sweats and workout gear.''
Because of the extreme time commitment ― individually and as a team ― athletes don't often get
the opportunity to mingle with other athletes from
other sports.
"There are different groups that you hang out
with,'' said Jake McCabe, a sophomore defenseman on the men's hockey team. "Then there are
some we never see. It's nice to talk with them.''
McCabe and teammate Morgan Zulinick were
among the Buckinghams' performers ― teaming
up on acoustic guitar to play "Hallelujah,'' which
was written by Canadian composer Leonard Cohen.
Zulinick, whose freshman season was cut short
by injury, is from Kamloops, British Columbia.
"He has played music his whole life,'' McCabe said.
"He's great on the piano; he's just talented.''
McCabe started playing guitar as a high school
senior in Eau Claire. He also took a music class at
UW. "I know the basic chords,'' he said, "so he (Zu-
Among the wide range or performances at the
Buckinghams were, from left, the opera performance of Will Ottow (men's track and field), a tap
and ballet routine by Kendall Schmidt (women's
rowing) and a piano and vocal performance by
rowers Cassie Forman and Kevin Ripley.
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linick) handles the load and I kind of strum along.''
Another UW teammate, Brendan Woods, struck
a chord of his own when he left the program and
signed a pro contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
McCabe said the move was a "surprise.''
But he couldn't be happier for Woods, who's
skating for the Charlotte Checkers in the American
Hockey League. "Props to him and I wish him the
best,'' McCabe said. "He's one of my good buddies.''
McCabe doesn't anticipate that anyone else will
leave before training camp next fall.
"But there's going to be someone every year and
you never know who it is,'' he said. "Brendan had
the opportunity to leave and he thought it was the
best decision for him.
"I know a bunch of guys went over there (Milwaukee) and watched him play last weekend. He's
fitting in right away and I'm sure he's going to have
a fantastic pro career.''
McCabe, meanwhile, is looking forward to hock-
