This year’s champions are Sam Aguilar, Phil Chaon, Brian Fagundas, Aaron Spidal and Amy Trost.
After trailing Virginia Tech for 10 minutes of the 15-minute championship game, the Humboldt State team secured a 115-95 point victory, posting HSU’s eighth championship since it began competing in 2001.
“It was a real nail biter,” Spidal says. “For a while there, it really could have gone either way.”
Teams competed from across the nation, and the rivalry was fierce with several “down to the wire” matches. Second place went to Virginia Tech, Purdue captured third, and the University of Montana came in fourth.
Humboldt State is unique in the large number of undergraduates it brings to this meeting of 1300 wildlife professionals. This year, 21 HSU undergraduate students and three graduate students participated in the conference.
“I’ve had an uncounted number of conversations with professionals who are simply amazed at our students,” says Professor Rick Brown, who attended the conference. “I am too. We owe a great deal of thanks to Associated Students and the continued support from the administration.”