Mission Improvable made its way to MMC on Tuesday January 20th. Here they are seen doing a skit with Freshman Mitchell Zenk.
Mission Improvable is a group of four guys who perform improv skits like the shows 'Who's Line Is It Anyway' and 'Wild 'n Out'. Here they are getting help from the audience.Lancers sprinter Brandon Phizacklea is so close to setting a new MMC indoor track record, all he needs to shave is a fraction of a second.
Phizacklea, a native from Colorado Springs, CO, is four one-hundredths of a second away from Clayson Glasgow’s 7.23 which currently stands as the record.
Glasgow set the record in a meet in December 11, 2003. The record’s life has lasted nearly six years without many challengers.
With his current best at 7.26, Phizacklea hopes he can claim the record quickly. His next opportunity will be in Storm Lake, IA this Saturday at the Buena Vista Invitational.
Entering his fifth year as the head baseball coach at Mount Marty, Andy Bernatow doesn’t know if he’s ever seen the energy level as high in the first week of practice.
“I was really impressed,” Bernatow said. “The energy level was up and the team was really focused.”
Practice began last Sunday upon returning from Christmas break and will continue until February 7 when the Lancers travel to the Metrodome to face Vitbero College.
Among numerous techniques, Bernatow tweaked his practice plans to allow his practices to move smoother. Bernatow sends his plans to players before each night of practice, blueprinting his expectations and desired outcomes.
Bernatow believes that practice is an essential tool to the team’s success.
“We have made it a point to e-mail out practice plans to the players. This allows them a better opportunity to be prepared mentally and physically for practice.”
The high energy level makes it easier for practice preparations , a necessity considering that the Lancers face one of their toughest non-conference schedules in recent memory. With 22 non-conference games on the schedule, the Lancers need a jump out of the gates.
After bitter end to last season and a long wait to the new season, Bernatow has hopes for his squad.
“This team has high expectations to go along with tremendous potential,” Bernatow said. “I am very optimistic and excited.”Bernatow’s optimism is evident through the goals he set for his team — one of which is to win a Great Plains Athletic Conference championship.
After breaking the NAIA Women’s Basketball Division II top 25 last week, the Lancers began this week as the 19th best team in the nation.
After defeating both Dakota Wesleyan University and Midland Lutheran College last week, the Lancers continue moving up.
“Being ranked says a lot about our women’s team,” Lancers coach Tom Schlimgen said. “We’ve played a tough schedule and our mental approach has been very good.”
The Lancers (14-5) currently are tied for the fourth place position in the GPAC with a 5-2 record. They lost only to No. 7 Northwestern University and No. 1 Morningside.
This is impressive considering that the Lancers were picked tenth in the preseason poll at the beginning of the year. However, the Lancers feel as if they still haven’t accomplished much.
“We have some high goals that are still in reach, but we have not got to them yet,” Schlimgen said.
These goals don’t get any easier to achieve as the season progresses. The Lancers travel to Sewerd, Neb. on Saturday to face Concordia University with whom they share fourth place in the GPAC with.
