CHAMPIONSHIPS // COLLEGE CURLING
College events in full swing across U.S. T
by Gordon Maclean, Chairman, College Curling
he College Curling National Championship will be merit-based for the first time in 2013. Tat means that 16 schools will be play- ing for the title in March by invitation, based from their perfor-
mance during the curling season. Te first College Bonspiel of the season took place at Columbus Curling
Club in early October. Te College Curling Standings, based on this first event are as follows:
College
Tennessee Butler
Villanova Nebraska Bowdoin
Region 5 2 1 5 1
Points 15 5 2 2 1
Tere are more college bonspiels on tap as the season heats up. Look for
college curlers playing at the following: Te Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Curling Club collaborat-
ed with the Rochester Curling Cub to host an early season bonspiel Nov. 9-11. Te bonspiel had 24 slots available, with teams from RIT, Colgate, Boston, and Villanova already entered as of press time. To find out more about curling at RIT, contact Steve Noble at 315-399-2591,
spn4788@rit.edu or
ritcurling@gmail.com for further information. Te University of Wisconsin-Superior and University of Wisconsin-
// 2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS by Harry Maier, 2013 Nationals Host Committee
Green Bay readies for national event P
lanning is picking up for the 2013 USA Curling National Champi- onships, which will be hosted by the Green Bay Curling Club and the Cornerstone Community Ice Center in Wisconsin.
Te championships in the men’s and women’s divisions will be held Feb.
9-16 at the Community Ice Center, located just west of De Pere in the Vil- lage of Ashwaubenon. Te ice center has three sheets of ice, one Olympic-size and two National
Hockey League-size, with the curling tournament scheduled to take place in the Resch Olympic Pavilion, which seats about 2,000 people. Tere will be five sheets of ice, with good viewing spots throughout the facility. Several major sponsors have agreed to provide financial support in-
cluding Brooms Up Curling Supplies, a national curling supplier based in Woodbury, Conn.; the Oneida Nation, located just west of Green Bay; Bellin Health, one of the largest health facilities in Green Bay; Triangle Distribut- ing, one of the largest beer and liquor distributors in the Green Bay area; US Bank; and the State of Wisconsin, Department of Tourism. Bill Rhyme of the Green Bay Curling Club and Don Chilson of Cor- nerstone are serving as co-chairmen. A number of committees have been
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formed and are staffed. Com- mittee chairs report they are right on schedule with plans for the event. Committees actively work-
ing on the Nationals event in- clude: Event coordination and USCA liaison, Janice Jennings (JJ) Rhyme; and Sponsorship Marketing, Harry Maier and Jeff Parish. Te Local Orga- nizing Committee also includes: Publicity, Shannon Krein; Competition Operations, Tom Casper; Ticketing, Hal Maier; Logistics, John Schwartz; Volunteer Recruitment and Coordination, Dave and Shirley Destache; Fan- Zone and Expo Coordination, Jay Pennock; Special Events, Chris Casper; and Commemorative Program, Dan Loughney. To find out more about the 2013 Nationals or to order tickets, please visit
http://www.2013usacurlingnationals.com. Information about volunteering at the event will be added to the website soon. Te event also has a social media presence on both Facebook and Twitter. n
Barron County are combining forces to host a college-only, open bonspiel format, event at the Rice Lake (Wis.) Curling Club, Dec. 1-2. Te first draw will be at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Entry fee is $100 per team. Eight teams par- ticipated at last year’s event; the goal for 2012 is to have 16 teams. Current participants include Nebraska, UW-Superior, Tennessee, UW-Madison, UW-Green Bay, and Carroll University. For further information, contact Tony Nelson, 715-418-0454,
tnelso18@uwsuper.edu or Scott Sharp, 715- 296-0662,
gunner2878@yahoo.com. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will be hosting a college-only
bonspiel at the Schenectady (N.Y.) Curling Club on Dec. 1. First draw will be at 8 a.m.; this will be a one-day ’spiel. Tere is room for up to 12 teams. Entry fee is $100 per team. For further information, contact Amanda Sha- goury, 603-651-8451 or
shagoa@rpi.edu. Carroll University will be hosting a college-only bonspiel at the Kettle
Moraine (Wis.) Curling Club the weekend of Jan. 25-27. Tere are 24 slots available; and this event is set up with two experience divisions. Cost is $175 per team. For more information, contact Michael Schuder, 262-524-7152,
mschuder@carrollu.edu. Colgate University will be hosting a college-only bonspiel at the Utica
(N.Y.) Curling Club on Feb. 9. Colgate, Hamilton and SUNY are currently entered. Tere are 16 spots available for this event; the cost is $25/person. For more information, contact Mary Jane Walsh at 315-228-6194, or mw-
alsh@colgate.edu. For further details on college curling, college bonspiels and current Col- lege Curling Standings, visit
www.collegecurlingusa.org. n
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