3 HPU Club Sports You May Not Be Aware Of
By: Nick Gonnella
Q News
High Point University offers many extracurricular activities to give students the opportunity to either engage in something they are passionate about, or to give new things a try. Club sports are an amazing avenue for both of these things.
Obviously High Point has club teams for some of the more popular sports like basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey, but they also offer club teams for sports that are often overlooked. Here are three club sports teams that you should be aware of.
Rowing
Rowing is great for making new friends, and for staying in good shape. When head coach Burt Whicker was asked about why people should check out Club Rowing he said, "Rowing is not just a sport. It's an outlet for pain through pain. It's a teacher of discipline and determination. It takes you to your breaking point, and teaches you to bend rather than snap. It marries grace and power. It makes you strong."
Ballroom and Latin Dance
Club Ballroom and Latin Dance meets twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays at the parkway commons for practice from 8:30-10PM. They compete in dancing waltz, Vienesse, tango, foxtrot, swing, chacha, rhumba and mambo.
Club Ballroom has traveled to NC State, South Carolina, University of Virginia, University of Georgia, and Maryland Tech for their competitions but are hoping to host a competition next semester.
Doing Ballroom is also a very good way of becoming closer with other people because of the trust you must build with your dance partner.
Ballroom and Latin Dance Club member Camille Oliver when asked about the friends she's made through ballroom said, "Yes I have ballroom friends at High Point and other schools now". Oliver went on to say, "I'd recommend every HPU student who has the slightest interest to give ballroom dance a try. It's so much fun to learn new dances and has made opportunities for me to connect with all kinds of people through dance."
Equestrian
The Equestrian club has only one practice a week and it's split up by skill level so you won't have to worry about riding with skilled horseback riders. In your assigned practice you receive a specific lesson for the day.
Practices are broken up into two to three people and you get to ride a different horse each practice. If you have no horseback riding experience that isn't a problem. The Equestrian club welcomes everyone in from first time beginners, to very advanced riders.
For their competitions, the Equestrian teams traveled to Emory, Henry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, and Averett. When member Claire Steffens was asked about her experience on the team, she said, "It gives me an outlet where I could forget about school and such and just enjoy myself and have fun."
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