Health and Wellness

May 29, 2015

Triathlon Club featured in Inaugural Collegiate Obstacle Race

In the inaugural BattleFrog College Championship in Orlando, Florida, the Wolfpack was proudly represented. Four members of the Triathlon Club at NC State competed in the first collegiate competition of this nature. This competition pits the nation’s top college athletes against each other within an intense obstacle course inspired by NAVY Seal training. The competition consists… 

May 13, 2015

Stand-up paddleboard yoga highlights new group fitness format

This summer, University Recreation will be hosting several stand-up paddle board yoga fitness classes in the Aquatic Center as part of a new speciality fitness program offered in the Fall 2015 Semester. Classes will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 P.M., every other Friday beginning May 29, with the last session held on July 24.… 

May 1, 2015

University Recreation Employee Selected as 2015 Spring Commencement Speaker

University Recreation is proud to say that one of our own will be the Spring Commencement speaker for the 2015 graduation. Lela Johnston has been with University Recreation for most of her collegiate career. Starting as a Facility Assistant, she has moved up to be a Facility Operations Program Assistant. Lela Johnston is a senior… 

Apr 17, 2015

NCAA Official kickstarts National Basketball Tournament

Doug Shows, an NCAA Division I official, delivered a keynote address to more than 150 collegiate recreation professionals and students on Thursday, April 16, as part of the NIRSA National Basketball Tournament banquet, held in Vaughn Towers at Carter-Finley Stadium. In his keynote, Shows recalled his journey into the officiating world, which began at the… 

Apr 13, 2015

NIRSA Basketball Tournament to be held at NC State

NC State University Recreation will be hosting the 13th Annual NIRSA National Basketball Championship Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 19. In the eighth and final year of NC State hosting the tournament, more than 96 teams are participating. There are 24 men’s intramural teams, 12 women’s intramural teams, 32 men’s club teams, and 28 women’s club… 

Mar 26, 2015

Annual Service Day at Lake Raleigh

On Friday, March 20, University Recreation staff participated in the department’s annual Service Day to clean up Lake Raleigh. There were three clean up crews made up of professional and student staff; two walking on the greenway of the lake and one in a canoe to get to the harder to reach areas along the… 

Mar 19, 2015

The Obesity Epidemic in America

In a study formulated by the Public Health Organization, the plethora of different reasons to why Americans are overweight are entailed. Reasons such as the bigger portions of meals, the misunderstanding of what nutrition is, and general inactivity are specifically highlighted. The data in the study derives from organizations such as the United States Department… 

Mar 6, 2015

Technician Highlights Plan to Remodel Carmichael Complex

The March 5 edition of the Technician highlighted the 25-year Recreational Sports Master Plan for remodeling the Carmichael Complex that will begin this fall. The goal is to make the facility more modern and meet the standards of a large university. The Master Plan highlights changes necessary to increase the functionality of the facility and… 

Mar 6, 2015

Men’s Club Basketball Holds Charity Tournament

The Men’s Club Basketball Team organized Dunking For Deah, a 3-on-3 tournament in honor of former NC State students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha on February 27. Ben Simons, the Club President hopes to see this tournament occur annually and thought the tournament overall was a success. “When hearing the tragic news of the… 

Feb 27, 2015

Carmichael Complex Spring Break Facility Enhancements

The third floor of the Carmichael Recreation Center is scheduled to become offline beginning Thursday, March 5 due to installation of new fitness flooring. Installation and maintenance of the floors are expected to continue until Monday, March 16. During this time, all fitness spaces in the Carmichael Gymnasium will be available for use. Basketball Courts…