The Golden Shoe was awarded to Revelle College on Sept. 25 when UCSD’s oldest college won the 24th annual Unolympics competition.
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Muir, Marshall, Warren, Revelle and Roosevelt colleges joined the newly-instated Sixth College at RIMAC Field to compete in seven events for the coveted trophy and the rights to call it their own for the remainder of the year.
The event, which is held during Welcome Week of every school year, greeted mostly freshmen and transfer students from all six colleges for an afternoon of contest and renewed rivalries.
“”I’m very pleased with the turnout this year,”” said Scott Berndes, sports club director for UCSD Recreation. “”Compared to last year, this was huge.””
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Hundreds of students flooded RIMAC field in high spirits after pre-Unolympics rallies were held campus-wide at the respective colleges.
“”This crowd is much more intense than I’ve ever seen,”” said Earl Warren College orientation leader Greg Head. “”We definitely have some enthusiastic freshmen all over this campus.””
The afternoon began with an entrance and spirit event where each college performed a dance and cheer to introduce their college’s theme. Themes ranged from Marshall college’s “”Wild Wild West”” to Warren college’s “”Remember the Tritons,”” which jokingly honored the nonexistent UCSD football team.
The physical games followed shortly after, with new students from each college competing in events like the balloon toss, bat relay, balloon relay, frisbee toss and tug-o-war.
After three hours of cheers and chants, Revelle college came out on top, defeating two-time defending champion Warren college by a final score of 280 to 260.
Muir, Marshall and Roosevelt colleges followed closely, with Sixth College finishing in last place in its first appearance at the Unolympics.
“”I think this year’s students are one of the most spirited and excited groups ever at the Unolympics,”” said Renee Barnett Terry, dean of student affairs at Revelle college. “”Roger Revelle would be proud.””
Revelle college also won this year’s spirit night competition.
“”This is my first year at UCSD, and I think this event is a great way to get all the colleges together,”” said Tim York, a freshman at Warren college. “”I’d like to see more events like this throughout the year. It was awesome.””
