FB: American Rivers Conference

[DutchFan2004]

Weekend Plans  

A new roof.  The last one was put on when Little Warthog was a pre-schooler and learning "big kid" words from his brother and older friends in the neighborhood.  I don't know if any Knight recruits are on the crew, but the project is being done by a former Knight WR who is coming back to M-town for the weekend.  I don't know if BB will be on the crew but I've put some Bud long necks on ice just in case.

On another topic, I know not every college president has the same ideas, but I hope the Wartburg Board of Regents hires a friend of athletics and music like Presidents Ohle and Vogel have been.  I get some kidding occasionally that Wartburg has become a jock school, but as long as teachers, preachers, doctors, accounts, business persons and other professionals keep graduating I'll be happy and I won't care what anyone says.  Wartburg has grown as athletic success has grown.

The last 10-15 year string of athletic success has made Wartburg a much more recognizable name to potential students.  Mrs. Warthog and I live 150 miles from Wartburg campus and in the past we would have a 2 minute where, what, why Wartburg before any conversation.  That doesn't happen any more.  Unfortunately the name recognition with Wartburg doesn't happen bcause of the tremendous success in training students to prepare for medical school and other health related post graduate schools, but it should.  People don't recognize the Wartburg name for cutting edge training in communication arts, but they should.  They don't recognize the Wartburg name for the hundreds of social workers who got their education there, but they should.   They don't recognize the Wartburg name for the preparation students entering law school receive, but they should.

No, the name recognition comes from national wrestling championships, NCAA golf tournaments, football playoff games, a world class distance runner, long strings of baseball championships, post-season softball games etc.

The athletic success at Wartburg has made a difference.  It wasn't that many years ago that Buzz Levick stood out as the only person one would think about if you said the word "coach" on the Wartburg campus.  Now with success in many areas more people are getting "Be Orange" fever.  

Warthog,

I may beg to differ a little on that point.  When son #2 went to look for a school he looked for a school with a rep that could get him into a medical school.  He knew that he also wanted to play some tennis.  Wartburg came up on a very short list of schools to look at and after going there for a visit he didn't want to go any place else.  When #3 son started to look at college he got his letters from UI and ISU come look at us maybe walk on.  Central made the first contact with him and invited him to camp the summer before senior year.  He went to camp and then made all state QB and then got some attention from the rest of the IIAC.  He was torn between Wartburg and Central and during that time is when we really found out about the long list of good athletics at Wartburg.  If Coach Kac had stayed at Central I think #3 would have been a Knight but when Coach Mac came and talked to him he really felt at ease with him.  I do agree that Wartburg is known but I think the whole IIAC is still a huge secret to much of the kids in Iowa.  I agree and hope that they get a good President to replace Ohle.  He is a great guy and will be missed greatly. 

One would be suprised how many people know the IIAC outside the state of Iowa.  You would be suprised how many people recognize BV, Central, Loras, and Wartburg here in the windy city.  Some went to CCIW schools and were athletes so it does not take long to make he connection, others just know the conference in general. 

I have had conversation with head hunters who like recruiting kids from the IIAC and CCIW stating these schools bring a lot of merit with their education.   

Oh I know that the IIAC is known but I think that many people in Iowa have no idea what GOOD SCHOOLS the IIAC has.  They see that they are private see what the price tag before FA and they say we can not afford that so they wind up at the state schools.  I wish that people realized how lucky we are to have them.  They get the vast marjority of kids through in 4 years and they have lower debt that many kids going to the state schools because they do get done in 4 years.  I am not saying no one knows but I had no idea what the IIAC schools were like before #2 went to Wartburg. 

[Wartburg Fan]

 Footballdaddy, I will probably see you at softballkids team tourney my granddaughter is playing softball this year and made varsity.

[warthog]

DF2004:

Please don't misunderstand and think that I believe the athletic department alone is bringing students to Wartburg.  What I believe it does is put a name recognition out there.  When the high school student gets a letter or an e-mail they'll perhaps open it up to see what Wartburg is all about.   If students see a notice, on the counselor's bulletin board, that a representative from Wartburg will be visiting their high school perhaps they will sign up for a time to talk to the recruiter.

A student with the help of parents, high school counselors and college recruiters will determine for himself or herself if he/she can handle the academic rigors at a Wartburg, Luther or Central.  First however they need to show an interest in a particular college.  This is where I think the athletic successes of the Knights, the Norse, and the Dutch open that door just a crack so the student will at least peak in.

