It’s been barely more than two weeks since the

Flood of 2010, and the Ames community is looking to make a full

recovery.

But, substantial damage to the sand volleyball

courts, softball fields and disc golf courses left students worried

about the upcoming intramural season.

However, of the intramural events scheduled

for this fall, only the Labor Day sand volleyball tournament will

be canceled due to flood damage.

Garry Greenlee, associate director of ISU

Recreation Services, explained the severe damage to the volleyball

courts just east of Jack Trice Stadium: The level of repair needed

was beyond Iowa State’s ability.

In the days to come, Cotton, a company

specializing in disaster repair and recovery, will remove the two

feet of contaminated sand from the volleyball courts and deliver

new sand. Workers will replace contaminated soil on the neighboring

softball fields with new soil that won’t be infested with

floodwater bacteria.

“There’s really not enough good to say about

Cotton [and all its help],” Greenlee said.

Ultimate Frisbee is set to take place on the

fields next to Maple-Willow-Larch, although the date has been moved

back one week. Water sat near Maple-Willow-Larch for an extended

period of time, and new grass has yet to start growing.

Greenlee said if progress isn’t made within a

week, turf specialists will be called in.

The rest of the intramural season will go on

as planned.

The disc golf course re-opened Wednesday, Aug.

25, allowing students to practice before competition begins. Cotton

spent four days removing fallen trees and other debris from the

flood. The company also redid the baskets and foundations needed

for the game.

Flag football takes place just east of Jack

Trice, and Greenlee said those fields are “roughly 90 percent” now

and will be ready for play in early September.

Andrew Jungers, senior in agriculture systems

technology from Hospers, couldn’t be happier.

Jungers has been involved with intramurals

since his freshman year. His flag football team is already starting

to think about the upcoming season.

“It’s fun competition,” Jungers said. “After

getting out of high school, you can’t really get into [the very

competitive] sports.”

Less-than-perfect conditions won’t keep

Jungers from reaching his intramural champion dreams.

 

Greenlee said he thinks most ISU students feel

the same.

“I’ve been here 30 years,” he said. “My

prediction is that we won’t see a change in the numbers. It’s like

clockwork.”

For a complete list of intramurals, go to the

Recreation Services website, <a href=

“http://www.recservices.iastate.edu/” target=

“_blank”>www.recservices.iastate.edu.