BY NAZLI HİLAL KAYA (LAW/II)
In this series of articles, Bilkent News readers will get the opportunity to hear firsthand from the captains of the Bilkent University sports teams, as they talk about their teams’ plans and goals along with the tournaments they will participate in this academic year. In the first installment of the series, the captains of the swim team and the football team offer their outlooks on the current season.
İlteriş Karakuş – Swim Team Captain
This year, we will again compete in the Turkey Interuniversity Swim Meet. Last year, we had just one month to get ready for the meet, so we couldn’t give as good an account of ourselves as we would have liked. We came in 8th out of 50 universities nationwide, and 2nd among universities in Ankara. This year, we have great team spirit and motivation, and we also have more experienced swimmers. All of us on the Bilkent University swim team (Bilkent Jaws) believe that this year we will be more successful and will represent our university in a very positive way. Our aim is to place among the top three in Turkey. The key words that will carry us to success are power, determination and professionalism.
Volkan Açarbiçer – Football Team Captain
This year, the Bilkent University football team will compete in the Interuniversity League Second Division, the Angora Cup and the Interuniversity Futsal Tournaments. Our goal has changed along with the changing vision of the football team. We want to represent Bilkent University at home and abroad through promotion to the upper division in the University League. In addition, we want to demonstrate that Bilkent University is the best not only in the field of education but also in the field of sports by winning tournament championships. We would like to invite everyone to support the team during our matches.
Interuniversity Football Tournament Schedule
All matches listed below will be played on the Main Campus Football Field at 2 p.m.
Dec. 2 Bilkent University – Türk Hava Kurumu University
Dec. 4 Bilkent University – TOBB ETÜ
Dec. 10 Bilkent University – Atılım University
Dec. 12 Bilkent University – Turgut Özal University