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Union University

McAfee School of Business

2025 Hub City Innovation Cup

2025 First Place Winners

Registration was open to all Union University, Freed-Hardeman University, Lane College, UofM Lambuth, and TCAT students. Sponsored by Union University McAfee School of Business, Lane College, UofM Lambuth, The Jackson Chamber, theCO, and JEA. Prizes totaling $5,000.

Competition Results

The winning teams were:

  • First place ($3000 prize): Eston Yandell, Madison Woolridge, and Brandon Jordon
  • Second place ($1500 prize): Dale Dyer, Maeve Dolan, and Gabe Bruen
  • Third place ($500 prize): Rylan Burns, Isaac Hoover, Jonathan Zilkie, and Joshua Santhosh

The People's Choice Winners were a team comprised of:

  • Robert Breece, Ben Breece, Avery Caldwell, Marcel Van Der Wel, and Grayson Gatewood

Other participating teams were:

  • Stacey Schmidt, Isaiah Cox, Mukuwa Baffoe
  • Wyatt Lutz, Paul Lutz, Hadrian Lutz
  • Nathaniel Moren, Lindsey Norwood, Micah Lilyquist
  • Zachary Wood, Connor Hull, Liam McConnell, Patrick McConnell
  • Emiliano Ortiz, Timothy Strickland, Shaun Jeanes
  • Sailor Rooley, Daphne Hazard, Elena Hazard
  • Bobby Perry, Matthew Meyn, Cooper Bailey, Caleb Stone