Bosco is a senior English and secondary education double major and can be contacted at [email protected].

Meet your Drake Intramurals Supervisors

They are the good-looking professionals in the black polo shirts. They are the ones who kick you out. They are old, and they are young. They sit in a golf cart all day and somehow get paid more than the fatigued officials. For the sake of the well-deserved people whom you call supervisor and I call an above-average Facebook friend, here are the untold stories of the Intramurals Supervisors.

Julie Baldassarra – P3
Our most experienced supervisor. She claims she is in the pharmacy program, thus explaining her years and years of work on staff. Julie is a prime example of the dedication a student has to the intramurals program. Even when one’s studies easily outweigh the priority of a midnight floor hockey game, Julie is ready to go.

Tim David – Senior
Tim is our next supervisor in ranking and has a few weeks before bidding adieu to the program. Graduation will cut a few of our staff members and hopefully bring more greatness with the open positions. Tim will not only be remembered for his unmatched knowledge of each sport, but his remarkable ability to put together a winning intramural team for any sport. If you ask politely, he may be willing to sell you a champion T-shirt for a small price.

Adrea Holler – P2
Often seen in goal on the soccer field or tearing up the basketball court, Holler is another one of our pharmacy supervisors willing to offer a few extra years of service. The program has also appreciated Holler for the great networking with Greek teams. As a member of Delta Gamma, she not only makes us moderately diverse, but lets us know about important game changes on Greek row.

Josh Doll – Senior
Josh is another we hate to see go at graduation, as his solid management skills on the fields will definitely be missed. His tall stature may have you convinced of his renowned basketball skills, but Josh is a dangerous, unassuming athlete to play against in any sport. He can step up to quarterback without being touched, nutmeg you in soccer without knowing he did it and probably win Texas Hold ‘em sans bluffing.

Spenser Kockler — Junior
If there is one player you never want to see on the opposing team in overtime, this is the one. Spenser has provided the staff with credibility, as he shows most teams that sometimes the intramural supervisors are actually good at sports. Games always run smoothly under Spenser’s firm grasp on the discipline, rules and policies of intramurals. I wouldn’t suggest losing your cool with this guy on staff that night.

Kari Budnik – Junior
Kari is a junior and new this year to the supervisor position, and she is a leading example of why you show up with your Drake ID to all games. She may seem humble in her approach, but Kari leads the boards with her consistency in halting the ineligible players and performing text-book perfection under situational incidents. Don’t let her modest demeanor fool you at game time either.

Tyler Gillmore – Junior
Tyler is a junior and another dedicated staffer often known for his helpfulness in picking up an empty shift at the last moment. On occasion, supervisors are asked to step up to an officiating position for the day, and Tyler’s commitment transcends into these moments. His experience as an official is what promoted him to supervisor, and our last year with Tyler will be greatly appreciated.

In addition to these seven supervisors and myself, the intramurals program just finished its pilot year with the addition of junior supervisors. Sophomores Joanie Barry, Frances Thomas, Chase Stoneking and Jake Wasserman were “supervisors in training” this year and were often seen either officiating or practicing a supervisor position. These four provided only more greatness to the intramurals family and gave all officials a position to look up to.

I hope your friendly intramural staffers have always been less than strangers. Remember, as long as you resist the temptation to insult an official, every one of them will greet you with a smile.

Until next time, please play by the rules.