New River Valley Roller Girls

The New River Valley Roller Girls, often known as the NRV Roller Girls, is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Christiansburg, Virginia. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. New River Valley is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

New River Valley Roller Girls
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Metro areaChristiansburg, VA
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Bruisin' Burgs (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueAdventure World
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitenrvrollergirls.com[dead link]

History

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The league was founded in February 2007 by a local woman known as "Speed Junkie".[1] Other early members included Kacey Huntington, known as "I. M. Pain",[2] who later became a leading player with the Charm City Roller Girls.[3]

NRV was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in December 2011.[5]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[6] Playoffs Championship
2012 23 E[7] DNQ DNQ
2013 130 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2014 174 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "NRV Roller Girls", NRV Roller Girls
  2. ^ Sean Kotz, "Women behaving badly?", Roanoke Times, March 28, 2010
  3. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "2010 Eastern Regionals Preview", Derby News Network, September 21, 2010
  4. ^ "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues", 8 July 2010
  5. ^ "WFTDA Adds Six Member Leagues", WFTDA, 1 December 2011
  6. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  7. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017.