From February 10 – 21, over 80 students from each of Iowa State’s seven colleges pitched their new ideas or existing businesses for the chance to win up to $5,000. The top award winners (up to four from each college), two from the new idea category and two from the existing business category, were awarded $500 and $250, respectively, and advanced to the College-by-College Pitch Off Finale on February 22, 2022.

College of Human Sciences Winners: Miranda Keith – Existing Business Runner Up, $250 Alyssa Brascia – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Brynn Sweere – Existing Business 1st Place, $500 Reevs Rudolph – Runner Up New Idea, $250	College of Veterinary Medicine Winners: Justin Kirschner – 1st Place Existing Business, $500 Clara Young – Runner Up New Idea, $250 Jessica Meseck – 1st Place New Idea, $500
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Winners: Charles Yang – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Azeez Idris – Runner Up New Idea (Not pictured), $250 Madeline Ladehoff – Runner Up Existing Business, $250 Jassma’ray Johnson – 1st Place Existing Business, $500	College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Winners: Calvin Carlson – Runner Up Existing Business, $250 Erin Gibson – Runner Up New Idea, $250 Cale Pellett – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Arilyn Tegtmeier-Oatman – 1st Place Existing Business, $500
College of Design Winners: Chloe Grote – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Emily Goergen – Runner Up New Idea, $250 Julio Delgadillo – 1st Place Existing Business, $500 Collin Clough – Runner Up Existing Business, $250	College of Engineering Winners: William Ball – Runner Up New Idea, $250 Noah Schumacher – Runner Up Existing Business, $250 Chidinma Kalu – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Tyler Heintz – 1st Place Existing Business, $500
College of Business Winners: Liliann Hatting – Runner Up New Idea, $250 Joel Houge – 1st Place New Idea, $500 Collin Gauck & Jacob Kautman – 1st Place Existing Business, $500 Sam Blythe – Runner Up Existing Business (Not pictured), $250

College-by-College Pitch Off Finale Winners:
Front:
Jessica Meseck – 3rd Place New Idea, $1,500
Arilyn Tegtmeier-Oatman – Honorable Mention, $1,000
Chloe Grote – Honorable Mention, $1,000
Alyssa Brascia – 1st Place New Idea, $5,000
Jassma’ray Johnson – 1st Place Existing Business, $5,000
Back:
Justin Kirschner – Honorable Mention, $1,000
Joel Houge – Honorable Mention, $1,000
Sam Blythe – Honorable Mention, $1,000
Brynn Sweere – Best Presentation, $2,000
Miranda Keith – 3rd Place Existing Business, $1,500
Tyler Heintz – 2nd Place Existing Business, $2,500
Charles Yang (Not pictured) – 2nd Place New Idea, $2,500

Twenty-seven students participated in the Pitch Off Finale and did such an incredible job that the judges elected to award eight additional prizes. Over $35,000 in prizes were awarded to students during the multi-day competition. Huge thanks to our sponsors, President Wendy Wintersteen, the Ivy College of Business, College of Engineering, and Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship for supporting student entrepreneurs in their endeavors.