Grace Introduces New Varsity Sport

WINONA LAKE, IN: It has long been debated about which new sport Grace would implement. While many have though it would be football, Grace College has decided to change it’s athletic department in a bigger way. On February 1, the Grace College Board of Trustees unanimously voted to build a bobsled track on campus and fund a varsity team. It is part of a bigger initiative to put Grace on the map.

“Not many schools have bobsled tracks on campus! This will continue to build on the strong athletic tradition we have,” said Athletic Director Bailey Weathers. “We have been looking at the athletic eligibility rules and we think we will be able to bring some Grace all-stars to make up our first team. Expect to see some Grace Hall of Famers to be the first to put on those spandex suits!”

The bobsled program will also help with recruiting. Admissions Director Cindy Sisson believes that international enrollment will skyrocket as a result. “Honestly, we expect to go from one Jamaican on campus this year, to four next year alone. Bobsledding is a national pastime there. By 2020 we project that our campus will have 15 Jamaican students, 20 Scandinavian kids, and 1 angry Swiss guy; all that thanks to bobsledding.”

It is also rumored that as Grace tries to leverage athletic events to put its name on the map (NCCAA basketball championships for example), that they will put in a formal bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. That would of course involve building a couple bigger hills for the downhill skiing competitions, but Alpha Hill is already about 50% of the required size for such events.

If that scenario were to play out it is thought that Kent hall would be torn down to make space for the Olympic village.