Volleyball Championships… The Road to Awesomeness

Now, I am not talking about varsity sports or high school volleyball. In all seriousness, this blog is about the competitive sport of SMSU intramural volleyball. There is nothing better than getting together with a group of friends, working the ole’ joints and muscles and testing our luck at this rigorous sport.

It has been three years since I took my first steps onto the gym floor as an official SMSU intramural volleyball player, and let me tell ya, it has been three great years. As a freshman, I, along with four other friends (whom I met here at school), started a team. We had all previously played volleyball in high school, so we figured our chances of taking the championship were lookin’ pretty good. But of course, this league is not fit for a team consisting of just pure, raw talent (which we obviously had), we needed some strong, savvy men to accompany us. As it turns out, we found the perfect men who fit the qualifications; tall, strong, quick, and had mad ups. We were ready to DOMINATE.

Throughout the seasons, we had proved our athletic aptitude, digging up kills, picking up tips, serving bullets, and hitting solid. We had made it to the championship game the past two seasons, but our talents finally proved us ultimate champions this past fall. It was a treturous journey, with new talent from opposing teams challenging our every move. Although the journey to the championship had affirmed itself demanding, making it to the championship game could not have had a better ending. The other team brought all the right tools to test our team spirit, but we pulled through in a close final game. All of our hard work had finally paid off. “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS…. OF THE WORLD…”

Regardless of the championship win, the whole entire point of this blog is to prove the life-long friendships that I have made throughout my three years here at SMSU. My team has had members come and go, but the friendships I have made in college will never fade. There are plenty of opportunities and events at SMSU that have allowed me to make these friendships, whether it be through intramural, clubs and organizations, or weekly events in the students center, the friendships I have made were accomplished through getting involved on campus. There is no better way to meet friends than to get involved, and SMSU has plenty of these opportunities available.

Sincerely volleyball champion 2010,

Amanda Schmitz
Junior – Sleepy Eye, MN

Andrea

Hello!
It has been a busy couple of weeks here at SMSU. This past weekend we had Hawaiian Night which was a blast! The game was packed full of students, alumni and community members in their Hawaiian gear cheering on the SMSU basketball teams. Hawaiian night is something I look forward to every year.
Earlier this week we had a snow day! I know what you’re thinking; you get snow days in college? and the answer is yes! I spent my snow day watching movies with my roommates, eating junk food and catching up on some homework.
Next week it’s my birthday and I’m very excited! My friends and I are going out to eat at Mariachis, which is my favorite restaurant in town.

GO STANGS!

Andrea
Junior- Monticello, MN

Tony - Hawaiian Night

Wow, the first semester flew by this year! It seems like just last week I was helping fellow students move into their rooms during Orientation week. This week is Winter Meltdown and it gets very busy here on the SMSU campus. Tomorrow night STAT will be holding the 2nd Annual Nearly Naked Mile. This is a clothing drive in which students show up with a bunch of old clothes on and then strip down to there drawers or a creative costume and run around campus. After the Nearly Naked Mile there will be the Winter Meltdown Dance. This week is filled with fun! I'm really looking forward to Saturday night as well because it is our annual "Hawaiian Night". Basically, it's our homecoming game for the basketball team. We will be facing off with Winona and I know our fans will be out of control. It's such a fun game to be at. Everyone on campus is getting excited and you can feel it in the atmosphere (along with the warming weather after last week's cold spell.)

If you get a chance come check out the basketball game this Saturday. . . it will be awesome!

- Tony
Sophomore - Dell Rapids,SD