Shippensburg University’s Chess Club received a new trophy case for their numerous awards and put them on display in McFeely’s on Oct. 7.
Chess Club members gathered in McFeely’s to carefully arrange their trophies in their new case.
The new case contains roughly 13 years’ worth of trophies, with a range of awards from in-state, out-of-state and international championships.
The entire top level of the case contains the club’s first-place trophies.
“It reminds me of all the students that have played chess here,” said David Kennedy, the adviser of the Chess Club.
The Chess Club has traveled to tournaments across the country and even the globe.
Most recently, former club president and recent graduate Nathan Zeigler won a championship in Czechia.
Their next competition will be the PA Team Championship in November.
The trophies used to be held in various spots within the Math and Computing Technologies Center.
Kennedy said, “It’s nice to have a trophy case in a campus-wide spot.”
Zeigler, who assisted with creating the trophy display, said the process to get the case took roughly 10 months and was pushed because of Kennedy’s upcoming retirement.
The Chess Club is hoping the trophy case will lead to more recognition from the SU community.
“For me, this is just one step in cultivating a chess culture on campus,” said Zeigler.
The Chess Club is planning on hosting more campus tournaments in the future and encourages players of any skill level to attend.
Chess Club meets every Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the Dauphin Humanities Center Fishbowl.
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