Baylor ProSales: A Top 10 Team at Largest National Sales Competition
At the start of Spring Break, Baylor ProSales competed in the 2023 National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) hosted by Kennesaw State University. As a result of their collective work, the Baylor sales team finished 9th out of 68 teams. Dr. Swan led the team to a top 10 finish in his first outing as the NCSC competition faculty coach.
This competition, which involves 68 universities, is billed as the largest undergraduate competition in the United States. Collin Bass and Benj Nopper, both juniors in the Professional Selling program, represented Baylor in this Atlanta-area competition taking 14th and 19th place out of 136 competitors. In addition to Dr. Eric Swan, the Baylor team was coached by student coaches: Katie Boatwright, Gracie Miller, Shane Trevino, and Kristina Ward.
The three days of competitions involved sales exchanges with executives and judges from Gartner, InsightGlobal, Sazerac, Service Titan, Granite Telecommunications, Bunzl. Lennox, Paycom, Aflac, Assa Abloy, AtriCure, Bayer, Ciena, Cintas, Enterprise Holdings, Fischer Homes, Grainger, MemoryBlue, National Corporate Housing, Republic National Distribution Company, Samsara, Sanofi, Stryker, the Home Depot, TKElevator, UniFirst, United Healthcare, White Cap, OneAmerica, Rush Enterprises and Spectrum Enterprise.
Junior Benj Nopper notes, ” As a competitor, you must be prepared walking into the room, but it’s even more important to be able to think on your feet and be ready for any curveball that might come your way, just like in the business world. I am beyond thankful for Dr. Swan’s leadership and the support from our student coaches which allowed us to represent our program at a high level on the big stage. “
Dr. Swan shared, “”I’m proud of how our team prepared for and competed at the NCSC competition. Our coaches Kristina, Katie, Shane, and Gracie pushed our competitors each week and did a lot of behind the scenes work to get them ready for the competition. Benj and Collin showcased that they can compete at the highest level leading our team to a Top 10 finish out of 72 universities. This group epitomized teamwork with good attitudes and effort every step of the way.”
The participating universities included Arizona State University, Ashbury University, Aurora University, Ball State University, Baylor University, Bemidji State University, Bloomsburg University, Bradley University, Bryant University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Campbell University, Central Michigan University, Colorado State University, Duquesne University, Eastern Kentucky University, Elon University, Florida State University, Georgia Southern University, Grand Valley State University, Illinois State University, Kansas State University, Kennesaw State University, Kent State University, Louisiana State University, Mercer University, Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, Pace University, Plymouth State University, Purdue University, Salisbury University, Samford University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Southern New Hampshire University, Stetson University, St. Joseph University, Texas State University, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, University of Central Missouri, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, University of Houston, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Minnesota, University of North Alabama, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, University of North Dakota, University of North Georgia, University of Richmond, University of South Carolina, University of South Florida, University of Texas-Dallas, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, Washington State University-Pullman, Washington State University-Vancouver, Weber State University, Western Kentucky University, Western Michigan University, and West Virginia University.
About the Center for Professional Selling
Dedicated to excellence in sales education and based in the university’s Hankamer School of Business, the Center for Professional Selling is recognized as one of the premier global information resources for the sales profession. For more information on the Center for Professional Selling, visit https://sites.baylor.edu/prosales/.