University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Student-Athletes Compete in Annual Spring 5K Husky Obstacle Challenge
5/7/2019 12:56:00 PM | General
STORRS, Conn. – This past Friday, student-athletes from Men's Ice Hockey, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving and Golf participated in the Annual Spring 5K Husky Obstacle Challenge planned and organized by the UConn Sports Performance Department.
This annual competition, which takes place at 5:45 a.m. on the last mandatory day of training for off-season sports, commences a major and extensive 90 minute period of training consisting of a distance 5K with 11 obstacles, requiring a combination of strength, stamina and most importantly, teamwork. Competing student-athletes are broken down into smaller teams of 5-8 athletes - with multiple sports combined in some cases.
The 5K Husky Obstacle Challenge finishes at the Storrs Brothers' Monument at the top of Cemetery Hill to acknowledge the hard work of the University founders and reflect on the opportunities that we have been given and accept the challenge to pay it forward while overlooking the quiet, still campus.
Men and Women's teams with the fastest finishing times, along with a comprehensive list of competition events can be found below:
Fastest Men's Team Time - 50:30.0
Men's Ice Hockey – Sasha Payusov, Phil Nyberg, Ruslan Iskhakov, Jonny Evans, Brad Stone, Jachym Kondelik, Carter Turnbull
Fastest Women's Team Time - 54:50.0
Combined Team – Mel Couzis (W. Soccer), Zoe Steck (W. Soccer), Pato Jerzak (W. Soccer), Izzy Peterson(Volleyball), Morgan Wabick (W. Hockey), Genna Florig (Volleyball), Sam Carpentier-Yelle (W. Hockey)
Events
Work Station 1 (field house weight room)
Burpee Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups
30 yd. Balance Beam
100 yd. Walking Lunges
100 yd. Hurdle Over-Under's
200 yd. Team Sled Dragging
100 yd. Tire Flip
South Garage Stairs
Work Station 2
Inchworms, Squats, Mountain Climbers
25 yd. Med Ball Carry & Stack
100 yd. Team Log Carry and Press
Team Prowler Push up Cemetery Hill
