Doors will open and signup will begin at 7 p.m. at the Wildermuth Intramural Center on campus.
The knockout challenge will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The event is free for all IU students.
Those who wish to participate have the option to register online beforehand, but onsite registration will also be available. Students must present their IU ID to register.
The idea to break a record formed last year, Assistant Director for Intramural Sports Samantha Lowry said. Knockout was chosen because of its appeal to IU students and its accessibility for all skill levels.
“We’re trying to get people who weren’t already participating in recreational sports to come out and see what it’s all about,” Lowry said. “Show them a small piece of what we do for students and for campus and hopefully they’ll come back and be regular users.”
The event will not count toward the Guinness World Records book because of specific stipulations that Guinness requires to officially break a record, Program Director for Intramural and Club Sports Brad Whittaker said.
Instead, Recreational Sports hopes to make the event a tradition to build off of and engage the entire IU community.
Whittaker said he hopes to reach out to some of campus’ largest student populations, such as the greek community, residential services and first-year students.
“It’s something to build on from one year to the next,” Whittaker said. “We want anybody to be able to come and be a part of it.”
Lindsay Moore
