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Overview
Boston University Quidditch was established in the spring of 2008 by a couple of interested athletes and devoted Harry Potter fans. As one of the very first Muggle Quidditch teams, BUQ has grown into a 160+ player organization in just four years and is currently ranked 12th in the world by the International Quidditch Association .

Accomplishments
The terrier's best world cup finish was 3rd place in 2009 and are currently the defending 2011 northeast regionals champions. In the fall of 2011, BUQ won the Lily and James Memorial Tournament hosted by Umass Amherst against fellow quidditch teams Westfield State, Emerson, Tufts, and Umass. This past year, the BUQ team got 12th place in the World Cup located at Randall's Island, New York, losing to the defending and soon to be world champions Middlebury College. With over 100 teams and 10,000 fans, the tournament was taken anything but a silly joke many people make it out to be.

Within BU community
Boston University Quidditch consists of four different house teams named after notable figures in the Harry Potter series: The Mandrakes, Nargles, Pheonixes, and Hippogriffs. The quidditch team at Boston University can be seen playing year round on snow, grass, and dirt at the courtyard commonly referred to many as the "BU beach". The house teams are open to anyone that's affiliated with Boston University to join, while the BU World Cup team is a bit more competitive consisting of only 21 players from the BU quidditch organization.

Being noticed as neither a varsity or club sport, BUQ finds it difficult to acquire field time and money to keep up with the best teams in the world. The cult of a team has recently made strides in working together with the University for more recognition.