SKIING IN COLORADO! JOIN OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN MID-MARCH
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Stephen F. Austin State University
Rec-Insider
INSIDE
Meet Kenneth Norris
Student Recreation Center
Facilities and Membership
Services Coordinator
New Year, New You!
Usher in 2009 with
Student Recreation
New Year’s Resolutions? We’ve got
you covered. Axe that ‘Top 10’ list with
SFA’s Student Recreation Center!
Published for Members and Supporters of SFA Recreation
Volume 1, Issue 3
January - March 2009
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Fast Fact: The Student Recreation Center saw over 12,000 visits per week last semester.
Message from the Director of Campus Recreation
Dear Members,
of each semester. At the beginning of each
semester we spend an entire day training our
new staff on our policies and procedures. Our
returning student employees get a refresher
course on everything from customer service
to First Aid and CPR skills. With over 250
Here at Campus Recreation we have been student employees on staff, it takes quite
getting ready for the spring semester during a bit of time and effort to give them all the
the holiday break. Over the break we were information and training necessary so they can
able to get several projects completed. For provide you with the best service possible.
example, we had one of our final construction
items completed by having the tile work in the So, as you can see, we have been busy over the
shower areas re-sloped so they drain better. break. The building is clean, scuff marks have
2008 Student Recreation Our wonderful custodial crew was busy all been repainted, schedules are set for programs
Center Staff
break and got a lot of cleaning done up high throughout the semester, bulletin boards have
by dusting the air vents and duct work in the been updated, our semester program guide
Jeff Huskey
ceiling. This was a very time consuming job has been printed, and our staff trained. We are
Director
but something that desperately needed to be ready for you to come visit us and for another
done since our grand opening. We also got great semester!!
Janice Casper
a lot of touch-up painting completed that
Office Manager
we had been waiting for a break to do. The If you ever have any suggestions, comments,
fitness equipment all got a good cleaning over or simply run into a problem please do not
Kelley Consford
the break. In addition to cleaning and repairs, hesitate to contact me or any of our staff. It
Administrative Asst.
we also met with area EMS services in order is important to us that you enjoy your time
Kenneth Norris
to make it a little smoother during those participating at the Rec Center!
Facilities
unfortunate occasions when we have to call an
& Membership Services ambulance to the Rec Center. As I write this
we are preparing for our large student staff Jeff Huskey
Michael Maningas training session that we do at the beginning
Director of Campus Recreation
We are excited to bring you our third edition of
our member newsletter! It is that time of year
when we all have New Year’s Resolutions and
the upcoming spring weather on our minds.
Outdoor Pursuits
Table of Contents
Debbie Jones
Fitness and Wellness
Justin Anderson
Aquatics
Elizabeth Ross
Promotions, Sponsors
& Special Events
Brian Mills
Intramural Sports
& Sport Clubs
Contact Information
Rec Center Main Office: (936) 468-3507
Rec Center Welcome Desk: (936) 468-8400
Outdoor Center: (936) 468-8407
Fax: (936) 468-7052
Mailing Address: SFASU P.O. Box 13016
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Website: www.sfasu.edu/campusrec
Email: campusrec@sfasu.edu
The SFA Campus Recreation Newsletter is published quarterly in the fall and spring
semesters. It is intended to share news with colleagues and members of the facility. To
submit items for consideration or comments on the Newsletter, please cotact Kenny
Norris at norrisKL@sfasu.edu.
New Year, New YOU......................3
Meet Kenneth Norris.......................4
Fitness and Wellness......................5
Team SFA captures 2nd ..................6
Aquatics and Outdoor Pursuits........7
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Fast Fact: 70% of New Years’ Resolutions are broken with in the first couple of weeks.
YOU
Upcoming Events
January 26th
Keep Your Resolutions
Student Recreation Center
Fitness
February 7th
Horseback Riding
All Day Trip - Meet at OP Office
Outdoor Pursuits
March 2nd and 3rd
Blood Drive
Meet in Rec Center Meeting Room
Wellness
March 11th
Safe Spring Break
Student Recreation Center Lobby
New Year’s Resolutions?
