<div class="topimage"> <div class="image p70"><img src="images/uploads/20160518/UHV-cross-campus-challenge.jpg" /></div> <div class="cutline">University of Houston-Victoria students on the team Charros de Tusas pose for a photo after winning the soccer intramural championship on May 3. UHV outscored Victoria College 31-29 to win the Cross Campus Challenge: Battle for the Cup.</div> </div> <p>The University of Houston-Victoria has intramural bragging rights after completing a comeback over Victoria College in the first Cross Campus Challenge: Battle for the Cup.</p> <div class="mugshot left"> <div class="shot"><a href="images/uploads/staff/Briscoe-Kaleb-2015.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="images/uploads/staff/Briscoe-Kaleb-2015-100W.jpg" /> </a></div> <div class="name">Kaleb Briscoe</div> </div> <p>The idea for the Cross Campus Challenge originated in 2015 after discussions by Michael Wilkinson, UHV Student Life &amp; Services director, and Josh Moore, Victoria College intramural specialist and volleyball coach. Nearly 200 students from both schools competed in flag football, volleyball, basketball and soccer during the 2015-2016 intramural challenge.</p> <p>&ldquo;The Cross Campus Challenge was a great way to collaborate with Victoria College and foster that relationship,&rdquo; said Kaleb Briscoe, associate director of UHV Student Life. &ldquo;It showed the camaraderie between the schools and showcased the importance of leadership and teamwork.&rdquo;</p> <p>Victoria College built a 22-8 lead after flag football and volleyball, before UHV roared back this spring in co-ed intramural basketball and 4-on-4 co-ed soccer. UHV&rsquo;s Charros de Tusas clinched the victory by winning the soccer championship earlier in May. UHV won the challenge by a score of 31-29.</p> <div class="mugshot right"> <div class="shot"><a href="images/uploads/20160518/CCC-Logo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="images/uploads/20160518/CCC-Logo-125W.jpg" /> </a></div> </div> <p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing the level of talent we have at UHV in football, volleyball, basketball and soccer,&rdquo; Briscoe said.</p> <p>With the victory, UHV will get to display a gold trophy for the next year. It will be placed in a trophy case at Jaguar Hall. The traveling trophy will be awarded again to the winning school at the end of the 2016-2017 school year.</p> <p>UHV students, faculty and staff are eligible to participate in intramurals. Student-athletes who play NAIA or TCCSL sports can participate with their coach&rsquo;s permission, but intramural teams are limited to no more than two student-athletes.</p> <p>&ldquo;We want our intramural program to continue to grow, which in turn would allow us to offer additional sports,&rdquo; Briscoe said. &ldquo;Having almost 200 students participate is a great start for the first year of the challenge.&rdquo;</p>