UT Lacrosse?

Many students at UT have heard the buzz going around that Lacrosse may be added to University of Tampa’s intramural sports list. With intramural sports becoming more and more popular, it seemed fitting to add another popular sport to the list of the already established intramural sports: women’s lacrosse. Softball, basketball, and tennis are a few of the current popular sports.

Brittany Winebrenner, a sophomore at UT and an advertising and public relation major is thrilled that she gets to play lacrosse again. She says, “I have been wanting to play intramural lacrosse since I got here as a freshman and I was bummed out when I learned that they don’t offer it”. She is also excited for other reasons, saying, “It’s a great opportunity to meet new people.”

Many students are optimistic about lacrosse coming to UT and are excited to try out for the team. Chloe Kovach, a junior at UT says, “I am really excited to try out. I’ve wanted to get into intramural sports for a while now but none of them interested me. I played lacrosse in high school and was upset when I heard it wasn’t offered at UT.” Kovach is majoring in marketing.

With the majority of students from University of Tampa being northerners, predominantly the New England area, it makes sense to bring a northern sport to the campus. Lacrosse is a largely popular sport in the north.

Molly Smyser, a sophomore and exercise science major at UT says, “I think it’s a good idea because they don’t have any team and a lot of people play up north. It’s good if you want to do something fun and active in college.”

Like Smyser, other students may not want to try out for the sport, but are happy that lacrosse is being added to UT’s intramurals. There is a Facebook group called UT Women’s Lacrosse Organization open to anyone at UT who is interested. More information on the organization can be found on the website, along with a list of interested students.

Students who are interested in trying out for the team can go to the interest meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 4^th. The meeting is going to be held in the John Sykes Building in room 235.