After months of studying and three days of rigorous competition, PVAMU varsity team placed 20th out of 64 at the 16th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, an academic competition among the best and brightest students from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, held in Orlando, Fla. PVAMU demonstrated their collective brainpower by quickly and accurately answering questions on world history, science, literature, religion, the arts, social sciences, popular culture and black history and culture.
More than 320 college students from 64 HBCUs across the country competed in the three-day tournament. Nearly 100 HBCU presidents, educators, alumni and community volunteers attended the event, themed “Sharing the Vision,” to support the participating students.
“HCASC has always focused on recognizing the greatness of the HBCU students and their achievements,” said Eric Conn, assistant vice president of National Advertising for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
“This one-of-a-kind competition gives HCASC students the chance to exercise teamwork and establish long-term relationships through unique networking forums.”
This year, the Prairie View A&M University varsity team included team captain, Neothies Lindley, senior mechanical engineering major from Dallas, Texas; Candace Davis, senior biology major from Missouri City, Texas; Kelly Porter, junior sociology major from Ft. Worth, Texas; Andrea Powers, junior marketing and Spanish majors from Morrow, Georgia; and Carlton Singleton, biology and political science majors from Victoria, Texas.