Meet the Team: CU Climbing Worlds Team

Earlier this year USA Climbing hosted their collegiate nationals event in Alta, AZ. This was an opportunity for many of our collegiate climbers to make the FISU Worlds team - the top 5 athletes per gender, per discipline (speed, sport, and bouldering).

You can check out more details from USAC Collegiate Nationals here (our news post from Nationals) and view results here (USAC Results page).

The US Collegiate team comprises many athletes from across the country, but five are close in our hearts and compete for the University of Colorado Boulder.

The CU athletes below qualified to represent the U.S. in the following disciplines:

Tate Jennings: Women's Lead and Bouldering

Anika Shoemaker: Women's Lead

Jacob Kelleghan: Men's Lead

Samuel Hsin: Men's Lead

Matthew Sherman: Men's Bouldering

We are extremely proud of these athletes. Their dedication to competitive climbing and drive to be the best is truly unmatched. That being said - competitive climbing is often an expensive sport and the cost of travel, lodging, training, etc. adds up quickly. Below is a GoFundMe Link for the CU Athletes traveling to the FISU Games: any donation is greatly appreciated and goes towards furthering these athletes' goal of becoming a FISU World Champion!

Go Fund Me Link - Any donations are greatly appreciated!

To learn more about each athlete or to find their personalized GoFundMe page, see their information below. Thank you so much to West Taylor (portfolio here) for taking these amazing portraits and the Kilter Grips Facility for hosting photographs. None of this would be possible without them!

Tate Jennings (via West Taylor W Studio)

See Tate and Sam's joint GoFundMe, made in partnership through their affiliation with The Spot Climbing Gym.

Anika Shoemaker (via West Taylor W Studio)

Jacob Kelleghan (via West Taylor W Studio)

Samuel Hsin (via West Taylor W Studio)

See Tate and Sam's joint GoFundMe, made in partnership through their affiliation with The Spot Climbing Gym.

Matthew Sherman (via West Taylor W Studio)

See Matt's personal GoFundMe here.