- College Curling USA
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USCA Division I Collegiate National Championship: A traveling trophy awarded to the winners of The College Curling USA National Championship (DivisionI)
College Curling USA is the governing body of collegiate Curling in the USA. The organization acts as the NCAA does in other college sports — setting game play, eligibility, and organizational rules. College Curling USA is affiliated with United States Curling Association (USCA), the organization responsible for organizing Olympic teams.[1]
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History
The idea of college curling in the USA began in the late 1980s when the Illinois State Curling Foundation (ISCF) began to look into college curling, filling a gap between junior and adult curling levels. The ISCF, along with curling clubs, began promoting the idea of curling to schools.[2] National Tournament began in the early 1990s with only a few schools in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Since then, has boomed to more than 40 schools- mostly in the Northern tier of the US and Northeast US. New Programs are starting all over the USA as new clubs are being established.[3]
Format
College teams compete in regional tournaments (called Bonspiels) during the school year:
- Grand National (east coast)
- Great Lakes
- Minnesota
- North Dakota (two events)
- Wisconsin
The national tournament is usually held in March.
Teams (partial listing)
- University of Alaska-Fairbanks
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Bemidji State University
- Bismarck State College
- Boston University
- Bowling Green State University
- Brown University
- Carroll College
- University of Denver
- Eastern Michigan University
- Edgewood College
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Hamilton College
- Hampshire College (Massachusetts)
- Harvard
- Hibbing Community College
- Illinois Valley Community College
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Itasca Community College
- Lake Forest College
- Lawrence University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Madison Area Technical College
- Mankato State University
- Marquette University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mesabi Range Community College (Minnesota)
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Technological University
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota Duluth
- University of Minnesota Morris
- Minot State University
- Moorhead State University
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- North Dakota State University
- University of North Dakota
- Northwestern University
- Oakland University
- Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- RIT
- Rutgers University
- St. Olaf College
- The College of St. Scholastica
- University of Tennessee
- University of Toledo
- University of Washington
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Weber State
- Williams College (Massachusetts)
- Williston State College
- Winona State University
- University of Wisconsin–Barron County
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
- University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of Wisconsin–Marshfield/Wood County
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
- University of Wisconsin–Rock County
- University of Wisconsin–Superior
- University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
- Utah State University
- Yale University
2011 National Tournament
- Location: Chicago, IL - Northshore Curling Club and Chicago Curling Club
- Teams: 32
- Divisions: 4
- Format: Round robin
The first place teams in each division
- Division 1 - *Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Division 2 - Villanova
- Division 3 - Northwestern University
- Division 4 - Bowdoin College
2010 National Tournament
- Location: Chicago, IL - Northshore Curling Club and Chicago Curling Club
- Teams: 32
- Divisions: 4
- Format: Round robin
The first place teams in each division
- Division 1 - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Division 2 - Northwestern University
- Division 3 - Northwestern University
- Division 4 - Carroll College
2009 National Tournament
- Location: Chicago, IL - Northshore Curling Club and Chicago Curling Club
- Teams: 32
- Divisions: 4
- Format: Round robin
The first place teams in each division
- Division 1 - University of Minnesota
- Division 2 - Hamilton College
- Division 3 - University of Tennessee
- Division 4 - Northwestern University
2008 National Tournament
The 2008 College Curling National Bonspiel was held in Chicago, IL in March at the Northshore Curling Club and Chicago Curling Club. 34 teams participated this year separated into 4 divisions separated by combined years of experience.
The first place teams in each division
- Division 1 - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
- Division 2 - Northwestern University
- Division 3 - Hamilton College
- Division 4 - Hamilton College
Tournament Sponsors
- United States Curling Association(USCA)
- Illinois State Curling Foundation
- Chicago Community Trust
- Trophy donated by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2010
- Engraving Donated by Appleton Trophy
See also
- College athletics
- List of College Curling Champions
References
- ^ "USCA Championships". United States Curling Association. http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ Larko, Rich (December/January 2011). "Students continue to curl beyond academic careers". CurlingNews. p. 6. http://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/nov_cnews_web. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "About: History". College Curling USA. http://www.collegecurling.org/. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
External links
Categories:- College curling in the United States
- Curling in the United States
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