University of Michigan football team visits the Upper Peninsula

NEWBERRY, Mich. (WLUC) – The College of Michigan soccer completed their journey across the state with a go to to some U.P. points of interest.

“Now we have had an action-packed day,” College of Michigan Soccer Affiliate Athletic Director Dave Ablauf mentioned of the workforce.

Over 140 gamers and coaches packed into six buses to make a journey throughout Michigan over the previous week. Friday concluded their journey with a go to to 5 completely different locations throughout three counties.

“Pictured Rocks in Munising will cap off our journey across the State of Michigan,” Ablauf mentioned. “We began off Friday by going to the Soo Locks, then as much as the Nice Lakes Shipwreck Museum. Then we got here right down to Tahquamenon Falls and now we’re right here at Oswald’s Bear Ranch.”

Ablauf added that the thought for a summer season journey throughout the Nice Lakes State was first mentioned by the workforce in February, when Ablauf talked about the workforce ought to take a look at the Higher Peninsula.

“We simply needed to provide them the chance to see this nice state,” Ablauf defined. “It’s one thing that not a variety of the fellows on the workforce have finished.”

Ablauf mentioned that solely a small fraction of the workforce had really visited Higher Michigan previous to the journey throughout the Mackinac Bridge on Friday morning.

“We solely have 10 gamers which have ever stepped foot within the U.P. earlier than this,” Ablauf mentioned. “We thought this journey can be an excellent academic alternative in addition to a variety of enjoyable.”

Ablauf mentioned the workforce was overwhelmed by the help from followers at each cease throughout the journey. He famous that many stopped to greet the gamers and coaches as quickly as they arrived.

“We love the truth that our followers have come out, that they’ve actually cheered us on, interacted with us, taken photos with the fellows and gotten autographs,” Ablauf added. “To have the ability to get our guys out and about slightly than simply in a soccer uniform on the sector is one thing we needed to do whereas we have been doing this.”

The workforce traveled again to Ann Arbor Friday night time in preparation for coaching camp, which begins August 2.

Michigan’s first soccer recreation of the season is dwelling towards Colorado State at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3.

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