February 2008 – Page 2 – The Collegiate Nationals

CSU RECAP!

CollegAdminFebruary 18, 2008February 21, 2018

Andrew Hart
http://www.campusrailjamtour.com

St. Valentine’s Day is a painful day for snowboarders. It reminds those wed to the winter the price of the snow life: little to no romance. Next to no money, beanies, a schedule dictated by snowfall, and poor hygiene aren’t much help in securing dates. After a lonely 14th, the Galvanic Design crew was in desperate need of a pick-me up. And pick up they did at the third stop of the Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour at Colorado State University on February 15th.

DJ Gristified cranked the tunes and signaled the end of class and beckoning CSU students out to the three-rail setup on the Lowry Student Center Lawn. The three heats were stacked to the brim with the finest jibbers of the Rockies, and things got kicking as MC Chimpy T and Gristified called the session to order. The roster was filled by Colorado’s usual …

Studying the Beach: 64 Student-Athletes Train for Beach Volleyball Championship

CollegAdminFebruary 18, 2008February 21, 2018

For collegiate volleyball fans, the season usually ends after the final match point at the NCAA Women’s Volleyball championship in December. For the past two years, thanks to the joint efforts of CSTV and the AVCA, the women’s volleyball season has bumped, set and spiked itself into spring.

This April will mark the third annual Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship when the Collegiate Nationals return to the beaches of San Diego, CA. Competition is expected to be as fierce as ever, with 2007 Collegiate Nationals Champion Nebraska returning to defend its title. Challenging the Cornhuskers will be Clemson, Southern California, Texas and Wisconsin. The remaining spot in the tournament will be decided during a qualifier among Big West teams on Saturday, April 19th. The Big West winner will then join the other five teams at the Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship at Mission Beach on April 20th.

“This is a coveted …

Keystone Resort Offers Freeskiers Discount Lodging

CollegAdminFebruary 15, 2008February 21, 2018

CN Staff

Keystone Resort, CO, host of the 2008 Collegiate Nationals Freeskiing Open Championships and Snowboarding Open Championships, has several special discounts available to Collegiate Nationals competitors. For reservations and questions call 1-888-ski-keystone and reference code GV3CST. More details about each lodging option are available here.

Slopeside Studio at Mountain House $109 per night (sleeps up to 2)

Description: Only 50 yards from Peru Express Chairlift in Mountain House, Slopeside Condominiums are steps from skier services such as ski school, ski rental, childcare and casual dining. Amenities include High Speed Internet, Outdoor Hot Tub, On-Site Laundry, Heated Garage.

Inn at Keystone (hotel rooms) $115 per night (sleeps 2-4, depending on bed set up)

Description: Centrally located between Lakeside Village and River Run and walking distance to the Mountain House lifts and skier services, this hotel has been recognized by the readers of Condè Nast as one of the Top …

Collegiate Nationals Return This Spring

CollegAdminFebruary 14, 2008February 21, 2018

Staff

The 3rd annual Collegiate Nationals are here! With new locations and additional sports, the 2008 Collegiate Nationals will feature more high-intensity competition than ever.

The first champions will be crowned on the slopes of Keystone Resort in Colorado before the action moves to the mats and rings Reno. The competition then heats up on the beaches of San Diego when Collegiate Nationals takes over the Wave House for a weekend-long party of beach volleyball, flowboarding, eating, and music. The festival of collegiate championships wraps up in Boulder when hundreds of athletes battle for titles in wakeboarding. Collegiate Nationals. The festival of epic championships.…

B-Max Sees Collegiate Action Year-Round

CollegAdminFebruary 14, 2008February 21, 2018

CN Staff

Since we last checked in with the flowboarders at the 2007 Collegiate Nationals, tales of their exploits have trickled back to Collegiate Nationals headquarters in New York. Derek Zemen, rumor has it, is paying tribute to his last semester at USC by building a skate ramp in his living room. T-Mac (that’s Tyler McIntyre folks) of Mesa College and Jeff Ranta, formerly of SDSU, showed their stuff at the 2007 Flow Tour National Championships at the Wave House this past fall.

This wasn’t your grandmother’s flowboard competition. The Flow Tour National Championships turned the Wave House into the United Nations of the wave rider world. Riders from as far away as the Netherlands and South Africa made a pilgrimage to the famed Bruticus Maximus. Both McIntyre and Ranta threw some sick moves in the expert stand-up division and snagged third and fourth, respectively.

And then there’s Kristen Barney …

Collegiate Nationals Return This Spring

CollegAdminFebruary 14, 2008February 21, 2018

The 3rd annual Collegiate Nationals are here! With new locations and additional sports, the 2008 Collegiate Nationals will feature more high-intensity competition than ever.