with Club Sports
Rangers challenged in early morning maneuvers
Students use' wit
strength, dexterity
in demanding test
all the club
yjisports, ranker
asjg challenge nuv
Iv the most
diffic ult lor several reasons.
What other sport requires
the endurance to run a 10
kilometer race with a back
pack. the manual dexterity to
assemble a machine gun in
less than a minute, and the
intelligence necessary to nav
igate an orienteering course.’
And, tor perhaps the im*st
important reason, what other
sport requires that the partic
ipants practice at IvIt every
morning.’
While most students sleep
soundly, the IS memlvrs of
the ranger challenge are busy
practicing the various mili
tary'- oriented events which
combine to font) a ranger
challenge meet.
A ranger challenge meet
could best Iv described as a
military pentathlon, including
events such as a weapons as
sembly race, a rope bridge
competition, an orienteering
course, an Army physical fit
ness test, a marksmanship
competition, and a 10 kilo
meter run in Intots, full uni
form, anil .1 2S pound back
pack.
Impending on 11u- facilities
available, a grenade assault
course mav also be contested.
I Vspite the inJiv iiltial na
ture of some events, ranker
challenge relies heavilv on
teamwork. In events such as
the physical fitness test and
shifting competition, uuh
vidual scores are addl'd to de
termine a team average score.
Several events including the
ropi- bridge and 10k run are
performed bv the entire team.
Storing a ranger clialienge
meet is difficult to the casual
observer, bach event in a
ranker challenge meet is as
signed a certain number of
points. I or example, the win
mil;; team in the ro|H' bridge
competition might gain 10
points, with the runner-up
teams receiv ing uu reasingh
smaller point totals depending
on their final place.
Io further complicate
matters, the 10k run is dou
bts weighted, making it the
most important event tor a
team to w in.
Since its iiu eption 1 1
11>N2. ranger challenge h. ,
consistently ken one of tlu
most successful club s|\>rts at
the l Diversity, h.y idence of
the team’s success lias k-en
its ability to qualify for the
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Hanger challenge participants pull thoir own weight and then some in their rigorous training procedures
SNOWBOARDING • KARATE
AIKIDO • BASEBALL • BADMITTON
BOWLING • CREW • CYCLING
EQUESTRIAN • FENCING • ICE HOCKEY
JUDO/JUJITSU* LACROSSE
RANGER CHALLENGE • RIFLE • RUGBY
SAILING • SKIING • SOCCER
SWIMMING • TABLE TENNIS
TAE KWON DO • ULTIMATE FRISBEE
VOLLEYBALL • WATERPOLO
AN fHLEIC
ALTERNATIVE
The Club Sports program bridges
the gap between Intramurals and
Intercollegiate sports. The pro
gram offers participation and com
petition in a variety of sports, plus
the opportunity for students to be
recognized as collegiate athletes.
Club Sports is open to all students,
faculty and staff — men & women!
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