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Show Monday, September 12,2005 The Signpost Sports Sports Editor: Jeremy Tyler Page 5 Phone: 626-7983 Sand wrestling hopes to spark fire on campus By Olivia Luce sr. sports writer | The Signpost Bermuda swim trunks, rock 'n' roll and a sand volleyball pit don't paint the picture of a normal wrestling match, but the Weber State University Wrestling Club event went on as normal. The opening match was held at the sand volleyball court at Promontory Tower, south of WSU campus. Members of the wrestling club showed up in swim trunks and bare feet, ready to take on opponents from Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University-Idaho. "I'm doing this totally for fun," said wrestler Matt Alexander. "I love wrestling because you can look and say 'I'm the one who did the work, and no one did it forme.'" Alexander, a WSU freshman majoring in pre-med, wrestled from elementary school through high school and competed for years in the European Championships, where he finished each time in the top three. "If something bigger comes along, I'll do it," Alexander said. "Right now I'll just do the best I can. I can't ask for more." As a budding club team, WSU wrestling coaches and players alike hoped the unique, sandy setting might spark interest from fans and future teammates as welL "We just wanted to get people to come out and see us," said head wrestling coach Charlie Chandler. "There is See Wrestling page 6 Matt Riplinger (right) goes hold for hold with Chris Adams (left) as they wrestle in the sand Friday at Promontory Tower. Frisbee, hacky sack new Olympic sporting events ^0 >! ^0^^^M^^^^^M^ "-U* tlr- Matt Lewis attempts to tip a Frisbee to one of his teammates during the Hippie Olympics, which were held Wednesday at the WSU Wilderness Recreation Center. Wilderness Recreation Center hosts first Hippie Olympics game of tips. I didn't know what tips were until Wednesday either, so don't feel bad. It's pretty much playing catch with "A hippie is anybody that is a Frisbee on teams and you get I'll Try Anything Once laid back and likes to have a good points for tipping the Frisbee to time," said Jason Dilworth, the your teammates. By Kelly Maw We divided up into two WRC employee who organized sports columist | The Signpost teams for a mean game of tips. the Hippie Olympics. And here I thought a hippie was My team was Bill Hampton, a dude with dreadlocks, a tie-dyed former Signpost copy editor, It's the start of a new school shirt and a hookah tucked under and me against a bunch of rockyear! Yeah, I know the first issue climbing, hacky-sack playing, actually came out a few weeks his arm. I guess by Dilworth's cargo short-wearing, granola ago but this is my welcome back definition, I'm kind of a hippie. Dilworth was wearing a cast hippies. Without going into column for the year. details, the outcome looked like I actually didn't plan on on his right foot and walking on last week's football game against doing any writing this year crutches, but he managed to get Western State. because journalism isn't even out and participate in the true Incidentally, one of the my major and I thought I should hippie spirit. hippies, Kyle Balch, who smoked After the opening ceremonies concentrate on academia. But I us in tips is from Gunnison, we gathered in a circle in some just couldn't stay away. Colo., home of the Western State So on Wednesday afternoon, shade to play a little hack. Eagles. Now I've seen people playing my photographer and I headed "We may not have much of a up to the Weber State University with hacky sacks before but football team," Balch joked, "but I've never really participated. Wilderness Recreation Center for we will dominate the Hippie May I recommend that flip thefirstannual Hippie Olympics. I don't really know all that flops probably aren't the most Olympics!" Other events included a pullmuch about hippies because effective footwear to be wearing I grew up on a farm and I'm in this event. Needless to say, up contest for all the hard-core, Republican. But the thought of I eliminated myself rather mountain-climber hippies and a hippies in competition gets me quickly with my complete lack version of Frisbee golf. The best of hacking skills. part about the whole thing is excited. Matt Lewis ran away with the how laidback and fun everyone Actually, the Hippie Olympics was pretty much just a few guys green medal in this event. This was, which is the whole idea who like outdoor-type activities guy was amazing! My words behind the Hippie Olympics. getting together to have a good really can't do justice to the While it will only be an annual way he twirled that hacky sack event it was decided that a time. A couple events were mean around his feet and behind his hack circle will start being held games of hack and tips. The only back. Jerry Garcia would have every Tuesday at the Stewart Bell Tower at high noon. Hack's real rule is that rules can be made been proud. up as you go along. The next event was an intense back BACK HACK! |