2 prizes awarded at pool tourney

Natti Tadesse, 21, freshman of Ethiopia, won first place in The Pit’s one-on-one pool tournament of the fall semester and won a 32-inch Vizio television as his prize, Thursday night.
Around 60 people attended the pool tournament and 48 of them signed up and competed in the tournament. Karl McFarlane, graduate student of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Evan Smith, 21, junior of Gillette, Wyoming, hosted the pool tournament.
The prizes were the television and an Ion Flash Cube Bluetooth speaker. The first place winner chose between one of the prizes, while the second place winner earned the left-over prize. Sadly, there were no third place prizes this time.
The tournament came to an end when Tadesse defeated Courtland Joshua, 22, senior of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. While Tadesse chose the television for his prize, the Bluetooth speakers now belong to Joshua.
Tadesse said it was great being the winner in the tournament. Joshua said he was okay being in second place and said that Tadesse deserved the win.
Mauricio Santos, 18, freshman of Needles, California, a first-time semifinalist that was defeated by Joshua, thought it was a fun experience and said, “There’s a lot of competition.”
Armondo Martinez, 20, sophomore of Lytle, Texas, another semifinalist that was defeated by Tadesse, said it was challenging being in the pool tournament and “nerve-racking.” Nevertheless, he said it was fun and exciting, even though he was hoping to win a prize.
The Pit’s next pool tournament will be sometime in the spring semester and will be a two-against-two game. Tadesse said he would participate.