Thursday, January 25, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Intramurals offer a wide range of activities
By Steve Laurenzo
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Some people don't like to share and others detest working in groups. Still others excel when they can take on a challenge alone.
Students who fall into any of these categories are in luck — the spring intramural season offers more than just team sports.
Pool, wrestling, golf, racquetball and bench press competitions will begin soon. Non-athletic events later in the semester include a NCAA Final Four prediction contest and a design competition for new intramural champion T-shirts.
The single-elimination 9-ball pool tournament, which takes place at the Jaybowl, is open for entries until Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Racquetball doubles entries open Monday, Feb. 5.
As the semester wears on, other activity entry dates will be provided.
But for now, here's a summary of what's to come.
Wrestling, last year's most popular individual event, is a great way to relieve stress in a one-on-one physical battle. Be advised, though, because wrestlers are required to attend a weighin/safety clinic in order to participate. Those not in attendance must forfeit their matches.
"I mainly do it for the exercise," said Jared Buchbaum, Plymouth, Mich., junior. He has wristled the last two years and likes the laid back attitude of the participants.
"There's no one coming out there in singlets," he said. "Just a bunch of guys in shorts and T-
shirts having fun."
Other sports are also available. Weight-lifting students can compete against others in the field in the bench press. Intramural bench press allows for competition among people of various strengths. Students' classifications are determined by recreation services.
"We use a percent of body weight formula," said Jason Krone, assistant director of recreation services. "There are no weight classifications. Whatever you lift is put into a formula based on your body weight."
In other words, he or she who lifts the most in relation to his or her weight wins the glory and the T-shirt.
Warm weather brings a two-club golf tournament for all those hackers on campus. Players are
allowed two clubs of their choice with which they will stroll the fairways and possibly scour the woods.
The other pairs competition is doubles tennis. Both doubles tennis and raquetball offer men's, women's and mixed divisions. Racquet sports players can enjoy raquetball inside Robinson Center while it's cold and tennis outside Robinson as the weather improves.
Wrestling is $5 per person, and pool and golf have associated costs yet to be announced. The other three activities are free to students.
The NCAA Final Four pick-em category is free. Twenty contestants battled for bragging rights and a T-shirt last year. Similar, if not higher participation, is expected this year.
However, the T-shirt design contest, also free, needs a little help. With only three entries, last year's field was narrow.
Krone said he hoped to see an increased interest in this competition by encouraging not just intramural sports fans, but also art and design students to participate.
Entries must contain a small graphic for the chest, and a larger design for the back. Among the specifications for the design are the inclusion of the names of the activities offered and the year. Full fact sheets are available through recreation services.
Final dates for entries in all activities and registration information are available through recreation services at 208 Robinson.
Edited by Sydney Wallace
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