Indiana State Chi-Os win Trike Race 4 years in a row

[NutBrnHair]

Fourpeat!
Teams extend winning streaks


By Josh Cannon
Indiana Statesman
November 08, 2004


The teams of Chi Omega sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity finished first in the Homecoming Trike races Friday.

Leah Arnold, Chi Omega's team captain, said she was both happy and sad after finishing the race.

"I'll miss it, but I'm glad to win on my last year," Arnold said.

Delta Gamma sorority placed second, and Alpha Chi Omega sorority placed third.

Dana VanderHill, a Chi Omega member, said it was the fourth year in a row her sorority has won. The team completed 30 laps to win the race in just over 35 minutes.

Laura Bossaer, a member of Alpha Chi Omega, said she was happy with third place.

"We worked really hard so I can't complain," Bossaer said.

Bossaer said it was difficult to ride in the cold weather Friday night because her team had been practicing in warm weather.

"Once you're on the bike, it doesn't seem that bad when your adrenaline is going," she said. "It's a really good experience, and it's worth it in the end no matter what place you got."

During the fraternity race later in the evening, riders got off to a rocky start.

During the first lap, a Phi Delta Theta member lost control of his bike and crashed. According to the rules of the race, a crash during the first lap results in a restart.

Ten laps into the race, the Sigma Chi team was disqualified from the race. Member Jason Clark said it was still "good times."

The team was disqualified for riding on two wheels and holding up traffic during rider switches.

"We had fun," Clark said jokingly about being disqualified.

After winning the race, Ben Miklozek, of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said, "We practice to win, and we race to win."

Following the team's win, members of the fraternity began chanting "four more years." Miklozek said the chant was in reference to President Bush getting re-elected, and said it was also the fourth year in a row that his fraternity finished in first place.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon completed 42 laps in 39:46.

Phi Gamma Delta finished second in the race, while Pi Kappa Alpha placed third.

Michael York, a Phi Gamma Delta member, said, "SAE raced a hell of a race."

York commented on finishing second by stating, "It feels okay, but I wish we would have come in first."

York said Sigma Alpha Epsilon has a lot of experience, but his fraternity will "build on second place and next year take home first."

Sorority

1. Chi Omega

2. Delta Gamma

3. Alpha Chi Omega

Fraternity

1. Sigma Alpha Epsilon

2. Phi Gamma Delta

3. Pi Kappa Alpha


Three members of Chi Omega sorority celebrate after the Trike race Friday. Chi Omega took first place for the fourth year.

[NutBrnHair]

Looks like they won all of Homecoming too...




Homecoming sweepstakes announced Monday

By Josh Cannon
Indiana Statesman
November 10, 2004

The results of the Greek sweepstakes were announced Monday, and the pairing of Chi Omega, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon finished first.

Chi Omega member Megan McManama said winning "was a really big deal."

This is Chi Omega's sixth year in a row to win the sweepstakes, she said.

Each fraternity and sorority is required to attend Homecoming events, and the groups that attend the most win the sweepstakes.

McManama said she was excited because her sorority has won every year that she has been a student at ISU.

"We knew it was going to be a close race to first with Gamma Phi Beta [and Pi Kappa Alpha]," she said.

The pairing of Pi Kappa Alpha and Gamma Phi Beta came in second place. Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Tau Gamma followed in third.

The results of the sweepstakes were provided by Student Activities and Organizations.

[XOMichelle]

Wow! At my school we had no competitions like this.

Congrats to the Chi Omegas

[CardinalSM]

Ok, so I thought trike race and I was like how cool is that they have a race on little red trikes what a cute idea! yeah. . . then I saw the picture oops

[xo_sue]

I was there for it - my first trip back to ISU since '91!! We had a great time but felt really old!!

[NutBrnHair]

Chi Omega, FIJI capture Trike race wins


By Jocelyn Rardin Staff writer
By Samantha Brown Campus editor
October 24, 2005


Despite the rain and cold weather, Chi Omega sorority and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity won their respective Trike races Friday.

Although Phi Kappa Psi didn't win the men's race, fraternity members finished the race despite bike problems and an injured rider.

Mike McWhorter, a senior criminology major, competed in the race despite a torn ACL. McWhorter got injured while playing on the practice squad for the women's basketball blue and white scrimmage after he competed in Trike qualifications.

Since Phi Kappa Psi didn't have an alternate rider, McWhorter was faced with the decision to either compete with the injury or cause his team to forfeit the race.

"I wasn't going to let them not have a team," he said.

So McWhorter borrowed a knee brace from a teammate and competed. Nicknamed "Iron Man" by his teammates, McWhorter insisted on completing the last four laps of the race himself.

McWhorter was nicknamed "Iron Man" because he ran his tricycle across the finish line after the chain came off during qualifications and he competed Friday, despite his injury, he said.

FIJI and Sigma Alpha Epsilon battled for first place during the beginning of the men's race. Early in the race, a FIJI rider decided to take an extra lap without pitting to switch riders and Sigma Alpha Epsilon pulled away from FIJI as their rider became fatigued.

FIJI soon caught up and Sigma Alpha Epsilon had a small collision.

Near the fourteenth lap FIJI had a wreck with a Pi Kappa Alpha rider near the pits.

FIJI and Sigma Alpha Epsilon remained the only two teams on the lead lap for most of the race. FIJI tried to lap Sigma Alpha Epsilon but lost control of the bike momentarily.

FIJI finished the race in first place with Sigma Alpha Epsilon half a lap behind.

Hot Wheels winner during qualifications and FIJI rider Tristan Scott, a senior aerospace technology major, said it was a hard-fought race.

"There's a little Tony Stewart in all of us," he said.

Ben Miklozek, a senior finance major and member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said, "We rode as strong and hard as we could."

During the sorority race, Chi Omega, who has won the last four years, was in first position at the beginning of the race.

The race began with Chi Omega and Sigma Kappa in the lead during the first lap of the race. By lap 10, Chi Omega was still in the lead with a steady pace.

Many members of the Greek community who were not competing, were in the stands, along with alumni, excited parents and students all cheering on their favorite teams.

Although the race was supposed to last 30 laps it was shortened to 20 laps because of the adverse weather conditions.

Linzi Lorenz, a Delta Gamma member, said she wished the race could have been continued.

During the last lap, Chi Omega was in the lead, and finished the race in first place, for the fifth year in a row.

In second place was Sigma Kappa, in third was Delta Gamma, in fourth Gamma Phi Beta, in fifth Alpha Chi Omega, in sixth Alpha Sigma Alpha, in seventh Alpha Omicron Pi, in eighth Zeta Tau Alpha, and in ninth place was Alpha Phi.

Amy Mattox, a Zeta Tau Alpha member, said she thought her sorority did an excellent job.

"We did well. It was cold and the track was wet, but we did a good job," Mattox said.

Lauren Montgomery, a Chi Omega member, said she is proud of her winning team.

"We did a good job. We pulled through it all and it took a lot of endurance. We were ready to finish the race if we had to," Montgomery said. "We are proud; it's our fifth year in a row."