The Southwestern College Enactus team has advanced to the 2018 Enactus USA National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo., May 20-22. The team competed at the Enactus USA Regional Competition in Dallas on April 16.

Front Row (L to R): Jayna Berholf (advisor), Dominique Eule, Kailee Turner, Elizabeth Walz, Chandler Rich, Kristen Pettey (advisor), Patrick Lee (advisor)

Second Row: Jacob Sigmon, Chase Carr, Christian Gordon, Kyle Robinson, Ronald Crowder-Jones, Clayton Downum, Last Row: James McEwen (advisor), Reese Robinette, Uly Cisneros, Brian Peck, Jimmy Gurzynski, Matt Temple, Raul Martinez

Southwestern will compete with the nation's top 100 teams at this year's national exposition with the champion advancing to the Worlds Competition in San Jose, Calif., on Oct. 9-11.

“We're super excited to have a chance, once again, to compete for the title of Enactus USA National Champion,” says team advisor Patrick Lee.  “This presenting team is a special one for us. We have never had such a young group of presenters representing Southwestern College at the National Exposition. This presenting team is made up of freshmen and sophomores who are stepping up to compete against the top colleges and universities.”

This year's SC presentation team included sophomores Matthew Temple and Kailee Turner and freshmen Reese Robinette and Chandler Rich. The team coach is graduating senior Elizabeth Walz.

“This is the fourth consecutive year the SC Enactus team has advanced to nationals and shows the hard work and dedication our students have in advancing our local community and creating entrepreneurial opportunities along the way,” Lee says.