2008 Woodie Awards
Rollins Athlete Appreciation Day Considered a Success
Erica Tibbetts
Issue date: 4/15/05 Section: Sports
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Rollins celebrates everything, from Purim, the Jewish Mardi Gras, to Chinese New Year, to National Leadership week. And there are clubs uniting everyone, from Carribean students, to poets, to students studying to be doctors. But there was one group feeling a little left out; the athletes. Admittedly, the athletes all have their individual teams, and games, but they had never come together and been recognized. Last Thursday all that changed.
April 7th was Athlete Appreciation day and competitors from a range of different sports headed out to the soccer field for a little two-hand touch football. There was music blaring, free ice cream and plenty of spectators in the stands.
The main action as the football games, taking place on the field, two at a time. The rules were modified slightly due to time and space constraints. Each team got 4 downs to make it into the end zone, the games were only 15 minutes long, and the opposing team had to count to 4 before blitzing. The soccer field was split in half so two games could be played at once.
On one field the first game was between the men's golf team and the Rollin's varsity flag football team. The men's golf team had the advantage of speed and size, but the disadvantage of little experience. Some of the men had never played football before.
It was a tough match, but brute strength eventually conquered talent, and the golf team, wearing bright orange pennies beat the flag football team by a touchdown.
The other game was between the soccer team (men and women's) and the cheerleading team. I guess the cheerleaders have been doing a lot of recruiting, because their ranks were swelled with 4 or 5 guys.
The soccer team got the early lead, but then faltered after being called for offsides and giving up some untimely interceptions. The cheerleaders took advantage of the slip, and tied the game with no time left on the clock.
The overtime format was similar to regular college rules. Each team got one possession and had to score. The soccer team made it look easy, but then failed to stop the cheerleaders. Each team was given another possession. The soccer players scored again and then managed to keep their pink shirted opponents form entering the endzone.
In the 10 minute long championship match the golf team prevailed again through speed and luck, managing to score two touchdowns before the soccer team could get on the board.
With 12 seconds left the soccer players had one last chance to tie the game. Quarterback Eric Vergatti launched the ball into the endzone where Lindsey Taylor and Allison Tradd, and Tres Loche were waiting, wide open. But it wasn't meant to be. The three collided and the ball bounced out the back of the endzone. The game ended 2-1.
Despite a few long faces on the losing teams everyone enjoyed the event (especially the free ice cream).
April 7th was Athlete Appreciation day and competitors from a range of different sports headed out to the soccer field for a little two-hand touch football. There was music blaring, free ice cream and plenty of spectators in the stands.
The main action as the football games, taking place on the field, two at a time. The rules were modified slightly due to time and space constraints. Each team got 4 downs to make it into the end zone, the games were only 15 minutes long, and the opposing team had to count to 4 before blitzing. The soccer field was split in half so two games could be played at once.
On one field the first game was between the men's golf team and the Rollin's varsity flag football team. The men's golf team had the advantage of speed and size, but the disadvantage of little experience. Some of the men had never played football before.
It was a tough match, but brute strength eventually conquered talent, and the golf team, wearing bright orange pennies beat the flag football team by a touchdown.
The other game was between the soccer team (men and women's) and the cheerleading team. I guess the cheerleaders have been doing a lot of recruiting, because their ranks were swelled with 4 or 5 guys.
The soccer team got the early lead, but then faltered after being called for offsides and giving up some untimely interceptions. The cheerleaders took advantage of the slip, and tied the game with no time left on the clock.
The overtime format was similar to regular college rules. Each team got one possession and had to score. The soccer team made it look easy, but then failed to stop the cheerleaders. Each team was given another possession. The soccer players scored again and then managed to keep their pink shirted opponents form entering the endzone.
In the 10 minute long championship match the golf team prevailed again through speed and luck, managing to score two touchdowns before the soccer team could get on the board.
With 12 seconds left the soccer players had one last chance to tie the game. Quarterback Eric Vergatti launched the ball into the endzone where Lindsey Taylor and Allison Tradd, and Tres Loche were waiting, wide open. But it wasn't meant to be. The three collided and the ball bounced out the back of the endzone. The game ended 2-1.
Despite a few long faces on the losing teams everyone enjoyed the event (especially the free ice cream).