Marketing
Eagle Sales Competition
The UWL Eagle Sales Competition
Overview
The UWL Eagle Sales Competition is an internal sales competition put on by the Department of Marketing and the UW-La Crosse Sales Team. Participants compete for monetary awards and the opportunity to travel to compete nationally.
Competition
All Eagle Sales Competition contestants make a 20-minute sales presentation to sales professionals who act as buyers. A panel of sales professionals from sponsoring companies evaluates students on all elements of the sales call, including their ability to communicate effectively and act in a professional manner.
Following each presentation, UWL Eagle contestants have a half-hour debriefing session with the competition judges. This one-on-one time with a sales professional is highly valued by our students and their faculty coaches. Students also receive their evaluation sheets and a link to a digital recording of their presentation.
Networking
Throughout the competition, students have several opportunities to meet sponsors and learn about career opportunities at their companies. Contestants can submit their resumes prior to the competition for inclusion in a resume booklet that is distributed to sponsors.
Awards
At the end of the day, student competitors, sponsors, judges, buyers, and UWL CBA faculty and staff enjoy a cocktail hour and reception.
2024 UWL Eagle Sales Competition
The 11th annual UWL Eagle Sales competition took place on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Congratulations to the 2024 UWL Eagle Sales Competition winners:
First Place: Gavin Vink
Second Place: Colin Brennan
Third Place: Marco Rudy
Fourth Place: Maci Barabas
Fifth Place: Ciara Hesselman
Thank you to our sponsors!
The UWL Eagle Sales Competition could not take place without the support of our sponsors. We are grateful for their financial support and their employees who assist with buying and judging activities, provide invaluable feedback to student competitors, and attend on-campus events.
Thank you to the following organizations for supporting the 2024 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
Past Competitions
The 10th annual UWL Eagle Sales Competition was held on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Congratulations to the 2023 UWL Eagle Sales Competition winners:
First Place: Kiara Lyons
Second Place: Logan Griesbach
Third Place: Abigail Johnson
Fourth Place (Tie): Jack Bleimehl
Fourth Place (Tie): Amanda Marshall
Fifth Place: Tanner Moroder
On Friday, March 4, 2022, some of our students participated in the annual UWL Eagles Sales Competition. We were happy to have 18 professional salespeople acting as judges and buyers for our 21 student participants.
After careful and difficult consideration from our judges, they were able to decide the winners of the competition (listed below).
First Place: Christian Schommer
Second Place (TIE): Katie Mack
Second Place (TIE): Hank English
Third Place: Kate Opsahl
Fourth Place: Kyle Glines
Fifth Place: Ben Johnson
The 2021 UWL Eagle Sales Competition took place on Friday, March 5, 2021. 22 students participated in the competition.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Brooke Jende
Second Place: Isabelle Plautz
Third Place: Linnea Ryan
Fourth Place: Tess Harold
Fifth Place: Russell Murphy
The 2020 UWL Eagle Sales Competition took place Friday, March 6, 2020.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Sam Boler
Second Place: Alex Wasieleski
Third Place: Tatianna Briggs
Fourth Place: Daniel Krause
Fifth Place: Lilly Larsen
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Megan Borgmeyer
Second Place: Zach Rasmussen
Third Place: Reed Powell
Fourth Place: Tyler Peterson
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Max Biebel
Second Place: Jenna Challoner
Third Place: Ashley Forrest
Fourth Place: Epiphanie Belanger
Fifth Place: James Rasmussen
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Alyssa Dickmann
Second Place: Anna Ostrowski
Third Place: Tyler Jenkins
Fourth Place: Michael Kurth
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Ben Stauss
Second Place: Adam Letto
Third Place: Mikayla Williams
Fourth Place: Elliot Statz
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Kayla Peterson
Second Place: Kyle Madaus
Third Place: Jaclyn Jorgensen
Fourth Place: Lindsey Burger
Fifth Place: Jared Karns
The UWL Department of Marketing hosted its first-ever on-campus sales competition Friday, October 3, 2014.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 UWL Eagle Sales Competition:
First Place: Breanne Berger
Second Place: Stephanie Streicher
Third Place: Samuel Riebau
Fourth Place: Christopher Rupel