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Marnie
with Deuce
Deuce set a new club record
for the 10 inch jump height,
running one of his heat
in 4.08 seconds!
Congratulations, Deuce! |
Sometimes the final
standings don't reflect the success a team had. That was the
case at the Hawkeye Hustlers Fall Fling in Amana, IA on October
16th and 17th.
MDTC sent two teams to the tournament, Great
Balls of Fur and All Fur'd Up. GBF finished 6th in their division
on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday. AFU was 2nd on Saturday and
5th on Sunday. But that doesn't tell the whole story.
Both teams raced very consistently and competitively
all weekend, and all of the dogs earned a lot of points toward
their NAFA titles. In fact, each of the four dogs on GBF earned
just over 1,000 points! Because five dogs shared the racing
spots on AFU, the point totals varied from just over 250 to
over 800 for the dogs on that team. It was definitely a very
successful weekend for both teams!
The Great Balls of Fur team, running over
12 inch jumps, consisted of Madison (Sarah Willems), Rosie
(Kira Haslam), Whim (Marnie Hammerle), and Ted (Karen Michalski).
Betzi (Evan Emmons) was also on the team. She didn't race,
but got the opportunity to practice in the prerace warm-ups
and did very well. The five racers on All Fur'd Up, who ran
at 10 inches, were Quest (Pam Caldwell), Xoe (Kimberly Follett),
Disney (Mari Pavleje), Deuce (Marnie Hammerle), and Finney
(Fred Kauer).
As always, we couldn't have raced without
our extra helpers: Patty McDanel (Evan's sister) and Vera
Hammerle. We also want to thank Kimberly's boyfriend, Frank,
Patty's friend, Arlene, Roberta Kauer, and Chuck, Sydney,
and Bryce Willems for spending the weekend cheering the teams
on.
Last but not least, Deuce set a new club
record for the 10 inch jump height, running one of his heats
in 4.08 seconds. Congratulations, Deuce!
- Submitted by Mari Pavleje
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