Big Cat Interview Day 4

We interviewed Ryan Murphy after the Towel Hang to hear what he thought about the event, his overall performance, and the Big Cat Challenge.

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Videos From Big Cat Day 4 - Towel Hang

Yesterday's champ Kyle Felix performing the towel hang
Josh Fink holding on in the last seconds of his hang
Kevin Francke makes his return to the Big Cat Challenge
Freshman John Hall and Will Donnan go head to head
Former individual leader Ben Klimesh in his attempt at the towel hang
Ryan Murphy's towel hang with commentary from Noah "mono" Solomon 
Matt Grimshaw finishes up his attempt and Nick Pappas puts up a stellar towel hang
Kevin Jackson and Dom Robusto battle it out for first place

Big Cat Individual Standings After 4 Events

Things have really tightened up at the top of the leaderboard making tomorrow's event, the Hill Run, that much more pressure filled for those competing for the top spot.  The event will test both speed and power as players will be sprinting up a 150 meter hill carrying a weighted object.  Here are the overall standings going into tomorrow's Hill Run...

Name	Total
Jackson	28
Robusto	32
Pappas	35
Keiser	39
Klimesh	40
Binder	44
Paillet	47
Bay	47
Spriggs	51
Woodruff	52
Lawson	56
Murphy	59
Hunter	62
Bentz	62
Donnan	63
Haaf	66
Felix	70
Panozzo	71
Barron	73
Hall	73
Ryan	77
Knowlton	78
Warren	88
Heckerl	88
Webb	89
Grimshaw	90
Bogese	91
Jones	92
Fink	96
Rockafellow	96
Calbick	105
Lucero	108
Clements	109
Frasier	118
Francke	128
Stanton	130
Burden	132
Foster	134
Robertson	140

Big Cat Day 4 - Towel Hang

Today's event, the towel hang, brought about a new look to the top of the leaderboard.  Sophomore Ben Klimesh and senior Eric Binder, who held the top 2 spots the first 3 days of the Big Cat Challenge, each had their struggles with the towel hang and were both bumped down a few notches on the leaderboard.  Junior Kevin Jackson and Sophomore Dom Robusto were the last two competitors in the event and each held on longer than the previous top time and battled it out for first place.  In the end, it was Jackson who outlasted Robusto by 10 seconds and claimed his first win in this year's individual Big Cat Challenge.

After a rough start to Big Cat, both Jackson and Robusto have rallied in the past couple events to find themselves atop the overall leaderboard with Jackson holding on to first place and Robusto right behind him in second.  Also hopping to the top of the standings are sophomore Nick Pappas who is currently in 3rd place overall and junior Will Keiser who sits in 4th place.

Here are the results from today's event, the Towel Hang:

Name	Time		Points
Jackson	118.5		1
Robusto	108.64		2
Keiser	93.21		3
Bay	90.96		4
Bentz	88.98		5
Calbick	88.16		6
Spriggs	87.01		7
Pappas	86.83		8
Paillet	81.97		9
Grimshaw	78.01		10
Hall	76.59		11
Woodruff	76.51		12
Knowlton	76.37		13
Bogese	75.06		14
Haaf	74.08		15
Fink	72.4		16
Francke	66.45		17
Lawson	66.42		18
Heckerl	65.15		19
Murphy	62.28		20
Warren	61.94		21
Jones	61.78		22
Clements	61.64		23
Lucero	59.92		24
Hunter	59.64		25
Klimesh	58.8		26
Donnan	58.58		27
Felix	57.65		28
Binder	56.79		29
Rockafellow	56.48		30
Panozzo	56.21		31
Barron	55.58		32
Burden	51.57		33
Ryan	47.99		34
Webb	44.96		35
Frasier	35.12		36
Stanton	28.57		37

Videos from Big Cat Days 2 and 3

Strongman Event
Kyle Felix's Winning Effort
Seniors Andrew Lawson and Evan Jones go head-to-head
Michael Bentz and Chris Ryan post strong runs
Marquee Matchup between Eric Binder and Ryan Murphy
Freshman Kyle Bogese takes a spill in his heat
Senior Mike Hunter matches up against Freshman Kelly Woodruff
Roommates John Paillet and Mike Panozzo race for bragging rights

Wall Ball
Kyle Felix vs. John Paillet
Jackson vs. Warren
Klimesh vs. Pappas
Rockafellow vs. Woodruff
Binder vs. Clements
Hunter vs. Jones

Big Cat Interview Day 2

Roommates Kyle Felix and Dom Robusto finished 1st and 2nd in the Strongman event and were asked to comment on their performances and the Big Cat Challenge.  Each has a different perspective on the challenge as a whole so check out the video to see what they had to say...

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Unofficial Big Cat Challenge Day 3 Results

Today's event was Wall Ball.  In this competition, players were had to perform a deep squat with a 20 lb. medicine ball in hand and heave it over a 10 ft. marker on a wall as many times as they could in 1 minute.  What turned out to be the deciding factor for many of the competitors was efficiency as opposed to speed, as players were not alloted points if they did not touch the ball beneath them or get the med ball throw over the designated line.

As it stands, Sophomore Weston Haaf, barefooted and fresh off a meal in Mabee dining hall, holds the lead in the Wall Ball event with 35 successful attempts.  A few pitchers who threw in yesterday's Spring World Series game were unable to compete in today's event due to day after pitching bikram yoga.  These competitors will be allowed to make up today's event at a later date...

Sophomore Dom Robusto and Sophomore Nick Pappas each put themselves in good position to make a late push in the running for the individual championship by placing high in today's Wall Ball event while Senior and current Big Cat leader Eric Binder slipped up a bit and allowed the competition to gain some ground.

Tomorrow's event, the towel hang will test each individual's grip strength and we could possibly see some fluctuations in the leader board.

Here are the results from today's Wall Ball event:

Name	Total		Points
Haaf	35		1
Lawson	33		2
Pappas	31		3
Robusto	30		4
Barron	30		4
Klimesh	30		4
Jackson	30		4
Spriggs	30		4
Binder	29		9
Donnan	29		9
Webb	29		9
Felix	28		12
Bay	28		12
Ryan	28		12
Murphy	28		12
Warren	28		12
Keiser	27		17
Jones	27		17
Hunter	26		19
Knowlton	26		19
Woodruff	26		19
Frasier	26		19
Heckerl	26		19
Rockafellow	25		24
Paillet	24		25
Lucero	24		25
Stanton	24		25
Bentz	22		28
Grimshaw	22		28
Hall	22		28
Burden	21		31
Clements	16		32
Fink
Panozzo
Foster
Bogese