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03-06-15 12:13PM |
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gmaclean
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2015 USA College Championship
March 13-15, Rochester CC (NY). Round Robin Pool play followed by a Championship playdown.
Round Robin 1st place teams play for Gold/Silver
2nd place teams play for Bronze
3rd place teams play for 4th, and
4th place teams play for 5th.
Round Robin play Friday evening and Saturday. Championship playdown on Sunday.
POOL A
Nebraska
Minnesota
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Yale
POOL B
Penn
Villanova
Tennessee
Boston University
POOL C
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Colgate
Harvard
Carroll University
POOL D
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wisconsin- Green Bay
Hamilton College
Rochester Institute of Technology
More information on US College Curling can be found at www.collegecurlingusa.org
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03-10-15 09:43AM |
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IMWright
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Kind of a shame to limit teams at College Nationals to 16 and have silly qualifying events, etc, whereas from 2011 and earlier, there were 32 teams at College Nationals. I would think you would want to get as many teams as possible, which would help grow the sport and not try to limit the people/schools that want to compete. But if College Curling Nationals is going the way of the rest of the USCA, I guess the point is to limit access, as opposed to getting as many students as possible to play at a bonspiel, which we all know is where people really get hooked.
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03-10-15 01:22PM |
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gmaclean
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As to growing the sport, please consider your definition of growth.
2011 and prior the "Championship" was a one off event that had no build up or any reason for the college curlers to get out and compete against other college curlers prior to the actual championship.
It was the equivalent to NCAA basketball consisting of nothing other than "March Madness".
Since then we (that is THE STUDENTS) have built the infrastructure of bonspiels which do what you want "getting the curlers out and playing on ice" but multiplied many times over from what it used to be just a couple years ago.
This past year there were 13 "silly" college only bonspiels consisting of 8-16 teams and over 50 head to head matches between pairs of schools. 31 schools participated at some level and many schools fielded multiple teams.
This year Tennessee and Nebraska started a travelling trophy, the Tennebraska Cup.
This year we had participation from schools in California and the University of Denver is back online and hosting the first college only bonspiel for the 2016 season in two weeks
I would say we are doing an excellent job at growing the sport, and doing this at a fraction of the budget of the old "sign up and go championship."
The schools that are INVITED to the Championship EARN their way there.
For more information on the USA Curling College Championship, and general information on college curling in the US visit our website www.collegecurlingusa.org
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03-10-15 02:13PM |
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CurlingGeek
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Sorry folks, I jumped the gun. CurlingGeek will not be able to provide coverage of the 2015 College Championship.
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03-10-15 02:17PM |
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IMWright
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quote: Originally posted by gmaclean
As to growing the sport, please consider your definition of growth.
2011 and prior the "Championship" was a one off event that had no build up or any reason for the college curlers to get out and compete against other college curlers prior to the actual championship.
It was the equivalent to NCAA basketball consisting of nothing other than "March Madness".
Since then we (that is THE STUDENTS) have built the infrastructure of bonspiels which do what you want "getting the curlers out and playing on ice" but multiplied many times over from what it used to be just a couple years ago.
This past year there were 13 "silly" college only bonspiels consisting of 8-16 teams and over 50 head to head matches between pairs of schools. 31 schools participated at some level and many schools fielded multiple teams.
This year Tennessee and Nebraska started a travelling trophy, the Tennebraska Cup.
This year we had participation from schools in California and the University of Denver is back online and hosting the first college only bonspiel for the 2016 season in two weeks
I would say we are doing an excellent job at growing the sport, and doing this at a fraction of the budget of the old "sign up and go championship."
The schools that are INVITED to the Championship EARN their way there.
For more information on the USA Curling College Championship, and general information on college curling in the US visit our website www.collegecurlingusa.org
I didn't mean to imply that the events themselves were silly; that they are a qualifying event for nationals, in my opinion, is silly. Holding any college event at all is a great thing, it should continue to be done; me being a lifelong curler now was a product of the college curling program. Limiting the college nationals to only certain teams, I whole-heartedly disagree with. Limiting curlers for the college level events, in my opinion, is silly.
On the list of schools with merit points, Bowling Green being left off from competing? And Wayne State? Really?!? I'm not sure how BGSU's college curling program is now, but they had a fairly strong one some years ago, and now they didn't get enough points to be eligible to compete in an event?
Yes, you're trying to run College Nationals like a USCA-esque type nationals. I just think to promote growth, limiting teams at the college level doesn't seem like a good idea.
Thanks for your response gamclean.
