CBS College Sports Network Takes Flight
Posted: March 31, 2010 05:00 PM
BOULDER, Colo. – The Ultimate Players Association today announced the 2010 UPA College Championships will return to CBS College Sports Network this year as part of the Network’s extensive Alt Games: College Action Sports Championships line-up. The UPA College Championships take place Friday, May 28 through Monday, May 31 in Madison, Wis., which last hosted the event in 1991. The Alt Games: College Action Sports Championships, now in its fifth year, is an annual showcase of college actionsports championship events.
"I am very excited about the number of viewers who will get to enjoy watching our top collegiate teams from all over the nation battle it out in what will be an intense, entertaining and super competitive championships," said UPA CEO Tom Crawford (Boulder, Colo.).
Hosted by Olympic gold medalist and Vancouver Olympic analyst, Jonny Moseley, the event showcases top collegiate Ultimate teams from colleges and universities nationwide. Following the 2010 college regular season, more than 11,000 student-athletes on over 700 teams will begin competing in early April as part of the 2010 UPA College Championship Series. Less than two months later the top 20 Open and 20 Women’s college Ultimate teams from across North America will advance to Madison.
Television coverage for the 2010 Alt Games kicks-off with the 2010 Alt Games Preview Show on CBS College Sports Network on Thursday, April 15 (8 p.m. ET). The show will launch 10 weeks of sports-specific programming on the Network, including UPA College Championship coverage on Sunday, June 20 (8 p.m. ET); Thursday, June 24 (8 p.m. ET); and Sunday, June 27 (8 p.m. ET). Action from the 2010 UPA College Ultimate Championships will also be included in a special one-hour Alt Games highlight show airing on CBS on Saturday, June 19 (5 p.m. ET).
Hundreds of competitors from colleges and universities nationwide will compete at the 2010 Alt Games, which will crown national men’s and women’s champions in both individual and team events.
The full schedule of competitions, dates and locations is as follows:
Copper Mountain, Colo. (April 10) – Slopestyle Skiing, Snowboarding and Music Festival Santa Barbara, Calif. (May 1-2) – Beach Volleyball
Reno, Nev. (May 8-9) – Kayak: Boatercross & Freestyle
San Diego, Calif. (May 14-16) – Wakeboarding, Flowboarding and Music Festival