Broken Bow High School Wins 2024 Wildcat Business Invitational

Broken Bow claimed first place, while Arlington and Fremont took home second and third, respectively, in Wayne State College’s annual Wildcat Business Invitational held Oct. 9 on campus.

Approximately 200 students from 16 Nebraska high schools competed in several events in different areas of business. They were accounting, business calculations, business communication, economics, introduction to business, introduction to financial math, introduction to Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), job interview, and personal finance.

“We’re extremely happy that so many area high schools choose to participate in the Wildcat Business Invitational each year,” said Dr. Charles Parker, professor of business and economics at Wayne State and event coordinator. “It shows that students are committed to learning about the many aspects of business, which will help them in their college careers and later in life.”

Participating schools were Arlington, Broken Bow, Elkhorn Valley, Emerson-Hubbard, Fremont Public, Gretna, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Louisville, Lutheran High Northeast, Norfolk High School, Omaha Central, Osmond, Raymond Central, Seward, Tekamah-Herman, and Wayne.

Top Schools (Champion Cup)

1. Broken Bow (54 points)
2. Arlington (54 points)
3. Fremont (30 points)

While Broken Bow and Arlington tied with 54 points, Broken Bow won via the tiebreaker, which is the school with the most first-place finishes.

The top students in each event were:

Accounting

1. Keelyn Shea – Broken Bow
2. Noah Miller – Fremont
3. Mason Nau – Fremont
4. Eliza Ricker – Arlington
5. Clara Brummels – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge

Business Calculations

1. Brock Paul – Tekamah-Herman  
2. JJ Black – Elkhorn Valley
3. Caydence Liester – Elkhorn Valley
4. Whitney Wollberg – Arlington
5. Will Moninger – Broken Bow

Business Communication

1. Keelyn Shea – Broken Bow
2. Tate Johannes – Arlington
3. Gus Burns – Arlington
4. Erin Wagner – Osmond
5. Meagan Wagner – Osmond

Economics

1. Landen Ford – Seward
2. Alejandro Villagomez – Fremont
3. Adilynn Brown – Fremont
4. Evan Pierce – Louisville
5. Joe Burns – Arlington

Introduction to Business

1. Nina Mendez Templin – Norfolk High
2. Kendall Matteo – Norfolk High
3. Emmett Palmer – Broken Bow
4. Cameron Brummond – Tekamah-Herman
5. Honora Andreasen – Arlington

Introduction to Financial Math

1. Jax Tighe – Arlington
2. Abbey Eckert – Lutheran High Northeast
3. Sidney Nelson – Wayne
4. Will Ricker – Arlington
5. Evan Decker – Elkhorn Valley

Introduction to Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

1. Emmett Palmer – Broken Bow
2. Donovan Heiman – Osmond
3. Emersyn Palmer – Broken Bow
4. Kendall Matteo – Norfolk High
5. Marissa Jensen – Raymond Central

Job Interview

1. Sarah Lange – Raymond Central
2. Jena Eberspacher – Seward
3. David Rodriguez – Lutheran High Northeast

Personal Finance

1. Michael Forster – Broken Bow
2. Dathan Hansen – Arlington
3. Joe Burns – Arlington
4. Landen Ford – Seward
5. Adilynn Brown – Fremont