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Scrubs, Rockers top Intramurals and Recreation

By Jennifer Agosto
STAFF WRITER

The Intramurals and Recreation
department is looking to continue to bring
students together through a multitude of
sporting events. With five more tournaments
left this semester, there is still a chance for you
to get involved!

Over the past two weeks, two
tournaments—one for flag football and one
for volleyball—were hosted by Keating staff

for all to enjoy. The two tournaments proved
successful and all the players expressed their
enjoyment of the game and these types of events.

Flag football brought in 30 students, with
the winning team taking the last game with a
close score of 30—24. The team, named Scrubs,
consisted of captain Eric Nichols, Nate Schueller,
Lindsay Drabek, Sean Gallagher, April Hlad,
Rutul Patel, and Mike Evans, all members
affiliated with HT Research Institute.

The volleyball tournament brought in
approximately 25 students. The winning team,

the HT Rockers, consisted of captain Kushal
Shah, Harshil Patel, Het Ioshi, and Niraj Desai.

The next tournaments will be dodgeball
and indoor soccer. The dodgeball tournament
will be held Thursday, March 1. It will be a six—
on—six person match—up with a max of seven per
team. The registration deadline is Wednesday,
Feb. 29 at 6 pm.

The next tournament after that will be the
indoor soccer tournament and that will take
place March 8 and 9 from 7—11 pm. It will be
a five—on—five match—up with a max of six per

team. This event is open to the first 20 teams to
register. The registration deadline is Wednesday,
March 7, at 6 pm.

Registration can be done online at www.
illinoistechathletics.com, in the Intramurals and
Recreation section.

All tournaments take place at Keating
Sports Center and are open to HT, Shimer, and
Vandercook students and faculty.

Check for updates and information on
the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
HTIntramuralsandRec.

 

Photo courtesy of lennifer Agosto

 

Scarlet Hawks prep for
indoor track nationals

By Erin Vincent
STAFF WRITER

This weekend members of the Indoor
Track team will be travelling to Geneva, Ohio, to
compete at the NAIA Indoor Nationals. To earn
a spot at the meet, a competitor must run under
a certain qualifying time some time during
the regular season. The ‘A’standard qualifies
automatically and guarantees a spot in the field;
the “B” Standard is also enough, but a team can
send no more than three competitors that have
only hit the “B” standard.

For the third year, the event is being held at
the SPIRE Institute’s GaREAT Sports Complex
(Geneva Area Recreational, Educational,
Athletic Trust).The men’s lone qualifier,
sophomore Phil Cano, will be competing in
the 1000 Meter Race. He ran a time of2:32.93 at
the UW Parkside Classic Open, which satisfied
the “B” Standard of 2:33.80. Going into the meet,
Cano is ranked 23 of 32, with 14 “A”qualifiers.

Freshman Abby Iahn also qualified for the

1000 Meter Race, running a time of 3:02.71at the
UW Parkside Classic Open as well. Iahn came
in under the “B” time of 3:04.00, and just off
of the “A” time of 3:02.00. Twenty—five women
qualified in the event and Iahn ranks 19, with
17 under the “A.”

The women’s Distance Medley Relay also
qualified, with Iahn, junior Veronica Hannink,
sophomore Jordan Kelch, and freshman
Courtney Rouse, in a time of 12:44.54 at the
Chicagoland Championships. The team was
just 0.55 seconds off of the “A” standard, ranking
them 24 of 34.

Many of the other schools in our
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
also qualified individuals and relays, including
St. Xavier, Olivet, and St. Francis, proving the
strength of our conference. Last year’s national
champions were Shorter University (men) and
Oklahoma Baptist (women).

To stay updated on our team and all of the
results, visit www.naia.org.

 

Club basketball ends first season

By Jennifer Agosto
STAFF WRITER

IIT’s club basketball team looked to
close out their season with a few more wins.
Unfortunately, even with their best effort, the
Hawks could not get another win.

The Hawks finished the season 1—11.
Despite their record, the Hawks have proven
that they have heart and enjoy what they are
doing, which is ultimately what will lead to
their success.

Last Tuesday, February 21, the Hawks
took on Prairie State College. The game started
off well, with the Hakws trailing a bit in the
beginning, but their score was never too far
behind their opponent.

All that changed about midway through
the first half. Prairie State College took control
of the game and began outscoring the Hawks in
both halves, leading to the Hawks loss.

Thursday, the Hawks faced Elgin College,

and Saturday, they faced Malcom X College,
both resulting in losses as well. The leading
scorer for the past three games was Trevor
Townsend, scoring 11 points Tuesday, 27 points
Thursday, and points 12 Saturday.

Catching up with Townsend after the
Hawks last loss, he commented on the team’s
progress.

“The season could have been better—it
was just a lack of chemistry, dedication, and
commitment this season and hopefully it’s better
next season.

I think that it’s partly my fault in motivating
the guys to be dedicated to the game and
sometimes this team fell apart, especially in
the last two games, and as a coach it is my
responsibility to pull the team back together.

But, like I said before this team has the
talent to be a legitimate team, and we had to
face the perils of being a new team and trying
to figure everything out, and I believe next year
will be a lot better.”

Hawks go to national meet

By Melanie Koto
SPORTS EDITOR

It is the final countdown for the Swimming
and Diving team, which left today (in fact they
are probably on a plane as you read this!)
for Oklahoma City to compete in the NAIA
National Swimming and Diving Championship
meet. The meet, which will span Wednesday
through Saturday March 3 will be a prelim—final
meet in which competitors will swim or dive
in a preliminary morning session in an attempt
to qualify (place top 16 in their event) for the
final session.

Those who qualify return in the evening
session for a chance at glory and fame, along

with team points and national records.

The Scarlet Hawks qualified eight male
swimmers, two male divers and six female
swimmers for the championship meet, those
athletes include seniors Carlos Tejero, Jeff
Reilly, Morgan Curran, Julia Duarte, Melanie
Koto, and Andrea Zuniga; juniors: Eric
Grunden, Matthew Rosenfeld, Ian McNair, and
Aimee Dewante; sophomores: Yoni Pruzansky,
Felipe Bergh, Michael Bodzay and Abigail
Maze; freshmen: Billy Bafia.

Live results will be posted on the NAIA
website (www.naia.org) for any that want to
follow along, and if you see any of those athletes
next week be sure to congratulate them on
their success!

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