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Have you ever wondered how you would fare against some of University of Maine’s finest athletes? Or, have you ever thought you could survive one of those brutal TV obstacle courses?
If so, this Wednesday in the Field House is your opportunity to see what you’ve got. For the second time this year, the Student Recreation and Fitness Center will be holding an American Gladiators-type event, the UMaine Gladiators. Any student who wants to sign up to face some of the finest Black Bear athletes have the chance to in this condensed version of the popular NBC show.
The premise behind the event is to see if the average UMaine student has what it takes to take on some their fellow peers and student-athletes. All the students who sign up will be broken up into four groups and participate in four classic gladiator events. At the end of the preliminary events, scores are tallied, and the top two males will compete against each other as well as the top two females in the Eliminator – an obstacle course that combines agility, speed, power and strength – with one contestant from each sex coming out on top.
The four events are:
Joust – One contestant competes against one gladiator on a platform with a jousting stick. The goal is to either knock off the gladiator or to stay on your platform for the allotted thirty seconds.
Take Down – The participant is suspended on a rope with a flag, and the goal is to make it to the top of the rope without getting your flag taken by a gladiator. One-hundred points are awarded to the contestants who make it to the top. The time limit is one minute.
Gauntlet – One contestant has to take on five gladiators. Each gladiator has an object to block the contestant’s passage to the finish line. The gladiators can’t leave their marked zone.
Assault – The contestant has one minute to reach multiple checkpoints, but has to dodge flying dodgeballs as they are rifled from a gladiators arm. At each checkpoint, there are weapons that the contestant must fire and hit a target located above the gladiator.
Sign up at the Rec Center prior to the event or in the Field House from 6 – 6:45 p.m. (the event is from 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25) to see if you have what it takes to take down your student-athletes, win some bragging rights and have some fun.
Bangor Daily News