Sports Updates Cont., CRC Traffic

Golf Update

by Avery Unruh The Tabor men’s golf team recently finished their first tournament of their spring season in Houston, Texas. The team finished 11 shots behind the 10th ranked team in the NAIA. “In team golf that’s not all that much,” said Coach Michael Jamieson. “To show that kind of resilience really shows what the young team could be capable of down the road.” They hope to overtake a couple of teams in the conference by the end of the season. “We will be traveling to the Hesston and Sand Creek golf courses a lot in order to stay ready,” said Jamieson. The women’s team has not begun their season yet. In two weeks they will travel to Branson, Ark., to prepare as the men did before conference play begins. According to Jamieson, the women’s team is still young and looking to use tournaments like these to gain experience for the future.

Cheer Update

by Layci Froese With dedication from the team and new coaching staff, Tabor’s cheer squad hopes to expand in the coming seasons. “We have had one (recruit) signing that happened last week, another next week, and several recruits that are coming to our open gym on Saturday, Feb. 13,” said Alysson Foos, a junior at Tabor College. For this year’s basketball season, the squad of five will be cheering on the east side of the gym and social distancing as much as possible. In addition to these changes, the squad has modified their coaching staff with Krista Matlock as head coach and Rylee Yoder as assistant coach. The diminishing but committed squad has big plans for future expansion goals. “Right now we are really just looking to increase our squad size,” said Foos. “Ideally we would like to compete in the future but just increase our numbers right now.”

CRC Traffic

by Emma Willison

It is no secret that COVID-19 has caused many scheduling conflicts for fall sports. So a majority of students returned to campus for Interterm to continue practice for fall sports, in hopes of finishing the season off this spring.

Teams wanting to return back to the weight room and practice in the Campus Recreation Center led to some scheduling conflicts and a crowded facility. Men’s and Women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, track, softball, baseball, volleyball and football teams are trying to complete in-season workouts. “It becomes a very day-to-day process of contacting coaches and finding out who needs to practice inside on any given day,” said Andy Davis, CRC coordinator.

In the midst of COVID-19 trials, the facility has been kept clean and safe for athletes. Students are required to wear a mask to enter the building and around large groups of people. After working out, athletes are expected to sanitize their areas. The recent freezing cold temperatures in Kansas have made the CRC a popular area. Several teams have had to deal with late-night practices because the CRC is so packed, with a few teams taking turns for these evening practices. Coaches have been able to reserve time slots each week to ensure their team has time to practice each day.