KEVIN B. KLAUS/Arizona Daily Wildcat Business sophomore Jared Masters sketches during a game of Pictionary at the "Battle of the Towers," a competition between residents of Coronado and Arizona-Sonora residence halls Saturday afternoon.

Almost 350 residents of Coronado and Arizona-Sonora residence halls turned out Saturday afternoon for the first "Battle of the Towers" Olympics between the halls.

The competition, held on the volleyball courts behind Park Student Union, was established between the two towering residence halls to determine the campus giant.

The contest featured events like the Chubby Bunny competition, where residents stuffed large marshmallows in their mouths as teammates cheered them on.

The five-hour event also included games like "Saved by the Bell" trivia, football toss and a spelling bee.

Coronado won the competition after the halls tied in seven events, forcing a tiebreaker. For winning the contest, Coronado got a trophy that will be displayed in the hall.

Johanna Kotyuk, a political science freshman, said it was great to have the two dorms compete.

"There is so much competition between us anyway, it's fun to compete this way," she said.

Points were awarded to each hall as residents won the events. Coronado came out in a strong lead in the first hour, but Arizona-Sonora tied it up. In the end, a tiebreaker dodge ball game decided the victor.

Aaron Stoller, hall director for Coronado, planned the event as a day of healthy competition.

"We wanted to have something right before finals for a stress release and a thank you to residents," he said.

There was also free food, music provided by KAMP Radio, T-shirts for all competitors and ribbons for the winners.

Organizers hope the competition will become an annual event and the trophy will move from tower to tower.

The residents of each hall mingled with each other during the games and made friends between the towers.

"(The competition) is a really good idea. It brings everyone together," said Nanci DiCaro, a psychology freshman and Arizona-Sonora resident, as she sat and watched others play volleyball with a friend from Coronado.

Melissa Dillon, a history sophomore and Arizona-Sonora resident, said she was just glad everyone came out.

"It's great just to get everyone out of bed," she said.