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Recreation sports offers opportunities

By Nicole Goulet

Posted on Thursday, October 25th, 2001, 12:00 am

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By Nicole Goulet

For The Maine Campus

Maine Bound, part of the University of Maine Recreation Programs, offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities for UMaine students. It offers activities such as open recreation, intramurals, club sports, aerobic exercise classes, equipment rental and special events.

The Marsh Island Adventure Race on Saturday, Nov. 3, includes running, mountain biking, paddling, orienteering and a mystery event. Teams of one, two or four are allowed but, all team members must do all events; No relay teams. This is a self-supported race; there will be a minimal aid station at the race headquarters at the Steam Plant parking lot. Canoes or kayaks for the paddling portion are allowed. Helmets are required for race participation. Space in this race is limited to the first 40 individuals. A race information packet will be sent to all registered races. Registration deadline is Nov. 1. No race-day registrations are allowed. Fees are as follows: solo participants – $10, teams of two – $20, teams of four – $40. For information call Recreation Programs/Maine Bound at 581-1974 or on the Web at www.ume.maine.edu/mainebound.

The Kayak Rolling Clinic will be on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18. It is $25 for students and $35 for non-students. Sign up at Maine Bound.

The UMaine women’s lacrosse team will compete against Northeastern this Saturday, Oct. 27. On Sunday, Nov. 4, the team will compete against University of Vermont at Morse Field at 10 a.m.

The hip-hop class is still hoppin’ in Lengyel Gym from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on Monday and Thursday. Those interested can sign up at the Recreation Programs Office at 140 Memorial Gym or can call 581-1082.

Intramural deadlines are as follows: squash, Nov. 6; coed basketball, Nov. 9; men’s and women’s basketball tourney, Nov. 20. Sign up at 140 Memorial Gym.

Recreation Programs needs basketball officials. Stop by 140 Memorial Gym to sign up.

Intramural sports and special events results: 11-mile bike race – 1. Adam Craig, 2. Ross Brody, 3. Yale Iverson. Six-mile bike race – 1. Julian Garrett, Alpha Gamma Rho, with a time of 24:18; 2. Alex Newell, Pi Kappa Alpha, finished with a time of 24:19; 3. Chad Wright, Sigma Phi Epsilon, finished with a time of 24:38.

The Black Bear 5K Race, held on Oct. 21, was won by Bob Helper with a time of 16:17. Philip Breton, 16:23, came in second and Brent Leighton, 16:45, finished in third place. Cassie Hintz finished first for the women at 19:07.

In the field hockey playoffs, Chi Omega took the championship in the sorority division. The Sticks defeated Somerset in the independent division.

In the flag football playoffs, Main Tain defeated Hart Attack in the dorm division and Beta Theta Pi defeated Pi Epsilon Kappa in the fraternity division. In the independent division, PAE defeated Shockers.

The following people are contacts for UMaine club sports and may be contacted via FirstClass: Blade Society, Crystal Carr; jiujitsu, Dylan Reburn; mountain bike, Nathan Schlingmann; cycling, Pearce Creasman; women’s lacrosse, Sarah Beazley; men’s lacrosse, Michael Brockett; men’s rugby , Jacob Fraser; women’s rugby, Molly McLaughlin; shotokan, Rachelle Smith; tennis, Tarun Rathnam; ultimate Frisbee, Aaron Hoshide; men’s volleyball, Kurt Milligan; women’s volleyball, Rena Lolar; roller hockey, Ryan Shea.