[DutchFan2004]

DF2004:

Please don't misunderstand and think that I believe the athletic department alone is bringing students to Wartburg.  What I believe it does is put a name recognition out there.  When the high school student gets a letter or an e-mail they'll perhaps open it up to see what Wartburg is all about.   If students see a notice, on the counselor's bulletin board, that a representative from Wartburg will be visiting their high school perhaps they will sign up for a time to talk to the recruiter.

A student with the help of parents, high school counselors and college recruiters will determine for himself or herself if he/she can handle the academic rigors at a Wartburg, Luther or Central.  First however they need to show an interest in a particular college.  This is where I think the athletic successes of the Knights, the Norse, and the Dutch open that door just a crack so the student will at least peak in.

I agree with what you are saying.  The athletics do bring recognition for a school.  In Luther's and Wartburg's case I think their music programs have hepled with that as well.  Christmas with Wartburg has to help.  I don't think many kids are watching that on PBS but it is a wonderful concert every year. 

[Walston Hoover]

Wartburg Men in 2nd, Women in 3rd about halfway through the final day.

[doolittledog]

So, my dad has a cousin that is a college administrator at a small midwestern university.  He and his wife are in Mt. Vernon and asked my dad if he knew of a place to get some food.  He told them to go to Chameleans for a blue/blue cheeseburger.  This message board could be responsible for keeping their profit margin on the upswing!!!   

Oh yeah, Go Wartburg men and women.  Do the IIAC proud this weekend!!!

[sportsknight]

Wartburg men finish in tie for 5th with St. Thomas.  Their 25 points is ten fewer than NCAA Champion McMurray.  Central scores 18 points (including 8 from the runner-up 4x400 team) to finish 17th.  Dubuque ties for 25th with 10 points, Loras and BV tie for 37th with 8 points each.

On the women's side, Wartburg's 4x4 team made it exciting.  They take first in the final race of the day, propelling the Knights to a 3rd place finish, just a point behind co-champions Illinois Wesleyan and UW-River Falls.  Luther gets 6 points to tie for 44th, Loras collects 5 points and ties for 53rd, and Simpson gets one point to tie for 80th.

[sportsknight]

Track All-Americans from the IIAC (because I'm bored)

Men

Pole Vault: 2nd.  Kyle Calvert, Loras
Long Jump: 4th.  Kurtis Brondyke, Central
                   6th.  Eric Bertelsen, BV
Triple Jump: 4th.  Anthony Jenkins, Dubuque
100: 3rd.  Orlando Walton, Dubuque
110 Hurdles: 4th.  Shawn Olorundami, BV
400: 4th.  Guy Dierikx, Central
800: 8th.  Jake Hommer, Wartburg
1500: 1st.  Andy Hodge, Wartburg
5k: 5th.  Brian Chenowith, Wartburg
      7th.  Kevin Balster, Wartburg
10k: 2nd.  Kevin Balster, Wartburg (missed NCAA title by .02 seconds)
4x400: 2nd.  Central (Matt Patrick, Alex Miller, Luke Bolander, Guy Dierikx)

Women
Discus: 5th.  Ellen Thys, Loras
            8th.  Jess Jewell, Luther
Hammer: 3rd.  Jessica Bates, Wartburg
               8th.  Liz Ulferts, Loras
Shot: 4th.  Jess Jewell, Luther
100 Hurdles: 8th.  Lauren Bucklin, Simpson
400: 2nd.  Hannah Baker, Wartburg (just .05 away from 1st)
5k: 4th.  Anna Kraayenbrink, Wartburg
4x100: 4th.  Wartburg (Jenny Kordick, Akeye Aimable, KeAnna Martin, Kelsey Steffens)
4x400: 1st.  Wartburg (Kordick, Steffens, Chelsey Jacobs, Baker)

Looks like a good weekend all-around for the Wartburg distance runners.

[Mr. Ypsi]

FWIW, co-national champ IWU finished 3rd in the CCIW!  In fact, prior to this year, they had NEVER won so much as a conference title in either indoor or outdoor T&F, but this makes a nice complement to their solo national indoor title.  Thank you, Rachel Anderson!

