The Sandspur

Issue date: 4/28/06 Section: News

Media Credit: Ryan Walls ON THE LAWN: Student athletes joined together recently to eat food, make friends, and take a break from their busy end of the year schedules.

Wednesday April 19, 2006 was a perfect day for Rollins to hold a great event. There was great weather, a lot of people, free O-Boys BBQ food and iced tea and the introduction of Rollins' new mascot, Tommy the Tar. With free O-Boys and anyone invited to attend, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) sponsored Student Athlete Day. The event experienced a great turnout, as many people from all parts of the college attended. Ashley Hunsberger, from the women's soccer team had the honors of hosting the event.

While most of the hour-long get-together consisted of faculty, staff, students and student-athletes making sure they got their share of the free O-Boys chicken and iced-tea, there was also a time to recognize the athletic teams and their accomplishments this year. Among the notable accomplishments were the Men's basketball team, who finished 25-7, and advancing to the second round of the South Region Tournament. The Tars also had athlete Isaac Codrey(who was in attendance) win a spot on the Sunshine State Conference first team. The women's basketball team finished with a perfect regular season and finished the season 28-2, and they advanced to the first round of the South Region. Coach Glenn Wilkes was named the WBCA Division II coach of the Year. The women's volleyball team advanced to their first regional tournament since 1995, and only did it for the second time in school history. The women's golf team won the SSC conference golf tournament for the fourth straight season, and looks for its fourth straight national title. Aside from the festivities, there were also prizes that included free tickets to Universal Studios, gift certificates to Park Avenue, a jewelry set, a free month's workout with a personal trainer and various sets of sandals.

After the teams were recognized and the abundance of free O-Boys food was exhausted, there was a huge inflatable obstacle course that some students and student-athletes participated in. Eric Boucher, a sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts, dominated the event by defeating anyone who challenged him. "I had fun beating everyone," said Boucher. Overall, Student Athlete Day was a fun-filled event. "I think Student Athlete Day was great for the school. The O-Boys food was great. I think it was a great event that united the campus. I was surprised at the number of people that showed up. Tommy the Tar looked great also. It was a cool event," said Jono Majhanovich, a junior Arts and Sciences student from Wyoming.

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