We’ve got you covered
THE HUB — Throw out those pesky bad habits
and lazy days at home. It’s time to stick with the
New Year’s Resolutions you made at the start of
this new year. 2009 embarks the beginning of a
new you and the Student Recreation Center is your
home away from home to shed the extra pounds
you might have added over the holidays and to get
in shape. For your entertainment, we here at the
Student Recreation Center have come up with our
own little ‘Axe’ Resolution list just in case you are
having trouble coming up with one of your own. As you already know, we offer a large variety
of Group ‘X’ classes, as well as wellness events,
to help you enjoy your experience here with us as
much as possible. Along with these amenities, in
Wellness
order for you to conquer that resolutions list, we’ve
added a ‘Keep Your Resolutions’ fitness event
on Monday, January 26th, to help you keep your
personal fitness and wellness goals. This program
will be presented by certified personal trainers. For
more information on the event, please contact our
Fitness GA Jason O’Mara at 936-468-1436. Cold
outside and don’t want to fight the winter weather?
Not a problem. We have over 60 treadmills and
elliptical machines! We also have an indoor track on the second floor.
We have been very successful over the last year
and that is a big thank you to our members. The
Fall Semester recorded record numbers for the
Student Recreation Center since its grand opening
on September 22, 2007. We more than doubled
our visits each week, seeing over 12,000 members
on average per week. So, go ahead, take advantage
of this awesome facility, and keep pressing your
New Year’s resolutions. The facility has everything
you need to stay fit in 2009!
The Top 10 ‘Axe’ List
On the cover:
Jessica Oliva
Junior
Katy, TX
Building Manager
Along with Fitness and Wellness Coordinator
Deborah Jones, Fitness GA Jason O’Mara and
his staff of certified personal trainers will assist
you to help keep your New Year’s Resolutions.
Fitness
Wellness
Aquatics
Sport Clubs
Outdoor Pursuits Intramurals
Camps
Visit us online at www.sfasu.edu/campusrec
Fast Fact: Members can purchase a pass for their dependents for $12.50 per month.
Profile
Memberships
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Facilities and Membership Services Coordinator
G
ood day SFA! I hope this
newsletter finds you doing well.
My name is Kenneth Norris and I
am the Facilities and Membership Services
Coordinator for the Student Recreation
Center. I was born and raised in Texas with
degrees from The University of Texas (BBA)
and The University of Houston (M.Ed).
Although those are my Alma mater, SFA has
found a place in my heart. My role here at
Stephen F. Austin State University is to take
care of the beautiful new Student Recreation
Center we have been blessed with and to
take care of the needs of our members.
As you know, we have two very different
membership groups at the recreation
center with our student population and our
faculty/alumni population. My goal is to do
my best to take care of both! With that being
said, if you ever have any questions or need
anything please do not hesitate to contact
me. I hope you are all doing well keeping up
with your news years resolutions and hope
to see you in the recreation center soon.
-Kenneth
In the News...
Although most of us were on break during the winter holidays, progress was made
in the Student Recreation Center. As most of you know, the locker room showers
received a face lift in the form of new tile floor. The locker room showers have had
issues draining since we opened so we brought a contractor in over the break to
solve this issue. I trust you will be happy with the result, but if you see any other
issues, please send them to campusrec@sfasu.edu so we can take care of them.
Contact
Kenneth Norris
Phone: 936-468-1856
Email: norriskl@sfasu.edu
Fresh Towels and Spacious Lockers
AVAILABLE
Running on the treadmill, hitting our indoor track or just taking a dip in the relaxing
pool can lead to a trip to your friendly service assistants up front for a towel to dry off
with. We’ve got plenty. Just $3 a month gets you a large, fresh, clean shower towel
each and every time you work out. When you are done with it, drop it in our dirty
hamper and we will clean it for you. Need a place to store all of that extra baggage
you’re carrying around? Not a problem. We’ve got you covered. For just $4 a month,
you can get your own locker in our locker rooms. There are plenty to go around and
our locker rooms are very spacious. You can locate the locker rooms in the back
right corner of the facility. To enter the pool area, enter through the locker rooms.
For more information on the rentals, contact Kenneth Norris at 936-468-1856.
Don’t forget! We hand out FREE game day ’Axe’ tattoos for our
Members at the Student Recreation Center for every home
basketball and baseball game! Come grab one on your next visit.
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Fast Fact: Our Fitness staff has added a new Group ‘X’ Class for 2009 — Step Kickboxing
Find Your Fit!
With our friendly Campus Recreation Fitness Staff
Race Across TEXAS
In honor of the National Intramural Recreation Sports Association’s
(NIRSA) National Health & Fitness Day, we are hosting our third
annual Race Across Texas. This event is an incentive program to help
motivate you to include cardiovascular exercise in your daily routine.
Included exercises are running, walking and biking. We will help you
log your miles for eight weeks. You can register in the lobby of the
Student Recreation Center from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. on
February 16th and 19th or see a Fitness Assistant in the weight room.
