CSU Grad Slam

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Left (Tomy Tran) and Right (Lydia Durunguma)

The CSU Grad Slam

California State University, San Bernardino hosted the fifth annual CSU Grad Slam. Our very own SJSU Grad Slam winner, Lydia Durunguma, took first place in the 2025 CSU competition! Congratulations!

2025 SJSU Grad Slam Winners & CSU First Place Winner

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SJSU Grad Slam 2025 winners Tomy Tran (Mechanical Engineering, MS) and Lydia Durunguma (Applied Economics, MA) competed in the CSU Grad Slam in San Bernardino, California. Lydia Durunguma won first place in the CSU competition!

2024 SJSU Grad Slam Winners

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SJSU Grad Slam 2024 winners Jennifer Benbow (Bioinformatics, MS) and Timothy Tan (Materials Engineering, MS) moved on to the CSU Grad Slam in Long Beach, California.

2023 SJSU Grad Slam Winners & CSU First Place Winner

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SJSU Grad Slam 2023 winners Jaedyn L. Rollins (Biological Sciences, Systems Physiology, M.S.) and Hoang-Vi Vu  (Biological Sciences, M.S.) moved on to the CSU Grad Slam in San Diego. Jaedyn L. Rollins won first place in the CSU competition!

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2022 SJSU and CSU Grad Slam Finalists!

SJSU Grad Slam 2022 winners Kate Forrest (Meteorology, MS) and Nathaniel Pergamit (Music, MM) moved on to the CSU Grad Slam in Bakersfield.

CSU Grad Slam 2021 Winners

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Julianne Bradbury, Sonoma State University

First Place Winner

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Nicole Roberts, CSU Dominguez Hills

Second Place Winner

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Lupe Franco, San Jose State University

People's Choice Award Winner

Watch 2022's CSU Grad Slam hosted by SJSU