[DBQ1965]

Track All-Americans from the IIAC (because I'm bored)

Men

Pole Vault: 2nd.  Kyle Calvert, Loras
Long Jump: 4th.  Kurtis Brondyke, Central
                   6th.  Eric Bertelsen, BV
Triple Jump: 4th.  Anthony Jenkins, Dubuque
100: 3rd.  Orlando Walton, Dubuque
110 Hurdles: 4th.  Shawn Olorundami, BV
400: 4th.  Guy Dierikx, Central
800: 8th.  Jake Hommer, Wartburg
1500: 1st.  Andy Hodge, Wartburg
5k: 5th.  Brian Chenowith, Wartburg
      7th.  Kevin Balster, Wartburg
10k: 2nd.  Kevin Balster, Wartburg (missed NCAA title by .02 seconds)
4x400: 2nd.  Central (Matt Patrick, Alex Miller, Luke Bolander, Guy Dierikx)

Women
Discus: 5th.  Ellen Thys, Loras
            8th.  Jess Jewell, Luther
Hammer: 3rd.  Jessica Bates, Wartburg
               8th.  Liz Ulferts, Loras
Shot: 4th.  Jess Jewell, Luther
100 Hurdles: 8th.  Lauren Bucklin, Simpson
400: 2nd.  Hannah Baker, Wartburg (just .05 away from 1st)
5k: 4th.  Anna Kraayenbrink, Wartburg
4x100: 4th.  Wartburg (Jenny Kordick, Akeye Aimable, KeAnna Martin, Kelsey Steffens)
4x400: 1st.  Wartburg (Kordick, Steffens, Chelsey Jacobs, Baker)

Looks like a good weekend all-around for the Wartburg distance runners.

Thanks for the summary.  You did what I was trying to figure out how to do.  I guess that's the difference in our ages ... young, computer savy vs. old retired guy.

[sportsknight]

Thank you, Rachel Anderson!

Yeah, she's definitely been a stand-by for IWU the past couple years.  When I saw her name in the results, I couldn't believe she was still in school.  Considering how good she was her first couple years, I expected her to be an upperclassman at that point. 

That said, Wartburg won't be sorry to see here go.  Her win by .05 seconds in the 400 is the second time she's kept Wartburg from a national title.  If Baker overtakes her today, that puts Wartburg on the top of the medal stand.  Same deal at 2005 indoors, when Anderson held Bridget Burns off by .04 in the same race.

I find it interesting that the women's title came down to the last race of the day again.  Same thing as three years ago when the championships were in Waverly and Wartburg did well enough in the 4x4 to win the national title.  Sounds like they gave it all they had this year, but couldn't quite pull it off.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Good news for Wartburg (bad news for us) - Rachel is finally a senior.   By winning both the 200 and 400, and anchoring the 4x100 (3rd) and 4x400 (6th) relays, she either won or contributed to 29 of our 35 points!

We're now going to rely on sophomore Ali McCoy (3rd in the 200, lead-off runner on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays), and hope we can finally score on something other than dashes!

A note on both Title 9 gains and improved performance in general, I was a quarter-miler (as it was then contested) some four decades ago - Rachel would leave me in the dust!

[Purple Heys]

One of the best parts of the Gerald Ford Museum is seeing Tricky Dick's letter of resignation as POTUS.

Even better is to go to Tricky Dick's Museum at his birthplace in Yorba Linda, CA to see how they spin the whole thing.  Those presidential libraries/museums are great places to visit.  Plan on spending a whole day because they are packed with period history.  Gonna go see DUTCH Reagan's this Summer.

BTW Dick Nixon is a former D3 footballer from Whittier...although that was quite a bit before Division III.  He was a scout team guy all the way.

[Gray Fox]

BTW Dick Nixon is a former D3 footballer from Whittier...although that was quite a bit before Division III.  He was a scout team guy all the way.

He would have fit right into the Patriots "scouting" methodology today.

[DutchFan2004]

One of the best parts of the Gerald Ford Museum is seeing Tricky Dick's letter of resignation as POTUS.

Even better is to go to Tricky Dick's Museum at his birthplace in Yorba Linda, CA to see how they spin the whole thing.  Those presidential libraries/museums are great places to visit.  Plan on spending a whole day because they are packed with period history.  Gonna go see DUTCH Reagan's this Summer.

BTW Dick Nixon is a former D3 footballer from Whittier...although that was quite a bit before Division III.  He was a scout team guy all the way.

When we come out for a game this fall we plan on staying a few days and seeing both of the presidential libraries.  Wanting to Dutch Reagan's more so than Tricky Dicky's but want to see them both as I am sure both are packed with nostalgia.