Teams make “Traks”

Ouachita Student Foundation (OSF) is hosting Tiger Traks, a two-day event in which teams compete in games and relays for cash prizes. Like Tiger Tunes, also hosted by OSF, all of the proceeds earned at Tiger Traks go toward student scholarships.

Each team of participants consists of eight people with a limit of four males per team. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. All of the teams will earn points at each activity, and there is a cash prize for each member of the teams with the most points ($100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place).
“[Most] people want to win, and teams recruit people based on their level of athleticism and intellect,” said senior English major and Tiger Traks participant Jessica Schleiff. “However, we were thinking about which team would have the most fun.”
Schleiff’s team, “Things Fall Apart,” consists of English majors and professors. This team decided to participate in Tiger Trak because they thought it would be a good way to create a bond between the younger and older English majors, as well as to make “lasting memories, experience community and have a healthy spirit of competitiveness,” according to Schleiff.
OSF aims to create games that anyone can play so the teams will have a fun, friendly and diverse environment in which to compete. Tomorrow’s events include an egg toss, ice fishing, a game center, basketball relay and Tiger Trek, a scavenger hunt on campus. Then on Saturday, Traks participants can look forward to a mega relay, raft races, mud volleyball and tug-of-war.
“The mud pit always seems to be the biggest hit; Traks is always guaranteed to get you dirty,” said Callie Stephens, OSF co-president.
In addition to the cash prizes, there will be sportsmanship, spirit and creative costume awards. These awards are another way OSF tries to create a fun environment for the participants. Teams are en- couraged to come up with creative names, match- ing costumes and chants to cheer at the event.
“You don’t have to be an athlete to win Traks; you just have to have fun and get dirty,” Stephens said. “And students should also remember that all of the proceeds, just like Tiger Tunes, go toward OSF, which means they are given back to students at Ouachita in the form of scholarships.”
Tiger Traks will take place on Ouachita’s campus tomorrow and Saturday, and 32 teams are compet- ing. For more information, e-mail OSF at osf@obu. edu or follow them on their Twitter account, OSF Official.