The Dean of Students Tri-Challenge is an annual event organized by SMU Fitness works. This competition is only meant for the strongest, fittest, and most enduring of them all, for the feat is no simple task. At these events, your usual biceps, 6-packs and slender aero-dynamical bodies would all be on display, from every corner of SMU.
SMUX, for whatever strange reasons, are not regular competitors in these DOS Tri-Challenge events. However this year, on a spur and a very last minute decision, we decided to send 2 teams, to represent the ‘Orange & Black’ cohort of SMU. These brave souls were more than just competitors; they were warriors, going in cold to a competition we had not much prior experience in. Our 2 teams represented us in both the CCA & Open Category.
SMUXies & SMUXers (CCA Cat):
Spinner: Lester Lim
Swimmer: Ang Xiao Hui
IronMan: Leonarg Ng (C)
Even SMUXier (Open Cat):
Spinner: Benedict Ng
Swimmer: Christina Boon
IronMan: Lim Kian Hean (C)
For honour and glory they went, carrying the banner of SMUX high for all to see; and they didn’t go alone. No team can demand presence and portray a strong challenge without support. Hence we sent our family down, those that bled orange & black, and by no means were we quiet; all the while shouting and cheering for our brothers and sisters on the battlefield, holding our proud banner high for all to see. SMUX had entered the DOS Tri-Challenge, and we weren’t going to relent.
As a result, after the scars, sweat and tears… the Gods Favoured US… FOR WE EMERGED VICTORIOUS!! We finished Podium Winners in both categories, Bronze & Silver respectively. In addition, we had even won the BEST CHEER TEAM! It was a great way to top off our magnificent feat.
We came, we sweated, we suffered, we cheered, and we endured till the very end. A victory not just for our brave warriors, but one for the whole family. For in SMUX, there is no I, there’s only WE.
OUR VICTORY, OUR SMUX!!
Sameer (13/02/09)
Trekking Team Corp Comms IC
