The University of New Mexico

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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
cgonzal@unm.edu

April 28, 2008

UNM College Bowl Team Finishes Second

The UNM College Bowl Team finished second at the National College Bowl Tournament, the fourth year in a row a UNM team has made it to the national tournament, held recently at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. This year they reached the final four and placed second behind the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

Team members are Jason Zuffranieri, Vanessa Gatsch, John McCulloch, Chad McCoy and John Ogren.

Some other schools competing in the tournament included Ohio State University, Arizona State University, Seton Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rice, Florida State and Ball State.

College Bowl , “The Varsity Sport of the Mind,” has a long and illustrious history on television, on radio and on campuses. It is the world famous game of questions and answers played by two teams of competing students.  College Bowl has provided the arena for the fastest minds in school to demonstrate their great skills under the fire of varsity competition.

For more information, visit http://www.collegebowl.com/nct08/results.asp.

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