Human Resources student teams capture top two spots in state competition

Serving notice that their national championship claim is no fluke, California State University, Stanislaus Human Resources students teamed up to double their take at the California Human Resource Games held March 1 at San Jose State University. It was the record sixth straight tournament title for CSU Stanislaus which claimed the top two team spots in the competition.

The CSU Stanislaus team, which has laid claim to the national title the past two years under the direction of Professor Ed Hernandez, won its third straight state championship against a top field of teams. Next up for CSU Stanislaus is the April 4 and 5 Pacific Western Regional HR Games Tournament in Long Beach, an event the team has won the past two years.

Students on the two teams are Tim Boone of Oakdale, Tabitha Lilly of Victorville, Katie Knell of Oakdale, Josh Pinheiro of Los Banos, Demetrious Zarefakis of Lodi, and James Koelewyn of Hanford, along with backups Zachary Davis of Ceres, and Jessica Hastie of Manteca, and Claudia Aceves of Escalon.