The Muddy Raccoons won in co-rec and The Boy’s won in the men’s division.
It wasn’t all work no play, teams got first dibs on free crawfish and drinks
during the 2016 Swamp Bowl.
Le Souvenir / Collin Guedon

The Muddy Raccoons beat I’d Hit That and Dirty Mike in co-rec and the Boys won men’s for the second year in a row at the 2016 Swamp Bowl championships.

Rec Sports and Wellness along with the Campus Activities Board held the double elimination mud volleyball tournament outside of the Pennington Activity Center last Friday. Teams competed in the three courts which were dug into the ground and filled up with water from a nearby hydrant. There were three divisions: co-rec, men’s and faculty. After almost five hours of volleyball, the tournament ended and all winners were decided. 

University tennis players and members of track and field were on the winning team called “The Muddy Racoons.”

“It was really fun to play a sport where actually every point matters for the team as a whole,” said team captain and senior tennis player Renee Villarreal.

Also with the Muddy Raccoons, junior tennis player Margaux Kaltenbacher said she played volleyball in Switzerland which helped her out in the team sport. 

The team captain of Dirty Mike and the Boyz, the winners of the Men’s competition, was pleased with winning for the second time in a row.

“It felt pretty good,” said ‘Dirty Mike’ senior fitness and human performance major Kyle Granat. “Two years in a row baby. We started out on fire. Won the first game. Second game, we kind of started to taper, but the team did a real good job of pulling it back together.”

The Business School Faculty won the faculty division championship.

Also playing in the tournament were members of the university volleyball team. Their team was called How I Set Your Mother. The team admitted playing in the mud was different compared to playing on the court. 

Lindsey Grace said she played her freshman year and he ball ended up hitting her.

“I think a little better than freshman year, because my freshman year the ball literally hit me in the face because it was so hard to judge,” said Grace. “It’s definitely harder to judge than the court.”

Food from Swamp Box Cafe of Denham Springs was served at the event and after playing their first match, teams were offered boiled crawfish and side dishes. Senior occupational, health, safety and environment major Trevor Kenny had a plate after he played his first match.

“The food is awesome,” said Kenny. “The jambalaya is great and I can’t wait till next year when we do this again.”

Sign up was extended to noon on Friday and teams trickled in at the last minute. Although most of the people there were playing, spectators came to support their friends.