2026 Memorial Day Extreme Owl Fit Challenge

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
¼ø»Æʦapp MVSS group of ¼ø»Æʦapp posing for challenge
On May 22, 2026, at 7:30 a.m., ¼ø»Æʦapp, Division of Student Affairs, Campus Recreation and Military and Veteran Student Success teams sponsored the grueling 2026 ¼ø»Æʦapp Memorial Day Extreme Owl Fit Challenge at Campus Recreation and Army ROTC Building T-11. During this "MURPH style" fitness event, participant teams of three members were required to run 1-mile, complete 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 squats, immediately followed by a finishing 1-mile run in a timed competition. Those who desired the most challenge wore 20-lb weight vests. The Memorial Day fitness event was organized and led by Captain Esau Davis, U.S. Army, ¼ø»Æʦapp ROTC, TALON Battalion, and Assistant Director Sarah Metscher, Campus Recreation, who brought together ¼ø»Æʦapp, cadets, ROTC instructors, and alumni to the challenge!

Student doing pullups at the MVSS Challenge Students stretching on the studio floor at the MVSS Challenge Students doing pullups, push ups and squats Student doing pullups at the MVSS Challenge getting assistance from another student Students doing squats at the MVSS Challenge Students doing push ups at the MVSS Challenge