News and updates related to sports clubs, tournaments, officiating, or rules sets.
By Valerie McCutchan
Hosting a NIRSA Championship Series event requires time and resources, but it also provides your department with a flood of fun and staff development. It is also a great opportunity to showcase your campus. Consider hosting an event—host site applications for 2016 NIRSA Championship Series regional basketball and soccer tournaments […]
By Scott Flickinger, Director of Intramural Sports at Cornell University and NIRSA Championship Series Brand Management Work Team Chair
The venue may have changed this year, but the action and excitement at the 2016 NIRSA National Basketball Championships remained at an all-time high. The Ohio State University saw 84 teams with 843 participants, along with 70 […]
By Steve Pratt, Brener Zwikel & Associates and Valerie McCutchan
Earlier this month in Cary, NC, a new USTA Tennis On Campus national champion was crowned in dramatic fashion: the University of Auburn came back to win its first-ever national title in a super tiebreaker (23-22) over the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. […]
By Steve Pratt, Brener Zwikel & Associates
In Cary, N.C., the University of California at Berkeley picked up where they left off last year, and the year before that, as the 2016 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship, part of the NIRSA Championship Series, kicked off on Thursday at Cary Tennis Park.
Representing the USTA Northern […]
By Austin Shick
Are you looking to develop professionally? Do you work in NIRSA Regions II, IV, or V? If so, consider helping NIRSA Championship Series Soccer grow in your region by volunteering to serve as a regional coordinator.
The application deadline for NIRSA Soccer Regional Coordinator positions has been extended until April 22. Individuals serving […]
By Austin Shick
The eleven NIRSA regional basketball championships have come to a close, and now we look ahead to the 2016 NIRSA National Basketball Championships, which will be held at The Ohio State University from April 22–24. Hundreds of hopefuls will arrive at The Ohio State University to compete. With a year’s worth of bragging rights on […]
Update, April 11: The deadline to apply for a NIRSA Championship Series regional coordinator position originally published in this article has been updated to reflect the extended April 22 deadline. […]
By Austin Shick
This year, there will be 26 automatic bids into the NIRSA National Basketball Championships through regional tournament play. This year’s championships will be held at The Ohio State University from April 22–24. Teams will demonstrate their dedication, efforts, skills, and sportsmanship in a battle for a chance at a National Championship title.
Over […]
By Heidi Cleary
How many high-quality basketballs does your school purchase each term? Each year? If you are among the many schools already purchasing the outstanding line of Spalding® TF basketballs, NIRSA is pleased to announce new details about its recent partnership with Spalding to produce a signature series of NIRSA branded basketballs.
By Nick Zumbrun
NIRSA is proud to announce that it has extended its partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to offer financial support and resources to colleges and universities interested in starting a tennis sport club on their campuses. Any new sport club teams that are created because of a Tennis On Campus […]
