Sports
htramural director happy with position
by Steven Zioikowski
rff Writer
“I wouldn’t trade my job for
prything. I like Clackamas Col-
Ige and feel fortunate to be do-
■g what I do best,” says Kathy
Woods, Intramurals Director.
■ “The philosophy behind in-
■amurals is a chance for all
ftople to enjoy physical activity
:Bith a little competition,”
woods adds with a smile. She
■plains that intramurals are
■eal for anyone that doesn’t
■ve time to travel, or doesn’t
■ake a team, but still enjoys a
sport. Intramurals give an op-
Bjrtunity for everyone to com-
!te for fun.
As Woods describes the pro
-am her blue eyes shine and her
n face breaks out with another
I nile. “We had 156 participants
I is spring,” she reads proudly
I pm a clipboard. Sports of-
red this spring included soft-
ill, fun runs, tennis, raquet-
ill and maybe swimming -
¡pending on the turnout. In
|e fall term there will be flag
t)tball, fun runs, the ‘‘turkey
t,” raquetball and swimm-
Kathie Woods-
The Clackamas
intramural
director and
volleyball coach
has been at the
college four
years.
Woods thinks might be possible
to have are frisbee and
pickleball. ‘‘If there is enough
interest, it’s possible to have
different
kinds
of
competition,” she says. “I post
events on the intramural board
across from my office in the
lower level of Randall - and I
post signs around campus,
notices in the ‘Today’ bulletin
and the ‘Print.’ Things change,
so check the board,” she adds.
Intramural Director is not the
challenges are varied from speed
to good eye-hand coordination,
the ability to jump, quick reac
tions, endurance, agility and
power. This is the first year that
there has been a professional
women’s league in the U.S. ‘‘I
like to see the guys involved in
volleyball. Someday I’d like to
see men’s collegiate volleyball.
It’s already starting at the high
school level,” she says
Woods doesn’t think that
teaching and intramurals bring
out the competition the same way
J that volleyball does, but,
<3 “You’ve got to be the best you
| can be. If you do that you’re a
» winner.”
In the fifth grade she played in
| the Junior Olympics and that
fired up her competitive spirit. “I
only hat that Woods wears. She is grew up and went to school in
also Volleyball Coach and a PE Dallas,” Woods explains. In col
Instructor. “I like the variety. lege she played volleyball and
I’m glad that I have teaching softball. “Oregon State was a
along with coaching, but I like good school for me. I got to
die different people I get to meet know the instructors and I got in
in intramurals. I guess I’m volved in the program,” she
known mostly as a volleyball adds.
She liked Oregon State so
coach,” she states describing her
much that she went back to get
job
Woods smiles again when she her master’s in education. She ac
talks abo'it volleyball. She says cepted an assistantship her first
that a lot of people don’t realize year in the recreation department
the complexity of the sport. The as a supervisor. In her second
year she worked in intramurals.
“When I heard about the posi
tion at Clackamas, I knew it was
the perfect job for me,” Woods
says. “I had been here through
the league as Linn Benton
Volleyball Coach. I saw that
there was a strong athletic depart
ment here, with high quality com
petition, and particularly good
volleyball and track teams. A
sound program in all.”
But Woods doesn’t seem to
believe that it all comes easy.
While she says that Clackamas is
an excellent school she also says
that there are high demands on
die instructors, “And that puts
demands on the students, but
that’s what makes a good quality
academic environment.”
Woods
has
been
at
Clackamas College about four
years. She says that she enjoys
her classes, the friendly environ
ment and the supportive staff.
“I’ve always wanted to be a
coach and a PE teacher. I’m
one of those lucky people that
never changed their minds,” she
says. Judging by her enthusiasm
and the attendance at in
tramurals events, we’re pretty
lucky at Clackamas College,
too.
iVhen there is interest then
ire is also volleyball, 3 on 3,
J id basketball. Some sports
benefit tournament
ponso red by Cougars
■ Steven Ziolkowski
Hff Writer
■A benefit tournament spon-
Hed by the Cougar Wrestling
Hub, Pitt Wrestling Club and
Lake Area Wrestling is scheduled
for 10 a.m., June 6, in Randall
Ha on the Clackamas Com-
■mity College campus.
■There will be freestyle
Hacketing and entries for age
Houps 9-10, 11-12, 13-14,
Cadets, Juniors and Open.
“Anyone from nine years to any
¡age is welcome,” said Norm
[Btrney, Cougar Wrestling
■>ach. “The $4 entry fee goes to
support the team for the na-
tionals
nals and other expenses,” he
ped.
[This year Cougar wrestlers,
Dbug Harper (118) and ' Jr.
Taylor (150), will compete for
Clackamas on the Oregon Col
lege Exchange. College Exchange
teams will meet in Hungary and
East Germany on their tour this
summer. “We had to fight to get
the two year colleges on-board as
representatives,” said Bemey,
“but the coaches approved the
petition unanimously.
“This College Exchange is one
of only three tournaments of this
quality held in Europe each sum
mer,” said, “and we’ll be wrestl
ing the Russian Olympic ‘A’
Team.” More information is
available on the Wrestling Benefit
Tournament or Oregon College
Exchange program by contacting
Coach Bemey at the Cougar
Wrestling Club or other Tourna
ment sponsors.
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