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    Wadolowski Breaking Records in Fi Nal Year at RU: Wild Weekend For Men's Soccer Ends With Mixed Results

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    The article summarizes the Raisback Memorial Scottish Games held at Radford University. It describes some of the traditional Scottish athletic competitions held, including the hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss, weight for height, and weight for distance. It notes that while the competitions look dangerous, safety precautions are taken seriously. The article quotes a local competitor who has been throwing for 8 years and enjoys the event and competing against other experienced athletes. Most competitors said they keep practicing to reduce injury risks and enjoy connecting with the community at the annual games.

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    The article summarizes the Raisback Memorial Scottish Games held at Radford University. It describes some of the traditional Scottish athletic competitions held, including the hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss, weight for height, and weight for distance. It notes that while the competitions look dangerous, safety precautions are taken seriously. The article quotes a local competitor who has been throwing for 8 years and enjoys the event and competing against other experienced athletes. Most competitors said they keep practicing to reduce injury risks and enjoy connecting with the community at the annual games.

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    Wadolowski Breaking Records in Fi Nal Year at RU: Wild Weekend For Men's Soccer Ends With Mixed Results

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    SPORTS

    THE TARTAN Oct. 5, 2011

    Wadolowski breaking records in final year at RU


    Senior forward attempting to make her last season her best while mentoring new players.
    PETER MASON
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    Radford University Field Hockey, currently holding a record 5-7 with a 1-2 NorPac Conference record, will be losing seven seniors this year. One of the seniors, who will be graduating in Spring of 2012, is senior forward/midelder Madonna Wadolowski. Wadolowski grew up in the town of Norwalk, Connecticut and graduated from Brien McMahon High School back in 2008. Currently, Wadolowski is studying nursing. In my academic career, I think my best accomplishment was making it into the nursing program. The nursing program here at RU is very diffcult and takes up a lot of your time, said Wadolowski She achieved the First Team Hartford Courant all-state honors and All-FCIAC honors when she was in high school. In 2007, she was selected as the Norwalk Hour MVP and she was selected in 2008 for the National Figures Tournament. I have been playing eld hockey since I was in middle school. I played all fours year in high school and was a senior captain, Wadolowski said. As a freshman in the 2008 regular season, she scored an overtime game winning goal against Appalachian State in a 2-1 RU victory. In 2009, she was selected for the First Team All-NorPac, and she was selected for the AllState Second team. Her accomplishments are more than her other six fellow seniors can say. We have been together our whole college career. We have all matured and grown up together, Wadolowski explained. She said that the other seniors on the team were denitely the ones she was closest to, however, she was really close with the whole team in general. My relationship with my teammates is why I love playing eld hockey. Not only do I love the sport but I love my teammates. We are like a huge family. Whenever I need something, I know I can look to them, she said. Wadolowski is also really close to Head Coach Jeff Woods, whos been at RU for 26 years, the longest any coach has been with the program. My relationship with [Woods] is pretty strong. I know if I needed anything I could always go to him on and off the eld. I think he does a wonderful job at Radford, she said. Wadolowskis life at RU is difcult for her in that its a long trip from her hometown in Connecticut, and it was a difcult transition for her when she rst came to school. It was difcult adjusting to how far RU is from home. It is a nine hour car ride. I only go home during the major breaks. I never can go home on weekends. On top of the accomplishments shes made as a nursing major at RU and as a eld hockey player, she is also a sister in the Tri-Sigma sorority. Being a member of a sorority is great. I have another family. I did come to Radford to play eld hockey so that does always come rst, but it is great to have support from my sisters. Wadolowskis accomplishments range all over the map. Perhaps her greatest accomplishment on the eld was the school record for assists she now holds, after recording two assists in a match against Appalachian State on Sept. 30. Wadolowski will be very much missed by her teammates, along with the other six seniors. I am very sad to be a senior, she said. I cannot believe these past four years have own by. We do everything as a family. During season I swear we spend more time with each other than being alone. I am going to miss having the chance to ask them how their classes are going or how their day was. I can honestly say coming to Radford was the best decision I could have Courtesy of RU Athletics made. I am so lucky to have had the chance to Senior forward Madonna Wadolowski finished be a part of a team, a Division I team at that the 2010 season tied for the NorPac lead in assists rate and to be studying in a wonderful major. in, with nine.

