The Pensacola Junior College men’s flag football team won the 27th Annual American Collegiate Intramural Sports Flag Football National Championships with a 29-26 victory over defending champions Georgia Southern.

PJC got to the finals by defeating teams from Southern Miss and South Baton Rouge. PSA board member Doug Rodgers led the team to victory, and received the award for tournament Most Valuable Player on Offense.

The championships were held December 29-31 at the Brosnaham Sports Complex. The University of West Florida hosted the championships after the original host, the University of New Orleans, had to pull out due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. Schools from 30 different states and Canada came to Pensacola to participate in the tournament.

Congratulations, PJC!

Double Bridge Run registration still going on

Still want to register for the 2006 Pensacola Double Bridge Run?
There’s still time!

You can still register by coming by the PSA office at 101 West Main Street and picking up a registration form, or by stopping by any area Hooters restaurant. You can also register online at www.doublebridgerun.com or www.active.com through January 30. Or, if you tend to procrastinate, just register the day of the race beginning at 5:45 a.m. at Hooters/Bamboo Willie’s on Pensacola Beach.

After a hard run, what do you do? Sit down? Drink water? Fall over? Or…. CELEBRATE? We prefer the latter. Don’t forget about the post-race party at Hooters/Bamboo Willie’s! We’ll have food, drinks, music, and dancing so you can celebrate your achievements.

Not much of a runner, but still want to be involved?
We still need lots more volunteers to help with the run. Volunteers are needed to man water stations, help with split timing, clean-up, and much more! Please contact Joe Joseph at PSA (434-2800) to register as a volunteer. Because volunteers need to have specific assignments, please register no later than JANUARY 30, 2006. We appreciate your time.

The Double Bridge Run is Florida’s only 15K crossing 4 miles of water! It’s going to be a great time, so make sure you come on out!

PSA welcomes Daniel Murphy

The Pensacola Sports Association would like to announce the hiring of a new staff member, Daniel Murphy!
Daniel is originally from Pensacola, playing sports in and around the greater Pensacola area. An alumnus of Pensacola Catholic High school, Daniel played football, baseball, and ran cross country. He went on to play baseball and run cross country while attending Saint Leo University.
Daniel graduated from Saint Leo University with a bachelors of Arts degree in Sport Management. While attending Saint Leo University, he worked for Florida 2012 the bid for the Olympics for the Tampa Orlando area. Florida 2012 was major event sponsor and organizer for the Tampa Orlando area during that time hosting many special events.
He continued his education at Valdosta State University and received a Master’s degree in Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education K-12, all while being the graduate Assistant of Facilities, Fitness, and Aquatics for Campus Recreation at Valdosta State University.
Immediately following graduation, Daniel moved to Chicago where he had the opportunity to work for DePaul University Campus Recreation for two years as the Facilities Coordinator. He managed all day to day facilities aspects and supervised over 70 part-time employees. Some of the major events that where held last year where the Nike Regional Basketball tournament hosting over 70 teams and walk-a-thon for the American Cancer society that had almost 3,000 participants. Daniel also taught as an adjunct teacher for the department of education at DePaul University, teaching various classes within the curriculum.
We are very excited to have Daniel as part of our team! Good luck!