College Curling at Aksarben has wrapped up a successful season.Creighton University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, at about 12 students each, have played against each other in college league since September. The schools play for points, which count towards qualification for the USA Curling College Championship.
This year, Creighton has worked hard to recruit more students for a solid curling team. Creighton University will be fielding 2 teams in the upcoming Aksarben Irish Open Bonspiel on March 25-27.
Along with league, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln team also played in college bonspiels in the midwest and qualified to play in the USA Curling College Championship as one of 16 top college teams. Congratulations to UNL for their hard work!
The 2022 USA Curling College Championship will be held at the Fargo Moorhead Curling Club in Fargo on March 11-13. Many of the games will be live-streamed. In the round robin, Nebraska will play:
University of Nebraska vs. Cornell University: Friday, March 11, 1:00 pm CST
University of Nebraska vs. Yale University: Friday, March 11, 8:00 pm CST
University of Nebraska vs. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point: Saturday, March 12, 12:00 pm CST
After the round robin, quarter finals and consolation brackets will be played. Finals will be held at 8:00 pm on Sunday, March 13.
Thanks to the Aksarben Curling Board of Directors and all the Aksarben members for your support of college curling!
Nancy Myers
College Curling Coordinator
