Knights, a men\u2019s social club, will host an inter-club joust tomorrow. Each participating club selected one member of the club to compete in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Jousting has been a Knights tradition for a number of years. The club holds a joust for its members semiannually, during Club Week and again during Spring Sing weekend. Knights created the inter-club joust as a way to celebrate its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n
Knights member junior Joseph Berryman is a coordinator of the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to give back to Harding for the 50 years it\u2019s given us,\u201d Berryman said. \u201cWe encourage participants to build armor or dress up in costumes. I\u2019ve seen some pretty intricate and excessive armor building before. I\u2019m hoping clubs will go all out for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Junior Andrew Roach was selected to joust for men\u2019s social club TNT.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring our meeting, our president took nominations for people to joust,\u201d Roach said. \u201cThe names that got thrown out were a mixture of jokes and guys who would compete well. I guess I was the funniest joke.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior Morgan Pruitt, who is representing women\u2019s social club Shantih at the joust, is planning to joust as an orange slice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been to a Knights joust, so I don\u2019t know what to expect,\u201d Pruitt said. \u201cI assume the energy will be really high because people will come support their club.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those similar to Pruitt who have never been to a joust, the event entails rounds of two competitors facing each other at opposite ends of a designated area. Jousters hold lances and ready themselves by raising their lances vertically. Knights president stands between the two with a raised sword. He lowers his sword to signify that the match has begun. As they gallop in a straight line toward each other, jousters lower their lances, intending to make a larger impact than their opponent. Matches are decided best two out of three, and the winner moves on to the next round.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to get as many clubs and people involved as we can,\u201d Berryman said. \u201cWe\u2019re raising money for the winning club to give to a charity of their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knights is raising money by selling joust T-shirts. The club is also creating a 50 year anniversary album, containing songs released in 1968. The goal is the have the albums ready for sale at the joust.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s cool that Knights is including the whole school in its 50 year anniversary celebration,\u201d Pruitt said. \u201cShantih has chosen (the) Sunshine School as its charity. It\u2019s a school that helps people with disabilities adapt to everyday life, and it teaches them key life skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
The joust is free and will begin at 1 p.m. at Harding Park. Joust T-shirts are\u00a0 available for purchase for $15. To order a joust T-shirt, email Joseph Berryman at jberryman@harding.edu or visit www.customink.com\/fundraising\/knights-inter-club-joust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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