The CSN Cheer Team recently rallied up onlookers and a crowd of 72 participating faculty, administrators, staff, and student workers before going to battle on the volleyball courts of the NLV campus, Sports Center for the first annual Faculty & Staff Volleyball Tournament!

The winning teams, Team Old Souls, Team Avalos, and Team Coyote Net Ninjas, each participated in three games and walked away with medals (gold, silver, and bronze respectively), and Certificates of Participation. Akheim Peterson (Team Coyote Net Ninjas) received the honorable recognition of MVP. This event was a huge success bringing faculty, administrators, staff, and student workers across our three campuses together over a friendly “spirited” competition. Kicking off the new school year on an upbeat, the tournament was an exhilarating event encouraging camaraderie among faculty, administrators, staff, and student workers. The goal was to also create a culture of supporting Athletic events on campus.

Nine teams competed for bragging rights and gold medals. The teams included staff from Career Services aka the Career Services Crushers, FYE aka FYE Spikers, members of executive leadership banded together as Team Avalos, Facilities staff aka Team Unbreakable Net Warriors, student leaders aka Team ASCSN, athletics staff aka Team Old Souls, and a mix of faculty, administrators, staff, and student workers across various departments worked together as Team Here for the Vibes, Team Just Another Day in the Office, and Team Coyote Net Ninjas teams. Dr. Flecia Thomas refereed all games in the tournament.

Be on the lookout for future competitions in volleyball, basketball, or possibly even dodgeball!