{"id":405,"date":"2019-07-21T18:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrs.org\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:42:09","slug":"2019-collegiate-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecrs.org\/?page_id=405","title":{"rendered":"Spring Collegiate Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\tSpring CRS Collegiate Challenge\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Spring 2026 CRS Collegiate Competition is sponsored by the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association and will be held on the DeSales University campus on Monday, <strong>March 30, 2026<\/strong>.  The top team will receive $1,200 to be divided by team members and a team trophy.  The second-place team will be awarded $400 to be divided by the team.<\/p>\nEach school may submit up to 2 teams and each team must consist of 3-4 students plus one faculty advisor. The deadline to register is Friday, January 30, 2026. 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