Hoofer Ski and Snowboard – UW Nordic Team Birkebeiner Recap
By Katie Kratcha, UW Nordic Team member The fourth Saturday in February is the most anticipated day of the year for many Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Nordic Team members. It is blocked off on calendars. It is trained for year-round. And it even has its own disease: Birkie Fever. The American Birkebeiner. The very name brings chills of anticipation to cross-country skiers across North America. With a field of 9,000 participants this...
Hoofer Riding Club – UW Equestrian Team Update
By Joe Webb and Mark Aplin (UWET Coach) The UW Equestrian Team had a great showing on the weekend of March 17-18, when they hosted their spring IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse Show Association) show. The Hoofer horses were their usual wonderful selves and got many many compliments! To give some background: The IHSA provides collegiate riders of all skills the opportunity to compete individually and as teams. Over 8,300 students represent...
Hoofer Sailing Club – Sailing Shop Winter Recap
By Joe Webb and Matt Barron The Hoofer Sailing shop had yet another active winter. Not only did they have their usual winter repairs (fiber glassing, sewing, general maintenance), but they were also busy overhauling the motorboats, which included outfitting the whaler with a bench and a steering wheel. Additionally, they participated in numerous design meetings with MUR architects on the design of the new sailing shop, working on the...
Hoofer SCUBA Club – Discover SCUBA Recap
By Matt Blasinksi, Hoofer SCUBA Club member Have you thought it might be fun to explore the underwater world but weren’t quite sure if you would like SCUBA diving enough to fork over the money for a full certification class? Would you like to try it out a bit first? With a Discover SCUBA you get to do just that! On Thursday, March 8th and Tuesday, March 13th almost 30 people got to take their first breaths underwater with the Hoofer...
Hoofer Riding Club – Riding Club Mentors ‘Young Rider’
By Jeanne Ferguson, Riding Club Member Anna Rzchowski, a 16-year-old sophomore at Madison West High School in Madison, dreams of becoming a professional competitive rider, trainer of “hunter/jumper” horses and a coach and mentor of students who compete in hunter-jumper shows around the US. A member of the Hoofer Riding Club (HRC), Anna has been a student and mentee of HRC Head of Instruction Andi Bill for several years, taking...