Released by Chipola College —–
MARIANNA—Chipola Brain Bowl qualified three teams for the Community College Championship by placing 1st, 2nd, and 6th in the Northwest FL NAQT Sectional.
Chipola A won the tournament with a 9-0 record. Chipola B had one loss, losing by 20 points to Chipola A. Chipola C finished 4-5.
Chipola A will enter the national tournament as the #3 seed. Chipola B will enter as the #4 seed, and Chipola C will enter as #19 seed. 24 teams from around the nation qualify for the national tournament in Orlando at Valencia College on March 1-2. Chipola will be the only school with 3 teams.
Chipola A team members are: Mathew Pelham, Morgan Johnson, Carlos Staley, and Bree Bennett.
Chipola B team members are: Jacob Murley, Joseph Hayes, Carson Pitts, and Sam White.
Chipola C team members are: Garrett McDaniel, Caroline Gilley, Kiley Justice, Tanner Andress, and Mason Young.
Link to National Championship Seedings: https://www.naqt.com/stats/rating-values.jsp?rating_group_id=1048 Link to Northwest FL Stats: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=10257
Chipola Blue won the Panhandle Region with a 5-1 record. Northwest Florida State was the runner-up, also finishing 5-1, but lost the head-to-head to Chipola Blue. Chipola Gold received Wild Card Spot #1 for State. They finished 4-2, losing to Northwest FL and Chipola Blue.
State will be held at State College of FL in Bradenton, FL on March 29-30, 2019.
Former Chipola player Dallin Kelson will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the tournament banquet.