Iron Man event challenges students' athleticism

The Men’s Club led out in the annual Iron Man event last Saturday night, with over 20 participants competing in events such as the rope climb, slam dunk contest, jousting, obstacle course and more. 

As the event began Dean Dubini announced that Don Reeder, who recently retired, would be hosting the Iron Man competition giving the crowd and the competitors the extra excitement they needed for the long evening. As former Men’s Dean and Principal, Reeder has been hosting the competition since its inception. 

“It was so amazing to see Mr. Reeder at Iron Man. It wouldn’t be the same if he didn’t host it. Everything fell into place because without him it would’ve felt like something was missing,” expressed Damaris Lopez-Morquecho, junior. 

First up was the slam dunk contest that included three different heights of the basketball hoops so a variety of people could show off their dunking skills with Izuchi Nwankwo dunking the regulation 10 feet height on his first attempt. 

Next up was the run around campus, the obstacle course, and then the rope climb. These activities were timed and the fastest to complete the challenges got points towards their overall score. 

Each event pushed the competitors to new levels because of the vigorous competition. Sergio Enriquez, sophomore, reflected, “I was happy when I was able to accomplish the rope climb because I wasn’t able to last year.”

A favorite event, jousting, is a high tension game with two participants each round. The objective of the joust is to push your opponent off a wood plank with a lance covered in duct tape. “The jousting is always my favorite to watch because it’s very suspenseful since you never know who will win in the end,” explained Elizabeth Shannon, senior. 

“Having fun with my friends was my favorite part. They were my source of motivation during the games,” shared Marc Winokan, sophomore.

To wrap up Iron man the competitors came up in twos to chug as much ginger ale as possible in a short amount of time. 

For the boys division the winners were Toby Quillin winning 3rd place and Sergio Enriquez and Mark Winokan tied for 1st place. The girls division was close with 3rd going to Lily Resz, 2nd to Sarah Molina and 1st to Damariz Lopez-Morquecho. Every person who placed received a trophy and the 1st place winners will have their names added to the official Iron Man trophy. 


Eva Resz, Student News Team

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