April 2013
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New Leadership!
In preparation for the end of the year, and the beginning of a new season, Minnesota Quidditch hosted their annual elections last Sunday. The newly elected board of officers for the 2013-14 school year is as follows:
President - Taylor Zastrow Vice President - Cody Narveson Secretary - Tim Ohlert Treasurer - Jared Sipe Public Relations - Kayla Millard Event Coordinator - Natalie Bodin Travel...
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http://www.mnquidditch.com/index.html →
Minnesota Quidditch has an official website! Go check it out, quidkids!
March 2013
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February 2013
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Anonymous asked: Has anyone started a league in the twin cities outside of U of M? Meaning: I've graduated! Where are all the other graduated quidditch players?
Anonymous asked: How do you join? Do you have to try out?
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hawlinass:
So we had to do impromptu speeches today where you go up in front of the class, people shout out topics, and you give a speech on whatever they shout out.
The topic they gave me? Why I’m a better beater than Tim.
Tim went after me and the topic he got was: Why she is a better than you.
He said some very nice things. Tim is perf.
Our beaters throwin’ down in class.
Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Elijah Hartsell Age: 20 Year: Sophomore Officer Title: PR Chair Major: Advertising Journalism Intramural Team: Puddlemere United What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Making a diving catch on Snitch Pie at the Halloween Tournament to send the match into OT.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “The on-campus snitch posse.” Fun Fact: Elijah is an “AVID...
Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Natalie Bodin Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Officer Title: Event Coordinator Position: Goku: True Warrior Major: Currently Applied Economics, but switching to Elementary Education (f’real) Intramural Team: Fiend Fyre What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Every memory is great when you’re with Quidditch people. MN Quidditch=QUAMILY” What is the best part about...
Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Justin Sims Age: 22 Year: Senior Officer Title: Secretary Major: Architecture Major, Sustainability Studies and Urban Studies double minor Intamural Team: Puddlemere United What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Puddlemere executing “The Possum” for the first time.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Otherwise impossible mix of jocks and nerds coming...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Rachael Hawley Age: 19 Year: Freshman Position: Beater Reserve Years on Team: One Major: “No idea yet, but I’ll figure it out.” What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “When Tim beat someone [at MWR] from behind the back. That was pretty awesome.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Just being around people where I’m accepted even with my...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Joe Totten Age: 20 Year: Junior Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Civil Engineering, Urban Studies Minor What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “The mob when we cemented our trip to Florida.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Flying” Fun Fact: Totten’s tuba name in Marching Band is “Sergeant Thunder.”
*Photo Credit to Justin Z Sims
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Max Meier Age: 19 Year: Freshman Position: Seeker/Snitch Years on Team: One Major: Elementary Education What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Snitching as the Red Bull Car pulled into the parking lot and shotgunning two whole Red Bulls mid-game.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Snitch=no rules baby!” Fun Fact: Max has watched all 8 seasons of Scrubs...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
*Photo credit to Justin Z Sims
Name: Ben Spokely Age: 18 Year: Freshman Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Biology What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Beating the Crimson Warhawks to go to the World Cup.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Everyone’s facial expression when I tell them I’m on the Quidditch team.” Fun Fact: Like Neil Patrick...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Carly Eichten Age: 18 Year: Freshman Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Biology What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Playing Cards Against Humanity with the team!” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “It’s a fun sport that involves strategy AND Harry Potter.” Fun Fact: Carly has a heart-shaped scar on her knee from playing Quidditch, and she...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Trevor Atherton Age: 19 Year: Freshman Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Neuroscience and Psychology Major What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Scoring mid-air while getting smashed by Jared Sipe.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Being with a crazy mix of people who won’t judge you for being you!” Fun Fact: Trevor can quote the entirety...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
*Photo credit to KaityJo Photography
Name: Mary Vollmar II Age: 22 Year: Senior Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Exercise and Sports Science, French, Education and Coaching Minor What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “When Joe Totten caught the snitch!” [in MWR2012 qualifying game against Crimson Warhawks] What is the best part about Quidditch?: “The best part...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
*Photo credit to Justin Z Sims
Name: Tim Ohlert Age: 18 Year: Freshman Position: Beater Years on Team: One Major: Environmental Science What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Kidditch at the Metrodome, we recruit at a young age.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “With Quidditch being a unique new sport, there is a lot of room for new ideas and strategies.” Fun...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Kayla Millard Age: 19 Year: Freshman Position: Beater Years on Team: One Major: Genetics and Cell Development What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “When Joe got beat in the face after tormenting those girl beaters at Regionals.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “EVERYTHING.” Fun Fact: Kayla owns chickens. She has 8 of them at her house.
