Quarterfinals Set for the Third Annual CCC Mascot Challenge
LA GRANDE, Ore. – After the opening round voting period, the quarterfinals have been determined in the third annual Cascade Collegiate Conference Mascot Challenge with Corban’s Cadmar the Warrior earning the top seed.
Seeding for the quarterfinals is determined by the number of votes each mascot received during the round. Cadmar tallied 308 votes to run away with the number one spot.
Following him was Eastern Oregon’s Monty the Mountaineer with 190 votes and last year’s winning Yote the Coyote in third with 183 votes. Oregon Tech’s Hootie the Owl landed in the fourth spot with 91 votes.
Rounding out the bottom of the quarterfinalist are Walla Walla’s Wally the Wolf in fifth (87), Southern Oregon’s Rocky the Raider in sixth (31), Evergreen’s Speedy Q in seventh (23) and Northwest Christian’s Mr. Beacon in eighth (18).
The remainder of the tournament will be single elimination with the quarterfinals beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Next week’s theme for the photo will be each mascot participating in an athletic activity with one of the teams.
CCC Mascot Challenge Schedule:
Quarterfinals
Jan. 26 (#2 Monty the Mountaineer vs. #7 Speedy Q)
Jan. 27 (#3 Yote the Coyote vs. #6 Rocky the Raider)
Jan. 28 (#1 Cadmar the Warrior vs. #8 Mr. Beacon)
Jan. 29 (#4 Hootie the Owl vs. #5 Wally the Wolf)
Semifinals
Feb. 2 (semifinal #1)
Feb. 3 (semifinal #2)
Finals
Feb. 9