USU Quidditch players celebrate after the seeker caught the golden snitch in the 2017-2018 Quidditch season. The golden snitch is attached to the waistband of the snitch runner, a player unaffiliated with either team. When the seeker catches the snitch, the game ends.
SALT LAKE CITY — When Amber Zehner started the painstaking process of applying for colleges and deciding where she would spend the next four years of her life, there was one major, unusual requirement for her future university: a Quidditch team.
“I already knew it existed, I already loved ‘Harry Potter,’ so I just thought it was the perfect sport for me to continue being athletic and to continue staying in shape throughout college,” said Zehner, who is now a chaser and team manager for Utah State University’s Quidditch team.