Tensed up and Stressed out? Treat yourself to a Massage
As New Years’ fitness resolutions start rolling out, massages becoming a hit with members
THE HUB — As the Fall semester ends, members are becoming more aware of the large variety of
accomidations the Student Recreation Center has to offer to help take the load off of that hard work day or
from that intense workout. Keeping fitness resolutions and staying with that workout routine can leave you
yearning for a relaxed evening. When that happens, our massage therapy team is waiting with open arms.
Our massage therapists are available by appointment and offer an array of massages. If you are looking for a
chair massage, table massage, reflexology, swedish massage, sport massage, trigger point massage or a deep
tissue massage, we’ve got you covered. The massages start at $12 for members and $15 for non-members.
For more information about our massage therapy, visit our website at www.sfasu.edu/campusrec or check
out the new Spring 2009 program guide available at the Student Recreation Center.
Upcoming Wellness
Events
Blood Drive
When: March 2nd and 3rd
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Where: Student Recreation Center Meeting Room
The East Texas Blood Center and
Campus Recreation will host a blood
drive to help those in need. Join us
and help save a life. All blood units
are used for local hospitals, so please
help give back to Nac!
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March is National Nutrition Month
Tip of the Month
Want to keep your skin healthy?
Keep SWEATING!
Exercise is good for the body in more
ways than one. Sure, it helps you get
fit and build stronger muscles, but
new evidence suggests working up
a good sweat may also help fight off
skin infections.
Researchers from Eberhard Karls
University in Tuebingen, Germany
have discovered that human sweat
contains an antibiotic called
dermacidin that is capable of limiting
disease-causing bacteria such as
those responsible for skin infections
such as impetigo. For more helpful
tips visit www.acefitness.org.
Fast Fact: SFA boasts 118 intramural flag football teams. Sam Houston has 107.
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Spotlight
Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs
Bucketmouth BassTournament
nets a HUGE success
Tarleton State captures Bass Gold
SFA’s Upshaw/Watkins take Second Place
SAM RAYBURN —Andrew Upshaw and Ryan Watkins helped lead
SFA's club bass team to a second place finish in one of five Regional
Championship tournaments held across the United States that will be
featured on the Versus television network in 2009. As one of the national
hosts for the second year in a row, Stephen F. Austin's Sport Clubs program
teamed up with Versus to host the SFA Bucketmouth Tournament that
wrapped up in December. The tournament was held on Lake Sam Rayburn
at Twin Dikes Marina near Jasper, Texas. SFA's bass team, currently No.
1 in the nation, was edged out by Tarleton State's Chris Michaels and
Tanner Morgan, who netted 31.11 total pounds of bass in the two-day
tournament. Mississippi
State's David Halliwell and
Bradley Sartain rounded
out the top three with
27.08 pounds of bass. The
University of Oklahoma's
Chip Porche won the big
bass catch of the weekend,
nabbing a 7.12 pound bass
Chip Porche
on the last day. Upshaw
Volleyball Fan?
Come check out our Club
Women’s Volleyball Tourney
T
he Sport Club program will hold a women’s club
volleyball tournament that club volleyball teams
will participate in. The tournament usually boasts
several of SFA’s top, very competitive sport club teams.
If you are a fan of the sport, come down to the HPE
Complex on February 7th to check out the action!
For more information on Intramural Sports and
Sport Club events, check out our website at www.
sfasu.edu/campusrec or grab one of the Student
Recreation Center’s new 2009 program guides.
Photo by SFA Campus Recreation Staff
SFA’s Andrew Upshaw and Ryan Watkins placed second in the
two-day event. The two netted 27.13 pounds of bass.
and Ryan finished with 27.13 pounds. The 35 total teams from across the
country competing in the event included the University of Oklahoma,
the University of Texas-Austin, Texas A&M, Western Kentucky,
Northwestern
State,
Lamar,
Louisiana
State,
Baylor,
Sam Houston, Texas Tech, Arkansas Tech, University of
Arkansas-Monticello and the University of North Texas.
The winner of the tournament, Tarleton State, now advances to
the 3-day national tournament for a chance at the Forest Wood
Cup. Cup qualifiers will compete for a chance at $1 million dollars.
Angelo State, Sam Houston win NIRSA
Regional Flag Football Tournament
Tournament attracts 61 teams to SFA Intramural Fields
NACOGDOCHES — Angelo State grabbed two championships — first place in
the Men’s Division and first place in the Co-Rec Division — to wrap up a successful
weekend at the 2008 NIRSA Regional Flag Football Tournament hosted by Stephen
F. Austin State University on November 7th - 9th. In the 2½ days of action, there were
100 games played. 61 teams — 36 men, 13 women and 12 co-rec — participated in
the event. 28 officials and 24 staff from other institutions were all part of an awesome
team. In the Women’s division, Sam Houston State’s Going Deep flag football team took
the crown. Angelo State’s Invisibles and Wolfpack won the co-rec men’s championship.
