RESULTS: Sunshine State Invitational

• From: thewraith78
• Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:59:55 -0800
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The reincarnation of the Sunshine State
Invitational featured 21 teams from across the Southeast
travelling to 80 degree temperatures in Gainesville, FL. The
10 teams competing in Division I played a full round
robin with the top four teams advancing to a single
elimination playoff. The 11 Division II teams (players in
their first or second years of intercollegiate
competition, community colleges, and Taylor County High
School) played a full round robin.
 In Division II,
Florida State C went undefeated at 10-0 to win the title
with Valencia CC A (9-1) taking second place.
 In
Division I, FSU A (8-1), FAU A (7-2), Ga. Tech alums
(7-2), and UGA (6-3) advanced to the playoffs. In the
semifinals, Ga. Tech alums beat FAU A 420-250 and FSU A beat
UGA 420-170. In the consolation game, FAU A beat UGA
275-220 to take third. In the championship game, Ga. Tech
alums came back from 100 down after 15 questions to
edge FSU A 310-275 and claim the
championship.

Individual All-Stars in Division II were James from Valencia
(49 ppg), Oseirus from FSU C (46.5), Jessica from
Taylor Co High (37), Virginia from Valencia A (34), and
Shannon from UTC (25.5)
Individual All-Stars in
Division I were Raj from FAU (94.4 ppg), Chip from FCCJ
(81.1), Chris from Berry (70), Nathan from FSU A (67.2),
and Mike from Ga. Tech alums (54.4).
Full stats
will follow. For now, congratulations to Ga Tech alums
(Mike Musgrove, Long Nguyen, Kevin Crawford, and Hing
Chan) for winning Division I of the Sunshine State
Invitational, to FSU C for winning Division II, and FCCJ as the
top undergraduate team.

-Daniel
Nordby
Communications Director, UF College Bowl