COLLEGE CURLING 2017 College Championship logo selected
By Gordon Maclean, Chairman, College Curling Championship
Cascio of the University of Oklahoma. Te 2017 championship is scheduled for March 10-12 in Utica, N.Y., and hosted by the Utica Curling Club. Casey took inspiration from Utica’s skyline
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and merged that silhouette into curling house. For his effort, the University of Oklahoma
Sooners Curling Club will receive BalancePlus composite brooms, in their choice of color, and a broom bag to carry them in, courtesy of Brooms Up Curling Supplies. Te entire community ex- tends it thanks to Brooms Up for its long-term commitment to college curling. Te logo contest has become a traditional
opener of the college curling season and sets the table for the Qualifying Event season. Entries are judged on: 1) the clarity with which they project the “College Curling Championship” theme, 2) the best inclusion of the event dates and location and 3) the legibility of the design when scaled up or down. Tis year we received six submissions. Te en- tries were distributed to the USCA College Curl-
his year’s winner in the annual USA Curling College Championship Logo Contest is a design submitted by Casey
(2014). Early results With a combination of an aggressive schedule
and great results on ice, the University of Okla- homa has taken a commanding early lead in the Qualify Events points table. As of this writing Wayne State College of Nebraska and the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are in second and third, respectively. Te weekend of November 4th, Boston Uni-
versity hosted the largest College Bonspiel to date with an event that brought 12 schools with 20 teams to Broomstones Curling Club. For results from that bonspiel and others from that weekend and the following in Stevens Point, Denver and Rochester, check out our website
www.colleg-
ecurlingusa.org. Here you can also find the latest standings.
ing Committee “blind” so that the judges had no knowledge of who submitted any of the designs. Each committee member ranked the entries from 1 (best) to 6, and the winner was the entry with the best ranked score. In case of a tie, those two entries would be judged a second time. Casey Cascio’s 2017 winner joins the ranks
of previous logo contest winners, Flannery Al- lison of the Rochester Institute of Technology (2016), Michael Parker of Yale University (2015), and Morgan Rose of the University of Nebraska
Upcoming events: Dec. 2-4, RPI College Spiel, Schenectady Curl-
ing Club, Schenectady, N.Y. Dec. 2-4, 6th Annual Rice Lake College Spiel,
Rice Lake Curling Club, Rice Lake, Wis. Jan. 21-22, Crash Spiel, Belfast CC, Belfast,
Maine Jan. 27-29, Carroll University Bonspiel, Kettle
Moraine Curling Club, Hartland, Wis. Jan. 27-29, Yale Bonspiel, Nutmeg Curling Club, Bridgeport, Conn.
Head to Everett this February for National Championships
By Charlie Anthe, 2017 Nationals Host Committee
ships. Te competition will be held at XFINITY Arena, located in Everett, Wash., about 25 miles north of Seattle, on Feb. 11-18. Now is the time to plan your visit to the Pacific
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Northwest to watch the best U.S. curlers com- pete! Tere are several ways you can attend: Come as a spectator and enjoy watching the
competition and visiting the Pacific Northwest. Visit
http://www.usacurlingnationals2017.com to purchase your tickets, find local accommoda- tions, and get more information to help plan your trip. Better yet, plan to join us as a volunteer! Tere are a variety of roles to fit your interests – no
he Granite Curling Club of Seattle is excited to be hosting the 2017 Men’s and Women’s National Champion-
local coffee, or stand next to a Boeing 737 at the Boeing Everett Factory. All of these are within a short drive from the championship site in Ever- ett, Wash. Learn more at
http://www.usacurling-
nationals2017.com. Te Granite Curling Club of Seattle is proud
curling experience required! Volunteers will re- ceive fun swag and benefits. Visit our website or send an email to 2017NationalsVolunteers@curl-
ingseattle.org to find out how you can volunteer! Either way, while you’re here be sure to ex-
plore all the Puget Sound region has to offer dur- ing your visit. Whether your interests are in the outdoors or indoors, you will find activities to satisfy your curiosity and passion. Go skiing or mountain biking in the Cascades, sample beers at any of our dozens of local breweries, enjoy a
to host the 2017 USA Curling National Champi- onship. Granite Curling Club was established in 1961 and has a long history of national champi- ons. We are proud to be the host club of 54 na- tional championship teams, more than any other curling club in the United States. Learn more about us at
http://www.curlingseattle.org. Q
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