The beginning of
the school year at Ohio Northern University is always filled with exciting
traditions. One of these traditions includes Founder’s Mud Volleyball. I played
last year and my team made it all the way to third place. You get muddy, play a
little bit of volleyball and enjoy the time reuniting with your friends after
summer break.
ONU is an
amazing, yet stressful place to be. Classes are already challenging after only
one week and the amount of homework assigned to students is unreal. I love
having the opportunity to have some fun and not worry about my schoolwork for a
few hours. Mud volleyball gives us this opportunity to be silly and have fun
for an afternoon.
This year, my
mud volleyball team was determined to win. Our team of four girls and four guys
stepped into the mud pit to play and came out covered in mud. Since I was in
the back row, I got away with only muddy socks and a few splashes on my shirt.
Unfortunately, my teammates didn’t think I was dirty enough after our game.
They chased after me, picked me up and threw me back into the pit.
We were slightly
too confident because my team didn’t even make it past the first round. Even
though we didn’t win, I had an amazing time with my friends. I loved seeing
their competitive sides. This event left me with some great memories. The
determination my team had to get everyone as muddy as possible was even greater
than their determination to beat the opposing team.
It’s impossible
to feel clean after being thrown in a pit of mud, but three showers and two
loads of laundry seemed to help. We didn’t win this year, but this won’t stop
me from trying again next year! Besides, why would I ever want to miss out on
playing in the mud?
As a big competitor myself I know the feeling of being overly confident and then coming up short. I always see people having fun playing mud volleyball and at times I want to just jump right in and participate. Since I am still during football camp i can never participate and this year with having practice at the stadium the last day of camp did not feel the same as previous years when we can hear all the students having fun playing in the mud and then trying to throw senior teammates in the mud as we walk by ending our camp. Its always been something I've wanted to do.
ReplyDeleteHannah,
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a great description of Mud Volleyball. I have never participated, but I wish I would have! It's always fun to watch people fall in the mud. Also, I love your picture - great action shot!