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BY AJ HARRISON
@BADGER_TRACK
SCHEDULE
LAST WEEK
Sept. 6
Badger Opener
COMING UP
Sept. 14
Sycamore
Invitational
1st
10:15 a.m.
Sept. 27
Coast-To-Coast 2:30 p.m.
Battle
Down memory lane: UW
heads back to Terre Haute
Badgers return to site of 2011 NCAA title win
he last time Wisconsin
traveled to Terre Haute,
Ind., it returned to
Madison with the 2011 NCAA
Championship trophy in tow.
With the NCAA championship back in Terre Haute this
year, the Badgers will compete there this weekend at the
Sycamore Invitational looking
to get a feel for the challenging
course.
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"It will be a trip back down
memory lane to a course that I
love in Terre Haute," UW head
coach Mick Byrne said. "The
reason we are going is that
our young team needs to race,
needs to get comfortable running on the grass and to get familiar with the course.
"Familiarity is a good thing
in our sport. We're going there
with a different team than
2011."
This weekend's 8-kilometer race will
have a different feel than the NCAA championship, as UW is one of just three teams
competing in the Sycamore Invitational.
"You have to put every meet in its
proper place," Byrne said. "For us in early
September, it is exactly what we want it
to be for this group.
In addition, the Badgers will have the
opportunity to test out the 10K course,
the same one that will be used for the
NCAA meet, on Friday.
"I think every time you run in Terre
Haute, you learn something different," Byrne said. "I think it is important for us to
see the 10K course, as there are some long
pulls on the course that are deceptive."
UW STARTS SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
● Wisconsin won the Badger Opener in
convincing fashion, as the quartet of
Jacob Erschen, Malachy Schrobilgen,
Jacob Naylor and Neal Berman crossed
the line with identical 6K times of 18
minutes, 18 seconds to take the top
four spots. The team battled hot and
humid conditions during the race,
which affected the Badgers' strategy.
"After a mile into the race, I put the
reins on them and told them to keep it
together," Byrne said. "I think it was a
smart decision. We had no issues coming off the race, and no issues when we
trained on Saturday and Sunday."
