UMBC Wins Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:48:48 -0500

This past weekend, 16 teams participated in the Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl, hosted by UMBC's Center for Ethics and Values. UMBC came in 1st place, defeating Washington and Lee in the finals. The third place team was St. Mary's College of Maryland, and the fourth place team was Salisbury University. The top three teams – UMBC, Washington and Lee, and St. Mary's – will be competing at the National Ethics Bowl Tournament taking place in St. Louis, MO in March 2026. Congratulations to the team, consisting of Lauren Rivarde, Tafat Boudif, Daniel Saenz, and Aziza Mattaka (with Rebecca Mekasha as an alternate), and to their coach, Greg Ealick, as well as Stephanie Farrone, an Ethics Bowl alum who helped organize the event. You can see from the list below that this was quite an accomplishment!

The rankings of all sixteen teams who competed in this tournament is below.

1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2. Washington and Lee University

3. St. Mary's College of Maryland

4. Salisbury University

5. Virginia Tech

6. University of Baltimore

7. Princeton University

8. Tufts University

9. Villanova University

10. West Chester University

11. Montgomery College

12. Temple University

13. Camden County College

14. Penn State University

15. Virginia Military Institute

16. Notre Dame of Maryland University