Intramurals

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Intramural volleyball
Intramural volleyball

All cadets who are not on-season for an intercollegiate athletic team or club must compete in intramural athletics.

"Intramurder" is cadet slang for the weeklong intramural tournament that occurs at the end of the intramural season, and is often held on the Terrazzo grass. This tournament originated in _____[after the early 90s]. "Intramurders" is sometimes used to refer to intramural athletics in general.

From ____ (at least 76) to ____ (at least 92), there were three intramural seasons: Fall, winter and spring, coinciding with the military "go rounds," with a separate intramural season for basic cadets that took place during First Beast. In ____, the schedule was changed to two seasons during the academic year.

[edit] Intramural Sports

  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey (no longer played?)
  • Flag Football
  • Flickerball
  • Golf (no longer played)
  • Lacrosse (no longer played?)
  • Mountain Biking (recent addition)
  • Racquetball
  • Rugby (re-introduced -- was a club sport in 1970s until recently)
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Squash (no longer played)
  • Swimming (no longer played)
  • Team Handball
  • Tennis (doubles)
  • Ultimate Frisbee (recent addition)
  • Volleyball
  • Wallyball
  • Water polo
  • Wrestling
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