Muggle Quidditch
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Muggle
Muggle, a term from the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling, refers to a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born into the magical world...
Quidditch is a sport based on Quidditch
Quidditch
Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by British author J. K. Rowling for the Harry Potter series of novels. It is described as an extremely rough, but very popular, semi-contact sport, played by wizards and witches around the world...
, the fictional sport developed by British author J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
in the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series of novels. It is popular with fans of the novels, aficionados of fictional sports, and children. The sport was created in Advance, North Carolina.
In Muggle Quidditch, as in fictional Quidditch, there are seven positions on a team. Because Wizarding Quidditch is based on fictional devices and concepts such as magic, Muggle Quidditch has been adapted for play on the ground, with game play confined to a playing field comparable in size to a football field.
The equipment in Muggle Quidditch varies depending on venue. Three circular goals are placed on either side of the pitch. The goals are often hula hoop
Hula hoop
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...
s held up by PVC pipe. All players are required to carry a broom between their legs at all times. Slightly deflated volleyballs usually act as the quaffle, and dodgeballs serve as the bludgers. While the Snitch is a magical object within the canon of the Harry Potter novels, in Muggle Quidditch the Snitch is simply a tennis ball contained in a sock tucked in the waistband of the snitch runner. The snitch runner is a neutral player affiliated with neither team dressed in all gold or yellow, sometimes adorned with wings. After release, the snitch runner (and thereby the snitch itself) is allowed to roam an area beyond the playing field. When played on a college campus the range is often the entire campus.
The game begins with the quaffle and bludgers placed in the center of the field and all players in line with their respective goalposts. After the snitch has been set off, the referee yells 'brooms up!' to start the action.
Positions in Muggle Quidditch
- Chasers are responsible for passing the Quaffle and scoring points by throwing the Quaffle through one of the opponent's goals. Three chasers from a team may be in play at one time. When a Bludger hits a Chaser in possession of the Quaffle, he or she must drop the Quaffle and run back to his or her own goalpost to simulate recovery time.
- Keepers are the goal protectors (similar to goalkeepers in soccer) and must try to block attempts to score by the opposing team's Chasers. One keeper from a team may be in play at a time. The keeper is invulnerable to Bludgers when within a reasonable distance of his/her teams' hoops. In other versions, when the keeper is hit by a bludger from the opposing team while that team is in scoring range, the keeper must freeze for 2–3 seconds to simulate the recovery time in magical Quidditch.
- Beaters attempt to hit the opposing team's players with Bludgers and attempt to block the Bludgers from hitting their team's players. Two Beaters on a team may be in play at a time.
- Seekers attempt to catch the Golden Snitch (in Muggle Quidditch, the Snitch is a runner with a tennis ball inside a yellow sock tucked into his waistband, much like flag football), set into play during the game. (In some variations the snitch is released at halftime, in others at an undisclosed time.) Seekers are able to search for the snitch the entire game, often throughout the college campus.
For an explanation of each position and how the game works watch this video: http://vimeo.com/19373451.
International Quidditch Association World Cup
The first intercollegiate Quidditch World Cup was held in 2007 at Middlebury College in Vermont, between Middlebury and Vassar College from Poughkeepsie, New York. The World Cup now takes place at Randall Island in New York City. It is a two day event from 9 O'Clock in the morning until 9 O'Clock at night. The event has musical, circus and headlining performers throughout the day while the games take place on ten fields.The World Cup features:
- 100 college and high school teams from 22 states and four nations. - Over 2,000 uniformed, caped, broom-riding athletes. - Over a dozen Live rock bands, Wizard Wrock, Circus sideshows, live owl demonstrations, costumes and more. - Live commentary on every field from professional improv comedians from the PIT club in NYC. - Butterbeer, Turkey Legs, Bertie Botts beans, BBQ, chili, hot chocolate, real beer, and many other things your stomach desires. - Wands, brooms, robes, scarves, and other wizardly gear for sale. - Championships in Icahn Stadium, a world class venue that seats 5,000.
2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup
The 2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup was the third annual instance of the event. It was held on Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in Middlebury, Vermont.
Middlebury College, the hosting team, won the tournament. They won all six games they played, and defeated Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
60 - 10 in the final. Middlebury has won all three Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cups to date.
