Megan Bornhorst: “All I keep hearing are grunts and the occasional ‘ouch.’”

Let the games begin: the Choice One Summer Office Olympics are back! As you can tell from Megan’s comment (and much like Choice One’s 2021 competition), there were feats of incredible athleticism, controversial scoring inquires, and minor injuries.

Similar to the real deal in Paris this year, there were many highs and lows during Choice One’s week of competitive events. The highs included a 15-foot toothpick “javelin” throw by co-op Nick “Scooter” Schmidt, Steve Goessling’s incredible accuracy and perfect score in rubber band archery, and a high-scoring, innovative throwing [and grunting, apparently] style in cotton-ball shotput by Kyle Siegrist.

And then, the lows: a sore elbow from so many toothpick “javelin” throws by Adam Gill, a disappointing team score of 2 in water polo-pong for the team representing Jamaica, and a devastating -1 score by co-op Caleb Sutherin due to spilling too much water from his cup during the track and field water race.

As we reflect on our week of Office Olympics, we find that we probably lack the finesse of the pros in Paris. Still, we certainly have the competitive spirit of those elite Olympians—even if our victories are rewarded with nothing more than plastic “gold” medals and bragging rights… which we all know around Choice One are preeeetty important and way better than any cash prize.