Students competed for $12,500 in cash prizes in Friday's Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Kara Hairston, founder and CEO of Hair Haven, was named the Canyon Challenge winner. Livestream
IDEA Club President Caleb McCandliss welcomes students, faculty and guests to the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025Canyon Angels founder and GCU Entrepreneurship Chair Tim Kelley addresses the crowd during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Colangelo College of Business Dean John Kaites recognizes the work of Canyon Ventures Director Robert Vera during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Ashton Hampshire presents his product, SafeStride, during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 A student demonstrates Ashton Hampshire’s SafeStride boot lights for firefighters during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Ashton Hampshire’s SafeStride LED boot lights for firefighters during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Ashton Hampshire presents his product, SafeStride, during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Judges Carl Kasalek (center) and Aaron Jerz (right) listen to Canyon Challenge presentations at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Grant Havertine hands out his SNAP’D Hangers to the judges during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Grant Havertine details what makes his SNAP’D Hangers different during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Judge Carl Kasalek questions a presenter during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Grant Havertine presents his SNAP’D Hangers during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Kara Hairston hands her Hair Haven product to the judges during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Kara Hairston presents her product, Hair Haven, during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 A whiteboard encourages a vote for Kara Hairston’s Hair Haven product during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Kara Hairston tells the audience about Hair Haven during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Judge Aaron Jerz questions presenter Kara Hairston about her Hair Haven product during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Judge Kyle Brown of Trinity Capital asks a presenter a question during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Brady Newport pitches his DormDrop app during the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Student presenter Titus Grimsley and his team talk about their Kimbo Learning systems during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 LUX CEO Weston Smith (right) congratulates Ashton Hampshire as SafeStride was named the winner of the $500 Product Award sponsored by LUX during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Grant Havertine is congratulated by judges as SNAP'D Hangers takes third place in the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Ashton Hampshire and his SafeStride product won second place and was the People's Choice winner during the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Kara Hairston is congratulated by judge Kyle Brown of Trinity Capital after being announced as the winner of the Canyon Challenge. Dec. 5, 2025 Canyon Challenge winners are (from left): Ashton Hampshire, second place; Kara Hairston, first place; and Grant Havertine, third place. Dec. 5, 2025 Freshman Kara Hairston and her Hair Haven product was the winner of the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Winner of the Canyon Challenge Kara Hairston is congratulated by friends and family at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025 Kara Hairston, along with her mother, Tanaha Hairston, displays her first-place check after winning the Canyon Challenge at Sunset Auditorium. Dec. 5, 2025
