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20 Most Bizarre College Sports Mascots
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You’ve probably heard of the Tigers, the Wildcats and even the Wolverines, but did you know there was a squirrel or a mollusk representing a U.S. college? That’s not all; there are 18 other bizarre mascots, from a banana slug to a boll weevil.
Check out the stories behind the 20 Most Bizarre College Sports Mascots!
An apparent homage to the corn fields surrounding the campus of Concordia College, its mascot, Kernel the Cobber appears to be an angry ear of corn. Putting aside the fact that corn is not the most feared of all vegetables, Kernel does look particularly vicious. And weird.
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2. Delta State University's Fighting Okra
2. Delta State University's Fighting Okra
Delta State has long been known as the Statesmen in a nod to State Rep. Walter Sillers, Jr., who was the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives for 20 years. However, in the late 1980s, a basketball player and some dorm mates were complaining to each other that a Fighting Statesman was not particularly frightening to their opponents. They wanted a mascot that was "mean and green." The discussion continued and one of the baseball players suggested that since it was green, fuzzy and tough, that okra would be the perfect mascot. Thereafter, the rally cry of, "Okra! Okra! Okra!" could be heard regularly at basketball games, prompting the creation of the unofficial Fighting Okra mascot.
3. Evergreen State College's Speedy the GeoduckIs it an asparagus? A plate with vegetables on it? No, it's Speedy the Geoduck (pronounced "Gooey Duck"), more commonly known as a clam. Why the school chose a phallic mollusk to represent its sports teams, no one seems to know. Although the school's fight song gives some hints: "Go, Geoducks go; through the mud and the sand, let's go. Siphon high, squirt it out, swivel all about, let it all hang out. Go, Geoducks go. Stretch your necks when the tide is low. Siphon high, squirt it out, swivel all about, let it all hang out." Maybe the belief that the burrowing clam is an aphrodisiac has something to do with it?
4. Grays Harbor College's Charlie ChokerGrays Harbor certainly wins the prize for most menacing mascot. Yet Charlie Choker is also perhaps the most misunderstood of all college mascots. Because he actually isn’t a criminal, he is a logger. A choker-setter is a pivotal role in logging operations and is the strong, courageous individual who places a cable with large clamps around a log to remove it from the forest. The explanation doesn’t diminish his creepiness.
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL ROWING REGATTA IN NORTH AMERICA HOSTED BY BRENTWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL
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Every April, an average of 50 rowing clubs and over 1500 high school rowers travel to Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada for the biggest high school rowing event on the continent. The event is hosted for three days by Brentwood College School and this year we are celebrating our fortieth anniversary of this annual event.
What Opportunities will My Child Have to Play Sports?
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Sports participation is encouraged at most boarding schools. Athletic boarding school scholarships are available at many schools, especially the top ranked in particular sports. That does not mean that your child needs to be a jock to succeed or fit in, however, and there are many levels and types of sports participation available.
