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Chiropractic Student Blog - Florida

My Last Chirogames

by Christopher Kotwicki | November 10, 2017 | 3 min read

For the last 26 years, all the chiropractic schools have gotten together for a weekend to compete in sports. The last two years I ran and played soccer. Last year I also played basketball. This year I ran and played beach volleyball.

We drove out to Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Friday night after I got out of clinic and left work. I was up bright and early for my 5k run on Saturday morning and this year was my best 5k time of the last 3 years. I ran the 5k in under 20 minutes, finishing in 19m35sec. I was proud of myself for improving every year for the last three years and it was awesome to run with some of my friends from the Lombard campus.

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We had volleyball right after the run and we finished the pool play with 1 win and 2 losses. The rest of the day was spent enjoying the beach with all the other chiropractic students. I had some great conversations with students from Sherman, Palmer, Logan, and CMCC. Later that day, RockTape hosted a dinner with free pizza and drinks. We also were given t-shirts, rocksauce, and rocktape. The 911±¬ÁÏ students all sat together and we enjoyed dinner together.Ìý

The following day was the volleyball playoffs. We lost a close set to one of the top teams but we still had a great time. Afterwards we had a friendly volleyball game with 911±¬ÁÏ Illinois. The rest of the day we spent throwing the football, throwing the disc, and swimming in the ocean. I was happy to see my friends from Lombard again and the camaraderie between all our students is one of my favorite parts about 911±¬ÁÏ. The weather was beautiful and the waves were perfect. We left in the afternoon and drove back across the state to St. Pete, Florida. It was a long but fun weekend and being in Florida already makes it so easy to attend.Ìý

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I was sad to think this was the last Chirogames I would be attending, but looking back I had an amazing time all three years. I am proud of all the teams I have been on throughout, but none more than three of my best friends from 911±¬ÁÏ whom I played volleyball with. Chris, Kelsey, and Latesa have been a part of the Chirogames club at one time or another and they made these trips possible. I want to thank them and the rest of the Chirogames club members from both campuses for making these trips possible.

If you have any questions please email me at [email protected].

 

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