The Standford Hurling Team at the first ever US Colleges Hurling Match, Jan 31, 2009 in Palo Alto which their cross bay rivals Cal Berkeley won. Back Row: Des Nolan (sponsor), Dariusz Wodziak, David Kirk, Ryan Goetz, Chris Stucky, Sam Svoboda, Ben Arevalo, Eoin Buckley. Front Row: Marty Casey, Ben Picozzi, Mark Jennings, Angelia Wang, John Mulrow, Roscoe Wetlaufer. (photo San Fran GAA)
In this Game 2 of the best of three series to decide this year’s California Collegiate Hurling Championship, last year’s inaugural winners of this exciting new college championship, saw holders Standford oust great rivals Cal Berkeley by 15 to 13 (3-6 to 0-13). GaelicSportsCast spoke with the championship organiser and chairman of the recently formed National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association (NCGAA), Eamonn Gormley about the game and the rapid growth of hurling on California college campuses.
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Cal Bears 2009. Back Row: Sam Crenshaw, Ryan Peek, Ian Monaghan, Nick Nordahl, Kevin Heiken, Joshua Roberts, Daniel Smith. Front Row: Kyle Fischer, Fionnán O'Connor, Conor Molumby, Liam Reidy, Shane Reidy (Mascot), and Zach Streng (Missing-Corey Busay). (photo San Fran GAA).
