Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Co-Rec sports are big in intramurals at Austin Peay. Vicki Gates and Rick Wolcott uem were the runners-up in the Co-Rec tennis competition. Mart Fendley melom, evades a flag-stripper during flag football action. A large number of participants entered the IM track and field meet, held on the Tartan of Municpal Stadium mottomy

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The Office of Intramural Recreation, headed by Bob Nielson, had another highly successful year. Austin Peay students signed up in record numbers, showing that Austin Peay students would rather play for fun than pay for fun, intramural recreation being a free program for students and faculty. The pro- gram provides the chance to compete either as a member of a team, or as an individual. For those who would rather set their own pace, the swimming pool, weight room, gym and various outdoor fields, and courts, are available. Just inside the main doors of the Memorial Gymnasium, known as the Barn, is the Rec-Check. You can take a fris- bee to the bowl, you can take a baseball to the diamond, you can take a volleyball to the net, you can take a tennis raquet to the court, you can take your flabby muscles to the weight room, and you can take your money to the Gov Grill for some Ga- tor-Ade. Students who do not compete on the intercolle- giate level have the opportunity of joining a variety of intramural team sports. Flag football, basketball, volleyball, softball and water basketball are organ- ized into leagues, and to join all you have to do is get enough friends together to make a team. That is not too difficult, if you can get enough friends together for a good party, you can get enough friends to- gether for a good team.

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A very unusual intramural event took place at APSU during spring quarter. Sponsored by the Austin Peay Intra- mural Department, and the Ideal Distri- buting Company of Clarksville, the first Stroh's Superstar Competition was held in the University Center bowl. Several rather odd but challenging events made up the program. The con- testants began by cramming a handfuli of gum into their mouths, then blowing a bubble as quickly as possible. Time was the important factor, as the object was to complete all the events as fast as possible. Next, the entrants tried the lost art of twirling a Hoola-Hoop. It seemed that the easiest place to twirl the hoop was around the ankles. Jumping rope followed the Hoola-Hoop event, and those who managed to finish this with- out hanging themseives. moved on to the frisbee event. For each frisbee thrown through a hoop, seconds were deducted from the final elapsed time. The final event proved to be the costliest for several players times. Bouncing a rubber ball on a wooden paddle seems to be an easy enough task, but if it wasn't for the rubber band holding the ball and paddle to- gether there would have been another event, gathering red rubber balls.