpredictable, but SOL will always practice in no matter what Mother Nature throws at us!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">8 days until Hucktoberfest, our first tournament of the season!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">SOLove </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-82957590300945215642010-09-07T20:08:00.004-05:002010-09-07T20:34:17.774-05:00SOL's First Fall Practice<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Hey Ladies!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The blog hasn't been updated in a while - but we have things to talk about now that the season has started up again! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Tonight's practice was awesome. We had 24 new ladies show up who were super excited about ultimate. Throwing was the lesson of the day and we had more throwing better flicks than us old folks did the first time :) Our three new captains did a bomb diggity job of planning practice and keeping the flow going. Returners showed some great leadership, helping our newbies with throwing and cutting. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Now starts the 1 month countdown to our first tournament, Hucktoberfest!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Coming soon: An introduction to the new/returning ladies of SOL for the 2010-2011 season!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-16460646994459982942010-07-02T14:44:00.037-05:002011-03-01T13:08:11.943-06:00Where in the world is SOL?!?<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the words of our beloved captain Brit Gartner, "Oh whassup!!".</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Due to our lack of posting action, we've decided to bring you a </span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">little sumthin' sumthin' about SOL's current summer endeavors. </span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> The quick, cuddly, caring </span>Pat Niles, a.k.a. Daddy Pat is </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">travelling abroad </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">with the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Chad Larson Experience </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">to play </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">Worlds </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">against some of the most prestigious </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">ultimate</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">teams in the universe. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">After he finishes up with that, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">he </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">will </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">return to play with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Drag'n </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Thrust for summer tournaments and </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">the USA Ultimate fall series.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Three of our former SOLmates, hb city Anna Hettler, angry </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">elf </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Martha Harris, and with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">hams like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Christmas dinner </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Robyn Fennig </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">are playing with Drag'n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Thrust. Joining them</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">is the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">magnificent, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">spectacular, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">fast, super awesome, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Melissa "George" Jordan!! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">The women </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">on this team are going </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">to be ridiculous. If you ever feel </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">overwhelming amounts of </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">heat at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">tournaments near you this summer, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">it's main source is fire from the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> mouths of dragons thrusting.</span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The best roommate ever/pump up machine Brit Gartner, is playing </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">with Minnesota's POP women's team. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">She will be traveling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">with them </span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">looking to kick ass and tool some hoes. In </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">other words,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> they are </span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">hoping to bring </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">it at Nationals again this year.</span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Three newbies, insightful spunkalicious Emy, peppy uptight Beef, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">and the angry hammer </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">throwing Nottie (newly appointed nickname), </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">are playing with a new women's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">team in Minnesota sponsored by</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> the </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">lovely </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Surly Brewing Company. