Monday, November 15, 2010

Two More Tournaments Down, More Awards

This weekend was busy for the Ohio University Intramural Sports crew.

Ian Swoboda and Mary Pittman traveled to the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL to officiate along with Brad Whittaker, Haley Drometer, and James Kaikis who were on staff at the tournament. Mary officiated well at her alma mater and was rewarded by working field judge for a mens semi-final and line judge for the co-rec final. Ian had a great tournament and was named All-Tournament. He worked line judge in the mens open final and field judge in the mens collegiate final.

Also this weekend, Ben Strunk and Larry Lawson drove across the prairie to Carbondale, IL for the University of Southern Illinois tournament. Though there were fewer games than most regional tournaments, both officials worked deep into Sunday. Larry was back judge in the womens final and down box in a mens semi-final. Ben was referee of a mens semi-final and field judge in the mens final. He received All-Tournament honors and a bid to the NIRSA National Tournament at Texas A&M in early January.

Next weekend, Mary Pittman and John Mason will make the trip west to the University of Nebraska. Stay tuned for their tournament recap!

2010 Totals:
Tournaments- 6
Officials Sent- 14
Championship Games- 12
All-Tournament Awards- 7
Nationals Bids- 4

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Ohio Brings Home Some Hardware

This past weekend Ohio University sent four officials to regional flag football tournaments. Kevin Nye and Andrew Clark drove up SR 33 to Ohio State while Ben Strunk and Doug Vinci ventured through the night to the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

Both Ben and Doug had a fun weekend in North Carolina despite the chilly temperatures on the cast. Doug improved his crew all weekend. He was the referee for a mens quarterfinal and line judge for a corec semi-final. Ben was named All-Tournament and finished with working referee for a corec semi-final, field judge for a mens semi-final, and line judge for the corec final.

In Columbus, Andrew had a great first tournament. He earned referee of a mens quarterfinal and field judge of a corec semifinal. Kevin had an excellent tournament and was the referee for the mens final. He was named All-Tournament and received a bid to the ACIS Nationals in New Orleans.

The Ohio University Coed flag football team also traveled to Ohio State and won the entire tournament. They won each game they played by mercy rule and will also be headed to New Orleans for nationals.

2010 Totals:
Tournaments- 4
Officials Sent- 10
Championship Games- 7
All-Tournament Awards- 5
Nationals Bids- 3

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Great Weekend in Murfreesboro

Ohio University rolled into Murfreesboro, TN this past weekend for the Middle Tennessee State Flag Football Tournament. Ian Swoboda, Kevin Nye, and Justin Carr officiated at the tournament and Greg Allensworth served on the officials committee.

From the beginning all three officials were crew chiefs and in the end all three worked the Mens Championship Final. Kevin Nye worked referee, Justin Carr worked line judge, and Ian Swoboda worked field judge.

All three officials earned All-Tournament awards. Ian and Justin received bids to the ACIS National Tournament in New Orleans, LA.

Next weekend Ohio University sends Kevin Nye and Andrew Clark to Ohio State and Ben Strunk and Doug Vinci to UNC-Wilmington.

2010 Totals:
Tournaments- 2
Officials Sent- 6
Championship Games- 5
All-Tournament Awards- 3
Nationals Bids- 2