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Alabama State University Team Vies for HBCU National Championship Title at Honda All-Star Tournament! (1045 hits)


Three Alabama State University students won third place at the Morgan State Regional Competition, now they will vie for the championship title by going head-to-head with other colleges at the 2020 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament on March 28-April 1 in Torrance, California.

Representing ASU at the nationals are quiz bowl team members Elija Stewart, senior math education major; Nailah Thomas, senior English major; and Wyman Kirby, junior political science major. Endia Harris (team captain), a senior political science major, was unable to attend the regional tournament but she will participate at nationals.

“We took third in the regional competition at Morgan State while handicapped with one player missing, but we won't have that problem at the national tournament,” said Dr. Mark Hill, team coach and associate professor of English.

The ASU team will compete in a fast-paced buzzer question-and-answer game that combines academics, pop culture, African-American history and sports in a format emphasizing quick recall. The team has the opportunity to win the HCASC top prize – a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda.

The four-member team will match their intellect with 48 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country, including Bowie State University, Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania, Howard University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Morgan State University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the University of the District of Columbia.

To prepare for the nationals, the ASU team will study two to three times a week with resource materials, books and games, in addition to scrimmaging with other nearby institutions.
Hill noted that the quiz bowl team is always recruiting new members.

“It is more of a club than an exclusive organization,” Hill said. “Historically, only the honors students were aware of its existence, but we take anyone who likes trivia and competition. There is also scholarship money available.”

Honda established the Honda Campus All Star Challenge in 1989 as a way to highlight and recognize the academic talents of HBCU students. More than $9 million in grants from Honda have provided support for books and tuition, scholarships, enhancement of student programs and other investments to improve campus facilities.

“I cannot express my appreciation enough toward American Honda for working with so many HBCUs over the past three decades,” Hill said. “Their generosity has allowed countless students not only academic opportunities, but a community of connections that is as strong as any other organization I've seen. I am proud to have worked with the program for the past five years, and I look forward to seeing Honda help future generation of students build careers, lives, and families through its program.”
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 at 3:55PM
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