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.

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.

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.

Extramural update 4

Hello All, Sorry for the delay on getting the new extramural update on here, so I thought I would give you two weeks worth.

First, 2 weekends ago the brothers Justin and Preston Carr travelled to Iowa City, Iowa. Both did extremely well. Preston was line judge in the women's final, and Justin was the referee in the Men's final.

Also, Fladda, Strunk, and myself travelled to Pensacola, Florida. Strunk did very well, and did a semi-final game. Fladda and I both did the Open final as well as the Women's final. I was the referee in the Open, and line judge in the women's, while Fladda was back judge in the Open and field judge in the Women's. I was named All-Tournament.

This past weekend, Tawab travelled to Western Kentucky University, and was selected to work a semi-final game. While Vinci and Mason both travelled to Maryland and also worked Semi-Final games.

We do not travel again until the tournament at Souther Mississippi in December so I will update you then.

Also, in December look for daily updates from the Orange Bowl Tennis tournament in Miami, as well as daily updates from the ACIS National Flag Football Tournament.

Extramural Update 3

This weekend was a busy weekend for the officials of OUIM. We travelled to two tournaments. We sent Ben Strunk and John Mason to The Ohio State University a long with Brad Whittaker and Brian Beam to be on the officials' committee. We also sent Preston Carr and Ian Swoboda to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where alumni Chad Indorf and Tommy Segi were on the officials' committee.

Carr and Swoboda both did a very good job. Upon arrivial, Carr was named a crew chief. After officiating 10 plus games on Saturday, both were selected to officiate in the CoRec Semi-Finals. Carr was the line judge and Swoboda was the field judge in a hotly contested game.

Strunk and Mason also did a great job at The Ohio State University. Both went a made heads turn. Strunk was the referee in a men's quarter final that had multiple over times and was also the line judge in a CoRec semi-final. Mason also did a phenominal job. He was the referee in the CoRec final, and also named an all-tournament official, earning a bid to the ACIS National tournament in New Orleans.

After this past weekend it takes the OUIM total to 3 who will be attending nationals. Next weekend Fladda, Allensworth, and Nye will be travelling to West Florida, while the brothers Carr will be travelling with Beam to Iowa. Please congratulate Mason, Strunk, Carr, and Swoboda on a job well done, and wish the officials travelling this upcoming weekend good-luck.

Extramural Update 2

Hello all, it's time for a the next installment of the extramural update series. This past weekend, Greg Allensworth, Kevin Nye, and Ian Swoboda, travelled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to officiate and the TIRSA flag football tournament. It was a cold, wet, and muddy tournament. On Saturday, the fields were basically one big puddle. However, the three worked through it, and represented our university and program to the expectations that we expect.

By the end of the tournament, Swoboda was recognized by being the line judge in a semi-final match up. Allensworth and Nye both officiated in the Men's final. Nye was the field judge and Allensworth was the referee. In the end, Allensworth was recognized as an all tournament official.

Next weekend, Ben Strunk and John Mason will be travelling to The Ohio State University while Ian Swoboda and Preston Carr will be travelling to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. If you see or talk to these people please wish them luck!

Extramural Update 1

While Ohio University was enjoying the homecoming festivities, and the cats beating Miami, Preston Carr, Kevin Nye and Doug Vinci travelled to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale to officiate, while Brian Beam served as the Director of Officials and Greg Allensworth went to be on the officials committee. They all represented Ohio University to standards that we expect.

Vinci and Nye both did a great job, and officiated with some top officials in the region. At the end of the tournament Vinci was the back judge in a men's quarterfinal game, and Nye was the white cap of a men's semi-final game.

When all was said and done, Preston Carr was the referee for the men's championship game and recieved a bid to the NIRSA NCCS National Championships at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. If you see these three please congratulate them on a job well done, and for representing our program to the standards we expect. Our next tournament is not for a couple of weeks so I will update you then.