The Chipola Brain Bowl Team won the FCSAA State Championship this past weekend at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL. The Chipola team earned the victory by defeating TCC 450-365 in the final to claim the title. Chipola has won the state championship 11 times. The Chipola team finished the tournament 9-1. Chipola’s only loss in the tournament was a 2nd round loss to TCC 275-355. However, by finishing 2nd in the pre-lims, Chipola was able to avenge the loss in the championship game.

Brayden Hand and Taylor Munroe were tournament all-stars, finishing 3rd and 5th respectively in individual scoring. Other team members are : Ben Parish and Trace Weaver.

Chipola PBL had a successful state conference in Orlando as Chipola’s Spring Break began. At the State Leadership Conference held March 16-19 in Orlando, Chipola students brought home 7 Top-5 awards, with three 1st place; two 2nd place; one 4th place; and one 5th place award.

The students who competed this year were:

Christopher Brockington of Malone: Senior, BSBA-Management

David Charles of Greenwood: Sophomore, Engineering

Chad Mayo of Bonifay: Sophomore, Computer Science

Angelina Hereld of Blountstown: Sophomore, Animal Science

Cullan Murray of Chipley: Senior, BSBA-Accounting

Jeremy Thomason of Vernon: Senior, BSBA-Information Systems