    Wild weekend for mens soccer ends with mixed results


    DOM BAYA
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    For the second consecutive game Radford University Mens Soccer found themselves trailing at halftime by one goal to an opponent. Also for the second consecutive game, the Highlanders came back to take control of the game as they rallied to defeat Campbell University 2-1 on Sept. 28 in Campbells rst game against RU as a member of the Big South conference. The Highs quickly found themselves in the same situation they were in against Elon University last week, when Campbell Universitys Jhuvon Francis scored a goal in the 26th minute off a rebound from the post on a shot made by teammate Justin Franz. The allowed goal was junior goalkeeper Ryan Taylors lone mistake of the night for the Highs. Taylor went on to save ve shots during the match against Campbell. Despite controlling the ball for most of the rst half, the Highs were unable to score goals even with attempts from senior forward Iyiola Awisoka and sophomore midelder Luis Grande. The Highs came back in the opening minutes of the second half with a corner kick by Payne in the 49th minute when it deected win of the season. The Highs travel to Farmville on Oct. 5 to face off against Longoff Campbell goalie Mitchell Cardenas inside the right post. To make up for a couple of missed shots made by senior mid- wood University at 7 p.m. elder Brian Gwanzura and freshman midelder Dario Redondo, sophomore midelder Bernardo Ulmo gave the Highs their second goal of the evening with a free kick from 25 yards out in the 64th minute. Sophomore midelder Chel Ho Kim Park had many opportunities to extend the lead late in the contest, but both of his two shots on goal were unsuccessful. Radford ended the game with a 17-16 advantage in shots while both keepers recorded ve saves each. RU also ended the night leading in corner kicks, 10-7. On Oct. 1 the Highs played another league match at Cupp Stadium, this time against rival UNC Asheville. Ninety minutes plus an overtime period was not enough time for RU soccer to get a goal as they lost in overtime to the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. Staunch defense and dreary weather dominated the match, AJ Schrantz | The Tartan but in the end Ashevilles Bryan Bartels goal in the nal minute Senior midfielder Brian Gwanzura had an unusually quiet weekend, and of the rst overtime period gave the Bulldogs their rst Big South posted just one shot on goal in two games.

    GAMES: Locals and students


    come together to compete
    A healthy crowd gathered around the quartered-off section of Moffett Quad was in awe throughout the games. Spectators were not allowed within a certain distance of the athletes; the threat of a misthrow prompts certain safety precautions at the games. The guys who run the games do a great job of making sure everyone around knows whats going on, whether it be the hammer or the caber toss. I make sure to follow the rules and not try to get myself hurt, said Smith. As Smith said, the games arent only dangerous for the crowd, but for the throwers as well. Throwing weights of up to 60 pounds is not meant for the human body. Throwers very often injure their backs, shoulders, or knees. In order to decrease the injury risk, practice is something all of the contestants spend a lot of time doing. Smith has been throwing for the past eight years, so the only thing somewhat new to him is the type of throws the Scottish games require. I think they should continue to have the games every year. Most people dont see enormous guys throwing trees and 56-pound weights around every day. Even though the weather was rough toward the end, I think there was a great turnout and I would like to see it be better next year, said Smith.

    AJ SCHRANTZ | The Tartan

    As is the case every year at the Raisback Games, spectators are separated from the action by a definitive barrier.

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    In that event, a 21 foot tree trunk with a weight of up to 150 pounds is lifted and must be flipped a full 180 degrees. The contestant with the highest degree is declared the winner. The sheaf toss brought a little bit of American heritage to the games. Contestants had to use a pitchfork to throw a 16 to 20-pound bag of straw over a bar approximately 20 feet off the ground. In the weight for height event, the thrower must toss a 56-pound weight with a handle over a bar. The bar is raised three separate times to declare who can throw the highest. The weight for distance consisted of two separate rounds of two throws. The throwers toss a weight from a box similar to shot put. The first two rounds had a 56 pound weight and in the third round the contestants were required to launch a 28-pounder. Travis Mongold, one of the non-RU students who participated in the games, has been competing for the past three years at the Raisback Memorial Games. Hes also only been throwing for the past three years. He said he enjoys the people and friends when it comes to being at the competition. The general concensus from the competitors seemed to be positive. They all enjoy the event and the people they get to meet.

    AJ SCHRANTZ | The Tartan

    Safety is one of the main issues when dealing with the Raisback Games. Athletes must maintain concentration at all times to keep from injuring themselves or others.

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