ECU geography students compete at NC World Geography Quiz Bowl
Students receive second place title
Kimberly Bellamy, News Editor
Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: News
- Page 1 of 1
|
The group of ECU students earned second place in the competition against UNC Greensboro, North Carolina Central University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Pembroke and Appalachian State University, which earned the first place title.
A member of the ECU team earned an individual victory; Travas Hunter was the second highest scorer in the completion.
Hunter will represent ECU on the N.C. team for the southeast competition that will be held in November.
Each team was asked questions relating to world geography and the two teams with the best records competed in the championship round for the win.
To prepare for the event, students attempted to train themselves with practice competitions before the actual quiz bowl.
"They had a number of study sessions and we had some mock rounds," said Scott Wade, faculty coach of the team.
Team players studied a variety of different geography subjects to prepare for the questions at the quiz bowl.
"We met several times at and away from school and basically studied geography trivia, the world almanac and other geography resources," said Sol Wuensch, team captain.
The selection process for the team to represent ECU at the quiz bowl was based on the interest shown by students to participate.
"We typically give notice to professors and they get the word out in their classes," Wade said.
Scouting for team members didn't require much effort in some cases because of returning team members from previous years.
Wuensch is being forced to retire because he has met the limit of competitions that students are allowed to compete in.
The quiz bowl regulations state that students are not allowed to compete after their fourth year of competitions, according to Wade.
Being a part of the competition offers the students a number of opportunities to expand on their knowledge of geography and network with fellow geography majors and faculty members from other schools.
"The questions themselves are interesting. A lot of them are written in such a way that you learn something from them (the questions)," Wade said.
The event didn't require a large amount of money and it was funded by the Department of Geography, according to Wade.
The team players seemed thrilled that they got the opportunity to represent ECU and finish in such a high ranking.
"It's a good feeling coming home with a plaque, which is a tribute to the geography department at ECU, who has some of the greatest professors and students ever," Wuensch said.
The students that participated in the quiz bowl were Ryan Convington, Matt Cecil, Jessica Silva, Terri Moreau, Jessie Messina, Stephen Sanchagrin, Wuensch and Hunter.
To find out more about the upcoming southeast Geography Quiz Bowl or the Department of Geography, call the office at 328-6230 or contact Wade at 328-6029.
This writer may be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Be the first to comment on this story