Jessica Ivry

Past Entries

Entry 1

January 31, 2006

Hey everyone!!!

I am so sorry it has been so long since my last diary entry, but I have a lot of updates for you all!!!  I will highlight some of the best moments for our team since my last dairy entry.

At the beginning of December, we traveled to chilly Miami of Ohio for an Invitational where we competed against our top Division 3 rivals and some tough Division 1 teams.  Despite our very short taper, we went into the meet with fire in our bellies and went after our national cuts.  It was an exciting three days, especially with the huge group of parents who had traveled from all across the country to see us.  Martina, Emory’s sports massage therapist, was there to massage our tired muscles and we definitely tired her out (we caught her sleeping on the massage bed by the end of the meet)!  We were so lucky to have her with us, because she kept us energetic and excited throughout the long and tiring meet.  Even though it was a fun and thrilling weekend, everyone was eager to get back to Emory, because finals were creeping up on us.

Finals ended just as quickly as they arrived and we were all off to our homes all across the country.  It was so nice to be home, but I couldn’t forget that Florida training was just a couple weeks away.  I can’t believe that as a junior I still get nervous for winter training.  When I arrived at the Royal Flamingo Villas, it all seemed too familiar.  The training began and the Steve Lewis circuit was back in action with a not-so-nice twist that made it even more difficult. Thank goodness the weather was awesome most days, because that made the grueling practices seem a little better. At least I was getting a tan for my hours of hard labor!  It was also awesome to have Kelly and Cyrus, our alumni coaches, around to yell at us and rub it in that they would never have to feel our pain again.  The long ten days ended with the meet against University of Tampa.  Despite the horror stories of past years, the sun was out and our team definitely showed up for the challenge. We proved that we could work hard and still show what we’ve got in the end.

When we returned to Atlanta, we didn’t have much time to settle in before the next cycle of practices started and another meet!  The SCAD meet gave us another chance to race and have some fun with it too.  As I finished our last cycle, we looked forward to the promise of classes starting and taper only a couple weeks off!

Now that second semester is in full swing and we just finished our dual meet season, taper is on the minds of all.  We are less than two weeks from UAAS, three weeks from Emory Invite, and five weeks from Nationals!

Who would have thought this season would fly by so fast?  The team has worked incredibly hard and all I can say is that everyone better be ready, because we are gonna to bring it!!!

Jessica is a junior from Orinda, California. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.