Qualifying teams
Boston- Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
- Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeEmerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
- Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
- University of MassachusettsUniversity of MassachusettsThis article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
IPD/Big 3
- Ive's Pond College
- University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
- Vassar CollegeVassar CollegeVassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
(MV)^2
- Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury CollegeMiddlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
- Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
North
- Green Mountain CollegeGreen Mountain CollegeGreen Mountain College is a coeducational private environmental liberal arts college located in Poultney, Vermont, in the USA.Green Mountain is located in the Vermont countryside, at the foot of the Taconic Mountains between the Green Mountains and Adirondacks.The College has a core set of courses...
- McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
- St. Lawrence UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
- University of VermontUniversity of VermontThe University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
Pennsylvania
- Chestnut Hill CollegeChestnut Hill CollegeChestnut Hill College is a coeducational Roman Catholic college in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1924 as a women's college by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was originally called Mount Saint Joseph College and assumed its current name in 1938. In...
- Lafayette CollegeLafayette CollegeLafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
- Moravian CollegeMoravian CollegeMoravian College a private liberal arts college, and the associated Moravian Theological Seminary are located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley region.-History:...
- Villanova UniversityVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
Brackets
2010 IQA World Cup
The 2010 IQA World Cup was the fourth edition of the Quidditch World Cup, an international Muggle Quidditch tournament sponsored by the International Quidditch AssociationInternational Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
.
The tournament was hosted in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
at DeWitt Clinton Park
DeWitt Clinton Park
DeWitt Clinton Park is a New York City public park in the Hell's Kitchen, New York neighborhood between West 52nd Street and 54th Street and Eleventh Avenue and the West Side Highway in Manhattan....
. It was the first year that the cup was hosted in New York.
The World Cup featured 46 teams from across the World, and 757 players. The IQA set a record with 40 media outlets and 20,000 spectators attending the tournament altogether.
On August 15, 2010; the IQA announced that New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
would be hosting the tournament, making it the first time the World Cup was played in a major city.
Bracket
Statistics
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Teams | 46 |
| Players | 757 |
| U.S. States Represented | 16 |
| Countries | 2 |
| Spectators | 20,000 |
| Trophies | 8 |
| Media outlets | 40 |
| Total goals scored | 1,021 |
| Broken brooms | 16 |
| Snitch runners | 17 |
| Snitches caught | 162 |
2011 IQA World Cup
The 2011 IQA World Cup is the fifth edition of the Quidditch World Cup, an international Muggle Quidditch tournament sponsored by the International Quidditch AssociationInternational Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
.
The tournament will be hosted at Randall's Island
Randall's Island
Randall's Island is situated in the East River in New York City, part of the borough of Manhattan. It is separated from Manhattan island on the west by the river's main channel, from Queens on the east by the Hell Gate, and from the Bronx on the north by the Bronx Kill. It is joined to Wards...
in New York City, November 12th-13th.
The 2011 World Cup will feature 100 teams from 5 different countries. This will mark the first time teams from outside North America will compete in the Quidditch World Cup. Teams are allowed to roster from 7 to 21 players, allowing up to 2,100 athletes to compete.
Championship games will be played in Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island.
The 2011 Quidditch World Cup will be a 2 day festival as well. Announcers will be improv comedians. A variety of entertainers, foods and wizardry shops will take over the Island. Musical artists will be performing during breaks in game play including a Marquee artist soon to be announced.
At the fifth annual Quidditch World Cup, Middlebury College experienced their first loss, to the University of Michigan Quidditch Team. They proceeded to win the tournament via snitch catch.