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Nick Berg Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Position: Keeper Years on Team: One Major: Management Information Systems What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Going through the hoop to block ‘Thor’s’ goal from Crimson Warhawks at Midwest Regionals.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Getting to know new people.” Fun Fact: Nick got a speeding ticket...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
*Photo credit to Justin Z Sims
Name: Matt Jass Age: 18 Year: Freshman Position: Chaser Years on Team: One Major: Biomedical Engineering What is your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “Our all-night drive to Ohio.” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “Going behind the hoops.” Fun Fact: Mott Joss Apple Sauce is the youngest person on Minnesota Quidditch, turning 18 in...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Kaity (Mc)Ginn Age: 22 Year: Senior Position: Chaser Years on Team: Three Major: Animal Science What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Spending 20+ hours with our entire team crammed into a very small camper to make it to our first real Quidditch tournament, World Cup IV in New York. Needless to say, we had some great team bonding time.” What is the best part about...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Zach Meier Age: “for(i=0; i<20;i++){}cout«i;” Year: “Junior Mints” Position: “Bench Warmer” Years on Team: “I started the team” Major: Mechanical Engineering What’s your greatest Quidditch Memory?: “I suffer from amnesia” What is the best part about Quidditch?: “me” Fun Fact: “I’m...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Joe Marino Age: 20 Year: Junior Position: Beater/Snitch Years on Team: One Major: Physics What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Snitching for the Minnesota/Marquette series last year. The first two games were fairly tame, but the third match was intense. Bruises, cuts, and dirt. My shirt still has the rips and holes to prove it.” What is the best part about...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Classic Minnesota Quidditch shitting the bed and not doing player profiles for two months. But that’s about to change…?
Name: Leah Vogel Age: 21 Year: Junior Position: Chaser Years on Team: Two Major: Art BA What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Going to Boston for the Champions Series. It had all of the fun of playing competitive Quidditch without the added pressure of,...
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EIGHTHMAN SHOWING MINNESOTA SOME PROPS
Second Team
At Chaser 1- Jared Sipe!
Honorable Mention
Beater 1: Matt Yost! Great job Matt for getting noticed at Regionals! Especially because you weren’t even there. That takes skill. The two male beaters we brought with this weekend were Joe Marino and Tim Ohlert! Brand new players this season. And we are very sorry for being inconsistent (we know we are just messing up all these...
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Hit Squad: SJ Rowland (Minnesota)
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Everyone. Meet SJ Rowland.
He goes to school in Minnesota and provides a nice dosage of physical play to matches for his team. He would be one of the more speedy guys on the Hit Squad and looks to be someone that the IQA needs to game plan for.
His history in Soccer makes his legs his greatest strength. He tackles exceptionally well from the side with his hip. When on...
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Meet Minnesota Quidditch!
Name: Matt Yost Age: 22 Year: Graduate Position: Beater Years on Team: 2 Major: English What is your greatest Quidditch memory?: “Coming up from basically nothing at World Cup last year. Really taking every game as a learning experience, and then coming together and working for it. So much love, sweat, and teamwork. Also discovering pupusas in Boston last year. Shit, that was...
