Billiards Digest Interactive presents ACU-I National 9-Ball Championships Green Bay, WI - April 17 - 18, 1998

Tournament starts at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Union Building.

TITLE TOWN, Green Bay, WI - home of the Packers, State of Cheese. Today was the start of the first ACU-I Collegiate National 9-Ball Tournament. 16 Men and 16 Women gathered at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay to decide who will be the National Collegiate Champion for 1998.

Participants won their ticket to the Nationals by rising to the top of their region - one of 15 in the nation. They are here representing themselves and their school and all of them have their sights on a first place win.

Following is a list of competitors and the ACU-I region and University they represent:

Men Christopher Biddle University of Connecticut, Region 1 Nathan Knox University of Rochester, Region 2 Rigaud Pesteur Essex County College, Region 3 Grant Risha Penn State University, Region 4 Michael Honaker Morehead State University, Region 5 David Jacobs University of Florida, Region 6 Eric Mueller Kent State University, Region 7 Michael Lillge Madison WI Area Technical College, Region 8 Chris McDaniel University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Region 8 Brandon Vitle University of Wisconsin-Stout, Region 8 Philip Crocker University of Notre Dame, Region 9 Nathan Zender Mankato State University, Region 10 Mark Butt University of Nebraska, Region 11 David Tomasson Southwest Texas State University, Region 12 Al Rossi Arizona State University, Region 13 Byron Macavinth California State University-Long Beach, Region 15

Women Christine Maxwell University of Mass. - Amhurst, Region 1 Alexandria Baade Rochester Institute of Technology, Region 2 Evelinn Nieb Fashion Institute of Technology, Region 3 Cinelandia Perreaux Shippensburg University, Region 4 Dawn Crawford College of William & Mary School of Law, Region 5 Ellen Hale Florida State University, Region 6 Angela Mears University of Michigan, Region 7 China Chien University of Wisconsin-Madison, Region 8 Elaine Wong University of Illinois-Chicago, Region 8 Jennifer Rients Illinois State University, Region 9 Stephanie Tuinstra University of Minnesota, Region 10 Emily Enkvetchakul University of Missouri-Columbia, Region 11 Heather Shaddock Southwest Texas University, Region 12 Angela Penn New Mexico State University, Region 13 Lori Jo Poole Idaho State University, Region 14 Louellen Vu Le University of California-Davis, Region 15

Look to this page for continued updates as the tournament unfolds. ACU-I