Douglas Hall wins boat race for second year in a row
Natalie Santillan, a sophmore elementary education major, tries to stay afloat in her boat for Taylor Hall in the Rocfest boat races at Campus Pond. Santillon eventually lost the battle and ended up in the water.
September 28, 2017
The annual boat races signal that the end of Residents on Campus Fest is quickly approaching. The residence halls spend almost a week every fall collecting boxes that they can use to build their boats.
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Douglas Hall won the race for the second year in a row. Shawn Hammers, the president of Douglas Hall, was happy that they had “back to back wins … We were defending our title.”
The boats are a fun way for residents to bond and get to know each other. Sierra Headrick, a senior sociology major from McKinney Hall, said “We worked really hard and I’m looking forward to getting in.”
Douglas Hall residents celebrate their win at the Rocfest boat races on Campus Pond at EIU for the second year in a row. Douglas Hall finished with plenty of wiggle room this year. Douglas had their second boater, Juan Sindac, seen in the red shorts, was across the pond before the first boater of any other hall.
Annie Pettit, a senior communications major from Andrews Hall, said, “It’s fun to see something you worked on come together. We started Sunday night on our boat.”
Even non-residents were there rooting for their favorites to win.
Maddie Poulter, a junior kinesiology major and softball player, said, “We are here rooting for our teammates in the boat.”
Mary Ellen Greenburg can be reached at 581-2812 or megreenburg@eiu.edu.
