Husky Dog Pound draws largest field yet

More than 650 young entrepreneurs making up 70-plus teams were put to the test at Bloomsburg University’s third annual Husky Dog Pound — a Shark Tank-inspired business pitch competition hosted by the Zeigler College of Business with $20,000 in prizes.

The Husky Dog Pound competition gives students in middle school, high school, and BU students of all majors a chance to pitch business ideas to teams of judges with the winning middle school/high school team taking home $1,000. Second place won $750, followed by $500 for third and $250 for fourth through 10th place. University winners took home $3,500 for first place, $2,500 for second, $1,700 for third, $1,300 for fourth, and $1,000 to round out the top five.

Top 10 Middle School/High School Division

• Forever Cord — South Western High School, MiKayla Simone
• Future of Fleetwood — Fleetwood Area High School; Syndey Galtere, Tyler Becker, Eric Vasquez, Kylee Paules
• Milton Hershey School (Team 1) — Milton Hershey School, Davan Hanley Quick Cards — Selinsgrove Area High School; Jonathan Bosworth, Antonio Margel, Coy Bastian
• Abraham Lincoln HS (Team 3) — Abraham Lincoln HS, Marina Ayob
• Apex Power — Kane Middle School; Max Smith, Xavior Hulings, John Bell, Wyatt Jensen
• Etho Bar — Parkland High School; Steph Hunter, Ryan Turner, Ali Bhallo
• Stadium App — Emmaus High School; Emily Lopez, Matt Rodrigus
• Mindful Munchies — Jefferson Middle School; Macie Miller, Grace Nellas, Leah Kessler, Ava Tischendorf
• Serendipity — Cedar Cliff High Schoo; Madison Passmore, Kadence Valora

Top 5 University Division

• C.S.G. — Bawe Salehi, junior international business major
• Omne — Tristan Peace, senior business administration and marketing major; Fady Smouni, senior economics major
• WoodLuck Apparel Co.3 — James Brown, senior business administration management major
• The No Hike Bike — David Barber, junior business administration management major; Michaela Poulard, junior communication studies major
• OnePaw Co. — Jordan Rivera, sophomore business administration and marketing major; Mina Fayez, sophomore international business major