A&T quizmasters led by SAES research associate

The 18th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament was held at Walt Disney World in Orlando in mid-April, and a five-member team from A&T was among the 64 teams from Historically Black Colleges & Universities in the quiz bowl competition. The team was coached by Timothy J. Foster, an SAES research associate, who was himself a member of A&T's Honda Challenge team (and at one point team captain) during his student days at A&T.

To qualify for the Honda Challenge, HBCUs must organize a campus tournament to determine which students are best qualified to represent their school. The team Foster led this year began practicing for competition in January, and had a rigorous practice schedule of two hours per night, three-to-four nights per week. Practice sessions covered a broad variety of topics — from history, literature, the sciences, religion, geography and the arts to current events, social sciences, sports and popular culture.

Foster's recap of A&T's performance in the 2007 Honda Challenge boils down to good but wait 'till next year. He says that, "Our record this year of 5-2 was a strong showing. One game official mentioned, 'If A&T was in any other division this year, they would have made at least the Elite Eight.'"

Three of the five members of the A&T team in the 2007 Honda Challenge were sophomores.

Posted May 16, 2007 03:47 PM

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