Intramural flag football kicked off on September 10th at the Cary Street Field with multiple games and numerous people on the bleachers watching the action.
Jordan Chyrsler, a senior studying electrical engineering, was participating in intramural flag football for the first time, although he has played on an intramural soccer team before.
Chrysler said he did not come up with the team name, The Engineers. His captain, Julian Valencia, did. But he agreed with Valencia’s prediction that they would “go all the way.”
Chrysler said he had a strategy for when he was playing as a receiver.
“Go out for short passes usually,” Chrysler said.
Valencia, a junior studying electrical engineering said he would have participated in intramural flag football before, but he was always too late to register a team. This time he found out about team registrations early enough to participate.
Valencia said his strategy for his role of quarterback was to simply throw the ball to whoever gets open and said the team’s skill as engineers would impact the results.
“We're going to design how you play the game of football.”
Roberto Mejia, a sophomore who has not yet declared his major, is a member of Team Miley. He likes to participate in intramurals because it provides something to look forward to after classes are over.
“[You can] take a break from schoolwork,” Mejia said.
Matt Van Dao, captain of Team Miley and a sophomore in the pre-nursing program, said he named the team as a form of dedication to pop singer Miley Cyrus.
“It's like an infatuation,” Van Dao said.
Van Dao said in order for his team to win, they planned on sticking to “the basics.”
Intramural Flag Football is played Monday through Thursday from 8:00pm to 12:00am on Cary Street Field with more than 60 teams participating during the season. It’s free to come out and cheer on your favorite teams.
The next block of intramural sports is racquetball doubles, table tennis, and tennis singles. Registration runs September 15th through the 23rd at the Siegel Center, MCV Recreation and Aquatic Center and the new Cary Street Field Support Building. Don't miss out on the fun!
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