Senior Brett Jordan, Apacoiyspe team coptain, (ompetes at the Ultimate Frisbee sectionals Sept. 17 in Memphis, Tenn. The Apocalypse ranked fourth out of seven teams in the tournament. ·Jonathan lindsay Teammate plays through injury for sake of game During a game of volleyball at a friend's family reunion Sept. 3, 6-foot-2-inch sophomore Apocalypse member Landon Ganus went for a spike. As he came down, he caught his leg on freshman Josh Eichorn's father's shoulders. Ganus said he landed awkwardly on the concrete ROOf and broke his elbow. Two weeks later, Apocalypse, the Ultimate Frisbee team, had club sectionals in Memphis, Tenn. Instead ofsitting the tournament our, Ganus not only played, btl[ practiced prior to the tournament. "I love Ultimate Frisbee," Ganus said. "It would have taken a broken leg for me to not have played in that tournament," Ganus said that although he wouldn't injure his dbow even more, his doctor told him the pain risk was great. Club secrionals consisred offive games Sept. 17and two games Sept. 18. During one of the games on Saturday, Ganus S<1.id he was undercut by a player from the oppos– ing team and landed directly on his elbow. "I was running across the end wne, and I gO[ my legs taken alit by someone f.1lling in front of me going for the disc," Ganus said. "} rolled over him, and as I did, I felt my elbow pop. For a few seconds, I was worried that I had messed it up more, which really frightened me for a little bit." Ganus cominued ro play the rest of the rourna– ment. "It's going to rake a lor more than an elbow to keep me out ofa tournament," Ganus said. "'As long as I still have my right arm, I'm going to play. Plus, my aunt, COllsin and grandma were there for parr of it, and it meant a lot co me that they see me play some." To protect his elbow while playing, Ganus wrapped it tight, along with his wrist. He said that al though it hindeted him some while playing, the: main thing was that it hurr. . "I basically couldn't use it for anything without it hurting," Ganus said. "Natu rally, it's more difficult having to play with only one hand. There were one or nvo times when I had co reach down by my left ankle to catch the disc with my left hand. That hurr a lot." Ganus said that it also affected his running since he did not have his left arm to swing, which caused his stride: to be weakened. Although Ganus did not mind playing while injured, his parents had different thoughts. "My parents didn't like that I was goi ng to work [my elbow] so hard, so soon, but they knew that I'd be miserable if I didn't get to play," Ganus said. Apocalypse competed in its first tournament in the full of2002, and in the full of2003, it became an official Harding otganiz.arion. It won its first tournament, the Blue Plate Special, in Jackson, Tenn., chat same year. By che spring of2004, Apocalypse competed in its first college series. The co-cJ.ptains for the year were seniors WhitJordan, Brerr Jordan and Jordan Walters. ·Cynthia Noah kinesiology deltoITi1\l!l!Jdelto Row 1: J. Yingling , N. Hamilton, B. Gill, T. Morrison. Row 2: R. Rios, B. Bates, P. Morse, L. Mitchell, T. Fletcher. Row 1: K. Anzueto, C. Murillo, P. Huezo, B. Burks. Row 2: J. Kramer, R. Jerkins, R. Kaczmarek. athletics i l"i '"
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