16
FEBRUARY 2013
district events
Ashton Pike
UC Los Angeles
My day at CKI South was, without a doubt, exhilarating and filled with pure adrenaline. I drove to the event
with several new members in my car, which was nice
because I was able to get to know each of them, even
getting the majority of them pumped and willing to participate in the events.
Not gonna lie, at the event, I was a little worried that
it might be boring, with our club and other clubs just
playing games with each other. However, as soon as
the events were under way, I realized that I had struck
a gold mine of pure adrenaline and competitive spirit.
All the competitive teams from the other schools were
friendly, but at the same time, they had a spirit in them
that screamed “You’re going down,” making me all the
more pumped for the day’s events.
I am so proud of my team, Team Cutthroat (Billy, Diane, Karen, Neil, Suraj) for blowing out the rest of the
competitors in our block with their immense, fierce
drive to win. I felt so alive and was ready to take down all
other challengers. What reinforced this was the amount
of energy coming from my teammates and our drive to
wipe the floor with the competition, hehehe.
Crazy
for
south
For the jump rope skip, we had to use an insane
amount of concentration to coordinate each skip, so
much that we got to the point where all of us were buckling our knees from the exhaustion. We also hit the relay
with the math problem, wheelbarrow, orange pass, and
shake that junk in almost record times. Balloon stomp
was for sure the most intense of the preliminaries. All
my teammates and I were so proud watching each other stomp away at our competitors.
The most intense match was without a doubt Steal
the Bacon, the final match between the best teams
from each section. I hadn’t felt my body pump blood or
adrenaline at that rate for the longest time, so I was extremely heated and aggressive. Look at the photos of
my teammates and I, and you’ll see just what I’m talking about! It took me about 1.5 hrs before my adrenaline
disappeared after CKI South was over.
In the end, we got 2nd or 3rd place, and although we
didn’t get first, I still believe that my team performed
phenomenally and made my day. CKI South will be forever remembered as the day I flipped my lid and embraced my competitive side.