Teams dip, evade missiles in annual dodge ball games

By John Garces/reporter

Team 2, running to pick up balls, on right, are attempting to knock out Team 1 members by striking them with the balls. Team 2 was successful in defeating Team 1 in the annual dodge ball tournament on NE Campus. This year, the event saw only two teams competing in the game that is sponsored by the NE Campus HPE department as part of the NE Wellness Program. Photo by Claire Lancaster/The Collegian

The NE Campus dodge ball tournament was won by Team 2.

The winning team comprises Tony Luscri, Luke Manthurutil, Daniel Lim, Sam Strader and Nan Phikaensai.

The tourney, Nov. 30, had two teams of five.

While numbers were down, the competitive spirit was high.

“ Because of the end of the semester, participation was kind of low,” Kim Kerby-Dickman, NE HPE instructor said. “We usually have a better turn-out than this for dodge ball.”

The dodge ball tournament wrapped up the fall semester’s round of NEW (NE Wellness) games.

Prizes ranging from coozies to T-shirts to towels were awarded to all participants.

The winning team defeated Team 1, consisting of NE students Andrea Olson, Manny Sanchez, Melanie Ramirez, Jose Felites and Tyler Foster.

More games are planned for spring.