2008 Woodie Awards
Athlete of the Week
Lisa Ritland - Women's Tennis and Track
Ashlee Thatcher
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Sports
How has the track team done this season?
We have had a strong start. It will be a promising indoor and outdoor season. I won't be here for the outdoor season though -- I will be in Senegal spring term studying French.
Talk to me about Coach Jacobsen.
She is a great coach. She really knows her stuff, is very organized and very enthusiastic. She works us hard and makes us better athletes. She is also very flexible with us, which is nice at such a demanding school.
What are some team goals as well as some individual goals?
For the indoor season, we have a lot of freshman, so we need to get to know them. Over reading period we're going to Bj***umlaut o***rklunden for some team bonding. Our main goal is to have everyone improve to rack up a lot of points at the conference meet. We just had our third meet at the University of Chicago and being just our third meet, it was exciting to see how a lot of people have improved already.
What are the biggest differences between indoor and outdoor track?
The biggest thing is the facilities. We don't have a good indoor track at Lawrence to practice on. The curves make us more prone to injuries because the track is shorter then a normal indoor track. In the outdoor season, we get more out of our workouts and can get faster times. I like the outdoor season because it has the 400-meter hurdles, which I placed fourth in at conference last year.
If you had only one year to live, what three things would you make sure you did?
I would go to New Zealand to visit where my grandmother grew up. I would also go to the finals of Wimbledon and take my family on a sweet vacation, like to the Alps or somewhere cool.
We have had a strong start. It will be a promising indoor and outdoor season. I won't be here for the outdoor season though -- I will be in Senegal spring term studying French.
Talk to me about Coach Jacobsen.
She is a great coach. She really knows her stuff, is very organized and very enthusiastic. She works us hard and makes us better athletes. She is also very flexible with us, which is nice at such a demanding school.
What are some team goals as well as some individual goals?
For the indoor season, we have a lot of freshman, so we need to get to know them. Over reading period we're going to Bj***umlaut o***rklunden for some team bonding. Our main goal is to have everyone improve to rack up a lot of points at the conference meet. We just had our third meet at the University of Chicago and being just our third meet, it was exciting to see how a lot of people have improved already.
What are the biggest differences between indoor and outdoor track?
The biggest thing is the facilities. We don't have a good indoor track at Lawrence to practice on. The curves make us more prone to injuries because the track is shorter then a normal indoor track. In the outdoor season, we get more out of our workouts and can get faster times. I like the outdoor season because it has the 400-meter hurdles, which I placed fourth in at conference last year.
If you had only one year to live, what three things would you make sure you did?
I would go to New Zealand to visit where my grandmother grew up. I would also go to the finals of Wimbledon and take my family on a sweet vacation, like to the Alps or somewhere cool.
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Pat Neary
posted 3/03/08 @ 11:26 AM CST
Thank you for the article. Lisa is a cousin in my wife's family. She is a wonderful, caring, and talented young woman.
Pat Neary
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