December 2015, Issue 12
UTSA Homecoming Golf Tournament Brings UTSA, Community, Together
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One hundred UTSA students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends came together Friday, November 6 to participate in the annual UTSA Homecoming Golf Tournament hosted at The Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio.
The tournament coincides with a collection of other homecoming and game-day programs aimed to strengthen student, faculty, staff, alumni and community relationships and create bonds to The University of Texas at San Antonio. The money raised from the event assists students employed at Campus Recreation with attendance to national and regional conferences and workshops, which further their education outside the classroom and provide them exposure to the fields of leadership development, university recreation, higher education, fitness and wellness, facility management, intramural and club sports, and marketing and outdoor recreation.
Congratulations to Louis Keefe, Al Cole, Heath Ryan and John McDonald for shooting a 54 to win the tournament, as well as Closest to the Pin winners Will Hernandez and Will Ahumada, and Longest Drive winners Michelle Castillo and Bryan Ramos.
Special thanks go to UTSA Head Football Coach Larry Coker for his opening remarks, as well as the UTSA Campus Recreation staff, the student organization volunteers from Pro-Rec and the organizations and businesses that made this tournament a success:
- Awards Ceremony – Crown Trophy & Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Goodie Bags – State Farm w/Mark Garza
- Gold -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car & Bryne Construction Services
- Silver – Alamo Tees, Marmon Mok Architecture & Life Fitness/Hammer Strength
- Bronze – Blackmon Mooring, Glass Co., Joy Ride, Sabinal Group, Academy, AstroTurf, Wick Flooring, Lone Star Brewing, UTSA Bookstore, Lone Star Soccer Club San Antonio
- Hole in One – Rialto Jewelry
- Other Supporters – UTSA Division of Student Affairs, UTSA Athletics, Jason’s Deli, Stone Werks, Quarry Golf Club, Golf Galaxy
To view highlights from the tournament, visit the UTSA Campus Recreation Facebook Page
Submitted by —
Mark Munguia
Senior Associate Director,
Campus Recreation
Leigh Darilek
Assistant Director, Communications,
Campus Recreation
Rowdy Rec Run 5K a Big Success!
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On Saturday, November 14, Campus Rec hosted its 9th annual 5K, the Rowdy Rec Run. This year saw 287 runners and walkers from UTSA students, faculty and staff, and the greater San Antonio community. Joshua Ramirez (16:41) and Alli Koch (20:35) were our top male and female finishers. Team Bio Stats showed up with the largest group at 78 runners strong. Team Tri-Hards were the fastest team with an average time of 18:39. All results are posted online and photos from the race can be found on our Facebook page.
The Rowdy Rec Run raises funds to assist Campus Rec student employees attend national and regional conferences and workshops, which further their education and give them exposure to the fields of leadership development, university recreation, higher education, fitness and wellness, facility management, intramural and club sports, outdoor recreation and marketing/promotions. This year, over $2,000 was raised for student development.
Campus Rec would like to thank our sponsors for helping us make this day successful and memorable for all of our participants:
- Academy
- UTSA Dining Services
- Frost Bank
- GNC
- Marathon Fitness
- Life Fitness
- Mama Margies
- Jason's Deli
- Sports Authority
- C.C. Creations
- Vitamin Shoppe
- Total Nutrition
Submitted by —
Leigh Darilek
Assistant Director, Communications
Campus Recreation
RHA Wins Big at SWACURH 2015
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Congratulations to the Residence Hall Association for their accomplishments and participation in the SWACURH 2015 Conference. The executive board of the RHA attended the SWACURH 2015 Conference at Texas A&M on Oct. 22nd through 25th, and won three awards while in attendance.
President Melanie Spiller and NCC Marcos Vargas had the opportunity to present at the conference, and the their presentation received an award for the Top 12 Programs.
The executive board also brought back awards for Most Spirited Delegation: Small School and Best Delegation.
Congratulations to the RHA executive board and it’s advisors on a job well done!
Submitted by —
Jacques Watkins, M.HSC
Complex Coordinator, Laurel Village
Homecoming Kicked Off with Roadrunners Give Back!
We would like to thank all of our UTSA Volunteers who helped kick off Homecoming at the San Antonio Food Bank as part of Roadrunners Give Back! We had over 130 students, staff, and alumni at the event and sorted 9,576 pounds of food, providing 7,660 meals to families in South Texas! Click here for more pictures from the event.
Submitted by —
Cristina Dominguez
Program Coordinator,
Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion
See previous Points of Pride