Sunday, March 13, 2011
Students Look To Intramural Sports For Fun and Relief
Intramural sports at the University of Oklahoma provides students not involed with Division I or club sports an opprotunity to compete and be active.
All Norman campus who are enrolled are eligible to participate in the 40 different sporting events that are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters.
Some of the sports offered are well known such has flag football, volleyball, basketball, softball, and tennis. To the lesser known pickleball, horsheshoes, and badminton.
Intramural sports are a fun way for students to be active and compete against one another while taking their minds of school work and classes for a few hours
The spring semester is time for two of the more popular intramural sports. Those being basketball and softball. Basketball has just ended while softball looks to begin its season after the break.
While students love to win and compete, they also have other motives behind taking part in these team sports.
"I play because I love basketball, it also helps get my mind off of stuff," Tyler Aljoe, junior public relations major said.
"I've played baseball my whole life, I want to keep it going by playing softball," Justin Dale, sophomore english major said. "And it is helps with getting my mind off of school for a few hours a week."
Students also like the level of competition that they play against, along with the organized structes of the events.
"It's different than a pickup game, it has the scoreboard going and referees so it's more like a real game," Aljoe said.
"Some teams are better than others, but overall the teams are pretty even," Dale said.
Aljoe said he was a little upset that basketball season is now over, "I looked forward to the games every week, I even left class early a few times to make it to the games on time," Aljoe said.
When it comes to softball the players are ready to hit the field and get this season started.
"Yeah I'm looking forward to it, I'm in it to win it," Dale said.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
OU Rowing Set To Begin Spring Season
The University of Oklahoma is the lastest school in the nation to add a women's rowing team. The team is entering into its third year.
The rowing squad, led by head coach Leeane Craine, will begin its spring season this weekend in Oklahoma City. The Sooners will compete in the OU Invitational against three other schools. This is the only time the Sooners will be rowing at home this spring.
Being so new at the university and such and uncommon sport, some people may be confused about what exactly the rowing team is, and what they do.
This is what Amber Coyne, junior rower has to say to anyone who does not really know about the sport.
http://gcj.ou.edu/JMC3003-Griffin/leach/definition.mp3
Teams compete three days over a weekend, and the school whose top three boats do the best during the three days are the winners. There are eight rowers in each boat.
In the fall each race is 5000 meters, while in the they are spring 2000 meters, which usually takes around seven minutes to complete.
This year the Sooners have 80 crew members, 32 varsity, and about half are walk-ons. The team has 20 scholarships a year to award the top rowers.
Many members of the team have had no prior rowing experience prior to coming to college. Most played sports in high school, and still have the desire to compete at a high level. The rowing team gives them just that chance.
"Rowing was a great way to stay in shape for me after I graduated from high school," Braxton Banning, former rower said.
"I didn't know a lot about it going in but once I started going it wasn't hard to pick up, and after a few practices, I was hooked," Banning said.
After finishing second last year in the Big 12 in just their second year, the Sooners have high expectations for this upcoming season.
"I think last year the team really suprised some people, and this year we are look to turn some more heads,"Amber Coyne said.
The team will be gunning for Texas the top team in the conference, who has had a rowing program since 1998.
"The team to beat in our minds is Texas, we want that Big 12 championship." Coyne said.
The rowing squad, led by head coach Leeane Craine, will begin its spring season this weekend in Oklahoma City. The Sooners will compete in the OU Invitational against three other schools. This is the only time the Sooners will be rowing at home this spring.
Being so new at the university and such and uncommon sport, some people may be confused about what exactly the rowing team is, and what they do.
This is what Amber Coyne, junior rower has to say to anyone who does not really know about the sport.
http://gcj.ou.edu/JMC3003-Griffin/leach/definition.mp3
Teams compete three days over a weekend, and the school whose top three boats do the best during the three days are the winners. There are eight rowers in each boat.
In the fall each race is 5000 meters, while in the they are spring 2000 meters, which usually takes around seven minutes to complete.
This year the Sooners have 80 crew members, 32 varsity, and about half are walk-ons. The team has 20 scholarships a year to award the top rowers.
Many members of the team have had no prior rowing experience prior to coming to college. Most played sports in high school, and still have the desire to compete at a high level. The rowing team gives them just that chance.
"Rowing was a great way to stay in shape for me after I graduated from high school," Braxton Banning, former rower said.
"I didn't know a lot about it going in but once I started going it wasn't hard to pick up, and after a few practices, I was hooked," Banning said.
After finishing second last year in the Big 12 in just their second year, the Sooners have high expectations for this upcoming season.
"I think last year the team really suprised some people, and this year we are look to turn some more heads,"Amber Coyne said.
The team will be gunning for Texas the top team in the conference, who has had a rowing program since 1998.
"The team to beat in our minds is Texas, we want that Big 12 championship." Coyne said.
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