The Club House : 09/30/09

Welcome to the first installment of The Club House. The blog focuses on Texas State’s diverse Club Sport community. Each year, hundreds of Bobcats suit up for their Alma Mater to compete for the thrill of the game. They do not receive scholarships or end up on ESPN, but these players still give their time energy to something that they are passionate about. There are 25 different programs listed with Texas State’s Department of Campus Recreation.

Please visit the following website for more information http://www.campusrecreation.txstate.edu/programs/sport-clubs/club-pages.html

Week of September 27th – October 3rd

Do you need for your sports fix, but you can’t travel with the Bobcats to Southern Utah? There are a number of Texas State Sport’s Clubs in action this week. Stay home and watch Texas State students compete against UT, Baylor, and Sam Houston. For those of you who do feel like traveling, several of our teams—including Fencing, Women’s Rugby, and Water Polo—will be in College Station for tournaments.

Home Events

Women’s Soccer
After having last week’s match against Texas A&M rained out, women’s club soccer team has a tough week ahead of them as they have three games scheduled in four days. The only benefit is that they will be playing all three of these games at home on West Campus.

Texas State (2 – 1) faces top-ranked Baylor (2-0-1) on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. They return to the field on Friday at 7pm to tangle with Texas (3-1), and finish out the week against Lamar (1-1) on Saturday 1pm.

Men’s Rugby
The Renegades competed in the Cherrybone Memorial Collegiate Tournament last weekend in the Woodlands. The round-robin tournament had Texas State competing against Baylor, Texas A&M, and Sam Houston. They beat Baylor, 13 to 10, and Sam, 19 to 12. They lost to A&M, 13 to 10.

They are playing Sam Houston on Friday October 2nd @ 7:30 and 9pm on West Campus.

Men’s Volleyball
The Men’s volleyball team is hosting their Third Annual Octoberfest Tournament at the Student Recreation Center on Saturday, October 3rd from 7 am – 10pm.

Away Events

Cycling
The Cycling Club will be competing in their Conference Championships, October 2 -4th at Saint Jo, Texas.

Men’s Soccer
Texas State (1-2) hopes to change their luck as they visit Waco to take on the Baylor
(2 – 0- 2). The game is Friday night at 8pm in Waco.

Tennis
Tennis competes in a regional tournament in Austin on Saturday, October 3rd.

Fencing
The Fencing Team competes in the Southwest Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SWIFA) which promotes collegiate fencing throughout Texas. Texas State will compete in College Station on Saturday.

Women’s Rugby
The Women’s Rugby Team heads to College Station to compete in a round robin tournament hosted by Texas A&M on Saturday, October 3rd.

Triathlon
The Triathlon Club is competing in the Olympic Distance Texas Triathlon, Saturday Oct. 3, in Canyon Lake.

M. Water Polo
The Men’s Water Polo team struggled last month with losses to UT, Rice, and A&M. This weekend hope to get back on the winning path as they travel to College Station to take on Baylor, Tech, U of H, and Texas. The tournament is Saturday and Sunday at Texas A&M.

Water Ski Tournament
The Water Ski Team last competed on September 19th at the 2009 Cajun Classic. As a team, Texas State finished 5th overall. Bobby Hall placed 6th in the Men A Jumping Competition and 7th in the Men’s Overall. Taylor Newton tied for 9th in the Men’s overall. Amanda Stevenson placed 3rd in the Women’s Slalom, 7th in the Tricks and the Jumping categories, and 4th in the Women’s overall.

The Water Ski Team travels to the South Central Regional Tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend.

Chris Lehman

chris@bobcatfans.com