The WCC club sports community is growing, and baseball is one of the many club sports offered. Tryouts for the Fall semester start on the 29th of August, 2018. Photo credit – Sara Faraj
By Matthew Bartow
Contributor
Are you looking for a fun college experience where you can exercise, become involved on campus, and make new friends? Look no further than Washtenaw Community College Wolfpack athletics. With both its club sports and intramural sports, Washtenaw Community College provides a plethora of athletic opportunities that offer something for students of all athletic and commitment levels.
Students looking for more competitive and intensive involvement should consider joining a club sport. WCC offers seven different club sports for the Fall season: Men’s Baseball, Men’s Ice Hockey, Men’s/Women’s Soccer, Men’s/Women’s Basketball, Cross Country (co-ed), Women’s Competitive Dance, and Men’s/Women’s Volleyball.
All club teams have coaches, regular practices and organized competitions. For the most part, they compete against club teams and JV teams from other small colleges; however, sometimes they challenge teams from larger universities, according to Matt Lucas, Supervisor of WCC Sports.
“We’ve had club teams square off with teams from Eastern Michigan, Michigan, and Ohio State,” according to Lucas. “Our hockey team competes in Division 3 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), and we play teams like Central Michigan and Grand Valley State. It provides our athletes with an opportunity to grow, and in some cases be recruited to play after WCC.”
There is great variety in enrollment numbers among the different club sports. According to Lucas, some of the more popular club sports, such as Men’s Soccer, have up to 25 members, while some of the newer club sports only have seven or eight members. But Lucas is very excited about the potential for some of the newer clubs.
“Cross country, which was new last year, is really starting to grow,” said Lucas. “We had 12 students participate last year, and my goal is over 20 for this year. We are also seeing growing interest in Women’s Competitive Dance and Men’s/Women’s Volleyball as well.”
Students wishing to participate in a club sport at WCC must have a waiver on file, be enrolled in at least three credit hours, and have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA prior to trying out for that sport. More information can be found on Washtenaw Community College’s Campus Connect portal or by contacting the Washtenaw Community College Athletic Department at wccwolfpack@wccnet.edu.