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03-10-15 02:36PM |
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Dean Gemmell
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I'd like to commend Gordon for his great work building this championship. Nothing wrong with qualifying for a National event though a season-long series of events. It only adds meaning to the event itself and helps it evolve into something that's more than a weekend lark. US colleges are a huge opportunity for curling but the sport won't be taken seriously on campuses without some structure around competition. Just look at what college athletics do for other sports — and not just the major ones like football and basketball. If we can continue the momentum behind college curling that Gordon and the students have helped build, our sport will be well-served.
I'm heading up to Rochester on Friday to take a bit in. Looking forward to it!
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03-11-15 08:48AM |
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RockDoc
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quote: Originally posted by IMWright
I didn't mean to imply that the events themselves were silly; that they are a qualifying event for nationals, in my opinion, is silly. Holding any college event at all is a great thing, it should continue to be done; me being a lifelong curler now was a product of the college curling program. Limiting the college nationals to only certain teams, I whole-heartedly disagree with. Limiting curlers for the college level events, in my opinion, is silly.
On the list of schools with merit points, Bowling Green being left off from competing? And Wayne State? Really?!? I'm not sure how BGSU's college curling program is now, but they had a fairly strong one some years ago, and now they didn't get enough points to be eligible to compete in an event?
Yes, you're trying to run College Nationals like a USCA-esque type nationals. I just think to promote growth, limiting teams at the college level doesn't seem like a good idea.
Thanks for your response gamclean.
FYI, BGSU is not eligible to compete because of a rules violation for which they were both aware of and understanding about. Wayne State was unfortunately just short of qualification points.
While the new bonspiel format is more limited than before it has had a clearly demonstrable effect of stimulating curling activity throughout the season. In my region we went from one regional college bonspiel to a situation that there is one nearly every weekend students are in session. Overall I think that the new system has worked pretty well to spur college club development and activity, and it's still a work in progress. Changes are made every year to adjust to the changing landscape.
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03-15-15 08:21AM |
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gmaclean
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2015 Round Robin Results and Championship Pools
2015 USA Curling College Championship Round Robin Final Standings
(W-L, Draw Shot Challenge Total)
Pool A
Minnesota 3-0, 54.15"
RPI 2-1 108.60"
Nebraska 1-2 178.80"
Yale 0-3 48.70
Pool B
Penn 3-0 52.00"
Villanova 2-1. 100.45"
Tennessee 1-2, 112.25"
Boston Univ 0-3, 146.35"
Pool C
Wisc-Stevens Pt 3-0, 44.85"
Harvard 2-1, 43.45"
Carroll Univ 1-2, 65.10"
Colgate 0-3, 182.75"
Pool D
Wisc- Green Bay 3-0, 49.00"
MIT 1-2, 92.30"
RIT 1-2, 152.50"
Hamilton 1-2, 154.70"
Championship Round Pools
1st/2nd Place Pool
Wisc- Stevens Point 3-0, 44.85"
Wisc- Green Bay 3-0, 49.00"
Penn 3-0, 52.00"
Minnesota 3-0, 54.15"
3rd Place Pool
Harvard 2-1, 43.45"
Villanova 2-1, 100.45"
RPI 2-1, 108.60"
MIT 1-2, 92.30"
4th Place Pool
Carroll 1-2, 65.10"
Tennessee 1-2, 112.25"
RIT 1-2, 152.50"
Nebraska 1-2, 178.80"
5th Place Pool
Hamilton 1-2, 154.70"
Yale 0-3, 48.70"
Boston Univ 0-3, 146.35"
Colgate 0-3, 182.75"
Official Draw Times and Sheet Assignments for the Championship round (sheet assignments may have changed to equalize webstream exposure as much as possible.
7:30am Semi-Final Draw (*- 1st/2nd Place Pool, #- 3rd Place Pool)
Sheet A- Wisc-Green Bay vs Penn *
Sheet B- Villanova vs RPI #
Sheet C- Harvard vs MIT #
Sheet D- Wisc- Stevens Pt *
10:00am Semi-Final Draw (&- 4th Place Pool, $ - 5th Place Pool)
Sheet A- Carroll vs Nebraska &
Sheet B- Tennessee vs RIT &
Sheet C- Yale vs Boston Univ $
Sheet D- Hamilton vs Colgate $
12:30pm FINALS
Sheet A- 4th Place Pool Winners
Sheet B- 3rd Place Pool Winners
Sheet C- 1st/2nd Place Pool Winners
Sheet D- 5th Place Pool Winners
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