AcDec team wins regionals in a near sweep

HPHS Academic Decathlon team members dominated the regional competition Jan. 28. They finished first out of 18 teams at the meet, winning the All-Around competition with a 1-2-3 finish in both the Honors and Scholastic divisions, and 1-3-4 finish in the Varsity division. Each team member placed in the top five in many of the ten categories, coming home laden with medals.

Individual All-Around places included:

Honors:

Yingcheng Qian - first
Alex Stucka - second
Elizabeth Chen - third

Scholastic:

Jeneta Nwosu – first
Justine Choi - second
Vaughan Mullikin - third

Varsity:

Sean Ashton - first
Oliver Muenker – third
Brandon Nguyen - fourth

Next up are the State Championships Feb. 20-26 at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.