College Teams
Middlebury College-Middlebury VT Harvard University-Cambridge MA UCLA-Los Angeles CA New York University-New York NY Texas A&M University College-Station TX Arizona State University-Tempe AZ University of Florida-Gainesville FL Tufts University-Medford MA Boston University-Boston MA McGill University-Montreal Quebec University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN UC Berkeley-Berkeley CA Emerson College-Boston MA Duke University-Durham NC Yale University-New Haven CT Ives Pond QC-Grand Island NY Michigan State University-East Lansing MI Vassar College-Poughkeepsie NY Chestnut Hill College-Philadelphia PA University of Southern-California Los Angeles CA George Washington University-Washington DC Texas Tech University-Lubbock TX Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge LA Green Mountain College-Poultney VT Carleton University-Ottawa Ontario Ball State Quidditch League-Muncie IN University of Rochester-Rochester NY UMass Amherst-Amherst MA University of South Florida-Tampa FL Johns Hopkins-Baltimore MD The University of Texas at Austin-Austin TX Illinois State University-Normal IL University of Kansas-Lawrence KS Silicon Valley Skrewts-Mountain View CA University of South Alabama-Mobile AL Brandeis University-Waltham MA Order of the Phoenix-Columbus OH Eastern Nazarene-College Quincy MA Hendrix College-Conway AR Vaasa Centaurs-Vaasa Finland Ringling College-Sarasota FL University of Maryland-College Park MD Ryerson University-Toronto Ontario SUNY Fredonia-Fredonia NY University of Vermont-Burlington VT Villanova University-Villanova PA Stony Brook University-Stony Brook NY University of Miami-Miami FL Texas Christian University-Fort Worth TX University of Kentucky-Lexington KY Eastern Michigan University-Ypsilanti MI Smith College-Northampton MA Lafayette College-Easton PA University of Richmond-Richmond VA NY Badassilisks-New York NY Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond VA Ohio State University-Columbus OH Rochester Institute of Technology-Rochester NY Winthrop University-Rock Hill SC University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh PA Purdue University-West Lafayette IN College of Charleston-Charleston SC Penn State University-State College PA University of Ottawa-Toronto Ontario Virginia Tech-Blacksburg VA Bowling Green State University-Bowling Green OH Grand Valley State University-Allendale MI Delaware Valley Dragons-Delaware Valley DE University of Utah-Salt Lake City UT Jetpack Ninja Dinosaurs-Dinosaur CO Auckland Quidditch-Auckland New Zealand Cape Coral Quidditch Club-Cape Coral FL Baylor University-Waco TX University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Toms River Hydras-Toms River NJ Syracuse University-Syracuse NY White Tigers-Argentina Franklin & Marshall College-Lancaster PA St. Lawrence University-Canton NY Swarthmore University-Swarthmore PA Suffolk University-Boston MA Pensacola Quidditch League-Pensacola FL Hofstra University-Hempstead NY University of Arkansas-Fayetteville AR SUNY Geneseo-Geneseo NY Ithaca College-Ithaca NY
High school teams
North Scott High School-Eldridge IA Eden Prairie High School-Eden Prairie MN Messalonskee Quidditch-Oakland ME Scarsdale High School-Scarsdale NY Darien High School-Darien CT Henry Clay Blue Devils-Lexington KY Briarcliff HS Quidditch-Briarcliff NY Amherst Animagi Quidditch Team-Amherst MA Lamoille Union High School-Hyde Park VT The Ursuline School-New Rochelle NY Trinity High School-Camp Hill PA Lake Braddock Secondary-Burke VA
Florida Quidditch Conference
The Florida Quidditch Conference (FQC) serves to facilitate competition in the sport of Quidditch "in and around" the state of Florida. The FQC is the first ever incorporated Quidditch Conference. The FQC complies with the rules and regulations set forth by the International Quidditch AssociationInternational Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
, and all of its members are also required to be members of the International Quidditch Association
International Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
.
The FQC was founded on April 20th, 2011 by its four original members: University of Florida Quidditch, University of Miami Quidditch, University of South Florida Quidditch, and Ringling College Quidditch. The Conference is rapidly assimilating other teams throughout the state of Florida. Prospective teams include Univeristy of Central Florida Quidditch, Florida State University Quidditch, Pensacola Quidditch, and Lakeland Quidditch Club among others.
FQC Members
The follow teams are listed as official member teams of the FQC:
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University of Miami Quidditch
The University of Miami Quidditch team was founded in the Fall of 2010 at the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and is an official member of the International Quidditch Association
International Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
and the Florida Quidditch Conference. The team has drawn major attention from local press, and has proven to be immensely popular on the University's campus. The University of Miami's Quidditch team is one of the few teams in existence in South Florida, and in its short lifespan it has done much community service work with local schools.
