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Macalester College Catalog 2008-2009

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Physical Education

Full Time Staff: Kim Chandler (Director of Athletics), Vanessa Seljeskog (Associate Director/PE Chair),Ian Barker, Tom Cross, Jordan Cushing, Matt Haugen, Tony Jennison, Curt Kietzer, Dan Larson, John Leaney, Marshall Mullenbach, Paula Natvig, Matt Parrington, Bob Pearson, Martin Peper, Steph Schleuder, Ellen Thompson

The department of physical education provides students with the opportunity to develop or improve skills in activity classes and/or compete in a wide range of recreational, intramural, club and intercollegiate sports.

The varsity athletic teams are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, (NCAA Division III). Varsity sports for men include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Varsity sports for women include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, water polo, and volleyball.

Club sports include: M/W crew, M/W Climbing, M/W ice hockey, M/W Nordic skiing, M/W rugby, M/W ultimate Frisbee, co-ed volleyball, men’s water polo and women’s lacrosse.

Intramural competition is available in a wide variety of sport activities throughout the school year. Team sports have men’s, women’s and co-ed schedules. Individual sports have men’s and women’s singles, doubles and co-ed doubles tournaments.

Activity Courses

A variety of activity classes are offered through the department of physical education. Students may earn a maximum of four credits toward graduation for participating in four different physical education activity classes. Each class is one credit and all activity classes are graded S/NC. Some activity classes may have a participation fee.

Water Activities

01 Swimming I 31 Scuba Diving

11 Swimming II 41 Lifeguard Training

21 Swim for Fitness 51 Aqua Aerobics

Lifetime Activities

02 Tennis I 15 Fencing II

03 Beginning Social Dance 16 Yoga II

04 Karate I 17 Running

05 Fencing I 18 Pilates I

06 Yoga I 20 Weight Training

07 Personal Health and Wellness 23 Beginning Competitive Sport Dance

08 Step Aerobics 26 Tai Chi Chuan

09 Conditioning 28 Pilates II

10 Racquetball I 30 Golf

11 Racquet sports 33 Salsa Dance I

12 Tennis II 40 Self Defense

13 Intermediate Social Dance 43 Salsa Dance II

14 Karate II 50 Tae Kwon Do

Miscellaneous

90 Independent StudyStudents with instructor sponsorship may design their own activity course.


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