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Brain Bowl Team wins Regional Title

02/04/08 - The Okaloosa-Walton College (OWC) Brain Bowl Team became the Florida Community College Activities Association (FCCAA) Panhandle Regional Champions on February 1 and 2 at OWC. The OWC team has won the right to go to the FCCAA State Brain Bowl Tournament at Chipola College on March 27-29, 2008 in Marianna, Florida.

The team members that competed were: Danielle Stephen of Freeport, a Collegiate High student; Gabriel Hernandez of Niceville; Andrew Birr of Fort Walton Beach; John Beirne of Niceville, Captain; and David Meyer of Crestview. At this tournament the team competed against six other state community college teams: Chipola College Gold and Blue team, North Florida Community College, Gulf Coast Community College, PJC, & Tallahassee Community College. OWC finished with a record of 4-2 during the round robin competition, and then won the championship round to bring home the title. The championship round was exciting with a close win over the Chipola Blue team.

Brain Bowl Team Placed Second in Seaside Academic Tournament

11/26/07 - Team OW- The Okaloosa Walton College Brain Bowl team placed second in the Seaside Academic Tournament held this past weekend (Nov. 9-10) in Fort Walton Beach. Twelve teams from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia played in the tournament. The OWC Team finished with an impressive record of 10-1 during the round robin competition and then lost by 15 points in the championship round to Chipola College. Team members were: John Bierne of Niceville, Captain; Gabriel Hernandez of Niceville; Andrew Birr of Fort Walton Beach; Victoria Allison of Fort Walton Beach, and Karla Degallerie of Fort Walton Beach. This team consists of all new players and they are off to a great start.

Gabriel Hernandez was ranked 3rd in total individual points out the other 51 plus participants at the tournament. We are looking forward to taking a team to the Valencia Delta Burke Invitational on November 30-December 1, 2007 in Orlando. If you have any of these team members in your classes, please congratulate them.

OWC State Champs in Brain Bowl

04/02/07 - The Okaloosa-Walton College Brain Bowl Team captured the state championship title as the top academic team in Florida at a recent competition held in Panama City. It was the third time in the past five years that OWC has been named the state champions. The team also boasted an undefeated season, winning every tournament they entered this year.

At the Florida Community College Activities Association tournament, held March 30 and 31, at Gulf Coast Community College, the OWC team competed against ten other state community college teams and was victorious in every match with a perfect record of 9-0 during the round robin competition. The OWC team won the championship achieving the highest score in recent academic team history with 705 points to defeat Gulf Coast Community Colleges team who earned 210 points in the final round. The state championship team members include Emily Hooper of Destin; Ivan Hernandez of Niceville; Griffin Bogart of DeFuniak Springs; and Iric Schoenfeld of Niceville. Team captain Emily Hooper, a student at the OWC Collegiate High School, ranked first in total individual points scored out of more than 40 other college participants at the state tournament and she became the first woman academic team member to receive the FCCAA Dave Ehlert High Point Award and be named the States Most Valuable Player. Ivan Hernandez, another Collegiate High School student who competes on the OWC college team, received the All-Star Player award and had the states second highest individual point total. OWC received the additional honor of having Coach Mike Van Dyke selected as The FCCAA Roger Raepple Brain Bowl Coach of the Year. For additional details about the OWC Brain Bowl team and scholarships available to team participants, contact OWC Student Activities at 729-5348.