2021-2022 Sport Management Newsletter-Be a Game Cha

sional sports organizations. The 2021-2022 NCSSC (Feb 7-8) was hosted by the Baylor University’s Center for Sports Strategy and Sales and the Atlanta Hawks. Robert Winegar and Matthew Dougherty competed in the Role Playing Championship Rounds and Hunter Pizzo and Tyler Sparks participated in the Speed Sales competition. These students had a wonderful learning experience and job interviews at the site. KU sales team members did an awesome job at the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship. KU Sport Management program placed 8 in the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship! That makes us the ONLY program in PA ranked in the TOP 10! 5COSMA Case Study Cup The annual COSMA conference was held in February, hosted by the University of Houston. The competition consisted of developing a philanthropy plan for Houston area professional teams: Texans, Dynamo, Rockets, and Astros. The students were required to determine best practices to improve community relations in the Houston area. “Being able to represent KU Sport Management at the COSMA Conference and Case Competition was an amazing experience! My teammates and I had the experience of a lifetime presenting in front of some of the most powerful and influential people in the sports industry” said Kyle ‘22. 4 (L to R): Tyler Sparks, Hunter Pizzo, Matthew Dougherty, and Robert Winegar KU team members (L to R): Vincent Marino, Matthew Sodano, Aidan Simons and Kyle Newman

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