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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | WKU's Academic Competition Club was founded in February 2010, | + | WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 when three former Kentucky high school quizbowl players realized they went to the same school. The team became university-sanctioned in February 2010 and attended two tournaments in the 2009-10 season. During the 2010-11 season, the club began hosting high school tournaments and competed in five collegiate events. The 2011-12 season saw the team compete in five collegiate events while also hosting three high school tournaments and a mirror of Penn Bowl. |
==Tournaments Attended== | ==Tournaments Attended== | ||
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*2012 NAQT Sectionals Region 9 (Hosted by Illinois State) | *2012 NAQT Sectionals Region 9 (Hosted by Illinois State) | ||
*2012 Peaceful Resolution (Hosted by [[Chicago]]) | *2012 Peaceful Resolution (Hosted by [[Chicago]]) | ||
| − | *2012 | + | *2012 MUT Midwest (Hosted by [[UIUC]]) |
| + | *2012 IFT South (Hosted by [[Cedar Shoals]]) | ||
| + | *2012 QUARK South (Hosted by [[Alabama]]) | ||
==Tournaments Hosted== | ==Tournaments Hosted== | ||
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==Current Players== | ==Current Players== | ||
| − | * [[Nick Conder]] | + | * [[Nick Conder]] (2009-present) |
| − | * [[Shawna Felkins]] | + | * [[Shawna Felkins]] (2009-present) |
| − | + | * [[Cole Phelps]] (2010-present) | |
| − | * [[Cole Phelps]] | + | * [[Tommy Graven]] (2011-present) |
| − | * [[Tommy Graven]] | + | * [[Terence Donohue]] (2011-present) |
| − | * [[Terence Donohue]] | + | * [[Joey Wallace]] (2012-present) |
| − | * [[Joey Wallace]] | + | * [[Matthew Riggle]] (2012-present) |
| − | * [[Aaron Daley]] | + | |
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| + | ==Former Players== | ||
| + | *[[Brian Riddle]] (2009-12) | ||
| + | *[[Aaron Daley]] (2012) | ||
[[Category: College clubs]] | [[Category: College clubs]] | ||
Revision as of 01:55, 16 October 2012
Western Kentucky University is a large public university located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
History
WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 when three former Kentucky high school quizbowl players realized they went to the same school. The team became university-sanctioned in February 2010 and attended two tournaments in the 2009-10 season. During the 2010-11 season, the club began hosting high school tournaments and competed in five collegiate events. The 2011-12 season saw the team compete in five collegiate events while also hosting three high school tournaments and a mirror of Penn Bowl.
Tournaments Attended
- 2010 ACF Regionals Mid-America (Hosted by WUSTL)
- 2010 Moon Pie Classic (Hosted by UTC)
- 2010 Early Fall Tournament (Hosted by Illinois)
- 2010 ACF Fall South (Hosted by Alabama)
- 2011 NAQT Sectionals Region 6 (Hosted by Alabama)
- 2011 MUT Midwest (Hosted by Notre Dame)
- 2011 Moon Pie Classic (Hosted by UTC)
- 2011 Missiles of October (Hosted by Virginia)
- 2011 ACF Fall South (Hosted by Alabama)
- 2012 NAQT Sectionals Region 9 (Hosted by Illinois State)
- 2012 Peaceful Resolution (Hosted by Chicago)
- 2012 MUT Midwest (Hosted by UIUC)
- 2012 IFT South (Hosted by Cedar Shoals)
- 2012 QUARK South (Hosted by Alabama)
Tournaments Hosted
- 2010 WKU Hilltopper Invitational (High School tournament using NAQT IS-98A questions)
- 2011 WKU College Heights Academic Tournament (High School tournament using GSAC questions)
- 2011 WKU Fall JV Tournament (High School tournament using SCOP Novice questions)
- 2011 WKU Fall Middle School Tournament (Middle School tournament using SCOP Novice questions)
- 2011 WKU Hilltopper Invitational (High School tournament using Harvard Fall questions)
- 2012 WKU Penn Bowl Mirror (College Tournament using Penn Bowl questions)
- 2012 WKU Spring Novice Tournament (High school tournament using NAQT IS 114A questions)
Current Players
- Nick Conder (2009-present)
- Shawna Felkins (2009-present)
- Cole Phelps (2010-present)
- Tommy Graven (2011-present)
- Terence Donohue (2011-present)
- Joey Wallace (2012-present)
- Matthew Riggle (2012-present)
Former Players
- Brian Riddle (2009-12)
- Aaron Daley (2012)