Cedar Valley Roller Derby

Cedar Valley Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Waterloo, Iowa. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Cedar Valley Roller Derby
Metro areaWaterloo, IA
CountryUnited States
Founded2010
TeamsPush-Up Brawlers (A team)
B team
Track type(s)Flat
VenueMcElroy Auditorium
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.cvrollerderby.com

The league played its first home bout in April 2011, debuting at the McElroy Auditorium to a crowd of 2,300 fans.[2] At that time, the league had around thirty skaters.[3]

The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme in July 2012,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.[5]

Founded as Cedar Valley Derby Divas, the organization announced on its facebook page in 2015 that it was rebranding as Cedar Valley Roller Derby, which it continues under today.[6]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2014 192 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2015 220 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2016 154 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2017 173 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Cedar Valley Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ Matthew Wilde, "Roller derby event draws 2,300", Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, May 2, 2011
  3. ^ "KWWL news team suits-up with The Cedar Valley Derby Divas Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine", KWWL, April 28, 2011
  4. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  5. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine", 6 June 2013
  6. ^ "Home". Cedar Valley Roller Derby. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.