In collaboration with University of Florida Quidditch, University of South Florida Quidditch, and Ringling College Quidditch, the University of Miami co-founded the Florida Quidditch Association which manages the Florida Quidditch Conference, the first officially incorporated Quidditch conference.
The University of Miami is 17-7 in 2010-2011 play, and is the 2011 Swamp Cup Champions.
Michigan State Spartan Spitfires
The Michigan State Spartan Spitfires are the official Muggle Quidditch team of Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. It is a leading team in the International Quidditch Association
International Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
's Midwest US region.
Michigan State Quidditch was founded by Ryan Duffy in Fall 2009 and quickly gained popularity across campus. In Spring 2010 Will Hack was elected the first Coach of the Michigan State Spartan Spitfires and the team played its first intercollegiate matches.
On October 10, 2010, Michigan State hosted its first Quidditch tournament, the Spartan Spectacular. The team attended the 4th annual Quidditch World Cup in New York City, going 2-1 in pool play and holding reigning champions Middlebury to their closest match of the tournament. As the 20th seed, they were soundly defeated in the first playoff round by Texas A&M.
Performance In Tournaments
Regional:- 2010 Spartan Spectacular
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- vs. Eastern Michigan: W 195-40
- vs. Grand ValleyGrand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
Unified Team: W 195-40 - vs. Oberlin CollegeOberlin CollegeOberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
: W 210-75 - vs. Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
: W 90-35 - Final - vs. Eastern Michigan: W 140-75
- 2011 Eastern Michigan "Tournament that Shall Not Be Named"
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- @ Eastern Michigan: W 80-40 (OT)
- vs. Grand ValleyGrand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
: W 170-50 - vs. Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
: W 120-40
- 2011 Ball State/Purdue Invitational
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- @ Ball State UniversityBall State UniversityBall State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
: L 10-70 - vs. Webster UniversityWebster UniversityWebster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
: W 60-10 - vs. Illinois State UniversityIllinois State UniversityIllinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
: L 20-50 - vs. St. Mary's College (Indiana): W 130-0
- @ Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
: W 90-30 - vs. Loyola University ChicagoLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
: L 20-40
- @ Ball State University
International:
- 2010 Quidditch World Cup
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- vs. Franklin and Marshall: W 80-60
- vs. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury CollegeMiddlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
: L 20-60 - vs. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
: W 70-0 - Playoffs - vs. Texas A&M: L 40-230
Pittsburgh QC
The Pittsburgh Quidditch Club (PQC) is an amateur, Muggle Quidditch club based in the Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
area. The team is currently recognized by the International Quidditch Association
International Quidditch Association
The International Quidditch Association is the governing body for the sport of Muggle Quidditch. It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2007 following the very first intercollegiate Quidditch match. In 2010 the IQA took its current name...
as a collegiate club located in the Northeastern United States region.
Founded by John Battaglia in August 2008, the PQC is a recognized student club of the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, and holds practices and events on the lawn of the university's Cathedral of Learning
Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning, a Pittsburgh landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States...
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The team has competed in the 2009 and 2010 IQA World Cups. Pitt finished fourth in the 2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup, the only first year team to do so. In the 2010 IQA World Cup held in New York City, PQC entered the tournament with the number one seed. The club again advanced to the semifinals, losing to Tufts, but won the consolation match against Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
to finish in third place. Vassar played a wonderfully entertaining game.
Performance In Tournaments
Regional:- 2009 College Quidditch Cup
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- Round of 12 - vs. Texas A&MTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
: W - Quarterfinals - vs. Chestnut HillChestnut Hill CollegeChestnut Hill College is a coeducational Roman Catholic college in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1924 as a women's college by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was originally called Mount Saint Joseph College and assumed its current name in 1938. In...
: W - Semifinals - vs. EmersonEmerson CollegeEmerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
: L
- Round of 12 - vs. Texas A&M
International:
- 2010 Quidditch World Cup
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- Second Round - vs. BostonBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
: 110:20 - Quarterfinals - vs. Ive's Pond: W 110-10
- Semifinals - vs. Tufts: L 40-50
- Consolation Match - vs. Vassar CollegeVassar CollegeVassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
: W
- Second Round - vs. Boston