Delta Upsilon takes title
DU Ducks win 19-14 in the intramural flag football Men’s Greek Championship
The teams say tension is all in fun and leave it on the field.
Kathryn KIisthardt
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
For the past four years, Delta Upsilon has been involved in intramural flag football’s Men’s Greek Championship. With two championships in the past, Delta Upsilon took on Phi Delta Theta and won the game 19-14 plus another year of bragging rights.
Tommy Beeler, a Delta Upsilon senior and team captain, said Delta Upsilon has represented itself as the DU Ducks while proudly sporting blue shirts with the word “QUACK” written in white letters across the back.
In the beginning of the game, the small group of supporters for the Delta Upsilon Ducks chanted “Quack! Quack! Quack!” as Delta Upsilon passed the ball down the field on a fourth down to score and take the lead. Delta Upsilon played fluidly, passing the ball down the field and into the end zone.
Tommy Hotze, a Delta Upsilon sophomore, said he was proud to play on a team with players who ranged from sophomores to seniors. Beeler said that although the game was well-played, he was anxious about how well the team would play together.
Photo by Katherine Loeck
Phi Delta Theta's Brian Ozorkiewicz, Lawrence junior, grabs Delta Upsilon's Tommy Beeler, Leawood senior, Monday night at Memorial Stadium. Delta Upsilon 1 defeated Phi Delta Theta 19-14 in the men's Greek flag football championship.
“I was nervous because the younger guys don’t have as much experience on a game-level like this,” Beeler said. “But they really played great.”
Beeler has been involved with the DU flag football team for the past four years and reflects positively on the involvement of the younger members of the chapter. Hotze agreed and said it felt good to be a part of a three-time repeat.
Joel Higgings, a Phi Delta Theta senior and team captain, regretted the way the game started.
“DU played well, and we made some mistakes early in the game which gave them a big lead right off,” he said.
But even among rival houses, Higgins said that the game wasn’t about rivalry but more about fun.
“I know a lot of guys from the other team and it’s fun to get out there and play them.”
Although Phi Delt put up a fight and came back in the second-half with two touch downs and two good extra points, Delta Upsilon held them from taking the lead.
“They played better than us. Props to them, ” said Higgins.
— Edited by Rachael Gray
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