MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State Jump Rope Club is a place that radiates what college is all about. Giving people a sense of belonging.
Club President Tori Schenk believes that the club is a welcoming place for anyone who joins.
“It’s just a community, and it’s a friendship,” said Schenk,” Despite like who comes in, no matter how long we’ve known you, it’s like always just a good time, and everyone is so incredibly great and awesome.”
Working out as a team has been proven to yield better results. Shenck explained why her club is different from others.
“It’s a vibe, but also we are still doing things to keep our bodies and our minds healthy and active, which is something you don’t see all of those things together in a club very often,” Schenk said.
The club participates in many Ball State events to showcase its skills, as well as a major undertaking that they undertake towards the end of the school year.
“We participate in just a bunch of different performances and little things around her,” said Schenk, “ Then at the end of the year we do a big competition with other collegiate teams from around the U.S., and so like last year we went to North Carolina and jumped with a bunch of teams and competed with other collegiate jump rope teams.”
Leading a club can lead to numerous great benefits, Shenck believes it has helped her become a better leader both on and off the hardwood.
“It’s helped me be able to lead something not just in this space but outside of this space,” said Schenk,” Teammates come to me for certain things and like talk to me outside of practices and kinda being a leader not just in jump rope but also as like a friend.”
You can check out the Jump Rope Club in action at the dance marathon, as well as various other Ball State Sporting events during intermissions.
Contact Jalen Mckissic with comments at jalen.mckissic@bsu.edu.
