Spring IMs begin!

Friday was absolutely freezing (we could actually see our breath!), but we dedicated Sillimanders still turned out for an afternoon of IMs: baseball, 4x4 lawn volleyball, and Ultimate Frisbee. This was actually my first foray into spring IMs, aka I haven't run this much since IM cross-country last fall ^^;

4x4 lawn volleyball is a totally different experience than indoor volleyball, with a co-ed team (2 guys, 2 girls), much smaller space, lower net, and (of course), the wind. I ended up not playing, but it was interesting to watch how people had to adjust their serves and spikes for the smaller court, yet each person still had to cover a lot of ground. We eventually beat JE in three games, pulling out the third in rally scoring 16-14.

Stan spiking on JE

Angel hustling toward the ball

Ultimate was my first game since Freshman Olympics, which was not really legit since we were playing on the New Haven Green and it was quite difficult to play around the trees. For IM Ultimate, club players aren't allowed to participate since that the "highest" level available, which meant rank newbies like me could actually get into the game. Rules are pretty standard: 7-on-7, with at least 2 of either gender. We were again against JE, at it turned out to be a pretty intense match:

My friend Kyle, the IM captain and a varsity swimmer =P

One of the freshmen, Jack

Time ran out in the second half while we were playing, so we just played until the next point and ended up losing 7-6. However, I realized I was a lot better than I thought (aka I could actually throw), so I'll definitely be back out for more ;-)