Closing of Another Chapter

Well guys, it’s about that time when the semester starts to wind down. The clubs had a great semester even though the weather got the best of us many times, but our teams pushed through it. The months of March and April were busy months.  In March, Disc Golf competed in the Gateway Collegiate Classic and took first place. Fencing Club hosted their first tournament in a very long time and had a terrific turnout. Club members Cameron Koch and Daniel Faller finished in 3rd place in epee and foil respectively. Women’s Ultimate hosted ther first home tournament,  ”SHEnanigan Showdown”. Also, Women’s Ultimate competed in “Flava Fest 2013″ and placed 2nd. Chris Bidwell from BJJ/Judo club placed 2nd in the “2013 O.J. Helvey Kentucky State Judo Championship”.  In April, Women’s Volleyball hosted the ”Thrill on the Hill” Tournament and placed 2nd overall. Men’s Rugby had 2 great wins  at home against Murray State University and Richmond Men’s Club.

We had a great turnout at the banquet, good food and good times. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Congrats to all of our award winners this year: Newcomer of the year Wilson Seremani from Men’s Rugby, Athlete of the year Chris Bidwell from Fencing and BJJ/Judo, Executive of the year Lauren Jones from Badminton, Community members of the year Women’s Rugby, Club of the Year Women’s Ultimate.

Thanks to all our clubs for a great semester. We are looking forward to the Fall!!

Welcome Back to the Hill!

Hey Topper fans!  Welcome back to the Hill.  Sport Club practices are going full force now, and several clubs have already been competing.  So far in the month of February, the Paintball Club started us off placing 3rd out of 10 at the “3rd Eye Blind Competition.”  The Dodgeball Club placed 4th in the ”Beast 2 Tournament” at James Madison University.  Also, our Women’s Rugby Club had a big win over UT-Chattanooga at home.  March will be a busy month for WKU Sport Clubs!  The Men’s Rugby Club will start us off by squaring off against Louisville on Saturday the 2nd at 11am.  Following rugby  is a Men’s Soccer game at 3:30pm against Murray State. On March 8th, the Badminton Club will host an open tournament for all WKU students, faculty, and staff free of charge!  The event will start at 4pm on courts 2 and 5 of the Preston Center.  The Women’s Rugby Club will be hosting a home tournament, “SHEnanigan Showdown,” the weekend of March 23rd and 24th.  This will be their first home tournament, so we are very excited for them!  To round out the month, the Fencing Club will host the “Big Red Open” on the 30th.  Be sure to come out this month and show your support for WKU Sport Clubs!  Good luck to all our clubs!

Another Year Comes To An End!

Hey Topper fans! As the semester comes to a close we would like to leave you with some highlights of our Fall 2011 season.  To start us off Field Hockey took first at the Vanderbilt University Tournament on September18.  Then in October,  Women’s Volleyball had a very successful trip to the Annual Vandy Fall Fest with two wins.  The Disc Golf Club came in 5th place out of 20 at the South East Collegiate Open.  The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Judo Club went to the Louisville Martial Arts Academy Open and won two gold medals and two silver.  The Men and Women’s Rugby Club Team both hosted successful Alumni games with great turnouts.  Women’s Soccer beat Bellarmine University and the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club Team won their annual tournament.  In November the Fencing Club had a successful trip to Vanderbilt for a tournament as well as Racquetball at the University of Louisville.  Men’s and Women’s Ultimate traveled to Itchfest 2011 and came in 13th and 7th place.    The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club team members came in first and second at the UTMA Annual Judo Tournament.  Women’s Volleyball came in second place at their home tournament and the Dodgeball Club Team ended up beating the University of Louisville.

Overall it was a great semester for Sport Clubs.  Our teams spent hours practicing and the work payed off.  Great job everybody!  We hope everyone had a great semester and can’t wait to see you back in the spring of 2012!

We’re Back!

Hello Topper fans! Since our last post WKU Sport Clubs have been very active! I hope everyone is having a great semester. To start us off let’s talk about our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club. On September 17, 2011 the club traveled to the Extreme Grappling Open in Buckner, Kentucky where the two competitors from WKU swept the competition. Russell Whatley dominated the GI Division at middle weight by taking the gold medal. Then Whatley took gold in the no-GI division by winning the belt in the light heavy weight intermediate division where he was fighting out of his weight class. Travis Poulton followed with the same success when he won the gold medal in the middle weight blue belt division. Soon after that the Field Hockey club team traveled to Vanderbilt University on September 18, 2011 for a tournament where they won first place!

Then a few weeks later on the weekend of October 1-2, 2011 our Disc Golf club made a trip to the South East Collegiate Open where they placed 5th out of 20 other schools and are currently 10th in the country! During the same weekend our Field Hockey club made more news when they hosted their second annual tournament raising money for the Center for Courageous Kids.

Last weekend was Halloween weekend and our Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club hosted their annual tournament where they were undefeated. Since the tournament was held the weekend before Halloween many players on the field were dressed to impress in a variety of costumes while club President Ian Mack sold T-Shirts and discs to raise money for the club.

This weekend both our Men’s and Women’s Ruby Club teams will be hosting home games. Women’s Rugby will be playing the Nashville Women’s Rugby Club at 12:00 PM and at 1:00 PM Men’s Rugby will be taking on Eastern Kentucky University. So we hope to see you out at the Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex cheering on your Hilltoppers…Go Tops!

Another Full Weekend!

Hello sport fans!  Last weekend we had a Men’s Rugby match against Belmont University on Friday night.  WKU won 24-20.  Then on Saturday and Sunday the WKU Dodgeball Club Team hosted the 2011 National Collegiate Dodgeball Association Tournament in the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center.  WKU ended up making it to the Elite Eight before being defeated by Saginaw Valley State University in a close game of 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.  Central Michigan won the tournament for the first time in league history after defeating Grand Valley State University 2-1.

This week is another busy week for WKU Sport Clubs!  WKU Men’s Rugby will be hosting Hopkinsville at the Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex on Friday April 15, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.  Then on Sunday the WKU Triathlon Club will be hosting the annual Tri-Topper Classic at the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center.  Come out and support your Hilltoppers this weekend and remember…Go Tops!

Going for Greatness!

Hey Topper fans! WKU Sport Clubs is back with a brand new look!  This weekend will be full of Sport Club action.  On Friday April 8th the Men’s Rugby Club will be playing “Under The Lights” against Belmont at 7 P.M. out at the Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex.

The WKU Dodgeball Club is hosting the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association 2011 National Tournament this weekend as well.  This tournament will be hosted in the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center on Saturday April 9th starting at 10 A.M. and on Sunday April 10th starting at 9 A.M.   17 teams from across the country are coming down to give it their all and walk away hopefully being named the National Champion of the NCDA.  For the first time ever this year the NCDA is doing an All Star game where it is Michigan versus The World!  If you are looking for great action at a great price (free) then come out and support your Hilltoppers this weekend!