Kompetition
north
infants
James Hui
UC Davis
Crazy Kompetition for Infants
North was an intense day of competitive events, along with an informational workshop about the Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP). With
over 200 people spanning from
19 different schools spread across
Northern California and Northern
Nevada, the events were split into
three different brackets, and teams
of six competed in all of the events
within their respective brackets.
I entered the competition with five
other friends under the team name
“The Nom-Nommers” (I have no
clue about the origins of this name),
one of five teams that represented
UC Davis. We even had matching
non-club t-shirts to display our unity.
We had never practiced any of the
events of the competition prior to
the actual date of the competition,
so we decided to wing each event
and see how far that would take us
in the tournament.
To our surprise, we performed exceptionally well relative to many of
the other teams. Our times for the
relay events were above average
and we nearly dominated the Balloon Stomping competition within
our bracket. Although we didn’t
obtain the top times for the relay
events, our scores for the other
events compensated for our lack in
fast time trials.
It was nearing the end of the competition and so it was time for the
announcement of the top placing
team from each bracket. As the CKI
North Chair, Erin Szelagowski, began announcing the winning teams,
I felt enormous anticipation and
anxiety. The top four teams consist-
ed of three schools from Capital Division (UN Reno, UC Davis, and Sac
State) and one from Golden Gate
Division (UC Berkeley). This mystery
was announced to be a “Human Robot Battle”, where each team chose
one member to be the core of the
robot. The goal of this final event
was to knock off all the balloons of
all of the opposing teams, and ultimately becoming victorious by remaining as the last team standing.
After an insanely crazy, slightly
brutal, and intensely chaotic fight,
my team and I jumped and cheered
in celebration for our victory immediately after we heard the sound of
the last balloon popping. As I was
jumping and cheering joyously, I
noticed blood dripping from my
nose. Although I am not positively
sure what caused the nosebleed
as I had too much adrenaline rushing through me, and no amount
of blood lost would have stoppe d
me from winning that last event to
grant us the title of CKI North Champions.
Overall, Crazy Kompetition for Infants North was a successful event,
and it is definitely listed as one of
my most favorite and memorable
Circle K events. It’s not every day
that schools from all over Northern California and Northern Nevada
come together to compete in a tournament with all of the proceeds going towards a great cause, and such
a spectacle was immensely overwhelming for me. I am extremely
proud that my team and I competed remarkably against all opposing
teams and brought the title of CKI
North Champions back to UC Davis.
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