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Some of Columbia’s fittest students ran, swam, lifted and stretched their way in hopes of victory Sunday at the annual USC Octathalon.
The Octathalon was sponsored by the Body Building and Fitness club. This year’s winners were Joe Cahill, a third-year mechanical engineering student and Teresa Moore, the undergraduate director of the Department of Exercise Science. Cahill and Moore competed in the men’s and women’s classes, respectively.
Octathaletes started with a 1-mile run around the Blatt PE center’s soccer field. They then competed in an obstacle course, did a series of flexibility exercises, and tested their strength in pull-ups, wall sits, leg presses and shoulder presses. They then raced 400 meters in the PE center pool. Points were awarded based upon time or repetitions, depending upon the event. All participants were awarded a USC Octathalon T-shirt.
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