BEHREND BEACON
August 19, 2010
www.thebehrendbeacon.com
Students gear up for intramurals, recreational sports
ALEC ITALIANO
Tort, editor
Calling all athletes. The
fall intramural season is
upon us with 12 sports and
nine other recreational op
tions. But the real thing to
get excited about, especially
for freshmen, is orientation
week.
Feeling a little lugubrius
early on in the semester?
Intramurals is a great way to
break out of your shell and
enjoy Behrend to the fullest!
No team necessary. Just
show up and play.
The week starts out in ex
treme fashion with an all out
dodgeball game. The game
starts at 7 p.m. over at the
Junker center. The main
idea is to get as many kids
on the court as possible.
There has potential for it
to be over a hundred person
game with the right kind of
participation. Also the first
70 kids to arrive will receive
a free intramural t-shirt.
This would be a great event
to attend or even watch, and
is a great way to kick off the
first official day of school.
At 6 p.m. up at the
Behrend Fields (follow the
walkway down past Erie
hall and the softball field for
those uncertain) there will
be both a long distance and
closest-to-the-pin contest set
up for all golfers on campus.
Bring a driver and a wedge,
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WILDLY POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM SEEKS STUDENTS FOR
FALL INTRAMURALS AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS
or borrow a friend's, all are
welcome to test out their
skills. Prizes are usually
given out to the winners and
once again free t-shirts will
be available for those who
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On Wednesday, the fun
continues with a pick up ul
timate frisbee game on the
Behrend Fields at 6 p.m.
And any athlete who wants
to take their ultimate frisbee
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check out our ultimate fris
bee team. The games are
extremely organized and
they are nothing like the
ones played in gym class.
This team operates just
like any other varsity sport
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and even travels to other
colleges to compete.
Finally, to close out this
all-out intramural week,
there is a co-ed kickball
game for all students up to
the walk Thursday evening.
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Then after this fun-filled
week, the organized intra
murals begin with a golf
tournament and a slow pitch
softball league during the
first week of Septemeber.
"Intramurals is a great
way to get away from the
school work and relieve ten
sion," said sophomore Tyler
King, who throws javelin for
the Behrend track and field
team.
"I met a lot of awesome
friends while playing too."
Sam Nan, now a senior,
was never a varsity athlete,
but loved her time playing
intramurals.
"Intramurals sports are a
great way to have fun with
friends in a competitve fash
ion without having to devote
too much time to it," said
Nan on the subject.
"I really like it because I
cart get a team together of
friends that I don't get to see
as often as I like."
The rest of the leagues
and start dates are below.
Any student interesting in
participating or officiating
any event should contact
Rob Wittman at his e-mail
(rww3(a psu.edu) or can
complete an online registra
tion form that can be found
on the Penn-State Behrend
athletic website by clicking
on the intramural link on
the bottom left-hand side.
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