Action-packed, new coed sports championship, College Arm Wrestling debuts on ESPNU Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM ET. Teams composed of male and female competitors from rival schools face one another in exciting and grueling matches to compete for the College Arm Wrestling Championship. The Championship competition is filmed at the famed Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J.
Match-ups for week one include students from Rutgers versus students from Penn State. In week two of the competition, airing on May 20 at 7:00 PM ET, students from University of Connecticut meet students from Syracuse University. The winning teams from those match-ups will face each other in a final hour-long special on May 27 at 7:00 PM ET to determine the 2014 College Arm Wrestling Grand Champions. The winning team members will share a $10,000 cash prize.
UConn athletes include freshman Jen Manzella, freshman Jaclyn Paride, senior Darcy Rose, junior Nick Allen, junior Brandon Cerretani, and senior William Dean.
See a video preview of the action here.
For more information, contact: William Dean at William.Dean@uconn.edu