Friday, October 17, 2008 Athlete Spotlight: Ahmad Salim For Behrend senior Ahmad Salim, soccer is his only sport. “Ever since I learned to walk, I’ve been playing,” says Salim. “It’s just always been a passion of mine." The Pittsburgh native played soccer throughout grade school and middle school. When high school approached, he decided to step up his game and continue to play, eventually moving on to Seneca Valley’s varsity soccer team. “I kept playing because I loved to compete,” he recalls. “Playing in high school was a ton of fun because it gave me an opportuni ty to do that on a higher level.” After graduating from high school, he chose his college based on his major. “I’ve always wanted to be a computer engi neer, and Behrend’s combination of athletics and academics were great.” He started playing for Behrend’s men’s soccer team his freshmen year and was on the team that won the AMCC ocated minutes away in the K-Mart Plaza on Bi ism IT 1 30 ITALIAN CULTURE CILVIZATION SPRING 2009 TUESTHURS 2:30-3:45 INCLUDES A TRIP TO ROME MARCH 5-1 3, 2009 By Connor Sattely managing editor cisso6o@psu.edu Championships in 2007. Now in his seventh semester and looking at leaving the college to enter the Ahmad Salim gains possession and drives hard to the goal. uS'lX™’*’ 9 'i/AH: iC Sun mm Y° ur Buns ROME AND Contact either Dr. John champagne jgc4@psu.edu • ItatAt DR. SHARON DALE SPALEBO@GMAI L.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION Sports job market, he knows that his experiences in Behrend’s athletic program were truly special. “I love the program up here, it’s awesome,” he says. “[Head Coach] Dan Perritano is awe some. He’s a great guy and a great coach. He expects a lot from us, but he’s a great role model - someone who watches out for his players.” Salim scored the game-win ning goal in the team’s game against Fransiscan and another goal to put the game away 3-0. He scored his 29th goal in a con test versus Pitt-Greensburg, mak ing him the program’s all-time goal scorer. The goal came on a breakaway only two minutes into the first half of the game. After college, Salim plans to continue playing soccer in local leagues and pickup games, but is disappointed that his time on the Behrend team will end this sea son. “It’s sad that it’s all over,” he said. OPEN AIR MARKETS, ALIMENTARI, SALUMERIE, AND RESTAURANTS, AND MEET WITH ITALIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS OVERSEAS. COST FOR THE TRIP $2lOO EXCLUDING FOOD SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $ 1 50 DUE OCTOBER 22 Ahmad Salim Men’s Intramurals season in full force September’s conclusion brought the end of slow pitch softball and sand volleyball in the intramural sports arena. However, there are bowling leagues on Thursday nights, indoor soccer on Friday nights and flag-football, which seems to Two volleyball players battle for the ball at the net. AMONG ITS DISTINCTIONS, STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE ITALIAN GASTRONOMY BY VISITING ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK soccer Senior be the biggest intramural sport right now. These are just a few of the many intramural activities that are going on all of the time. There is a very large amount of students involved in the flag football league. There are 38 men’s teams, seven coed teams and four women's teams. With that many teams, there are between 500 and 600 students involved in flag-football alone. After that, consider all the other activities that are currently taking place. With all said, it might be hard to manage so many different activities at the same time. Intramural Director Robert Wittman has had the position for a long time and he handles the job well. “I’ve been doing this for 18 years...it’s not too bad,” said Wittman when asked how he was managing all of the activities. Wittman always wants to make sure that no student is left out. “I want to make sure that everyone has a chance to play,” said Wittman. “I want to make sure that nobody misses out.” By Nick Blake sports editor npbso4l @ psu.edu He also added that there is The Behrend Beacon I 9 “always something going on" so it is easy for students to get involved. Wittman said that he doesn't have a lot of trouble mak ing sure that happens. You might think that with so many students involved, it would be hard to make sure everyone gets a chance to play, but that isn’t the hardest part. Wittman said that making schedules are the hardest part of managing intramurals. “I have to make sure that everything goes well.” With so many teams and athletes, mak ing sure that they all get sched uled is the most difficult piece of the puzzle for the veteran Intramural Director. When October comes to an end, it also means the end for flag-football. No worries though, because with the end of football comes the beginning of dodge ball. Games will begin on Mon, Oct. 20. There will also be a number of other intramural activ ities coming up for the season. There will be bowling and 3v3 basketball tournaments, but there will also be less competitive activities. There will be Yueker and Chess tournaments for those who don’t want to play a sport. The deadline for bowling and 3v3 basketball registration is Fri. Oct 24. If you’re a student looking for an intramural activity to partici pate in, there is always something going on. If you're looking for something in the pool, there is even going to be innertube water polo and basketball. If you have any questions about intramural activities you can contact Rob Wittman at rww3@psu.edu. His office is located at 0107 Junker Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Left: Teams line up for a play during a flag-football game.
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