Rainy days and Tuesdays

By Ralph Freso

What's a little bit of rain? For students, the downpour meant spending a little of their downtime splashing, and skimboarding, on Prescott Field.

  • Students race through the standing rain water on a flooded portion of Prescott Field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Senior Cade Fischer leads a group of students through the standing rain water on a flooded portion of Prescott Field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Sophomore Christian Garland slides on his belly through the standing rain water on a flooded portion of Prescott Field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Sophomore Jake Webb skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Students skimboard on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Senior Kate Van Steenwyk splashes her feet in a flooded area of Prescott Field as she watches fellow students skimboard at the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Students skimboard on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Freshman Teagan Johnson is about to get all wet as she attempts to skimboard on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Freshman Teagan Johnson reacts after falling off a skimboard on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Sophomore Christian Garland skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Freshman Dylan Babayan skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Sophomore Brayden Moritz skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • A student looses his balance as he skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • A student wipes the water from his face as he skimboards on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Students are reflected in the surrounding water as they sit in a flooded area of Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Not to be left out of all the fun, senior Kate Van Steenwyk attempts to skimboard at Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded an area of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Senior Kate Van Steenwyk finds herself in for a wet landing as she attempts to skimboard at Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded an area of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • A student basks in the standing water on Prescott Field after heavy rains flooded a portion of the field on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Students and campus buildings are reflected in puddles of rain water along the Promenade as they walk to class on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • An appropriate shuttle stop sign as heavy rains flooded many areas of campus on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • From left, juniors Grace West, Meghan Johnson and Micaela Van Patten belly slide through a large puddle of rain water around the North Rim Apartments on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • Junior Meghan Johnson (right) flashes a Lopes Up as she and junior Grace West slide through a large puddle of rain water around the North Rim Apartments on Jan. 23, 2024.
  • A rainbow begins to take form and shows its colors over the campus following an afternoon of heavy rain on Jan. 23, 2024.

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