Tech’s Knight Raiders Chess Team flies high at competition
By Ashley Simpson AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Friday, March 14, 2008
Story last updated at 3/14/2008 – 2:18 am
The Knight Raiders Chess Team took second place at the 2008 Southwest Collegiate Championship in Houston last weekend – the best ever showing in team history.
Nearly 1,500 players statewide attended the competition. Texas Tech’s team placed ahead of the University of Texas in Austin and behind the University of Texas in Dallas.
…Susan Polgar, head coach and director of Tech’s Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence, said the award is a significant accomplishment for the community.
“It was a wonderful achievement for our students,” said Polgar. “I’m very proud of them.”
Polgar, winner of four Women’s World Chess Championships, 10 Olympic medals and Women’s World Chess Cup, said she hopes her team will continue to make Lubbock proud.
Ballom said Polgar is always there for the team to provide help and encouragement.
“Susan is an amazing coach,” she said.
The team prepared for the event with relentless practice and weekly tournaments, said Albeldano.
“We’ve been working hard,” he said. “I’m excited to be part of it.”
Source: Avalanche Journal 
Congratulations and good luck to your team next year.
SPICE Rules!!!! Yeah!
When did Ashley Simpson give up her singing[sic] career and start writing about chess?
Stephanie Ballom, you are hot!
Every photo of yours makes me really wanna kick myself for leaving Texas Tech out of my college applications for fall 2008 :0(