Fall MASMI Sales Championship Winners Announced

SALISBURY, MD---Some 60 students recently vied for top honors during Salisbury University’s Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute’s (MASMI’s) 13th biannual sales championship competition. The event included two contests, one for overall sales and one for elevator pitches.

Emma Wivell of Rocky Ridge, MD, received $1,000 for her first-place finish in the overall sales competition plus $100 for best resume. Runners-up included Brady Reise of Bel Air, MD, in second place ($500); Emma Nickel of North Potomac, MD, in third ($300); and Aidan Scheper of Westfield, NJ, in fourth ($200).

Luke Curran of Kennedyville, MD, topped competitors in the elevator pitch session, taking home a $300 prize. He was followed by Ethan Betcher of Stevensville, MD, in second ($200); and Olayinka Akinlemibola of Lanham, MD, in third ($100).

Winners were decided by judges, buyers and observers representing MASMI sponsors and local businesses. The event followed an “etiquette dinner” for the students and corporate partners, also hosted by the institute and SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.

Choptank/Hub Group was the product sponsor. The four finalists were tasked with selling to Sonny Hopkins, senior vice president. 

Some 23 additional MASMI sponsors sent their senior-level executives to take part in the event.

For more information about MASMI programs, visit the institute’s webpage.

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