UL Lafayette sales team among nation's best

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Two 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ of Louisiana at Lafayette seniors' sales pitch earned them a top-10 spot in national competition last weekend.
Jessica Clark, who is majoring in public relations, and Megan Martin, a marketing major, competed in the National Collegiate Sales Competition. They finished fourth among teams representing 65 universities. Dr. Duleep Delpechitre, a UL Lafayette professor of marketing, is the team's coach.

The annual contest, which was held at Kennesaw State 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ in Kennesaw, Ga., is one of the oldest business-school competitions.

The 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ of Wisconsin-Eau Claire took first place. Kennesaw State 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ and the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ of Central Florida took second and third place, respectively. UL Lafayette was one of three Louisiana schools that participated, including Nicholls State 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ and Louisiana State 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´.