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| − | '''Nathaniel Kang''' (Class of 2022) is a high school [[History Bowl|history bowl]] and [[quizbowl]] player for [[St. Margaret's|St. Margaret's Episcopal]] in California. As president and founder of the Saint Margaret's History Club, Kang was also responsible for establishing the history & QB teams as well. | + | '''Nathaniel Kang''' (Class of 2022) is a high school [[History Bowl|history bowl]] and [[quizbowl]] player for [[St. Margaret's|St. Margaret's Episcopal]] in Southern California. As president and founder of the Saint Margaret's History Club, Kang was also responsible for establishing the history & QB teams as well. |
| − | Though the Tartans have several team members, as of spring 2019, Kang often ends up playing solo in tournaments. He is a four-time national semifinalist in the [[National History Bee and Bowl]] | + | Though the Tartans have several team members, as of spring 2019, Kang often ends up playing solo in tournaments. He is a four-time national semifinalist in the [[National History Bee and Bowl]], and he placed seventh in JV at the 2019 [[US History Bee]], eliminating reigning national champ [[Robert Muniz]] in the semifinals to finally advance to his first-ever finals appearance in a major Nationals event. Kang has also won the history bee regional championship every year since 2015, the year his playing career began. He has won two consecutive national championships in the National Sports & Entertainment Bee as well, from 2017 (7th grade) to 2018 (high school JV). |
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| + | Despite his history experience, he only started to play general quizbowl as a freshman, in late 2018. He is an avid sports fan, and among his favorite teams are UCLA, the Los Angeles Angels, and Chelsea F.C. He resides in Irvine, CA. | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 3 May 2019
Nathaniel Kang (Class of 2022) is a high school history bowl and quizbowl player for St. Margaret's Episcopal in Southern California. As president and founder of the Saint Margaret's History Club, Kang was also responsible for establishing the history & QB teams as well.
Though the Tartans have several team members, as of spring 2019, Kang often ends up playing solo in tournaments. He is a four-time national semifinalist in the National History Bee and Bowl, and he placed seventh in JV at the 2019 US History Bee, eliminating reigning national champ Robert Muniz in the semifinals to finally advance to his first-ever finals appearance in a major Nationals event. Kang has also won the history bee regional championship every year since 2015, the year his playing career began. He has won two consecutive national championships in the National Sports & Entertainment Bee as well, from 2017 (7th grade) to 2018 (high school JV).
Despite his history experience, he only started to play general quizbowl as a freshman, in late 2018. He is an avid sports fan, and among his favorite teams are UCLA, the Los Angeles Angels, and Chelsea F.C. He resides in Irvine, CA.