• - lohn I. Rudclifll! - lohn /. Rudclifll! only small club "A" to Zeta Rho. The competition of basketball marked the end of women's intramurals fo r another year. The girls grew not only physically but spiritual. They endured many questionable calls and heartfelt losses but they kept their chins up and when intramural competition was over they felt that they had achieved personal goals and their lives were greatly strengthened. 'I . 1. Donna Hulett drives down the court as an OEGE defe'lder t ries to stop her. 2. Wendy Wagner of Ze ta Rho brings the bat arowl d mId keeps her eyes on the ball . 3. and S. Two different expressio l1 s are shown before the ball reaches the plate. 4. Glenda Collier th rows the ball ill from her center fi eld positiOl I i/I cl ub softball. Sports Evolution The women's intramural program has been the proving ground for female athletes at Harding for over 35 years. That was to say until three years ago when the Board of Trustees decided that the time was right for Harding to offer intercollegiate sports for women , cross country and softball. The Board met in the spring of 1983 to decide whether or not to add more intercollegiate sports for women. After this meeting , the announcment was made that Harding would add volleyball and basketball to the women's intercollegiate program. - Rob Schmit/au Volleyball is just one of the teams that was fonned for the 1983-84 seaso tl . The volleyball team works together to make sure th e ball goes over the l1et . The Board had carefully considered the new additions and talked to numerous students, teachers and alumni. They especially talked to Barbara Barnes, director of women's intramurals. 'The Board asked me if I thought the additions of the new intercollegiate sports would weaken the intramural program," commented Barnes, "I told them it wouldn' t harm the program in the least bit. " Several of the girl s who joined the new teams had played high school ball before coming to college, but when they came to Harding there was no intercollegiate program for them. So, they played intramurals and under the guidance of Barnes developed good Christian attitudes in playing sports. These attitudes can be seen in many of the girls that chose not to play intramural this year, but chose to play in the intercollegiate level in 1983-84. Both programs seem to compliment the other. Especially since the intercollegiate program evolved out of the intramural program. - David D. Wall Women 's Intramurals 81
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