2005 Miracle Yearbook

II 111 With the close f summer and arrival of fall, hordes of Cedarville students descended upon the intramur fields with names such as "The Leaping Llamas" and "Fighting Amish" proudly em lazoned across their chests. On blustery days, typical of fall weather at Cedarvill hearty individuals enjoyed competitive games of soccer or Frisbee, while in the n rby sand pits the air would be punctuated by excited shouts from a volleyball match. ith over half of the student body participating,intramurals gave everybody an oppo nity to let off a little steam through friendly competition with other students. One ofthe aspectsthatstu nts appreciated mostabout Cedarville's intramural program was the extensive nu ser and variety of different sports and leagues available to choose from.A perso could join either a co-ed or single-sex team and play in almost any sport they c Id possibly desire. Not only were there large leagues for the traditional sports ch as soccer and basketball, but also for more unusual ones such as walleyball, h dball,and rock climbing for speed. Students enjoyed the chance to branch out s try something new, and for many, intramurals provided an excellent way to e new friends. According to freshman Katie Pelon,"Intramurals are a great way eet new people and be involved in a sport I enjoy." Freshmen who were unfortun enough to find themselves in PACL were also able to use intramurals to help fulfill exercise requirements. Students organized the teamsthemselves,and any group could start their own team. All one had to do wasfill out aform online and turn in the names ofthe team members to Mark Mathews,the coordinator for the intramural program. Junior Scott Whitaker,who organized his own Frisbee team,summarized,"Intramurals are a lot of fun,and are inseparable from the true college experience." With the ball in hand,Justin Zimmerman works hard for a basket."I picked my team, The Cereals,from a couple of buddies of mine. I am friends with Jason Culpepper and Nate Baker, but I didn't want to play with them. I wanted to play against them and beat them,so we put together a team that we thought would work," Zimmerman said. 154 Activities