This year, six teams stacked with the brightest young minds in academia participated in the Park and Recreation Student Quiz Bowl. Teams from Texas A&M, East Carolina University, Brigham Young University, California Polytechnic State University, North Carolina State University and the University of Mississippi plowed through rounds of tough questions on all aspects of the field. 

When the dust cleared, California Polytechnic took home the coveted prize, “despite an intimidating hometown crowd [for North Carolina State],” according to NRPA Customer Service Representative and Quiz Bowl facilitator Matt Cowan. 

NRPA wishes to congratulate all participants in this year’s Quiz Bowl — we look forward to more exciting competition at the 2015 conference in Las Vegas!

Samantha Bartram is the Associate Editor of Parks & Recreation Magazine.