by Connor Gray, Student Report
Intramural sports have always been a way for people to compete with other students and make new friends.
However, it’s been difficult to get people to join this year.
Athletic Communications Assistant Andrew Santangelo is in charge of intramural activities on campus.
He said he’s been struggling to get people to join.
He believes the reason people are not keen on signing up is because of the coronavirus. Instead of having full-season activity, he plans to move it to single-day tournaments.
“We’re still going to run with volleyball and corn hole,” he said. “We now plan to make it single-day events due to everything that’s going on.”
Santangelo and the university made a program called “I Am Leagues” as a way to make the process of signing up easier.
However, only one full team out of three teams has signed up.
Santangelo believes that, by switching to single-day tournaments, the university will get more people to play.
The university will also extend the deadline for more teams to sign up.
Olivia Yandel, who is in charge of student activities, has been sending emails encouraging students to participate.
Santangelo plans to hire people to officiate and keep score at the games. He said he will do what’s best for the students.
He said his favorite part of intramural sports is that it’s something else to do besides doing traditional things on one’s schedule.
It’s a way to keep playing sports for those who are not participating in college-level athletic competitions. It’s also a way to meet new people and make new friends, he said.
In the past, activities like flag football, dodgeball, volleyball, basketball, and softball were major standouts.
For more information about joining intramural sports, contact Santangelo via email at ajsantangelo@nwosu.edu. Santaneglo may also be reached via phone by calling 580-327-8653.