Midwest Regionals 2008
10:02 PM - Oct 01, 2008
Everyone expected the 2008 Midwest Regional Championship to be a tight race, and it turns out that they were right. With the top teams battling each other through 3 different events, both men’s and women’s, the competition was a close one.
The tournament kicked off with the slalom event. The women skied first and showed the region that Iowa State was a serious competitor for nationals. Three of Iowa State’s girls ran passes including Amye Clausen, Kelly Borns, and Maggie Tierney. Tierney was last of the group and got second in the women’s slalom event with half a buoy at 28 feet off the line, 34 MPH, a personal best. Men’s slalom was next and the Cyclone men also showed that they were serious. With sophomore Matt Knafla finishing second in the event with a score of two buoys at 35 feet of the line, 36 MPH. The Cyclones finished 2nd overall in slalom.
The trick event was held on Saturday which ended in a disappointing finish for the cyclones at 5th in the event, but next was jump which they knew could bring them back.
The Cyclone women had four of their girls landing jumps, an outstanding feat for the team. Iowa State’s own Maggie Tierney again landed herself on the podium in 3rd with a leap of 76 feet. The tournament ended with Men’s jump and it was an event for the record books. With 18 men jumping over 100 feet, the competition was tight, although the Iowa State men proved they could handle it. Four of the Cyclone men jumped over 90 feet and Paul Ogren ended in 3rd, soaring to a distance of 137 feet.
With the tournament all done, the cyclones ended up in 3rd place overall, earning a spot to the Division 1 Collegiate Nationals in Phoenix Arizona. This is the third time in the clubs history of 22 years that they have made it to nationals. They also went to Division 1 Nationals in 2004 and 2005.
The tournament kicked off with the slalom event. The women skied first and showed the region that Iowa State was a serious competitor for nationals. Three of Iowa State’s girls ran passes including Amye Clausen, Kelly Borns, and Maggie Tierney. Tierney was last of the group and got second in the women’s slalom event with half a buoy at 28 feet off the line, 34 MPH, a personal best. Men’s slalom was next and the Cyclone men also showed that they were serious. With sophomore Matt Knafla finishing second in the event with a score of two buoys at 35 feet of the line, 36 MPH. The Cyclones finished 2nd overall in slalom.
The trick event was held on Saturday which ended in a disappointing finish for the cyclones at 5th in the event, but next was jump which they knew could bring them back.
The Cyclone women had four of their girls landing jumps, an outstanding feat for the team. Iowa State’s own Maggie Tierney again landed herself on the podium in 3rd with a leap of 76 feet. The tournament ended with Men’s jump and it was an event for the record books. With 18 men jumping over 100 feet, the competition was tight, although the Iowa State men proved they could handle it. Four of the Cyclone men jumped over 90 feet and Paul Ogren ended in 3rd, soaring to a distance of 137 feet.
With the tournament all done, the cyclones ended up in 3rd place overall, earning a spot to the Division 1 Collegiate Nationals in Phoenix Arizona. This is the third time in the clubs history of 22 years that they have made it to nationals. They also went to Division 1 Nationals in 2004 and 2005.
Out of town
01:22 AM - Sep 10, 2008
Hey everybody, I’m gonna be outta town this week b/c I’m in a conference for work in Canada.......ya Canada =/ Anyways....for those of you trying to get me to make website updates, I’ll get to them as soon as I get back which will be late on Saturday night.
On another note, everyone round up the pictures from the last couple years along with videos to go up on here. I’ll be looking for all of em once I get back. Thanks.
- Mav
On another note, everyone round up the pictures from the last couple years along with videos to go up on here. I’ll be looking for all of em once I get back. Thanks.
- Mav
Take Videos!!!
11:52 PM - Aug 26, 2008
Hey everybody, I need you guys to start taking tons of videos out at the lakes b/c I’m then gonna upload them and stuff. Video anything from lessons to super huge jumps to double flip slalom crashes. Whatever, I don’t care, just get me some video!
- Mav
- Mav
Website Creation
11:36 PM - Aug 26, 2008
Hey everybody I just got this new site up and going tonight. There’s tons of work to do on it yet so give me a couple more days to get everything rollin. If anyone has any suggestions or whatever just let me know. Otherwise.....get out and ski!!! Let’s make another trip to Natties!
- Mav
- Mav