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Thursday, 28 September 2006 |
by KATIE ANN HENDERSON
Sports Reporter
After three years in the Appalachian State University climbing club, senior Jonathan H. Glassberg’s vision of turning it into a club sport has become a reality.
Glassberg, a graphic arts and imaging technology major, went before the Appalachian State Club Sport Council Sept. 20 to petition for climbing to become a club sport. His petition was approved by a majority vote.
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Junior, political science major, C. Patrick S. Lineberry, is a member of the new rock climbing club sport.
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As a first year club sport, the university will not fund the climbing
team. The team must go through a preliminary trial year with funding
begin Fall 2007.
“As a club sport, we will be more organized and we will get more
support from the university through money and just knowledge,”
Glassberg said. “We will get quality points that translate to the
amount of money we will get.”
As team president, Glassberg is excited about the new changes being a club sport will entail.
“[As a club] we didn’t really do much, but by making it a club sport,
it has really brought everyone out of the woodwork,” he said. “They are
willing to pay and be a part of the team.
I’m excited…Everyone’s a climber now.”
Team member Patrick S. Lineberry, junior political science major, has
climbed and competed for eight years. He believes there are three
crucial areas that lead to success in climbing.
“Power, which is using all of your muscles and tendons; endurance,
which is how long you can hold yourself on the rock and sustain a
position; and technique, which is knowing how to position your body
well,” he said.
Senior hospitality and tourism management major Caroline J. Lindberg,
who is serving as team vice president, hopes the team’s formation will
unite more than just the Appalachian campus.
“I think this will build the climbing community,” Lindberg said. “We
know the area, know where to climb and we can make a community out of
the climbers here in Boone.”
With the popularity of climbing spreading throughout the country, Lineberry believes ASU has an upper hand in the competition.
“ASU is one of the few schools in the state that are in an area that
you can just go climb after class, since it’s only a 15-20 minute
drive,” he said. “[Climbing spots] are so easily accessible and the
students here spend so much time outdoors.”
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