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">In other words, if you want free beer, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">these are the girls you want to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">find at tournaments this summer, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">a.k.a. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">MUDI, Heavyweights, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Cooler Classic.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The jumpin' jivin' Jess "Holla" Haller, is playing with a </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">new mixed team called Hexxus. They are the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">new face </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">of </span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">ultimate </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">pollution. </span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Toxic love, baby.</span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With bigger layouts than the state of Texas Heather, </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">space cadet/most improved Mariah, and resident expert </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">duck caller Tracie joined a new Eau Claire mixed team </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">that doesn't quite have a name yet. But watch out, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">they've got some great SOL girls playing for them.</span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our other SOL sisters are playing full time with summer </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">leagues in their area.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Just keep in mind, SOL's game against Carleton at Regionals </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">wasn't the end. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Next year we're </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">going to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">come out with </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">our guns blazin'.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Do work SOL.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">BANGARANG RUFIO</span><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-48113651346610350412010-05-17T21:58:00.002-05:002010-05-17T22:04:18.756-05:00<div align="left">SOL voted on its end of the season awards. They were presented at the formal on Friday. Congrats!</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Callahan Nominee<br />#44 Robyn Fennig</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Senior, Co-Captain, Handler</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QgCz6mEUpVdLMvUZk8DAJ0h9Qq8qR9T4frMDimRZZ3o6GqTV6FG1ACU4I6KgBCKAGPkUYBWg-DgZJWDiWmmtEK_hv_j9dJyUXT_MnX_vz2Q-LvzV3GPpRhjqELoWBX4rHkoH_9k7nvw/s1600/robyn.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439479691538946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QgCz6mEUpVdLMvUZk8DAJ0h9Qq8qR9T4frMDimRZZ3o6GqTV6FG1ACU4I6KgBCKAGPkUYBWg-DgZJWDiWmmtEK_hv_j9dJyUXT_MnX_vz2Q-LvzV3GPpRhjqELoWBX4rHkoH_9k7nvw/s320/robyn.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Best Sideline Presence (TIE)</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#18 Kathleen Nottingham</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Senior, Cutter</span><br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCZU4t9oYpnfUgvGlGQ9HWruCPtJoH3C1bOHOnBLpa9DXoVL6I5T5KwxKhPsV_xgm7ezXO-4LfxwzKrp1meKBtZlsh7Zmtlqza1CYE17mppNMK3oe3HjchyMuMtu-qCR-CpTZzYWJUEs/s1600/kathleen.jpg"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439474984832130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCZU4t9oYpnfUgvGlGQ9HWruCPtJoH3C1bOHOnBLpa9DXoVL6I5T5KwxKhPsV_xgm7ezXO-4LfxwzKrp1meKBtZlsh7Zmtlqza1CYE17mppNMK3oe3HjchyMuMtu-qCR-CpTZzYWJUEs/s320/kathleen.jpg" /></span></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Best Sideline Presence (TIE)</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#23 Melissa Jordan</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Junior, Cutter</span><br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yIt4mAHG_AW7pSp5OuSMLfFKNGfzfrYHHHa8YXvH4u8DM9TwJPL8bErONxxkB5OHlF3J-LubT0ial5eGXAhghU5KGtvlyPQqIhdh11bjfWdRb_N6VKWmXMtc18K78ZrA7R0CaEeTtn0/s1600/george.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 153px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439469762807666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yIt4mAHG_AW7pSp5OuSMLfFKNGfzfrYHHHa8YXvH4u8DM9TwJPL8bErONxxkB5OHlF3J-LubT0ial5eGXAhghU5KGtvlyPQqIhdh11bjfWdRb_N6VKWmXMtc18K78ZrA7R0CaEeTtn0/s320/george.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Spirit of the Game</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#2 Anna Hettler</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Senior, Co-Captain, Cutter</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamyvKcqUDHIo8l2dLSsOoIHhZmHQsOB7VQNTngvSDKCtCu8RbBB8f7bEuLP3Cq35OofPZGspE7xo1IJb8EKNXuoN5P_ZBWCclgYX2yA2YJxHUr77RQb3Dx4HOmipokf5ice9T4hA5zdw/s1600/anna.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439337315822338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamyvKcqUDHIo8l2dLSsOoIHhZmHQsOB7VQNTngvSDKCtCu8RbBB8f7bEuLP3Cq35OofPZGspE7xo1IJb8EKNXuoN5P_ZBWCclgYX2yA2YJxHUr77RQb3Dx4HOmipokf5ice9T4hA5zdw/s320/anna.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Freshman of the Year (FOTY)</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#7 Melissa Brown</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Freshman, Cutter<br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI565zQyNF-c_XKkN_6oM82oE0ysyKtaxdkt8ShUpHqd9QAZ-VFcagAVj5wtqdAvYJkyFLhzRjX5E8HEEg7kfbNVkGRAw2bCVrh5xGN-yIiAzBJIfd2qocntxtVh7avi0b-knCmEsBYU/s1600/brownie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439332400655522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI565zQyNF-c_XKkN_6oM82oE0ysyKtaxdkt8ShUpHqd9QAZ-VFcagAVj5wtqdAvYJkyFLhzRjX5E8HEEg7kfbNVkGRAw2bCVrh5xGN-yIiAzBJIfd2qocntxtVh7avi0b-knCmEsBYU/s320/brownie.