Sports Photos
Photos from the Fourth Annual St. Olaf Olympics
October 10, 2009
(co-sponsored by the Society of Ancient History
and the Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi)
On a wintry autumn day...
"Wingless Hermes" wins the costume contest.
Doryphorus (without his spear) takes second.
Profs. Brunelle and Howe go at it beside the bust of Vergil.
Maddie and Elizabeth just won't give up.
The Horatii and Curiatii compete in triplicate.
What a tangle!
Hoplites model the latest fashions in cardboard armor.
The ancient historians prepare to pull...
but this time the classicists prevail!
Photos from the Fourth Annual Softball Game
Twixt Greek and Latin Students
September 19, 2009
Pictures courtesy of Amy and Tyler.
Warming up on a hot afternoon!
Adam is ready.
Martin eyes the competition.
Patrick bats for the Latinists.
Prof. Sampson sports his maize & blue.
Brian stares down the pitcher.
Prof. Reece is not intimidated.
Jackie belts one for the Latinists.
Jake puts the Hellenists ahead.
Ben looks skyward for inspiration.
Prof. Groton hits into a double play.
Hellenists and Latinists call a truce.
Photos from the Third Annual St. Olaf Olympics
September 27, 2008
(co-sponsored by the Society of Ancient History
and the Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi)
Pictures courtesy of Prof. McMenomy, designated photo journalist.
Prof. Reece defeats Prof. Groton with one finger!
Hesiod, Sir Arthur Evans, and the Persian Sibyl
compete in the costume contest.
Prof. Brunelle reads a Pindaric victory ode.
Vergilian verses win the poetry contest.
Spartan relay: grab the candy--if you dare!
To the victor go the pipe cleaners!
Hoplites create their own helmets...
and armor...
and greaves!
Haven't we met somewhere before?
The battle ends in a tie.
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Classics students prepare for the tug-o'-war.
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Prof. Reece presides over the rope...
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which immediately snaps in half!
A duel of champions ends the Olympics.
Ephebe Julian Brunelle is ready for next year!
Photos from the Third Annual Softball Game
Twixt Greek and Latin Students
September 13, 2008
Pictures courtesy of Prof. McMenomy, designated photo journalist.
Prof. Reece recites the rules.
Andrew has flair on the mound.
So does Drew.
Matt waits at the plate.
Dan connects.
Nelson is mesmerized by the game.
Jackie rounds third base.
Home run!
A relief pitcher at last for Prof. Groton!
Still raining...Prof. May declares it's time for lunch.
Photos from the Second Annual St. Olaf Olympics
October 20, 2007
(co-sponsored by the Society of Ancient History
and the Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi)
What would the Olympics be without Greek food?
Julian Brunelle shows off his new glider...
and demonstrates how to fly it.
Taking the auspices.
Two eagles fly overhead on cue.
The judges venerate the gods.
Arm-wrestling is serious business.
Well, it does have its humorous moments.
The gentlemen get their turn.
A close match!
The battle of the sexes!
To the victor goes the crown.
Sad verses begin the dramatic recitation contest.
Then some epic verses.
And a scholarly paragraph.
Last but not least, some elegiac couplets.
It's a tough decision for the judges.
The winner delights in his paper hat.
Who deserves the prize for best costume?
The Spartan relay begins.
Take that!
And that!
The survivors!
Stade racers take their marks.
A champion displays perfect form in the Friscus toss...
and earns his "A-wreath-a Franklin" prize!
Hoplites prepare for a Red Rover skirmish.
The classicists try their utmost...
but the ancient historians prevail for the second year in a row. Alas!
Photos from the First Annual St. Olaf Olympics
September 30, 2006
(co-sponsored by the Society of Ancient History
and the Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi)
The judges confer.
Two bald eagles appear--an omen!
The judges confer again.
A Spartan-style relay race begins.
Grab the cheese, er, candy!
Ouch, that hurts!
Intense drama!
Time to toss the friscus.
And we have a winner!
Hoplites take up their positions.
This line looks more menacing.
Ready or not, here I come!
A famous speech from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
The victors in the recitation contest are announced.
Let's do it again in the spring!
Photos from the Classics Sports Extravaganza
September 24, 2005
SOFTBALL
Jupiter Pluvius ordained that the game
be held indoors in Tostrud Center.
The "Genitive Absolutes" & the "Critical Apparatus"
played to a tie after seven exciting innings.
(And yes, Coach Groton did appear in blue jeans!)
By 1 p.m. the skies had cleared, just in time for...
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Coach Brunelle took charge while Portia,
his frisbee-fetching pooch, looked on.
The two teams - "Lectio Facilior" and "Lectio
Difficilior" - were evenly matched.
Autumn leaves made a pretty backdrop.
The photographer ran off at halftime...
leaving everyone with much to ponder -
which Lectio won?
Photos from the Skirmish between Hellenists and Latinists
Old Main Battlefield - September 25, 2004
