Thursday, December 31, 2009

National Update 4

Hello All,

Well its the final update from the ACIS Nationals. To start the day off we found out there would only be 12 all-americans, instead of the normal 16. That means if you did a final you were not guarnanteed to be an All-American. Mason had a very good tournament, and did a Men's Open Semi-Final. Fladda also did a fantastic job and was field judge in the Co-Rec final. Finally, Allensworth was the referee of the Men's Open final.

When all was said and done OU came away with two All-American officials in Dan Fladda and Greg Allensworth. Even though the 31st ACIS National Championship is over, we are not done. Log on next week, and receive daily updates from the NIRSA National Championships, where Ian Swoboda will be representing the program.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

National Update days 1-3

Hello All,

Just an update from nationals. Allensworth, Fladda, and Mason left Athens at 2pm and arrived in New Orleans at 4:30am. After a Few hours of sleep the left for a nice four hour officials clinic that dissected video, did on field work, and went over points of emphasis for the tournament.

Game play actually started on the 29th at 9am. Starting the day and tournament Allensworth and Fladda were crew chiefs. All three had a relatively routine day, and no problems occurred.

On the 30th, Allensworth was a crew chief. Mason and Fladda again had routine days, and a shorter day than Allensworth. Allensworth's last game, was an Open game, that went into overtime. The field was only lit by street lights and Christmas lights.

Tomorrow, are the finals, and all three are expecting good assignments. So tune in tomorrow evening for a final update from New Orleans.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Extramural Update 5

Well, Dan Fladda, John Mason, Ben Strunk, Larry Lawson, Ian Swoboda, and Doug Vinci rounded out the extramural regional tournament season. They took the long 14 hour drive from Athens to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the University of Southern Mississippi. They arrived at 8 am on Friday and had their first games Saturday morning. They all officiated greatly and endured a full day of games. On Sunday not all the officials at the tournament were asked to stay and officiate but all of our officials advanced. Again our officials officiated to our high expectations. Ben Strunk, John Mason, and Larry Lawson had a great day and worked quarter-final games. Ian Swoboda officiated the Men’s Open Championship, Dan Fladda officiated the Women’s Championship, and Doug Vinci officiated in the Men’s Championship. Ian Swoboda was an All-Tournament official and received a bid to the national tournament in Tampa, Florida. All of these officials greatly represented Ohio University and made us all proud. Dan Fladda was honored to receive an at large bid to the ACIS National Championships.

On another note, look forward to our final flag-football extramural update. We have four officials going to national tournaments. Greg Allensworth, John Mason, and Dan Fladda will be traveling to New Orleans for the ACIS National Championship December 28-31, and Ian Swoboda will be headed to Tampa, Florida for the NIRSA National Championship January 3-5. If you happen to see these officials or talk to the before they depart, congratulate them, and wish them luck.