University and college curling explained

With the inclusion of curling into many FISU Universiades many countries have had to hold national championships to determine a representative.

International University Sports Federation (FISU)

Curling at the Winter Universiade

Year	Men's			Women's
	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze	bgcolor=gold	Gold	bgcolor=silver	Silver	bgcolor=cc9966	Bronze
2003^[1] ^[2]
2007^[3] ^[4]
2009^[5] ^[6]
2011^[7] ^[8]
2013^[9] ^[10]
2015^[11] ^[12]
2017^[13] ^[14]
2019^[15] ^[16]

Canada

In Canada, University curling is played in a variety of levels. U Sports has sanctioned the University Curling Championships since 2008.^[17] The winners of the event will represent Canada at the FISU Universiades (in odd years).

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

2006 Championships

Although this event was not fully sanctioned by the CIS or CCA, the winners still went on to represent Canada at the 2007 Winter Universiade.^[18] Men's champs were the Saskatchewan Huskies and the women were from the Calgary Dinos. The women's team went on to win Gold.

CIS/CCA Curling Championships

See main article: U Sports/Curling Canada University Championships.

Ontario University Athletics

The OUA^[19] offers curling championships in Men's and Women's divisions.

• Algoma
• Brock
• Carleton
• Guelph
• Lakehead
• Laurentian
• Laurier
• McMaster
• Queen's
• Ryerson
• Toronto
• Trent
• UOIT
• Waterloo
• Western
• Windsor

Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

See main article: CCAA Curling Invitational Championship. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) began to hold national championships in 2012. Two of the CCAA's member conferences have a curling championship.

Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference

• Augustana Faculty University of Alberta
• Concordia University College of Alberta
• Grand Prairie Regional College
• Lakeland College
• MacEwan College
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
• Olds College
• Portage College
• Red Deer College

Ontario Colleges Athletic Association

• Algonquin College
• Confederation College
• Mohawk College
• Niagara College
• Seneca College
• Sir Sanford Flemming College
• Sir Sanford Flemming College (Lindsay)
• St. Clair College

United States of America

Curling in the US is governed by College Curling USA.

Notes and References

1. Web site: XXI. Winter Universiade 2003 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
2. Web site: XXI. Winter Universiade 2003 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
3. Web site: XXIII. Winter Universiade 2007 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
4. Web site: XXIII. Winter Universiade 2007 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
5. Web site: XXIV. Winter Universiade 2009 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
6. Web site: XXIV. Winter Universiade 2009 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
7. Web site: XXV. Winter Universiade 2011 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
8. Web site: XXV. Winter Universiade 2011 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
9. Web site: XXVI. Winter Universiade 2013 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
10. Web site: XXVI. Winter Universiade 2013 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
11. Web site: XXVII. Winter Universiade 2015 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
12. Web site: XXVII. Winter Universiade 2015 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
13. Web site: XXVIII. Winter Universiade 2017 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
14. Web site: XXVIII. Winter Universiade 2017 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
15. Web site: XIX. Winter Universiade 2019 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
16. Web site: XIX. Winter Universiade 2019 . World Curling Federation . April 12, 2020.
17. http://www.curling.ca/about_the_cca/press_releases/press_release.asp?id=1224102978 Canadian Curling Association
18. News: 2007 Winter Universiade - Canadian curling a family affair at University Games. 2007-01-22. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2008-12-06.
19. http://oua.ca/sports/curling/ Ontario University Athletics