Best in the Midwest

What's this? Oh, nothing really. Just the trophy for the

Midwest Rugby DIII Championship!

Despite being a bad day to be outside, April 16, 2011 was a good day to be a Raven. AU squared off against the Redbirds of Illinois State, the Beavers of Bemidji, and finally the Barons of Franciscan University, getting W's all along the way.

The best single word I could use to describe the Anderson campaign would be "determined." The sleet flew down from the sky in spiteful gusts, stinging faces, necks, and hands before it would melt and sink deep into the fabric of clothing, soaking it and nullifying its ability to protect against the merciless wind. The squad was spread pretty thin over the course of the day, with no fewer than four AU athletes having to drop out of the campaign due to injury. In the end, with exhaustion encroaching on all fronts and no subs left to put in, what won the trophy was just a stubborn refusal to quit.

That'll do for now.

-Ryan