Sixth Annual Mascot Challenge Set to Commence

1/15/2019 9:17:02 AM

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) is set to begin its sixth annual ‘Mascot Challenge’ this week. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite school mascot on the conference’s Facebook page in round one, setting up head-to-head matchups that will be held on the conference Twitter and Instagram pages for the subsequent quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds.
 
In last year’s tournament, Oregon Tech’s Hootie the Owl topped Eastern Oregon’s Monty the Mountaineer to claim Klamath Falls’ second CCC Mascot Challenge title.

The opening round will consist of one group featuring all 11 school mascots, with the top-eight vote-getters advancing to the quarterfinals. Each mascot will be seeded based on the number of votes received in round one, and the rest of the tournament will be single elimination until a champion is crowned on February 5.
 
Voting will open by 8 a.m. on the start date listed (January 16) and close at 8 a.m. on the following day. Initial voting will be done at the CCC Facebook page (@CascadeCollegiateConference) with the final three rounds being facilitated on Twitter (@cccsports) and via the CCC Instagram (@cascadeconference) story feature.

The complete schedule for the challenge can be seen below.
 
2018-19 CCC Mascot Challenge Schedule:
 
Opening Round—FACEBOOK VOTING
Jan. 16: Voting opens (top-eight advance to quarterfinals) at 8 a.m. PST
Jan. 17: Voting closes for round one at 8 a.m. PST
 
The top-eight will be announced on January 17.
 
Quarterfinals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Jan. 21 (2 vs. 7)
Jan. 22 (3 vs. 6)
Jan. 23 (1 vs. 8)
Jan. 24 (4 vs. 5)
 
Semifinals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Jan. 29 (semifinal #1)
Jan. 30 (semifinal #2)
 
Finals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Feb. 4

The CCC Mascot Challenge winner will be announced on February 5.