College Curling USA
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College Curling USA is the governing body of collegiate Curling in the USA. The organization acts as the NCAA 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.
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[edit] 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. 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
- 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 Tech 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(Grand Forks)
- 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
- Weber State
- Williams College (Massachusetts)
- William Mitchell College of Law
- 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-Rock County
- University of Wisconsin-Superior
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Utah State
- Yale
[edit] 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.
A round-robin format was used. Each team in a division is divided into two sub-divisions, who then play each other. The team with the winning record in each sub-division then plays each other in the gold medal match
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
