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Media Credit: Eric Thiel Dr. Tim Bergin won the pool tournament in the faculty division during a Wild Wednesday.

Students gathered around the Courter Center pool tables to engage in the Wild Wednesday event on Nov. 11.

The pool tournament composed of a game called "4 ball" in which over 20 people participated.

The objective in the game is to get as least amount of shots with four balls on the table

"It's fun. I play on these tables almost every day against the same people," said second year student Tim Schafer, "Just having a tournament made it more exciting."

Schafer was the winner for the male students with a score of 3. The tournament champions came down to Schafer and second year student Matt Henderson in a constant duel, in which they were both tied at 4.

They were in a constant hurry, going rack for rack since they had limited time.

It came down to the last rack where Schafer nailed two balls on the break so he was able to make 3 shots and win. Schafer said, "It was pretty intense!"

Schafer also said he has to give credit to Henderson for teaching him so much about pool, and that if Henderson never taught him, he would have never been able to beat him in the tournament.

The Courter Center has two pool tables for students to play during free time. They are usually available to play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for free.

When students were asked about how they like the pool tables, most usual players complain about how other students sit on the tables and make it uneven. "They're crap," said second year student Robert Snyder, "People should stop sitting on them cause it bends the sides."

Other winners for the tournament were Ashley Heun for the female students who had 9 points, and faculty winner Tim Bergin who had 5 points.

More SAC events will come up for the students to take part in, but the pool tables will always be open; usually with the typical crowd playing.

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