SAAC Hosts Inaugural Cardinal Games

The University of Louisville's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the inaugural Cardinal Games event on Monday, April 22 at Cardinal Stadium. Over 200 student-athletes and staff came out for a night full of fun, fellowship and competition.

The goal for the day was to accumulate as many points as possible in a series of 11 activities. The games consisted of several bracketed events such as dodge ball, corn hole, spike ball, and kan jam as well as hula hooping, golf chipping, lacrosse passing, and an obstacle course.

The first year of the Cardinal Games featured 20 teams with 8-12 people per team. Fourteen of the teams were led by student-athlete captains who had selected their squads in a large draft the week before.

The other six teams were featured of UofL Athletics staff members from various departments and teams including: administration, marketing, academics, facilities, compliance, football, field hockey and volleyball.

Christine Herring, Senior Woman Administrator, was a member of one of the six staff teams. "The first annual Cardinal Games was a huge success. It was a tremendous opportunity for our student-athletes, staff and coaches to create multi-sport and department teams to compete against each other. It's really special seeing the camaraderie within our department and competitive spirit between our student-athletes."

Softball's Celene Funke's Goon Squad finished the night victorious defeating Winner's Winner which was composed of primarily football coaches and staff.

"The Cardinal Games was a great way to get the athletics department together for a night of fun-filled competition," said Funke. "It was a great event put on by SAAC and I'm looking already looking forward to next year!"

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