Global InformationBattleFrog College Championship information
| BattleFrog College Championship | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Written by | Tom Davis, Danny Llewelyn, Ron Luscinski |
| Directed by | Ron Luscinski |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ron Luscinski, Danny Llewelyn, Tom Davis, Michael McAllister, Carlos Centurion and Leo Fernandez |
| Production location | Orlando, Florida |
| Cinematography | Matthias Schubert |
| Editor | Nikki Fabery de Jonge |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Production company | '51 Dons |
| Original release | |
| Network | ESPN2, ESPNU |
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BattleFrog College Championship was a sports competition television series directed by Ron Luscinski and written by Luscinski, Tom Davis, and Danny Llewelyn.
Hosted by Ron Pitts, sportscaster and former NFL cornerback, and Evan Dollard, from American Ninja Warrior and American Gladiators, BattleFrog College Championship showcases 16 co-ed rival college teams competing for a national championship and academic scholarships on the ultimate sprint track obstacle course built by Navy Seals; this single-elimination competition was a 350-meter, four-person relay with over 20 obstacles testing the competitors' strength, speed, and endurance.[1][2]
The competing colleges for season one included: Syracuse, Texas A&M, Penn State, the N.C. State Triathlon Club, Army, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Michigan, Ole Miss, USC, Virginia, Wisconsin and Virginia Tech.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
The three-episode series premiered on June 9, 2015,[9] in the United States on ESPN2. Following its U.S. release, the series aired in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Latin America.
As of August 2016, BattleFrog announced that they were closing their business.[10][11]
- ^ BattleFrog College Championship to Air on ESPN Networks, June 5, 2015, Retrieved September 2015, Dan Curran
- ^ "BattleFrog College Championships: A Look Into the Competition, June 17, 2015, Retrieved September 2015". Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Ole Miss Finishes Second in BattleFrog College Championship, June 12, 2015, Retrieved September 2015, Callie Daniels
- ^ UM Students to Compete in National BattleFrog Collegiate Championship, February 4, 2014, Retrieved September 2015, Michael Piacentino
- ^ Wisconsin Students Compete in BattleFrog College Championship on ESPN2, June 8, 2015, Retrieved September 2015 Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Triathlon Club featured in Inaugural Collegiate Obstacle Race, May 29, 2015, Retrieved September 2015, Adam Sardinha". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Spring Break? Not for Students Headed to BattleFrog, February 4, 2015, Retrieved September 2015, Mike Piacentino". Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Scudds to appear on ESPN broadcast, June 9, 2015, Retrieved September 2015, Bellefontaine Examiner
- ^ Direct TV, June 2015, Retrieved September 2015
- ^ Afana, Dana (August 23, 2016). "BattleFrog cancels Michigan obstacle race four days before run". MLive.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ Davis, Matt (August 23, 2016). "BattleFrog cancels all races". obstacleracingmedia.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.