SOU’s Rocky Wins First-Ever CCC Mascot Challenge Championship
CORVALLIS, Ore. – For the first time in Cascade Collegiate Conference Mascot Challenge Championship history, Southern Oregon University’s Rocky was crowned the champion.
Rocky picked up the historic win in dramatic fashion, beating out The Evergreen State College’s Speedy Q by just 68 votes. Speedy and Rocky faced off once again on Twitter and Instagram, with the combined vote tallies determining the winner.
Of the 608 total votes on Twitter, Rocky picked up 58-percent of them. Speedy won the round on Instagram, but it was another close race, only edging out Rocky by 30 votes.
A true testament to the tremendous schools, mascots, fans, and supporters of the CCC, the 2020 Mascot Challenge had a record turnout in overall voting, leading to some of the most tightly contested battles in the tournament’s seven-year history.