fight t o the end I Susan Savasky ('11), left, a n d Kate Nelson ('12), right, w o r k t o g e t h e r to m o v e u p in the MIAA C h a m p i o n s h i p m e e t h e l d at H o p e . A l t h o u g h H o p e finished second b e h i n d Calvin, t h e r e t u r n of all top seven r u n n e r s gives t h e m a g o o d c h a n c e to qualify in 2010.
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R e l o a d , r e l o a d , a n d sink t h e b a t t l e s h i p . U n l i k e m o s t b a t t l e s h i p s , this o n e is a c a n o e filled with cross c o u n t r y r u n n e r s a n d a r m e d with g i a n t w a t e r b a l l o o n s . W i t h t h e s t a r t of t h e s e a s o n j u s t a h e a d , this A u g u s t t r a d i t i o n h o n e d t h e killer instincts of this D u t c h s q u a d a r m e d with f o u r r e t u r n i n g all-MIAA s e c o n d t e a m r u n n e r s . U s i n g a g i a n t c a t a p u l t f r o m l a n d , a g r o u p of r u n n e r s w o r k e d t o g e t h e r to s h o o t at o n e of two c a n o e s . " T h e o b j e c t of t h e g a m e was to try n o t to g e t p e l t e d by flying w a t e r b a l l o o n s , " T a y l o r M a t t a r e l l a ( T 3 ) , a n e w c o m e r to t h e war-like g a m e , said. "[It] is actually q u i t e h a r d w h e n all t h e p e o p l e in y o u r c a n o e a r e t r y i n g to p a d d l e several d i f f e r e n t ways." A l t h o u g h t e a m m a t e s b a t t l e d t e a m m a t e s , it allowed t h e r u n n e r s to d e v e l o p closer r e l a t i o n s h i p s . " I t is g o o d f o r f r e s h m e n so t h e y c a n m a k e f r i e n d s t h r o u g h t e a m b o n d i n g , " c a p t a i n Emily Fischer ('11) said. With a mighty MIAA battling against them, H o p e n e e d e d w a r r i o r - l i k e p e r f o r m a n c e s f r o m e v e r y o n e of t h e i r top seven. T h e Dutch held their own t h r o u g h o u t the s e a s o n with two s e c o n d place finishes at t h e first M I A A J a m b o r e e h o s t e d by H o p e a n d at t h e M I A A C h a m p i o n ships h o s t e d by A d r i a n . F o r a c h a n c e to qualify f o r n a t i o n a l s , t h e D u t c h h e a d e d to I n d i a n a f o r t h e N C A A
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Great Lakes Regionals. W h e n all was said a n d d o n e , t h e D u t c h w a l k e d away with t h e i r h e a d s h e l d h i g h a n d a 6 t h place finish. I h o u g h t h e y n a r r o w l y m i s s e d a n invitation to n a t i o n a l s , H o p e phr^to b;/ Wiy ^'venhouse;. HniSBKHiHBni front runners 1 C a p t a i n Emily Fischer ('11), left, a n d Karlyn Sikma ('12), right, b o t h e a r n e d all-MIAA h o n o r s thanks to their r u n n i n g p h i l o s o p h y . "1 j u s t t h i n k a b o u t the p e r s o n in f r o n t of m e a n d try to k e e p m o v i n g u p in the race," Fischer said.
i m p r o v e d f r o m last y e a r . " B e f o r e a r a c e , we all d o s o m e s t r i d e o u t s a n d a f t e r o u r final s t r i d e o u t we p r a y as a t e a m a n d say o u r t e a m c h e e r , " F i s c h e r said. W i t h a b r i g h t f u t u r e in sight, t h e r e is o n l y o n e t h i n g f o r t h e L a d y D u t c h to say. " W h a t t i m e is it? T i m e to fly. W h a t t i m e is it? T i m e to fly. W h a t t i m e is it? T i m e to fly. Fly D u t c h fly. • by m a t t h e w smith
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