Res College Step Challenge

Princeton Res College Step College Who will step it up?

Is your Residential College THE BEST at Princeton? Lace up your sneakers, maximize your daily steps and join your fellow Res College Princetonians on your quest for glory. The Res College Step Challenge is a friendly competition against ALL Residential Colleges to encourage well-being and physical activity at Princeton University. Simply submit your total steps daily during our four-day challenge and your Res College will earn bragging rights by being crowned the Res College Step champions.

Each Residential College will receive Intramural Points based on their final standings in the competition.

In order to become the step challenge champions, your Residential College must collectively have the highest total number of steps during the four-day challenge.

Intramural Point distribution for final standings:

1^st = 200 points
2^nd = 175 points
3^rd = 150 points
4^th = 125 points
5^th = 100 points
6^th = 75 points
7^th = 50 points

Participant Details

Who can participate?

Any undergraduate student can participate for their Residential College.

How do I participate?

Participation is simple. No registration is required. All you need to do is submit your total daily steps using the form below. (Only one entry per day is allowed.)

You can use any pedometer/step tracker that you have available. Most smart mobile phones and watches have apps already installed to help you count and capture your daily steps!

What are the guidelines for submitting my steps?

All participants must submit their total steps by 11:59pm EST daily in order to have their steps counted toward that day's standings. Any steps that are submitted after 12:00am EST will count towards the standings for the following day.

Be sure to submit only one entry per day with your total steps!

Are there additional prizes or rewards?

The Residential College with the highest total number of unique participants will receive an additional 50 Intramural Points.
The Top MVP (individual with the highest steps) for each day will receive an Intramural T-Shirt.

2025 Challenge

Start Date: 2/17/2025

End Date: 2/20/2025

Final Standings: 2/20/2025

Event Duration: This is a four-day challenge!

Submission

Submit ONE ENTRY per day with your total steps before 11:59pm ET!
Unable to see the form? Submit your steps!

Daily Results and Standings

Results will be published the following day. To track the overall progress of your Residential College, see Overall Standings and Results section.

You can also follow your Residential College Instagrams or @PUCampusRec.

Day 1: 2/17

Place	Residential College	Total Steps
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Day 2: 2/18

Place	Residential College	Total Steps
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Day 3: 2/19

Place	Residential College	Total Steps
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Day 4: 2/20

Place	Residential College	Total Steps
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Overall Standings and Results

Place	Residential College	Overall Total Steps
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To see daily contributions, please see the "Daily Results & Standings" section.

Past Results

2024 Res College Step Overall Standings

Overall Standings and Results

Place	Residential College	Overall Total Steps
1^st	Mathey College	1,644,647
2^nd	New College West	1,515,186
3^rd	Whitman College	913,807
4^th	Yeh College	682,673
5^th	Rockefeller College	271,263
6^th	Forbes College	241,408
7^th	Butler College	104,041

2023 Res College Step Overall Standings

Overall Standings and Results

Place	Residential College	Overall Total Steps
1^st	Butler College	1,926,130
2^nd	Whitman College	1,398,012
3^rd	Mathey College	1,243,317
4^th	Yeh College	532,310
5^th	New College West	218,848
6^th	Rockefeller College	191,132
7^th	Forbes College	182,171