174:. In 2020, the DJs won the Great Lakes Quarterfinal at Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan. Josie DeRosa, Dhanuj Gandikota, Taylor Adams, and Noah Pinter won Best Choreography for the entire set. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic halted the remaining competition. In 2022, the DJs won second place at their quarterfinal, winning Best Choreography for the entire set, as well as the vocal percussionist (Niko Economos) winning Best Vocal Percussion for the whole set.
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161:(ICCA). In the 2012 competition, the DJs placed first overall at the Michigan Quarterfinal, followed by second overall at the Midwest Semifinal in St. Louis. In 2007 Mike Rowan took the award for Outstanding Arrangement,
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