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After a 2024 meet that saw 11 of its 16 competitors bring home first-place awards, Kansas Wesleyan\u2019s DECA program is finalizing preparations for the 2025 international competition April 6-8 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The team enters after another strong state meet, where it took home six first-place honors. Those included a clean sweep of the main team (duo) events and another first-place in an individual event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state event is always a great experience for our team,\u201d said Dr. Trish Petak, who serves as the team\u2019s coach. \u201cWe have a lot of newcomers and the DECA has grown significantly in the state of Kansas in recent years, with competitors nearly doubling at this level. Our Kansas competition is a crucial preparation for the international competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team really showed its continued dominance at State in February,\u201d Petak continued. \u201cOur Coyotes have grown tremendously since the start of the year and are ready to excel on the international stage. We are excited to make KWU proud in San Francisco and do our best to bring home more hardware!\u201d<\/p>\n

A full capsule of KWU\u2019s results at the Feb. 28 state meet (Hillsboro, Kan.) is below.<\/p>\n

Individual:<\/p>\n

First Place: Nico Horvat, Financial Accounting<\/p>\n

Second Place: Joaquin Toledo, Food and Restaurant Service Management<\/p>\n

Second Place: Darius Horvath, Travel and Tourism<\/p>\n

Team (duo):<\/p>\n

First: Delanie McMullen and Shelby Davidson, Event Planning<\/p>\n

First: Courtney Auld and Caleigh Evans, Entertainment Marketing<\/p>\n

First: Tiana Marion and Madelene McVey, International Marketing<\/p>\n

First: Oriana Botz and Tru Haesemeyer, Marketing Communications<\/p>\n

First: Paige Chauncey and Clay Gagnon, Sports Marketing<\/p>\n

Second: McMullen and Davidson, Business Ethics<\/p>\n

Second: Marion and McVey, Business-to-Business Marketing<\/p>\n

Prepared:<\/p>\n

Second: Auld and Gagnon, Business Research<\/p>\n

Third: Collin Phelps, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business<\/p>\n

DECA is an organized business competition that provides students with problems and requires them to present solutions. Some disciplines require a report written beforehand, while others involve an exam taken prior to the competition. 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