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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Redskins Crowned Winner in 2020 Cossa Challenge Championship!

The unprecedented cancellation of this year’s NCAA March Madness provided a stage for our alumni to step up in a unique way to make sure our annual fundraiser could continue and raise $1300 to support the colonization efforts at Miami. 

Twenty-nine Theta-Upsilon Alumni were joined by four members of the Nu-Psi Chapter at the University of Cincinnati and one colony member to establish a field of 32 teams enabling a four round tournament leading to a Championship game on April 27, 2020 between the #1 seed of the South Region Luke Meissner IC ’11 and the #5 seed from the West, Rob Robinson IC ’89. 


The championship game played simultaneously in two locations was a full 2 minutes long instead of the 60 seconds of the previous rounds adding some extra drama and intrigue to the outcome.  Robinson had a great first 60 seconds shooting 8 for 9 and lead Meissner, but he went cold and Luke won making 14 baskets to Rob’s 11.  

The pre-game and post-game interviews as well as the two brothers playing side-by-side is visible on the KSTUAA YouTubeChannel as well as the other sixty games. The tournament was full of surprises and upsets had three ties, which by rules were settled with a coin flip and these ties impacted who made it to the finals.  The two Championship Game contestants have received gift certificates for Miami merchandise. 

Several classes of alumni used the games as an opportunity to schedule virtual happy hour watch parties bringing alumni together during a time when in person gatherings were impossible.  Participants and viewers alike expressed gratitude for the opportunity to engage with other alumni and suggested KSTUAA do this again in the future.

In total more than 120 game videos as well as  selection show and tournament updates hosted by  Wes Bren IC ’85 who serves as the tournament commissioner were posted to the site documenting the entire tournament and its entertaining results! These videos will remain on the YouTube channel for all to enjoy indefinitely.

KSTUAA would like to thank the following for participating in the tournament (Links to their First Round games are included):
These participants made it possible for KSTUAA to hold its annual Beat Cossa Challenge which this year supports the re-colonization recruitment effort. Over $1,300 was raised from the bracket pool and additional alumni donations. Alumni that haven’t given yet are encouraged to donate before our fiscal year end May 31 via PayPal or by check sent to the KSTUAA Treasurer. (Please note that while KSTUAA is a not-for-profit organization we not classified as a 501-c-3 charity and gifts are not tax-deductible.)  Alumni that donated money this year are listed on our donor page. 

The winner of Beat Cossa Challenge bracket split-the-pot was Brad Storts IC ’89 whose 96 points beat Brothers Mike Schoedinger IC ’86 and Doug Baker IC ’86 by 6 points each and beating Cossa’s score of 54 points.  The tournament’s early rounds featured many upsets and only 9 Brothers were able to beat Cossa’s score this year.  Brother Chris Elder IC ’85, KSTUAA Board Member won the consolation prize matching Eddie Fricker’s score of 24 points exactly!  Brother Elder donated his prize money back to KSTUAA to support the Colony recruitment effort.
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