In the weeks leading up to conference, my life has been absolutely insane. I’m graduating in May, I still have to do my taxes (yuck), the class that was supposed to count for 30 hours of service learning didn’t as of last semester (SURPRISE), and I got a job meaning I had to make arrangements to live here in Eau Claire next year. Phew. So much going on, and on top of that I have to squeeze in two other jobs and ultimate. The good thing is, I’m getting my life in order and I have a full time job to look forward to. Unfortunately ultimate hasn’t been at the top of my priorities lately.
To counteract missing practices, I’ve been throwing with friends and climbing at a ropes course for one of my jobs. It’s a blast and a great full body workout too.
This weekend SOL will see all of our fellow Wisconsin teams to compete for bids to regionals. These teams include Wisconsin’s Bella Donna, Wisconsin’s Atropa, Whitewater Schist, Stevens Point Shockwave, Milwaukee Black Cat, and Marquette’s Moxie. My friend Robyn Fennig recruited me to help out with rosters and other tournament things. USAultimate has different formate this year, so she will not be able to be on location (as she has to run conference in Iowa). Hopefully things will run smoothly and turn out to be a good weekend!
I love conference because it gives SOL a chance to see our fellow Wisconsin teams. The Bellas and SOL have been travelling to higher level tournaments in the past few years so we don’t get to see all of our friends from back home. A lot of Wisconsin women’s teams are still in the building stages. They are doing well and will grow to be better programs some day. The women leading them have a lot of heart, especially those behind Schist and Shockwave. I hope to be more active in building up the women’s teams in Wisconsin, but getting done with college is a huge commitment at the moment.
As for the results of this tournament, it would be awesome to see SOL come out on top! Let’s do it!
Loving this warm Wisconsin weather!
