BattleFrog College Championship
BattleFrog College Championship was a sports competition television series directed by Ron Luscinski and written by Luscinski, Tom Davis, and Danny Llewelyn.
| 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 |
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.
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.
The three-episode series premiered on June 9, 2015, 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.