Coyote Olympics Day 1: Romania, Dominican Republic lead after first day of events

This is the first of four competitions.

Driving down the lane, freshman Ariana Boyd advances the ball down the court while looking for one of her open teammates.

Philipos Alebachew

The Coyote Olympics began today. The following are the current rankings in order of points:

  1. Dominican Republic – 256
  2. Romania – 251
  3. Vietnam – 235
  4. China – 200
  5. Czech Republic – 150
  6. USA – 139
  7. Phillipines – 107
  8. Japan – 103
  9. Mexico – 76
  10. Micronesia – 54
  11. Greece – 53
  12. Guam – 25

The winner of each basketball game gained points for their country which will carry on for the rest of the week.

In addition to the primary basketball game, various minigames were scattered around the courts, like the relay race or Red Light, Green Light.

Tomorrow, teams will play volleyball inside.