Quanisha Thomas-Gray of the WCC women’s competitive dance team practices with peers in room ML 158, WCC’s Dance studio. Jennifer F. Sansbury | Contributor
By Matthew Bartow
Contributor
The winter 2019 semester has just begun, which means winter sports tryouts are taking off for interested athletes at Washtenaw Community College.
WCC offers club sports for students looking for a competitive, intensive sports experience. For the winter semester, seven different club sports are being offered: Men’s Baseball, Men’s/Women’s Basketball, Women’s Competitive Dance, Co-ed Cross Country, Men’s/Women’s Soccer, Women’s Softball, and Men’s/Women’s Volleyball.
Enrollment numbers vary among the different club sports. According to Matt Lucas, supervisor of WCC Sports, 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 four to eight members.
“Participation in sports for the fall semester was great across the board,” Lucas said. “We are seeing growing interest for some of the newer clubs as well.”
Cross country, one of the newer club sports offered on-campus, had only four members during the fall semester.
Matt Rosolowski, an engineering student at WCC and a cross country member, said that he was glad that he joined the team last semester.
“I really enjoyed it,” Rosolowski said. “I met a lot of really great people while continuing a sport I love. It’s a community where everyone wants to see each other succeed.”
Rosolowski said students of all abilities are encouraged to join the cross country team.
“It’s for everyone,” Rosolowski said. “It doesn’t matter what your skill level is, between running a few miles a week to competing on a state level.”
Students who wish 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 a sport. More information about campus sports is on Washtenaw Community College’s Campus Connect portal and you can contact the sports office at wccwolfpack@wccnet.edu.
