The Wake

You know you’re good when the University of Minnesota men’s tennis coach Dave Geatz wants you to play for his team after he watches you at a national tournament at age 14. You know you’re really good when you’re the first freshman in the state of Arkansas to win a state tournament at the high-school level. And when you beat a No. 1 seed and a No. 2 seed on your way to Big 10 singles tournament championship in 2003, everyone begins to notice how good you really are. This is the story of Chris Wettengel, …

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Comedian Denis Leary, who smokes like a chimney and guzzles longnecks, isn’t a ringing endorsement on the state of health in America, but had insightful commentary on exercise in one of his bits. “I’m not a workout guy, but I understood Nautilus. It made sense. There were arm machines and leg machines. But have you seen these people who are using the stair-master? Huh? Have we turned into gerbils ladies and gentlemen?”It isn’t the stair-master and it may still be on a stationary bike, but there’s certainly nothing stationary about it. Simply put, a spinning class would send Denis Leary …

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“The Dynasty Begins.” This was the inscription on a sign held by Thomas Vanek and Tyler Hirsch of the Gophers men’s hockey team, who attended the men’s hockey intramural championship game at Ridder Arena. Along with Vanek and Hirsch, nearly 30 spectators witnessed the youngest hockey intramural team ever to win a championship, intramural supervisor Steve Schreader said. The Sanford All-Stars, comprised of 10 freshmen and two sophomores, outlasted the Perenium Falcons for a 2-1 victory and the championship. The championship game proved to be more of a struggle for the All-Stars than they may have expected …

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