Continued Dominance

“There have been a lot of natural and man-made disasters on the water. The Titanic for instance, Tom Hanks in Castaway, but the biggest disaster I’ve ever seen on the water is the second year team…we were the iceberg to their titanic. We sunk ‘em dead in the water…it was awesome.”

-Tyler after consecutive victories over the 2^nd and 4^th year water polo teams

What do you get if you mix football, swimming, soccer, rugby, and wrestling?

Water Polo.

Yeah that’s right, water polo (watch the video at the bottom of this post for a quick instructional video). The Scrapper doesn’t know much about water polo but he knows that the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s 1^st year team might be the most dominant sports team in history (so dominant that the team managed to pull about 40 members of the 1^st year class to their latest beating).

The team pulled off two gargantuan wins in a row by thrashing the 2^nd years last Thursday and demolishing the 4^th years just last night. Listen to the podcast below and the recap of the beatings (Becca and Jessica provide the details).

Water Polo Podcast



Recap of victory over the 2^nd years

Before the previously undefeated 2^nd years knew what hit them, Becca Ur and Kip Byrum scored on back to back bombs. Obviously toying with the struggling 2^nd year team, the first years held off scoring again until the second quarter when John Vossler erupted for two Gretsky-like scores aided by the multitalented Trey Godwin (Trey also had a 60 yard run for the 1^st year flag football team tonight as they advanced in the playoffs). During the second quarter, Trey “the game changer” Godwin scored again. With the game already decided, the fourth quarter passed quickly with John Vossler completing a hat trick.

Recap of victory over the 4^th years

Following this victory over the second years, the MS1 class began playoff competition, playing the MS4 class for their first match. The notoriety of the first years had spread, resulting in a colossal crowd witnessing Tuesday night’s victory. Excellent goal keeping support was provided by Jason Paluzzi, with the final score as 8-3. While the 4^th year team was definitely larger, more experienced, and favoring a European form of beachwear, the 1^st years proved which class has the title of athletic superiority.

In the words of Tyler Pace, “We were the iceberg to their Titanic”.

Presidential Quote of the Day

“It solidifies our dominance over the medical school classes in pretty much every sport overall…it’s good to dominate everybody”

-Jimmy Turner, 1st year Class President

Happy Birthday Mr. President.

Water Polo Video