TST Episode 63: Katie Sullivan is not pumping the brakes   Katie Sullivan, as a second-year student at the University of Virginia, has infused her love of bridge with her college experience, starting an officially recognized student organization and recruiting other college kids into competitive bridge. Hear about her meteoric rise in the game and her plans for UVA world domination.  3:47 “Chalk it up” – how creative marketing got Katie needed contacts to create a bridge club. 10:50 Obtaining CIO status and how the club fair was a game-changer. 12:26 Trumpet players and bridge. Who knew? 17:09 Hoos Playing Bridge on Instagram. 18:50 Trying to teach the fundamentals, struggling with supplies. Creating slide presentations. 28:21 A shout-out to any UVA alumni who might want to help. Many students have branched out to playing sanctioned events at clubs. Katie is proud. 32:51 Katie, in her first year of college at Amherst, meets Michael Xu. 38:41 Recovering from a painful misbid by partner. 49:06 After success at the World Youth Teams Championships, Katie plans to get “seriously serious.” 53:40 Loving the postmortem. 1:05 Katie encourages all youth bridge players to plan on attending UVA when it’s time for college. Katie’s article on Bridge Winners about starting a bridge club at college. Hoos Playing Bridge on Instagram. Katie’s first BW post: a love letter. Katie in the New Orleans NABC Daily Bulletin. Like cards? Play bridge!