In addition to the IRT event and Beach Bash and NMRA last weekend, we also had the 50th annual @USA Racquetball Intercollegiates championship, brought to you by @Team Dovetail and @Mike Kinkin , held in Tempe at Arizona State University (likely for the last time as they’re removing courts later this year).
Congratulations to your Gold #1 individual award winners:
– Men’s Singles: Benjamin Horner , from Des Moines Area CC.
– Women’s Singles: Stein Julia from Baldwin Wallace University.
– Men’s Doubles: Ariel Tito & Samuel Lazcano from Colorado State University – Pueblo
– Women’s Doubles: Julia Stein & Angie Case , Baldwin Wallace University
Horner and Stein are both first-time intercollegiate winners. Stein takes the double for Baldwin Wallace. Horner takes Des Moines CC’s first ever title, while Stein earns the 4th ladies title for BWU, following past winners @Sheryl Lott (2009), Krystal Csuk (2002), and Kristen Walsh (2001). Quite a solid pedigree of touring pros there.
For a history of all 50 individual and team winners, go here:
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Also, congratulations to the Team winners:
– Men’s Team: Oregon State
– Women’s Team: Brigham Young University
– Overall Team: Oregon State.
Men’s Team recap: This is OSU’s 5th Men’s team title, and 2nd in a row. They also won in 2023, 2019, 2015, and 2013. They still trail the two most dominant intercollegiate teams ever, Memphis State (who won 14 straight from 1977 to 1990) and CSU-Pueblo (who won 9 straight from 2004 to 2012).
Note: Memphis State has since been renamed to be the University of Memphis, but during its run it was known by its former moniker. Similarly, CSU-Pueblo used to be known as Southern Colorado; the records retain the original names as competed but aggregate properly for historical title counts.
Women’s Team Recap: BYU earns its 11th Women’s title, and first since 2018. They now hold 11 total, just one behind Memphis State for the lead all time.
Overall Team recap: With this title, Oregon State becomes the all-time leading Overall Team winner, previously held by Memphis State. This is their 13th overall title and their 2nd in a row.
Congrats to all participants, and we look forward to bringing the event to the east coast next year (details forthcoming).