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STUDENT ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITION RESULTS
At 9:30 a.m. in the Terrace Suite of The WELL, the Student Elevator Pitch Competition took place. Cash prizes and non-cash prizes were awarded. The competition was for students who had competed in and won the pitch competitions held by the colleges as well as students who have worked with the Carlsen Center. Students pitch by invitation only. A panel of equity investors and Carlsen Center Board members judged the competition. Adrian Pinon took first place ($2,000) and also the audience choice award ($250) for his business, TownToday, an event discovery app. Nishay Gordon took second place ($1,000) for her arts center for teens in low-income neighborhoods. Thoa Nguyen pitched her idea for a tutoring partnering app and Soraya Rigor pitched her idea for helping homeless students. Photos: Sacramento State/Andrea Price