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| − | '''Jacob O'Rourke''' is | + | '''Jacob O'Rourke''' is the current Secretary of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance and an assistant coach at [[Washington (Missouri High School)]]. He formerly played quiz bowl at Truman State and wrote for and served as the Host Contact for [[HSAPQ]] until the company's dissolution in the fall of 2017. Jacob either moderates or runs the control room at several events throughout the state. |
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* 2018 Cambridge Open at UIUC-with [[Brad McLain]], [[Mike Etzkorn]] and [[Mitch McCullar]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5156/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t9] | * 2018 Cambridge Open at UIUC-with [[Brad McLain]], [[Mike Etzkorn]] and [[Mitch McCullar]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5156/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t9] | ||
* WORLDSTAR (part of Side Event Open at UIUC)-with Ramapriya Rangaraju, [[Halle Friedman]] and [[Michael Coates]] | * WORLDSTAR (part of Side Event Open at UIUC)-with Ramapriya Rangaraju, [[Halle Friedman]] and [[Michael Coates]] | ||
| − | *Cambridge Open 2019 at UIUC-with [[Chinmay Kansara]], [[Harris Bunker]] and [[Yogesh Raut]] [https://stats.neg5.org/t/JYf8QjWNA/cambridge-open-2019-illinois-side-event/team-full#team_91dddfd0-aaf4-11e9-9119-f7117d516f45] | + | * Cambridge Open 2019 at UIUC-with [[Chinmay Kansara]], [[Harris Bunker]] and [[Yogesh Raut]] [https://stats.neg5.org/t/JYf8QjWNA/cambridge-open-2019-illinois-side-event/team-full#team_91dddfd0-aaf4-11e9-9119-f7117d516f45] |
| − | *Super ACRONYM at UIUC-with [[Chinmay Kansara]], [[Ramapriya Rangaraju]] and [[Tyler Ritchie]] | + | * Super ACRONYM at UIUC-with [[Chinmay Kansara]], [[Ramapriya Rangaraju]] and [[Tyler Ritchie]] [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5836/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t8] |
=Writing/Editing= | =Writing/Editing= | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 2 March 2020
| Jacob O'Rourke | |
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| Noted subjects | History, Sports, Theater Lit, Visual Arts |
| Current college | None |
| Past colleges | Truman State (2010-2014) |
| High school | Pacific (2009-2010); Kirksville (2012-2014) [Assistant Coach]; Washington (Missouri High School) (2014-Present) [Assistant Coach] |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Jacob O'Rourke is the current Secretary of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance and an assistant coach at Washington (Missouri High School). He formerly played quiz bowl at Truman State and wrote for and served as the Host Contact for HSAPQ until the company's dissolution in the fall of 2017. Jacob either moderates or runs the control room at several events throughout the state.
Playing History
High School
Only playing for his senior year of high school in the MSHSAA format, Jacob did not encounter good quiz bowl until his first practice at Truman State University.
College
2010-2011
Tournaments Played
- Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at WUSTL [1]
- 2010 ACF Fall at Truman State [2]
- 2011 SCT at Missouri State, where he placed 5th individually in D-II [3]
- 2011 ACF Regionals at WUSTL [4]
- 2011 MUT at Rock Bridge High School [5]
2011-2012
Tournaments Played
- Missiles of October at Rock Bridge [6]
- 2012 SCT at Oklahoma State [7]
- 2012 ICT in Chicago, IL [8]
Notable Finishes
- Third at SCT; qualified the team for ICT.
2012-2013
Tournaments Played
- Penn-ance at WUSTL [9]
- 2012 ACF Fall at Wisconsin[10]
- 2013 ACF Regionals at WUSTL [11]
- 2013 ICT in Chicago, IL [12]
- 2013 MUT at Illinois [13]
Notable Finishes
- First Place at 2013 ACF Regionals
2013-2014
Tournaments Played
- Michigan Fall Tournament at WUSTL [14]
- 2013 Penn Bowl at Wash U [15]
- DRAGOON at Kansas State [16]
- SUBMIT at SEMO [17]
- 2014 ACF Regionals at Missouri [18]
- 2014 ACF Nationals at Columbia [19]
- 2014 MUT at Illinois [20]
Notable Finishes
- First Place at the Kansas State Mirror of DRAGOON.
