Fall 2015
2015 NJCL Ludi Recap
By Tim Goldenberg, University of Cincinnati
As each National Convention rolls around, scores of
competitive JCLers swarm to various categories of
competition, desperate to win the elusive purple ribbon
inscribed with the “1st Place” of the NJCL Convention. This
year was no different, with Ohioans killing it at Graphic
Arts, Creative Arts, Certamen, and the Dances. However,
there was one competition more integral to our egos than
any other: Ludi.
This year, Ohio demonstrated exactly why it is the
new Ludi power, claiming two titles to perennial favorite,
Wisconsin’s one. Before we go into further analysis, those
Ludi categories were the following: 1st Place in Soccer and
Chess, 2nd Place in Basketball.
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Ludi Basketball came in with high spirits, knowing
they had the team they needed to take it all the way. Big
man Charlie Dwight led the team with help from Will
Beatrez, Jesse Campbell, and others. Although falling short
of the goal, a title-winning season, the Ohioans gave it
their all and by some reports, only ended up losing due to
a defector from Ohio materializing on the 1st Place Virginia
team.
In Ludi Chess, the grudge match between Ohio’s Tim
Goldenberg and Wisconsin’s Shiva Suri continued. Tim, a 2time Title Holder, had lost it in 2014 to Shiva and was back
to claim it for the state that deserved it most. Claim it he
did, though ultimately through a 5-way tie for first that was
cast so that many of the Ludi Chess players could make it
to the most important Ludi event of them all: Soccer.
Ohio’s Ludi Soccer this year talked a big game on its
way to the National Title, scouting players, hiring an
internationally known manager, coordinating team
uniforms, and giving life and (literally) limb for the cause.
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Manager Tim Goldenberg, in his post-match press
conference, praised players such as Theodore “The
Legend” Knowles, Soren “Rock” Gran, and Frank “Jos