Team RECON Wins Omaha Games
November 25, 2014 | Baseball
The Omaha challenge was designed to honor our troops and special forces who put their lives on the line every day to keep our country safe. Over a three day period our seven man teams competed in various physical challenges requiring strength, stamina, speed, agility and mental toughness. By the end of day three the last two teams standing competed in the tug of war, winner take all. It's incredible to see the blood sweat and tears of 12 weeks of strength and conditioning come down to two teams pulling on a rope. And while only one team walks away a winner, our entire program learns the value of hard work, courage, sportsmanship and teamwork. For those reasons and many more, we say a special thanks to all those amazing people who work to keep our country safe, and along the way teach us to be better people, better competitors, and better teammates.
--The Omaha Challenge Creed
Team RECON consisting of Will Ballowe, Henry Baker, Braden Bishop, Spencer Jones, Channing Nesbitt, Austin Rei and Will Sparks won the three-day Omaha Challenge, which wrapped up Tuesday in the Dempsey Indoor Center on Tuesday.
Team RECON won the first two battles over Team LRRPS to earn bragging rights for the year.
Every player wore shirts with "Leave No Man Behind" etched on their backs, following the mantra of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The day symbolized the last day the team would be separated into five different units. When they return from Thanksgiving, the team would be a whole unit working towards a unified goal - working to get to the College World Series in Omaha.Training with the same mentality that the Armed Forces trains will hopefully help them in their goals. The team utilized the theme of "I am purple" to remind them of their goals every day.
I Am Purple
I am a baseball player at the University of Washington. As a Husky,
I will do anything I can do to help my team.
I made the choice to be here, knowing it would not be easy and that I'd be pushed to the limit.
I know that I'll be asked to make sacrifices, leaving friends and family behind, with only the security of my teammates and coaches.
I will keep my mind and my body right, alert and strong, for this is my debt to my teammates and program.
I will not fail those whom I line up beside. I will never embarrass my teammates, my coaches, or my program.
I will stay in great shape, and take pride in our facilities as this is our home, and we hold it sacred.
I will never stop pushing regardless of the score. If I am winning I will continue to fight, and if I'm losing I will find a way to win.
My goal is to be purple regardless of the circumstances, and to wake up the next day and do it again.
I am a Washington Husky and I know what that means. I'm one of a chosen few who can change the world. I am Purple.
