2018 High School National Championship Tournament

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2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament
Shiva Oswal (center) of Pi-oneers (Cupertino, California) poses with his father/coach Vikas Oswal (right) and NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) and their first-place trophy.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Rajeev Nair, Garrison Page, Mason Reed, and Parker Bannister (right) of Glasgow High School’s A team (Kentucky) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Will Koury, Steven Randall, Daniel Liu, and Mazin Omer (right) of Ottawa Hills High School (Toledo, Ohio), who won the Very Small School title at the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, and finished second overall in the Traditional Public Schools Division.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Ridge Ren Tejas Santanam, Sylvia Wang, and Derek Chen (right) of the Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division.
2018 Individual Player National Championship Tournament
Jack Lewis, a senior at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tennessee), is congratulated by NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel on winning the inaugural Individual Player National Championship Tournament
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) with Jacob Reed (second from left), Isaac Kirk-Davidoff, Stephen Eltinge, and Adam Fine (right) of Yale University A and their first-place Division I trophy.
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II
Halle Friedman (left), Luke Tierney, Matthew Lehmann, and Ian Baram (second from right) of the University of Chicago C pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division II trophy.
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I Undergraduate
Rohin Devanathan (left), John Xiang, Eric Chen, and Jonchee Kao (second from right) of the University of California-Berkeley B pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division I Undergraduate trophy.
2018 Community College Championship Tournament
Kelly Han (C) and Jaya Mosai (C) (front row); Shauna Clifton (B), Victoria Cancina (C), and Jake Shannin (B) (second row); Jack Ogozaly (A), Jesse Gingold (A), Melisa Nicholas (A), De'eve Mendez (B), and Suzi Kim (third row); and Aidan Bohan-Moulton (A), Joseph Pajuelo (C), coach Chris Borglum, and coach Damion Hammock (back row) pose with Valencia College A’s (Orlando, Florida) first-place trophy.

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What’s the Buzz? · News from NAQT

May 18, 2018

2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament Sizzle Reel

A sizzle reel has been created for the 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, powered by LetterOne. Participants, fans, and anyone interested in quiz bowl should find it enjoyable.

May 13, 2018

Pi-oneers Win 2018 MSNCT

Congratulations to the Pi-oneers of Cupertino, California, for winning the 2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament! BASIS Independent Silicon Valley of San Jose, California was second; Longfellow Middle School of Falls Church, Virginia was third; and Challenger-School, Berryessa of San Jose, California was fourth. 192 teams attended.

May 12, 2018

2018 MSNCT All-Stars

Congratulations to the 30 All-Stars and eight Rising Stars of the 2018 NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament!

May 1, 2018

You Gotta Know These Mortal Women in Greek Mythology

Our latest You Gotta Know article summarizes the key information about eleven important mortal women from Greek mythology.

April 29, 2018

Glasgow, Early College at Guilford, and Ottawa Hills Win SSNCT Titles

Glasgow High School (Kentucky) defeated Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School (Toledo, Ohio) 430-330 to win the Traditional Public division of the 2018 NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament. Ottawa Hills also claimed the title for the highest-finishing Very Small School. Williamsville High School (Illinois) took third place with a 390-300 win over Hallsville R-IV School (Missouri). The Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) defeated Friends Select School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 440-305 to win the Open division. Complete team and individual statistics are now available.

April 20, 2018

2017 MSNCT Podcasts

Podcasts are now available of selected matches from NAQT's 2017 Middle School National Championship Tournament.