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9/11/07 SID report: WWC women take Mountain bike firsts, cross country firsts, an alumni runs 120 miles; mountain biker runs 5 miles with his broken bike, and soccer fans are delighted with another double header.
Mountain Biking
The WWC Cycling Owls traveled to North Georgia State University for two days of racing amidst sunshine, dust, and rocks of all sizes.
Saturday started with the time-trial-- one five-mile lap of the cross-country course. The first half was smooth, fast, wonderful, downhill with two stream crossings, then a climb up two unforgiving, unending, granny-gearing hills.
The men got an hour break before being sent off again for five laps around the five-mile course -- Co-captain Pat Hurley had an incredible start--second into the woods off the line and top five for the first three laps--but had to get off his bike the last lap due to a flat. But, the rule is, you have to cross the finish line with your bike, so he ran the last five miles with his bike—in uncomfortable shoes-- so he’s still our hero.
Transfer All-Star Matt Williams had a great start, but was slowed by two broken chains of the day. Other mechanicals— mainly flat tires and broken chains—plagued many of the men’s A riders, though everyone managed to make the finish line with their bike.
The women’s race (three laps for A’s) went off without mechanical problems (they ride much more daintily, being girls and all) and saw sophomore Becca Parish move up to the A (expert) category. Senior Kylie Krauss finished second followed by Camille Prevost, Tallulah Windquist, and Becca.
Sunday for brunch the team had Short-track course that looped around the grassy parking area. It was dusty, hot, and nauseating (you try going around in tight circles for fifteen minutes) and saw more mechanical problems for the men’s A riders. However, Linden Blaisus finished impressively in men’s A, and Aaron Malenke owned men’s B.
Overall winner of the women’s B race was our own Vanessa Emery!
Senior Ashlee Robison (2005 National Downhill Champ) won the afternoon downhill race -- 3 miles of twisting, gravel-road. Pat Hurley and freshman Jake Lyerly (in his first collegiate race ever) finished high-up in the men’s A race, and Scott Anderson had a good showing in men’s B.
The men’s team is currently looking for new, creative uses for all their used inner-tubes and chain pieces, so let them know if you have any good ideas.
Cross Country
Part of the Warren Wilson Cross Country team ran in the WNC Run for Autism – a trail race at Deerfield in Asheville. The race is a 5km run on trails through Deerfield in South Asheville. Highlights for the team: Lilly Friend won the Women’s race and finished 10th overall. Aubrey Delane finished 3rd for the women.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN VIRGINIA…
Three members of the cross country team, plus the coach assisted with the 208 Mile Blue Ridge Relay run.
Kevin Lane, Chelsea Gay and Tal Gold, and Coach Michaels supported alum Rob Danzman (class of ’98) in his attempt to complete the 208 mile course – solo—alone—just his two legs—and they are kinda short too.
The course ran from Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia to Asheville, NC.
Rob started his run on Thursday morning, and within the first 24 hours had completed over 80 miles of the course.
The WWC support team showed up Friday afternoon, (while the rest of us are decompressing from the week of work and classes), completed a motivational “warmup” run six miles to the top of Grandfather Mountain, then met Rob at mile 91 to keep him moving through the night.
Kevin logged 11.2 miles beside, behind or in front of Rob, Tal took him over 6 treacherous miles in the dark, and Chelsea brought the sun back into his eyes after a difficult 7 miles. Rob went 6 more miles on his own, then decided 120+ miles of running in forty hours was sufficient for this year. No records broken, (This is slotted as a team event and Rob would have been the first person to do the whole thing alone) but some inspiring lessons were learned on the trail...like, why didn’t we go to Deerfield??
Men’s Soccer
Union College – 0-1
The men played another close match on Wednesday against Union College – a D-II team out of Barbourville, Kentucky. The Bulldogs started with their Kentucky boys, but by second half, when they saw the Owls were no pushover, they put in the Ivory Coast, England and El Salvador team—who were resting on the bench after a 3-0 loss to Mars Hill.
The bad guys scored on a breakaway 48 minutes into the match. The Owls retaliated with a point scored off an indirect kick by Luke Bernard, the crowd went wild, the bench cleared, but wait, the ref signaled for their goalie to take the ball – he denied Luke’s goal, taken away because it didn’t touch anyone before it went in….what kind of a rule is that?. Luke kicks hard and he just didn’t want to hurt anyone. (for you detail fanatics, it was supposed to be an indirect kick).
The game ended bad guys 1, good guys 0 with Union taking 17 shots and making three saves and Owls taking 9 shots, one heartbreaker by Kyle Carpenter skimming the top bar – and Bret Buffington making 8 saves.
Emmanuel College – 0-0
The Owls played NAIA Emmanuel on Saturday and left thousands of fans frustrated in the stands as the refs refused overtime play and allowed the match to end in a 0-0 tie. It was hot, they (the refs) may have feared some angry fans, moms, sisters, best friends and dogs due to sending Kyle Carpenter off fourteen minutes into the match with a red card. The Owls not only had to finish the game without Kyle, they had to play a man down.
Playing a man down affected them only in that they missed their buddy out there, but the team continued to pound the goalie making him perform great acrobatics to stop our men’s shots.
The Owls got off 13 shots on goal to Emmanuel’s 9.
The men are now 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie
Next game is
Johnson’s Bible College
Tuesday Sept 11
7:30 under the lights in Knoxville.
Women’s Soccer
Brevard 0-1
The women lost 0-1 to Brevard College on Tuesday in a heartbreaking battle. For some reason the women always get their hearts broken at Brevard. Perhaps, as is wise in any relationship where one party always seems to get the shaft, the women should quit going out with them.
Although the lady Owls had good looks and four solid shots on goal and defensive interceptions and blocks, they could not find the net behind the Division II keeper.
Emmanuel 0-3
Then on Saturday, the women met Emmanuel College, starting off another double header at the Hooter fields. Emmanuel came with a whole new team and coach and affiliation and uniforms and matching bags and a bus that got stuck blocking the entrance to the college (IF YOU COME TO SEE US IN A BIG BUS, YOU HAVE TO PARK IT ACROSS THE ROAD).
The lady lions were much stronger than the team we faced last year, and our women played a beautiful match against them, fighting to the end to get a point on the board, but to no avail.
Our defenders made fantastic saves, our attackers took 19 shots (to their ten) but it was them that got 3 points on the board, not us. For a blow by blow plus comments by fan Elmer Fudd, go to:
http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~athletics/womens_soccer.php
The women, as strong and organized as they’ve ever been, are now 0 and 3. Competition is tough this year, so we play Nietzsche soccer – that which does not kill us….
The next match is Sunday at Averett, Virginia.