Team members are:Congratulations to our four District 8 members who will be representing the University of Illinois in the national finals in the 2006 North American College Bridge Championships.
Team members are:
Ben Englert (left), sophomore in psychology from Edwardsville IL
Andrew Carver (center), junior in history from Edwardsville IL
Wilbert Law (right), senior in psychology and finance from Urbana
Yui Hei Alfred Au (no photo), freshman in actuarial science from Urbana
A record 30 teams entered the intercollegiate qualifying rounds held on Bridgebase Online in February. The UI team was one of eight finalists that won free trips to the finals to be held during the Summer NABC in Chicago in July.
The UI team's official name in the event is the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Look for them to be wearing orange in Chicago. ACBL has not issued a statement about whether or not they'll be disqualified if a chief shows up on a t-shirt.
Other finalists in the event are the Caltech Beavers, MIT Engineers, Princeton Tigers, University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears, UCLA Bruins, University of Chicago Maroons and University of Michigan Wolverines.
Congratulations, guys, and good luck!