- Division II Champion at the Missouri mirror of 2014 ACF Regionals.
Post-College Opens
- 2014 St. Louis Open-with Ben Zhang, Jeffrey Wang and Patrick Naughton [21]
- Mirror of Ottawa Hybrid 2014 at WUSTL-with David Dennis [22]
- 2014 Missouri Mirror of DISCO-with Ben Zhang [23]
- 2015 Oxford Open North America Open Mirror-with Jake Sundberg, Ramapriya Rangaraju and Eric Douglass [24]
- 2015 VCU Open Mirror at WUSTL-with Jason Loy, David Dennis and Eric King [25].
- Historature at 2018 ICT-with Mike Sorice, Nathan Weiser and Jason Zhou [26]
- 2018 St. Louis Open-with William Bordowitz, Sophia Johnson and Matt Chadbourne [27]
- 2018 St. Louis Open Trash-with Ryan Rosenberg and Tamara Vardomskaya [28]
- 2018 Chicago Open Trash-with Andy Walz, David Dennis and Tyler Ritchie [29]
- 2018 Cambridge Open at UIUC-with Brad McLain, Mike Etzkorn and Mitch McCullar [30]
- WORLDSTAR (part of Side Event Open at UIUC)-with Ramapriya Rangaraju, Halle Friedman and Michael Coates
- Cambridge Open 2019 at UIUC-with Chinmay Kansara, Harris Bunker and Yogesh Raut [31]
- Super ACRONYM at UIUC-with Chinmay Kansara, Ramapriya Rangaraju and Tyler Ritchie [32]
Writing/Editing
- 2012 Early Autumn Collegiate Novice (Writer)
- 2012 and 2013 CMST sets (served as bid coordinator in 2013)
- HSAPQ: Freelance Writer (2012-2014); Full Writer (2014-2017)
- Missouri Open 2013 History Writer/Editor
- PADAWAN writer training tournament (Wrote History, Literature, Mythology Tossups)
- WHAQ (High School level)-Head Editor
- Eisenhower Memorial Tournament-wrote History, 1 Trash Tossup
- WHAQ II-Head Editor
- Don DeLillo Presents WAO II-American history, American literature, logistics
- Stevenson Memorial Tournament-writer
- WHAQ III-Head Editor
- CAST-History (American, European, Ancient/Other), Literature (American, British, Other)
- LOGIC-Head Editor
- Michigan Winter Tournament-Literature (British, European, World/Other)
Directing
- 2012 Kirksville Tournament
- QUARK with Jared McNett
- 2013 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville
- 2013 Region 11 SCT with Jared McNett
- 2013 Western Invitational
- 2013 ACF Fall
- 2014 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville
- 2014 Central SCT with Houston Roberts
- Truman Bowl V with Houston Roberts
- Washington University Fall Academic Tournament with Richard Yu
- Eureka Kickoff Tournament with Michael McDonald
- Washington University Fall Academic Tournament II with Sean Phillips
- 2017 St. Louis Open-NASAT Mirror
- Eureka Kickoff Tournament II with Michael McDonald
- Washington University Fall Academic Tournament III with Sean Phillips
- Penn Bowl at Truman State with William Bordowitz
- Washington University Fall Academic Tournament IV with Vishal Puppala
- WUHSAC XXI with Erik Tomasic
- St. Louis Open 2019 Academic
- Chicago Open 2019
- Penn Bowl at Truman State with William Bordowitz
- Washington University Fall Academic Tournament V with Michael Powers
- WUHSAC XXII