Vikings Monday

Meet the Vikings

Q&A with Richard Dupre

Cross Country Skiing Races in

Preparation for Bigger Competi-

Weekend Results

In Every Issue In This Issue

Basketball Schedule

Adopt A Viking

Volleyball Schedule

Photo of the Week

Hockey Schedule Hockey Sweap Griffins

XC Skiing Races in Preparation for Bigger Races to Come

Basketball Plays Lakeland

Volunteers Needed!

Super Weekend Concert Information

This Weeks Vikings Home Games

The Final Word: By Josh Ryan

Volleyball Plays Lakeland

Athlete Q&A: Richard Dupre

Edgeworth Fitness Centre

Hockey Alumni Receive 100 Games

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XC Skiing Races in Preparation for Bigger Races to Come

Trust the Midas touch.

On Friday Night the men took on the Lake-land Rustlers in a fast paced high scoring

game. The men did not come out on top after the contest losing 65-119. Shayn Bruney once

again lead the Viking with 25 points and 13 rebounds.

Saturday night the team headed north to face much of the same challenges. The team lost another tough game 77-146. Senior player David Chytracek showed his leadership on the court and also lead the Vikings with 17

points.

The men are now 5th in the North Division.

At home Friday night the women took on the Lakeland Rustlers in another fast

paced game. At the half the women had nice lead but kept the pressure on right till the end wining the contest 94-73. Rachel Warrack was awarded player of the game

for her 16 points, and 7 rebounds. On Saturday night not the having home

court advantage seemed to challenge the girls as they lost the game 86-65. Taryn

Story lead the Vikings with 29 points and 7 rebounds.

The women now sit 4th in the North Division and are staying in the mix for a

playoff position.



The Vikings Cross Country Ski Team travelled to Canmore and the Western Canadian Championships this last week-end. The warming trend allowed the races to come off under great conditions and as always the Canmore Nordic Center put on an exceptional event. There were a grueling three races in three days so the student athletes conditioning was put to the test. The Cross Country Team was joined by a number of Biathletes that were looking for an event in preparation for the Na-tional Team Trials to be held in La Patrie, Quebec next week. In Canmore it was a large field including National Team mem-bers and training center athletes from across the country. Some of the noteworthy performances from the Vikings were: Day 1 was a classic distance race (5 km.) and our top female competitor was Kalli Green in 16th closely followed by Maja Zimmermann in 17th place. On the men’s side Andrew Brisbin finished a respectable 27th skiing a 10 km. course. New comer, Hans Asfeldt finished 17th in the Junior Men’s class. Day 2 was a sprint race where all the competitors do a qualifying round (1.2 km.) and the top 30 athletes move on to the quar-ter final heats where only the top 2 finishers move on to the semi final heats. One of our top sprinters, Andrew Brisbin was sidelined due to a sore throat, but the other Vikings gained some valuable ex-perience in the heats. Our top finishes were Lauren Brookes in 19th spot in the women’s event and Kieran Baird in 39th for the senior men. Day 3 proved to be an exciting one with National Team member and Olympian Ivan Babikov home from Europe to do some domestic races. This event was a mass start pursuit race where your start time is determined by how the athletes have finished in Day1 and 2. Andy Pohl stepped up and had a great day as did Lauren Brookes. “Our main goal for this season is the Canadian University Championships in March. These high level races are great preparation for this event and a great learning experience for our student athletes.” Coach Joan Skinstad

Balancing the books… Sleep, eat, classes, group projects, studying, team practice, strength training, travel, com-petition, eat, sleep, repeat… Not all days are like this, but our student-athletes, on average, dedicate 21 hours a week to training and performing in their chosen sport. Add in weekend travel to competitions, athletic therapy, and involvement in community initiatives and there is little to no time re-maining to take on part-time jobs to offset the costs of attending university. Financial assistance is crucial to the continuation of the proud tradition of sporting and academic excellence at Augustana. Invest in our athletes and their dreams will become reality. To Adopt an Athlete click on the link below and pick the sport your athlete participates in and honour them with a gift in their name. Adopt a Viking Online Giving Page Thank You Vikings Athletics

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Friday, January 13th vs. Medicine Hat College

Saturday, January 14th vs. Lakeland

Friday, January 20th vs. Lakeland

Saturday, January 28th vs. Mount Royal

Saturday, February 11th vs. Lethbridge

Saturday, February 18th vs. NAIT

February 23-25 Semi Finals

March 2-3 ACAC Finals

All Games are held in the Augustana Gym Women: 6:00pm Men: 8:00pm

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Coming off a tough first week back the Vikings went into the weekend with a little fire taking on the MacEwan Grif-fins in Edmonton on Friday and at home on Saturday. Fridays game the team score early in the first, and went on a scor-ing spree in the second period with 5 goals, and finished off the Griffins with two more in the third. The final score of the game was 8-2. Scoring came from multiple players with Captain Torrie Dyck racking up 2 goals and 1 assist, Devon Hobbs scoring 2 goals, Scott Aucoin with 1 goal and 2 assists, Dane Bonish with 1 goal and 2 assists, and Matthew Foster and

Brendan Lamb also scoring a goal a piece. The Vikings scored 4 power play goals on six opportunities. On Saturday the guys took to home ice hoping to keep the scoring run going. The MacEwan goaltender faced a total of 46 shots from the Vikings with five of them making it into the back of the net. Harrison Tribble was awarded player of the game for scoring unassisted power play goal in the second period.



