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10 WAC Magazine | wac.net first take elevator project / club cups Elevator project a wrap Going up? Of course you are! And since mid-July, you've been traveling faster up and down the WAC Clubhouse. Aer close to two years, the Elevator Modernization Project came to an end earlier this summer. e project represented a much-need- ed infrastructure upgrade, replacing 1929 technology with a new era of elevator equipment and controls. If you haven't had a chance to try the new lis yet, you're going to love them. Just one thing: Remember to choose your floor before you get in. Enjoy the ride! Cut the cup! Did you know WAC fitness areas use more than 200,000 paper cups a year?! Help us reduce the Club's environmental impact by bringing a water bottle with you when you work out. Need a new one? Purchase a new WAC-logo bottle from CamelBak in a WAC fitness area or the Club Shop. A little competition between athletic clubs is nothing new, but the WAC– Olympic Club rivalry is about to reach a new level. Athletes from both clubs will compete in several sporting events on Friday and Saturday, October 12–13, with the winning club taking home the inaugural WAC–Olympic Club Cup. Competition kicks off Friday evening with women's basketball in the 8th Floor gym. e Olympic Club women have been on a roll in this matchup, but the WAC women are ready to stop that. Handball competition also begins Friday night, continuing through mid- day Saturday, and squash competitors go head-to-head throughout the day Saturday. Women's soccer kicks off Saturday's events at Seattle University's Cham- pionship Field. is match marks the first-ever WAC women's soccer game. Men's soccer follows. e WAC men have dominated play in the Greater Seat- tle Soccer League and look to carry that momentum into their match against one of the top club teams in the country. "e Olympic Club has been an ath- letic rival of the WAC's for many years," WAC Senior Vice President Athletics, Special Projects & Community Partners Wayne Milner says. "It will be a lot of fun to compete against them one-on-one in various sports every couple of years." e multisport interclub competi- tion continues on the rugby pitch on Saturday aernoon and wraps up later Saturday back at the WAC with men's basketball. —For more information on the WAC– Olympic Club Cup, contact Wayne Milner at wmilner@wac.net. West Coast rivalry WAC hosts first-ever WAC–Olympic Club Cup