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Show 0 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 5 7TIreStlin0 (1211 J11,11 IltD1 ' r c!espite lack of funding L BY MARKEE r HECKINLIABLE markeekaenews I ; Although the wrestling team at Dixie State University doesn't compete in the NCAA, the idea of being called a club makes head coach Wayne Briggs cringe. Briggs has been coaching DSU's wrestling team , ,- . 1 ,,,,,., ) '', , .g i t, ' '''. ... ,, 't,, 1 -- ,........ v " -- ' s, 0, . 0 , , , ., ...., , - - 4,1 i '111' t Cr Kasdan Felshaw, a junior accounting major from Mesquite, Nevada, attempts to pin his opponent at the 2017 Colorado State University State Invitational. Wrestling competes in national tournaments by raising its own funds and by generous donations. have a national championship in Division II this year. Because wrestling season recently began, Briggs said it's hard to tell if the team has improved on any set of skills. But the team has several state champions this year, which is something it's never had before. "The level of high school quality wrestlers who are coming into our program are much higher than it ever was," Briggs said. "We have a much better potential than we've ever nationwide." The team competes in the west coast conference and is currently a Division II team. Briggs said it's a possibility the team will be moved to Division I next year. He said he hopes to tom '1 t for five years and said by utilizing the club status, the wrestling team doesn't affect Title IX. Right now DSU is working toward full compliance with Title IX because it's focusing on adding more women's sports. But if DSU were to make the wrestling team an official athletic program, Briggs said DSU would no longer be in compliance with Title IX because it would be adding more men's sports. "Wrestling programs as a whole have been the ones getting cut because of Title IX," Briggs said. "The NCWA was created for the sole purpose of giving good wrestling an opportunity to still compete .-... ) had." The team currently has 18 to 20 members who actively attend practice. Among those is team captain Kasdan Felshaw, a junior accounting major from Mesquite, Nevada. As a team captain, Felshaw helps motivate the team. "I feel like we have a lot of strength in our lighter weight classes," Felshaw said. "But we also have strength in numbers. We have a lot of guys who are very skilled and have been wrestling for years." The team also has members from all over the country including three from the state of Washington. Colton Economy, a freshman business major from Blaine, Washington, said he wants to be able to put as many points up as possible in tournaments and competitions this season. "We want to contribute to this program as much as possible and represent Washington in a good way," Economy said. The team is funded sole ly on donations. Because of the size of the team this year, having a larger bus to transport members to competitions was vital for Briggs. He said the team was able to purchase a $15,000 bus, but a GoFund Me page was recently set up to help pay off the cost of it. "It's kind of like we put the chicken before the egg," he said. "We're trying to see if we can get as much money as we can to pay for what we already paid for." reas ost athletes sleep patterns being monitored, what effects does sleep have on their performances? How are ;In ,tea mil woul ue i -- - --- -- us i 2 . i cIic , 1 ns i UPCOMING GAMES 1 ibilo I ', nts , ,, 1 t 1 J 'lir ) ' I Ir 1 - I -- - - 71 Iif----- 1 1 y 4,-- . .: I 'I t, Dll 5 z : :0.- , i ir 1,, 1.) 11' Li 1 1 i ;'h. 1 I 1 i - 1 - I I ' 1 I k 1 ,-, 1 , Y 1 . 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Oklahoma State University's article titled, "Sleeper team: How Oklahoma State is using the science of sleep sports programs chose to start looking into Rise Science. "Two of our main focuses are sleep and hydration," said football head coach Shay McClure. McClure also said all the coaches encourage players to begin hydrating and getting on a healthy sleep schedule at least 24 hours prior to game-da- y. There can be benefits to both home and away games; however, away games tend to have less distractions in comparison. McClure said he enjoys away games because he knows his players are getting at least nine hours of rest. DSU's football coaches enforce a 10:30 p.m. bed check during away games, making sure all lights are out by 11 p.m. Red shirt senior quarterback Michael Sanders, a senior sociology major from Phoenix, Arizona, said away games are more to his liking because it keeps him away from distractions at home. Sanders said the team performs better as a whole when players are all well rested. "An individual cannot win a game; it has to be a team effort,"Sanders said. Athletic trainer Bruno Silva said another way to improve athletes' performance and injury rate is with better nutrition. If DSU had the extra money, he would provide nutritious food for the athletes. Silva said fatigue caused by lack of sleep or food intake can leave a player prone to more injuries on the field. Wide receiver Orlando Wallace, a junior business major from Cathedral City, California, said he averages six hours of sleep per night but tries to get more the night before a game. Before given the results of how sleep can benefit you, Wallace said he didn't believe it decreased injury rates. More sleep could benefit for a day game, but not so much for a night game, he said. Although a program such as Rise Science is not within the DSU athletic budget, different angles can be taken to improve the football players sleep at 2 p.m. 11 mal ecoel BY CARISSA MARTINEZ to try and improve performance," in 2017 addresses athletes sleeping schedules. The institution invested into a program called Rise Science, which provides daily sleep insights taken from an individual's sleep data to improve their performance, behavior and reduce injury rates. Based on the data Oklahoma State collected, its injury rates for players have decreased by 70 percent and have also decreased mental errors by 50 percent. After this research was at 5 p.m. at Utah State University Nov 14 at noon When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Kentavious Caldwell-Pop- e, he in- stantly became something he had never really been before. in to They brought him be a veteran presence on a team full of kids. is Only Caldwell-Pop- e old himself. 24 years only And he usually doesn't feel that much older than his teammates. "Sometimes it shows," Caldwell-Pop- e said, smiling at the thought. There are moments in games when the chasm between their experience levels shows, too. It happened Sunday night at Staples Center in the closing minute of the 2 win over Lakers the Memphis Grizzlies. 107-10- Where the Lakers' brigade had the kinds of lulls young players will havea late turnover by Lonzo Ball, a botched in bounds play by Kyle Kuzma, a second half by Brandon Caldwell-Pop- e Ingram stepped in. The Lakers led by just two-poi- nt win over Grizzlies 107-10-2 three points, after having led by 22 earlier, and the Grizzlies had the ball. Caldwell-Pop- e stripped James Ennis then scored off a screen from Brook Lopez with 19.1 seconds left in the game. It gave the Lakers a cushion, enough to hold off the surging Grizzlies. "That's the difference between being in this five-poi- nt league for a while (and being inexperienced)," Lakers coach Luke Walton said. "You know when he was in Detroit, a lot of their close games he's the one they ran plays for. So he's taking big shots, he's hitting bit shots. "He hit the big one in see Lakers page 6 |