DECA District results hit a new mark

47 Marketing Students from Career Center qualify for DECA State

Pete Eichholz, Anne Hickman and Scott Fuenfhausen, DECA Advisors for Columbia Area Career Center, are proud to announce the results of the DECA District 2 competition that was held on Thursday, February 20 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia. More than 250 students from District 2 competed in the day-long event including DECA members from Battle, Hickman and Rock Bridge DECA chapters. Students finishing the top two in each event advance to the State Career Development Conference on March 16 for the chance to move on to Nationals which will be held in Atlanta, GA in May.

The DECA competition is divided into two parts. Students first take an exam which tests basic marketing knowledge. The second portion of the competition is “role play” where students are given a marketing situation in which they must develop a solution and then present that solution to a judge who rates their solution. The final score is a combination of the two parts.

The following DECA students qualified for state:

Human Resource Management

1^st place: Madison Reifsteck (Hickman)

2^nd place: Brandon Banton (RB)

Apparel & Accessories Marketing

1^st place: Kristen Ruesch  (RB)

2^nd place: Becca Wagner (Hickman)

Business Services Marketing

1^st place: Tate Dempsey (Battle)

2^nd place: Madison McDonnell (RB)

Marketing Management

2^nd place: Kalei Wilson (Hickman)

Restaurant and Food Service Management

1^st place: Charlie Dranginis (Hickman)

Retail Merchandising

1^st place: Brandi Smith (RB)

2^nd place: Taylor Farill-Roberts (Hickman)

Hotel & Lodging Management

2^nd place: Larkin Shull (Hickman)

Sports & Entertainment Marketing (individual series)

1^st place: Michelle King (RB)

2^nd place: Mickey Hua (Hickman)

Food Marketing Series

1^st place: Alize Shaffer (Hickman)

2^nd place: Chris Godas (RB)

Business Finance

2^nd place: Chandler Randol (RB)

Principles of Business Management & Administration

1^st place: Loyal Carpenter (Hickman)

2^nd place: Maddie Gilmore (Hickman)

Principles of Hospitality & Tourism

1^st place: Kay Frymire (Hickman)

Principles of Marketing

2^nd place: Blake Wisniewski (Hickman)

Principles of Finance

1^st place: Tony Wiemann (Hickman)

Team Management Events:

Business Law & Ethics

1^st place: Mary Jane O’Connor & Connor Lake (Hickman)

2^nd place: Kortney Betz & Rachel White (RB)

Buying & Merchandising

1^st place: Nate Horvit & Jack Schimpf (RB)

2^nd place: Brandi Dye & Cathy Chen (Hickman)

Financial Analysis

1^st place: Connor McCarty & Carson England (RB)

Hospitality Services

1^st place: Sam Hoyt & Aubrey Jaco (Hickman)

2^nd place: Jacob Winton & Sam Wohlbold (RB)

Sports & Entertainment (team)

1^st place: Andrew Wooldridge & Matt Eichelmeier (RB)

2^nd place: Brady Pfeiffer & Eric Kuse (RB)

Travel & Tourism

1^st place: Justin Brown & Harrison Berets (Hickman)

2^nd place: Campbell Thompson & Sanja Kalendar (RB)

Marketing Communications

1^st place: Garrett Mingus & James “Pen” Terry (RB)

2^nd place: Julian Richardson & McKenzie Green (Battle)

Leadership Delegates:

Tate Dempsey (Battle) and Madison McDonnell (RB)

Third Place finishers: (do not qualify for state)

Brenden Wallace (RB): Business Finance Series

Alex Tenill (Hickman): Automotive Services

Mark David (Hickman): Hotel & Lodging

Caitlynn Noltie (RB): Human Resource Management

Gareth Greenwell (Hickman): Sports & Entertainment (Individual)

Collin Hollrah (Hickman): Business Services Managment

Molly Carter & Caitlin Price (Hickman): Business Law & Ethics

Lauren Forest & Hayley Wilson (RB): Buying & Merchandising

Bre Logan & Jenna Bartok (RB): Hospitality Services Team

Austin McDonald & Brendan McLaughlin (RB): Marketing Communications

Daniel Veros & Tanner Lawrence (Hickman): Sports & Entertainment Team

Kylie Smith & Katie Radel (RB): Travel & Tourism