Annie Gapp stretches and gets ready for warm ups during soccer tryouts. Courtney Prielipp | Washtenaw Voice
Sports department highlights fall sports for the 2024 semester
Courtney Prielipp and Beck Elandt
Washtenaw Voice
The start of a new school year means new sports are arriving at WCC.
According to WCC sports manager Matt Lucas, on average, 200-250 students participate in sports offered on campus. Club sports, such as women’s and men’s soccer, have many participants each year.
Gutu Kedir, a general math major who played for the WCC men’s soccer team in the Fall of 2023, joined “just to see where I compared against some of these older guys to see the potential next step for me.”
Although Kedir has been playing soccer his whole life, experience isn’t necessary to join, states Marcella Souza-Freitas, a student sports assistant for the WCC sports department.
Starting this semester, flag football will become an intramural sport joining volleyball and 3v3 basketball.
Intramural sports are sports that students are interested in but are not club sports. When students are interested, they can request a form from the WCC sports department on WCC Connect, where they will look at data and interest numbers to give those students the resources necessary to partake.
Souza-Freitas encourages students to join, saying, “They can meet friends, maintain being active, and probably find a new passion.”
There will also be club sports such as men’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, the WCC dance team, men’s and women’s volleyball, cross country, and WCC men’s baseball. Sports such as softball will be offered in the winter.
“Come join us even though you’re not feeling very secure because it’s a safe environment. Some people have never played the sport before, but everyone is here to learn and work out together. There are always new opportunities for new people, and life is too short to stay where we are safe,” Souza-Freitas said.
Students can find more information about the sports offered at WCC or fill out an interest form at wcc.edu/sports.