Wednesday, January 11 vs. NAIT

Saturday, January 21 vs. MacEwan

Friday, January 27 vs. Briercrest

Saturday, January 28 vs. Briercrest @2pm

Friday, February 3 vs. Mount Royal Max McLean Arena

Friday, February 10 vs. SAIT

Max McLean Arena

Saturday, February 18 vs. Concordia

January 27 & 28, 2012

Vikings Hockey Alumni Weekend

February 23-26 Quarter Finals

March 1-11 Semi Finals



Friday night the team headed to Lakeland to take on the Rustlers minus some senior players due to injury. The men took the first two sets 25-23 and

25-11, but faltered and lost the following three sets to lose the match, 3-2. Naz Gangji lead the team

with 14 kills, and 9 digs. On Saturday night the men had home court advan-tage, and hoped not to make a repeat of the previ-ous night. The men were definitely up to the task

and won the match in a decisive 3-0 fashion. In his first game back in the Augustana Gymnasium re-turning athlete Max Lesziak lead the team with 10 digs, 6 kills, 4 blocks, and 4 aces and was named

player of the game.

Friday, January 20 2-3 (25-23, 25-11, 17-25, 18-25, 5-8)

Saturday, January 21 3-0(25-15, 25-21, 25-16)

The men now sit 8th in the league.

The women’s team struggled over the weekend as they took on the Rustlers. The team lost both

games in three sets. Saturdays home game rookie Jill Metrunec lead the team with 7 kill, and 5 digs and was named player of the game for her efforts

on the court.

Friday, January 20 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 17-25)

Saturday, January 21 0-3 (15-25, 15-25, 17-25)

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Saturday, January 21st vs. Lakeland

Friday, January 27th vs. Lethbridge

Saturday, January 28th vs. Lethbridge @ 1:00 & 3:00 pm

Friday, February 3rd vs. Red Deer

Friday, February 10th vs. Medicine Hat

Saturday, February 11th vs. Medicine Hat @ 1:00 & 3:00pm

Playoffs

February 17-18 Qualification Weekend

February 24-26 ACAC Championships

All Games are held in the Augustana Gym Women: 6:00pm Men: 8:00pm

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Why did you choose to attend Augustana?

What has been your best moment playing for the Vikings?

Do you have any rituals or superstitions?

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

What are you looking to accomplish in your time at Augustana?

Who has been your biggest influence in your life thus far?

What has been the biggest accomplishment in sport?

What is the best advice you were ever given?

What is your favourite type of music/band?

What is your favourite food to eat before a game?

To play hockey and be part of a smaller campus. I had friends I played with in

midget that were attending Augustana so that was a big selling point as well.

My mother and father, they have supported me through everything.

In Junior I played for the Melville Millionaires and we won our division and that was

pretty special.

To worry about things you can control and to not let what you can’t bother you.

Every game is pretty special but the torch relay game against Briercrest was an unforgettable

event/game, having 1500 fans and wining in overtime.

To get a degree and win a championship this year.

Pasta

Equipment is put on left piece first.

I like it all, unless there is a lot of yelling involved, I’ve been known to attend

Rihanna and LMFAO concerts.

My grandparents

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

What are you looking to accomplish in your time at Augustana?

What is your favourite type of music/band?

What is your favourite food to eat before a game?

To get a degree and win a championship this year.

Pasta

I like it all, unless there is a lot of yelling involved, I’ve been known to attend

Rihanna and LMFAO concerts.

My grandparents

Dupre will be returning to the ice on this weekend versus

Briercrest after missing the first half of the season due to a

broken ankle sustained during the exhibition season.



