Successful week for Wartburg Athletics

When I took my first college visit to Wartburg, multiple people bragged about how the athletics at this school were superior to many other colleges. I was shown the banners lining the main hall in the W and saw the many trouphies also but I never realized how truthful they were being until this past week when the football team, girls soccer, and girls cross country team proved it to me. Friday night, the soccer team started it off by winning their first national tournament game 2 to 0. Everyone on campus was really excited for them and were ready to go out the next night to support them at their next round game. Then Saturday morning, I worked the Regional Cross Country Meet. This meet determined what teams or individuals would be moving onto the National Meet that will be held this coming weekend in Wisconsin. Anyways, I was really excited to watch the girls run because they are also part of the track team and it's fun to cheer your teammates on. Also, I was anxious to see the Freshman on the team, that had already broken the cross country record, run. I had heard from numerous people about her talent as a distant runner and saw exactly what they were talking about. She came right out of the gate and maintained her second place position until the very end. The rest of the girls on the team also did a awesome job with all of them finishing in the very first portion of the group of participants. They ended up taking home the Regional Championship. To add to all the excitement, was the exciting football game that was being played against Luther, our arch rivals. Throughout the week, the suspense had been building with different groups selling "Beat Luther" t-shirts, handing out stickers, and placing signs around campus. The football team ended up making everyone proud by winning the game. So this week the fall atheltics of Wartburg set the bar high for the remaining athletic groups that have yet begun or competed yet. Hopefully the Knights can keep it going!