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Sixty HBCUs participated in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Tournament. This year’s virtual HCASC National Series took place Sunday, March 13, with over 300 students competing and representing their schools. 

Kentucky State University swept three rounds of competition, defeating Shaw University, Southern University-New Orleans and York College. In the playoff rounds, Kentucky State defeated Virginia State University and Shaw University. Advancing to the Super 16 competition on Sunday, March 20, Kentucky State held the number one seed in their division of play. Kentucky State defeated Paine College and advanced as one of the eight teams in the National Championship Series. The HCASC 33rd National Championship will take place April 10-12. Games begin at 6 p.m. EST and can be viewed at youtube.com/HCASCNCT.

Honda Campus All-Star Challenge is a year-round program celebrating academic excellence and showcasing the talents of top HBCU students. Teams of four face off in a question-answer competition. Topics include history, science, literature, religion, math, sports, and pop-culture. Students from HBCUs are able to network, build camaraderie, and gain mentorship opportunities with HCASC alumni. Honda will provide institutional grants to participating HBCUs.

The Kentucky State University HCASC team consists of Ciara Robinson, a freshman political science major; Dominique Aikens, a junior English education major; Yonga Zagarella, a sophomore business major; and team captain Micah Lynn, a freshman history major. Katianna Yates, director of campus life, has served as the team coach for four years.