HOCKEY

vs Briercrest Clippers

Friday, January 27th, 2012

7:30PM Encana Arena

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

2:00PM Encana Arena

BASKETBALL


vs. Mount Royal Cougars

6 & 8 PM

Live Concert following men’s game

Tickets $25

VOLLEYBALL

vs. Lethbridge Kodiaks

Friday, January 27th, 2012

6 & 8PM


1 & 3PM



Ok, so in two instances this week, people had a bone to pick with me. Last week, I wrote that last weekend was the first time our basketball teams won the same night, I heard that from someone in Vikings staff, don't even remember who, but I didn't bother to go and research it. I meant this in reference to the period where coach Shenton and coach Drabiuk have been coaching at the same time, but I didn't make this clear. Well, I was wrong on two counts. As former men's coach Stacey Lorenz pointed out to me, there were seasons in the early 2000's where both teams did very well, including a team of his that finished 18-6 while the girls finished 19-5. Worse, I did find a night where both teams won at home the same night in the last 3 years, a January weekend against Lakeland. A lesson for everyone, make sure to fully check before you put something in print, proof reading is one thing, but facts are another. Now to the main focus of the article. It was pointed out to me that I haven't given a lot of credit to our outdoor teams. So in my attempts to do so this week I real-ized that I know next to nothing about the sports of Cross Country Skiing or Biathlon. So I ventured to find out more and here are some things I learned about biathlon this week (thanks to Betsy Mawdsley and Carly Shiell for taking the time to sit down and chat). - Being a high level biathlon competitor starts pretty early on for these athletes. Betsy's family and childhood club background in skiing got her involved with a trip to Greenland for Cross Country Skiing and eventually to Biathlon, while Carly is a product of the local Junior Vikings program here in Camrose. - Final exams in late April are pretty much the only time all year Biathletes have an off season. Two weeks, then they start training again in May. - The degree of difficulty is much higher than people might think. Skiing with a rifle is close to the equivalent of giving someone a piggy back ride while skiing. Even if you are familiar with shooting a rifle it is very hard to hit targets in Biathlon. Small wonder that hitting a target is one of the most satisfying things during a race. - In addition with having to train the elements of Canada's outdoors, our athletes also have only a two week off season. Once exams finish and May starts, they are back it training. The dedication these athletes have is the thing that fascinated me the most. They train year round, through the worst weather, and for what the aver-age person would think is very little reward. But, as these two women put it, it is a way of life for them, the routine just becomes part of your day and going through it is reward enough. "It's an awesome concept, pushing yourself and finding balance," says Betsy Mawdsley, "It's just so apart of my life that it is hard to go without it." Carly Shiell agrees. "You become completely immersed in (Biathlon)." After hearing this I thought about when the day comes that I am no longer playing ball at this level, (yes, one day I will actually be out of school and no longer one of our senior citizen athletes here on campus), and just how weird it will be not to get ready each evening for practice. That is ultimately what is so great about sports. No matter what you choose, the passion people have for any given sport can lead to great things, whether it is competitive success or a healthy mindset towards life.

By: Josh Ryan

Ok, so in two instances this week, people had a bone to pick with me. Last week, I wrote that last weekend was the first time our basketball teams won the same night, I heard that from someone in Vikings staff, don't even remember who, but I didn't bother to go and research it. I meant this in reference to the period where coach Shenton and coach Drabiuk have been coaching at the same time, but I didn't make this clear. Well, I was wrong on two counts. As former men's coach Stacey Lorenz pointed out to me, there were seasons in the early 2000's where both teams did very well, including a team of his that finished 18-6 while the girls finished 19-5. Worse, I did find a night where both teams won at home the same night in the last 3 years, a January weekend against Lakeland. A lesson for everyone, make sure to fully check before you put something in print, proof reading is one thing, but facts are another. Now to the main focus of the article. It was pointed out to me that I haven't given a lot of credit to our outdoor teams. So in my attempts to do so this week I real-ized that I know next to nothing about the sports of Cross Country Skiing or Biathlon. So I ventured to find out more and here are some things I learned about biathlon this week (thanks to Betsy Mawdsley and Carly Shiell for taking the time to sit down and chat). - Being a high level biathlon competitor starts pretty early on for these athletes. Betsy's family and childhood club background in skiing got her involved with a trip to Greenland for Cross Country Skiing and eventually to Biathlon, while Carly is a product of the local Junior Vikings program here in Camrose. - Final exams in late April are pretty much the only time all year Biathletes have an off season. Two weeks, then they start training again in May. - The degree of difficulty is much higher than people might think. Skiing with a rifle is close to the equivalent of giving someone a piggy back ride while skiing. Even if you are familiar with shooting a rifle it is very hard to hit targets in Biathlon. Small wonder that hitting a target is one of the most satisfying things during a race. - In addition with having to train the elements of Canada's outdoors, our athletes also have only a two week off season. Once exams finish and May starts, they are back it training. The dedication these athletes have is the thing that fascinated me the most. They train year round, through the worst weather, and for what the aver-age person would think is very little reward. But, as these two women put it, it is a way of life for them, the routine just becomes part of your day and going through it is reward enough. "It's an awesome concept, pushing yourself and finding balance," says Betsy Mawdsley, "It's just so apart of my life that it is hard to go without it." Carly Shiell agrees. "You become completely immersed in (Biathlon)." After hearing this I thought about when the day comes that I am no longer playing ball at this level, (yes, one day I will actually be out of school and no longer one of our senior citizen athletes here on campus), and just how weird it will be not to get ready each evening for practice. That is ultimately what is so great about sports. No matter what you choose, the passion people have for any given sport can lead to great things, whether it is competitive success or a healthy mindset towards life.



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