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National U.S. Collegiate Hurling Champions

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U.S. NCGAA Hurling Champions 2013 - University of California, Berkeley

The first ever U.S. National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association (NCGAA) hurling championship took place in 2011. Indiana University won the first championship, beating UC Berkeley 3-4 (13) to 1-6 (9).[1] The University of Montana became the first team to win the championship back-to-back in 2014 and 2015.

The NCGAA Championship previously was held annually on Memorial Day weekend. Winners of the U.S. NCGAA hurling championship include:

Year Winner Location
2011 Indiana University[2][3] Gaelic Park, Chicago, IL
2012 Purdue University[4][5] Stanford University, California
2013 University of California, Berkeley[6] Purdue, Indiana
2014 University of Montana, Missoula[7] Gaelic Park, New York
2015 University of Montana, Missoula[8] Missoula, Montana
2016 University of Connecticut Boulder, Colorado
2017 University of Montana, Missoula Chicago, Illinois
2018 University of Montana, Missoula Boulder, Colorado
2019 University of Pittsburgh Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2020 University of Pittsburgh Orlando, Florida
2022 University of Pittsburgh Orlando, Florida
2023 University of Pittsburgh Louisville, Kentucky
2024 Purdue University Salt Lake City, Utah


In 2014, a second lower division of the championship known as the Shield was introduced. The University of Pittsburgh won the Shield in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

References

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  5. ^ "Purdue University win 2012 U.S. National Collegiate Hurling Championship". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. ^ "National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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  8. ^ "Griz Hurlers Win Back-To-Back National Titles". Retrieved 26 May 2015.