Annual CCC Mascot Challenge Set to Begin Third Year
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference is set to begin the third year of the annual mascot challenge this week, were fans are able to vote for their favorite school mascot on the conference’s Facebook page.
Last year, College of Idaho’s Yote the Coyote beat out first year winner Hootie the Owl of Oregon Tech to claim the mascot title, earning a combined 1,470 votes over the four week period.
"Our Annual Mascot Challenge has become an event that all of our schools and fans look forward to," stated CCC Commissioner Rob Cashell. "An added incentive is that our conference winner will automatically gain a spot in the first ever NAIA-SIDA Mascot Challenge that will take place shortly after ours is completed."
The opening round will consist of one group featuring all 11 school mascots with the top eight advancing to the quarterfinals. Each mascot will be seeded based on the number of votes they received in round one and the rest of the tournament will be single elimination until a champion is crowned on Feb. 9.
Each round will feature a different theme in an effort to drum up school spirit as the CCC basketball season reaches an apex. Fans are invited to get their friends and family involved by sharing their favorite mascot.
Voting will open by 8 a.m. on the start date listed and close at 8 a.m. on the following day with the exception of round one which will last 48 hours. All voting will be done at https://www.facebook.com/CascadeCollegiateConference.
CCC Mascot Challenge Schedule:
Opening Round
Jan. 19: Voting opens (top eight advance to quarterfinals)
Jan. 21: Voting closes for round one
Top Eight announced Jan. 21
Quarterfinals
Jan. 26 (2 vs. 7)
Jan. 27 (3 vs.6)
Jan. 28 (1 vs.8)
Jan. 29 (4 vs.5)
Semifinals
Feb. 2 (semifinal #1)
Feb. 3 (semifinal #2)
Finals
Feb. 9