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Best Motivator</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#11 Brit Gartner</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Sophomore, Handler/Cutter</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUflHbrAbLa-7SkYTqWyLncJseaVu8fVupHYphTroVUNpNsmz7CQRltfh-5M2IXRhFlfk92dJHmjNVXLzX5hcq9Y7xDPc1Gsk2yvk1iRx9J3fM5xhxodgM8f7MCXZqZcDbX7rucIob3xg/s1600/brit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439322695960418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUflHbrAbLa-7SkYTqWyLncJseaVu8fVupHYphTroVUNpNsmz7CQRltfh-5M2IXRhFlfk92dJHmjNVXLzX5hcq9Y7xDPc1Gsk2yvk1iRx9J3fM5xhxodgM8f7MCXZqZcDbX7rucIob3xg/s320/brit.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"> Rookie of the Year</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">#84 Moira Farrell</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Senior, Cutter</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0dUUBKg2ZzUKd72NqTgC2z_2lgY-EEUEfGsGbV3eufGvH010hrdTLv7TesqoOMUhElyujEA8ae6Yi7ij6Qob1tmisaZBKdtMaP_hgPwYQq3KhFK69SUS9caSgmToWyXBU3l_QbTv-58/s1600/moira1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439318899371378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0dUUBKg2ZzUKd72NqTgC2z_2lgY-EEUEfGsGbV3eufGvH010hrdTLv7TesqoOMUhElyujEA8ae6Yi7ij6Qob1tmisaZBKdtMaP_hgPwYQq3KhFK69SUS9caSgmToWyXBU3l_QbTv-58/s320/moira1.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> 2010-2011 Co-Captains:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">#5 Iansa Zaldarriaga (Junior, Handler)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">#11 Brit Gartner (Sophomore, Handler/Cutter)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">#41 Heather Wroten (Sophomore, Cutter)</span></strong><br /></div>UW-Eau Claire Women's Ultimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565525359084202273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765115073155021052.post-88519103428190777562010-05-17T12:55:00.002-05:002010-05-17T12:55:59.338-05:00End of Season Wrap-Up<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It is with great sadness that I begin my final posting to this blog as a member of SOL, however our 2009-2010 season has had much to celebrate. I thought about re-capping Regionals, but quite frankly, between graduation, papers, and what not, I really am pretty loaded with stuff to do...and besides, the McIntire Library is no place to get emotional during finals week. Even if I were to re-cap Regionals, what could I possibly say? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrALMnwxHX9TaN6B1Apb3dRTopkXwcvBSJEofNs0QWzU1zOCPYw3bRGX0_zIOno7zYSaOVnRWJhJ4WQWbBCJixuneK-LAUSwSOaMDlMDzlzqEAz998lz-zGj5tmR-tQZ8syP0tNJMhX62v/s1600/spring08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrALMnwxHX9TaN6B1Apb3dRTopkXwcvBSJEofNs0QWzU1zOCPYw3bRGX0_zIOno7zYSaOVnRWJhJ4WQWbBCJixuneK-LAUSwSOaMDlMDzlzqEAz998lz-zGj5tmR-tQZ8syP0tNJMhX62v/s320/spring08.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our team four years ago was a whopping ten to eleven players. We have grown to be one of the most successful, brand spankin' new, small, public school teams in the country. (Most descriptive way to talk about our team since I can no longer claim that we are D-III, because, by UPA standards we do not meet those requirements)</div><br />
When I joined SOL three and a half years ago, I had no idea what ultimate was. I was merely looking for something to fill the void that college softball left when my cartilage-free knees were simply too bad to continue to catch anymore. Looking for something to push me the way that softball had, I was torn between rugby and ultimate. My parents talked me out of rugby, saying it would not be a good factor into the knee equation. So ultimate it was. <br />
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It was a 6 am indoor practice with six girls. That’s what hooked me. Laying out for a disc on the tile floor of the McPhee gym was exhilarating. Failing miserably at throwing my first forehand throws, not so much. <br />
Much hasn’t changed since then about my feelings towards the game (thankfully my forehand has…). The feeling that I get after completing a huck to my teammate who just layed out for the most ridiculous grab because I put it just a little too far to hit her in stride. Working to get that layout D to help pick up my teammate after a missed opportunity. The excitement of seeing my teammates succeed both on and off the field fills me with a sense of pride that only my teammates can understand.<br />
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I am so proud of what SOL has accomplished, not just as a team, but as a program. Working side by side with my teammates to help lay the foundation of a solid program has been one of the most challenging, yet rewarding experiences I have encountered in my brief 23-year life. I cannot wait to see what SOL achieves in the future. To look at SOL in the future and say that I was apart of that has made this whole thing worthwhile.<br />
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I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most wonderful individuals in my life through the game of ultimate. Luckily, I can continue to keep playing competitively, but it doesn't change the fact that this was the team that jump-started this passion for me. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RurA_bZtDKIi9H7XF0G7Uw7aiVhJSmq8ksocCZqk-iCKkqR1t6Wkc9aoAlwiWpQtcXr-aojOZb5AQNATVmNW1bUiaD3R4fTfsf01mA9A8WhFaGdYxHu_iF985WnJAqPtvQs52-puPD6k/s1600/29292_126568067358555_119434234738605_330609_3310125_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RurA_bZtDKIi9H7XF0G7Uw7aiVhJSmq8ksocCZqk-iCKkqR1t6Wkc9aoAlwiWpQtcXr-aojOZb5AQNATVmNW1bUiaD3R4fTfsf01mA9A8WhFaGdYxHu_iF985WnJAqPtvQs52-puPD6k/s400/29292_126568067358555_119434234738605_330609_3310125_n.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So what can I say about Regionals? I have never seen our team so in sync as we were on Sunday. We played in one of the most exciting college womens games in Central Region history (I guess I can’t say that for sure…but that’s what I keep hearing from friends, and I honestly believe it). Looking to my left and to my right before pulling right after our team put together three consecutive breaks to tie the game at 10-10 against the team with one of the longest histories of nationals appearances in the game…I think that says it all. </div>Miss you SOL.<br />
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