Following a statewide Quiz Bowl victory, honors students from the University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette are preparing for regional competition that will be held at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette Saturday.
In Quiz Bowl contests, teams of four students answer general knowledge questions during timed rounds. For the third year in a row, a Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette team is the best in the state.
Teams from five other schools participated in the contest: Delgado Community College, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ State University in Shreveport, Nicholls State University, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½M and the University of New Orleans. Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette received a first-round bye and then went undefeated through the brackets.
The Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette team members who claimed the state trophy were Tyler Quebedeaux, a junior majoring in political science; Thomas Credeur, a senior majoring in mathematics; Zach Comeaux, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; and Dominic Lloyd, a freshman majoring in finance.
They defended their title in a competition held in conjunction with the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Collegiate Honors Conference. The event was held at the University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Monroe March 14 and 15.
Dr. Julia Frederick, director of the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette Honors Program, said the team members have a strong work ethic. "They practice hard every week. They read, test each other, explore things they don't know well and study questions from past meets," she said.
Eight other Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette students participate in Quiz Bowl activities. Four compete as a team: Kristopher Meche, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering; Aurore Hamilton, a junior majoring in political science; Henry Robillard, a sophomore majoring in psychology; and Joshua Lovera, a sophomore majoring in biology. Four others play recreationally at team meetings: Khang Mai, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; Jorge Belgodere, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; James Mallory, a junior majoring in computer engineering; and William Benezech, a freshman majoring in physics.
On Saturday, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette will host a regional competition that includes Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Technical University, Rice University, Tulane University and Texas A&M University.
Photo info: From left, Dr. Joshua Stockley, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Collegiate Honors Conference president; and Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette students Tyler Quebedeaux, a junior majoring in political science; Zach Comeaux, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; Dominic Lloyd, a freshman majoring in finance; and Thomas Credeur, a senior majoring in mathematics.