



In the weeks since his first tryout we (meaning I) have tried "DL," "Loop," "Key," and probably some other attempted nicknames but haven't had one stick yet. Doesn't matter at the moment, though; the physical person of Dylan Leupke is now part of the Champions Club!
Dylan is an 8th grader and a baseball teammate of Derek and Jaxson, and also plays football (and basketball - in the crudest sense of the word - against Derek before and after sessions. So far Dylan has seemed to make himself perfectly comfortable in here, regardless of who is around him, which sometimes makes it difficult to reel him in to focus on the workout, itself. But when he does he's shown the ability to run, jump, lift with good form, and work at a high intensity. Another intangible that I noticed early on is his tendency to ask really good questions, ones that make me think he's trying to get these habits to stick. The baseball quintet of him, Wesley, Derek, Jaxson, and Alex Schulz seems to be primed to provide a welcome balance to the chimps of the Monkey Exhibit. Maybe we call them the Gorilla Gang? Never mind, this is supposed to be a New Kid post. Welcome to the Champions Club Dylan!
Ghosts of Champions Club past: Ricky Carey