With only 12 active players, the club water polo team struggled to gather enough numbers to compete in its’ first tournament of the season.
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports
A strong weekend for club sports
A summary of how UM’s club sports teams performed last weekend
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports, Tennis
Miami-Florida rivalry doesn’t stop at football
Rivalries aren’t only exclusive to football. The University of Miami’s club tennis team finished off last season as regional champions. In their 2019-2020 season opener at the University of Florida, however, they suffered a close 25-24 defeat to the Gators in the final.
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports
Hurricanes saddle up to add to winning pedigree
The University of Miami loves to compete. You can find UM athletes in the pool, on the turf and, if you look close enough, even on horseback. The University of Miami Equestrian Team (UMET), founded in 1997, is a small organization on campus that many don’t even know exists. UMET is sanctioned under the Intercollegiate…
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports
Ultimate frisbee provides UM with competitive college experience
Seven players stood parallel to each other on the painted white line. They pointed their index fingers to the sky and charged down the field as one of them launched a thin, white disk through the air. One of the seven athletes running on the opposite side of the field caught it, and the game…
Club/Intramural Sports, Profiles, Sports
UM Quidditch Captain Bernie Berges to play for U.S. team in 2016 World Cup
Students congregated on the Intramural fields outside of Stanford Residential College to play their favorite late-night sports. Some chose to play lacrosse, others participated in Ultimate Frisbee. While looking at the far-right side of the field, one could see in plain view a group of athletes gathering around hoop-like fixtures dug into the ground. The…
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports
UM quidditch team prevails despite injuries, heat tainting tournament
The most popular game in the wizarding world transcended fiction and materialized on the Intramural fields Saturday. Hooped goal posts on oval pitches awaited players arriving to participate in the second annual Canes Classic Quidditch Tournament hosted by the University of Miami Quidditch Team. The tournament featured nine teams and was scheduled to run from…
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VIDEO: Teams across Florida compete in Canes Classic Quidditch Tournament
Even the rain couldn’t stop teams from across the state from competing in the Canes Classic Quidditch Tournament. It was the University of Miami’s second-ever home Quidditch tournament, with games beginning on the hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Teams that competed included: UM, UCF, USF, FIU, FGCU, FSU, RCQC and Florida’s Finest.
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Quidditch team ready for the Canes Classic tournament
A strange sight often greets students who walk past the Intramural (IM) Fields on Monday and Thursday nights: 12 athletes running around with broomsticks between their legs. Quidditch, a sport made wildly popular by the fantasy world of the Harry Potter series, accounts for this strange sight, and is one of Miami’s most competitive club sports….
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Miami club lacrosse falls to Florida Gators in close call on senior night
In a difficult game against the Florida Gators, the Hurricanes men’s club lacrosse team fell just short for the third year in a row against University of Florida with a 9-8 loss Saturday night. As the Canes prepared for a game that would decide berth in the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC), they ran drills and…
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Boxing club president Teresa Browning rules in, out of ring
UPDATED: This story was updated Wednesday, April 15 at 11:14 p.m. to include results of National Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Swing left, swing right, knockout! For Teresa Browning, a legal studies and marketing major, passion packs a punch. As president of the University of Miami Boxing Team and Club, Browning works to keep her…
Club/Intramural Sports, Sports
Weightlifting organization ULift promotes general wellness
The University Center (UC) is home to a new fitness club at UM. Founded last semester by current president and avid weightlifter Anthony Pumilia, ULift prides itself as an organization that caters to weightlifting and exercise aficionados on campus. Under the mantra of “gains” – general improvements in any physical activity – the club seeks…