As a result of the wins, all three teams received an opportunity to travel to Tampa,
Florida to participate in the NIRSA National Collegiate Flag Footbal championship.
Interested in what the Spring 2009 semester has to offer? Wait no
more! Our Spring Program Guides are now available online and
at the Student Recreation Center. Grab one today!
Fast Fact:
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The first 20 members who sign up for Private Swim Lessons receive 25% off of cost.
With Winter winding down, Aquatics ready to make a splash
THE HUB — As old man Winter winds
down and Spring time arrives, fun in the sun
becomes a priorty for members out on the
pool deck. With that, the Student Recreation
Center Aquatics program is gearing up for an
excitng year poolside. An array of programs
are being planned and are in the works for
members and their kids. Aquatics, Safety and
Camps Coordinator Justin Anderson and his
graduate assistant, Rachel Treat, will help you
find the right fit for you. New for the Spring
Semester will be private swimming lessons. The
HPE Indoor Pool will be available for private
instruction Monday - Thursday from 7 p.m. - 8
p.m. Swim instruction at the Outdoor Pool can
take place any time the pool is open as long as
the participant is over 16 years of age. If the
participant is under 16 years of age, instruction
at the Outdoor Pool can only take place during
family hours of the Student Recreation Center.
Participants can sign up in the Administration
Office at the Student Recreation Center. Join
For more information on our
Aquatic programs, please contact:
Coordinator Justin Anderson: 936-468-1810 or
Graduate Assistant Rachel Treat: 936-468-8410.
early! The first 20 people who sign for private
swim lessons will get 25% off the cost of
their swim lessons. Another program being
offered is special events for birthday parties.
Bring your kids to celebrate at the rock wall
or out by the pool. Every party includes one
hour of activity and one hour in a party tent
as well as a birthday party host, decorations,
a cake, and a gift for the birthday child. The
parties will be available on Saturdays and
Sundays from noon - 2 p.m. or 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
SRC Spring Pool Hours
January 21 - March 22
Saturday - Friday Noon - 7 p.m.
Schwanke attends Wilderness first Responder Course
Outdoor Pursuits GA pushes SFA forward in 10-day course at University of Texas
O
utdoor Pursuits graduate assistant David Schwanke
recently attened a ‘beefed up’ version of a first aid
course to kick off the 2009 year. The nationally recognized
program trains participants to respond to emergencies in
remote settings. Schwanke, a UT graduate, will be the first
from SFA to complete such a task. “This is pretty much first
aid response at a much higher level,” Schwanke said. “This
was a great experience for me and it will be an assett to our
Outdoor Pursuits’ team.” Held on the University of Texas
Clinics
Backpacking across Europe
Learn the logistics on March 5th
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to
backpack on land across the big pond that separates
the United States and Europe? Outdoor Pursuits
has all your answers. Come join Coordinator
Michael Maningas and his graduate assistant, David
Schwanke, as they provide and explore the logistics
of backpacking across Europe on March 5th in the
Student Recreation Center meeting room. This is
open to all members, faculty, staff and students who
wish to partake in this exciting clinic.
The Campus Recration Department really values your input.
If you have any suggestions or comments, please send these to
Kenneth Norris at norrisKL@sfasu.edu or 936-468-1856.
campus, the 80-hour curriculum includes standards for urban
and extended care situations. Special topics include but are
not limited to: wound management and infection, realigning
fractures and dislocations, improvised splinting techniques,
patient monitoring and long term management problems, upto-date information on all environmental emergencies, plus
advice on drug therapies. Emphasis is placed on prevention
and decision-making, not the memorization of lists. Schwanke
is currently in his second semester as a Graduate Assistant.
Trips
David Schwanke
Skiing in Colorado
OP going to Wolf Creek, CO on March 14th
Spring break will have a winter chill this semester as
Outdoor Pursuits Coordinator Michael Maningas
takes you on a 3-day winter wonderland trip on
March 14th - 22nd. The trip will include skiing,
snowboarding the slopes, sledding the hillsides,
snow shoeing in the wilderness, building snow caves
to sleep in and finding hot springs to soak in. If your
interested or want to sponsor someone to go, the
trip cost is $375. Please sign up before March 6th.