--the man behind the scenes Mark Mathews There is "something for everyone because everybody needs something." This is the motto Mark Mathews uses for his extensive line up of recreational activities. Mark strongly feels that anyone should be able to participate regardless of his or her athletic ability. With this in mind, he has organized a variety of activities reaching from non-competitive to competitive, from one-time-only to several times a week, and from lowest to highest skill level. Although many in the college family take advantage of Cedarville's exceptional intramural sports program, few are aware of the vast amount of planning and organizing that goes on behind the scenes in the Campus Activities Office. As Director of Recreational Activities, Mark is not only in charge of the planning, organizing, and administration of intramurals, The winter intramural program provides a much-needed stress release for many students. During the winter months, it is very easy to get in the habit of vegetating in the dorm room every evening and giving up on all of those big exercise plans because it is "much too cold" to do anything outside. To solve this problem,there is a long line-up of organized activities that can be enjoyed indoors in the Athletic Center. A few of these activities include basketball, indoor soccer, racquetball, and bowling. Students can join any of several teams which play throughout the quarter. but also he is in charge of the many special events such as beachball volleyball, class clash, residence hall week, "The Beach" party, and many other events throughout the year. His responsibilities also include selection and training of officials and the publicity and promotion of all of these programs. Mark has been employed as Director of Recreational Activities for five years which followed his two years as Cedarville's baseball coach. A 1982 graduate of Cedarville, Mark has his teaching degree in Physical Education and will finish his masters in Sports Management this summer at Ohio University. As of now, the future is open for Mark. He likes Cedarville and enjoys his job--especially the variety it offers!--but he is leaving his future open to the Lord's leading. INTRAMURALS 160 Sports
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