32 student life more than just keeping score Intramural sports offered students an opportunity to compete in athletic competition without having to be a part of the official collegiate teams. Ranging from softball to swimming, students competed on teams or head-to-head. However, there were student workers behind this whole process that many participants did not take into account. “Working intramurals is not an easy job,” senior Matt Tate said. “A lot of people think that we don’t do that much, but without us, there wouldn’t be any intramurals.” Intramural workers went to the fields and courts early to set up the scoreboards, place the bases or put up the nets. The workers made sure games were played fairly and kept the games going. They calmed irritated players, assisted the injured and were the gears to a machine that many people did not give credit to. Senior Kellie DeAtley had worked intramurals since her first semester at Harding in 2006. She had
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