Director of Intramural Sports Geoff N. Spies said that while it is far too early to tell who will win the Straus Cup, he believes that Dunster’s current top standing puts it in prime position to bring the cup back to the river.

“It’s impossible to tell now who will win, but [Dunster has] a good chance,” said Spies, who added that while Dunster only finished in first place in one sport—flag football—the House finished among the top teams in most other sports.

Spies said he hopes that the success of Dunster will help inspire other Houses that have traditionally not fared well in IM standings that participation is the key to coming in first.

“If you have strong participation, you have as good of a shot as any,” said Spies.

But the other House IM teams aren’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. Adams House IM Co-Secretary Sarah M. Mercer said she is not concerned about Dunster’s early lead.

Adams, which finished first in Tennis, A-League Volleyball and the River Run—but 4th overall—is projected to do well in Squash and Women’s Basketball, according to Mercer.

She also said that Dunster representatives have worked with those from Adams in order to help increase participation.

“We’ve worked with Dunster, but we can’t give away all of our secrets,” said Mercer, who cited a 50 percent participation rate in IMs amongst Adams residents.

“Adams is just getting started,” she said. “The fight is not even close to being over.”