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{{Infobox|Name =  Kevin Robb
 
{{Infobox|Name =  Kevin Robb
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|Subjects = Chemistry
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|schoolcur = [[Truman State|Truman State University]] (2009-   )
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|schoolpast = [[Truman State|Truman State University]] (2009-2013)
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|highschool = [[Francis Howell Central|Francis Howell Central High School]] (2005-09)
 
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'''Kevin Robb''' is a former player for [[Truman State|Truman State University]]. He also played quiz bowl in high school at [[Francis Howell Central]].
  
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Kevin Robb is a member of the Academic Competition Organization at [[Truman State|Truman State University]]. He also played Quiz Bowl in middle school at Saeger Middle School and in high school at [[Francis Howell Central]].
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==Career==
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===High School===
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Kevin played for the [[Francis Howell Central|Francis Howell Central High School]] team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. He spent three of his four years on the B team, which he captained during his junior year. Kevin played on the A team his senior year.  
  
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=Playing History=
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Kevin was a high scorer in the [[Two Saints Conference]] in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, and a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the [[Helias Tournament|2008 Helias Tournament]]. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1680&start=100] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1578] Similarly, a B team led by Kevin managed to reach playoffs at the [[Washington High School Scholar Classic]] that same year, with Kevin coming in second overall in scoring. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1561]
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==Middle School==
 
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Kevin was first introduced to Quiz Bowl in sixth grade by his SEGA gifted program teacher at Saeger Middle School, Mrs. Debbe Van Beers. Van Beers, the founder and former coach of the [[Francis Howell North|Francis Howell North High School]] Quiz Bowl team, encouraged all of her SEGA students to join the Quiz Team sponsored by her husband Mike. Both Kevin and classmate [[Charles Hang]] participated in the team at Saeger, winning a number of competitions.
 
  
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==High School==
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===Awards===
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After graduating from Saeger Middle School, Kevin played for the [[Francis Howell Central|Francis Howell Central High School]] team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. Kevin's talents weren't immediately apparent due to being [[shadow effect|overshadowed]] by teammate [[Charles Hang]], but his abilities did show on a number of occasions.
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* High Scorer (2nd), [[Washington High School Scholar Classic|2008 Washington Tournament]] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1578]
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* High Scorer (4th), [[Two Saints Conference|2008 Two Saints Conference]] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1680&start=100]
  
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Notably, Kevin was a high scorer in the [[Two Saints Conference]] in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, while a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the [[Helias Tournament|2008 Helias Tournament]] (for comparison, the A team including [[Charles Hang]] and math specialist George Yu, the team's top players, took 4th). [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1680&start=100] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1578] Similarly, a Kevin Robb led B team managed to reach playoffs at the [[Washington Tournament]] that year while the A team including George but not Charles failed to place. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1561] Most impressively, even playing alongside Charles Hang, Kevin put up nearly 30 PPG at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] in January 2009, thus scoring the most points of any [[Francis Howell Central]] player playing alongside Charles in a [[good quizbowl|good]] tournament in the last two years of his high school career.
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==College==
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===2009-2010===
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Kevin's first collegiate event was the [[ACF Fall|2009 ACF Fall]] tournament hosted at [[Missouri]]. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced [[Truman State|Truman C]] team which took third at the tournament. [http://justpredictions.webs.com/quizbowl/09ACFFall_teamdetail.html#t7]
  
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Thus, Kevin was indisputably the second best player of the [[Francis Howell Central]] team in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in subjects other than computational math. He served an important generalist role in support of the team's top players such as Peter Creedon and [[Charles Hang]] and competing at most of the tournaments the team attended.
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Kevin was also a member of the Truman State B team which took first at the [[2010 SCT#Region 11 (Midwest)|2010 Midwest SCT]] to claim a bid to attend the [[2010 ICT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21339] Along with fellow freshmen [[Kevin Lang]] and [[Jared McNett]], he played on the [[Truman State]] team which took 24th of 32 teams at the [[2010 ICT|2010 NAQT ICT]] after going 3-11 (including a tiebreaker game not featured in NAQT's results). [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21995]
  
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==College==
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Along with [[Charlie Fritz]] and [[David Lanza]], Kevin was a member of the open team "We Hate Each Other" which won the [[2010 St. Charles Open]]. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2118] Kevin was the tournament's 7th highest scorer. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=StCharlesCC&id=2&page=individuals]
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Kevin's talents finally became apparent with his first collegiate event, the [[ACF Fall|2009 ACF Fall]] tournament hosted at [[Missouri]]. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced [[Truman State|Truman C]] team which took third at the tournament after nearly upsetting the [[WUSTL|Washington University in St. Louis]] team led by former teammate [[Charles Hang]] by defeating it in the preliminaries. WUSTL's victory over Truman C in the playoffs forced a tiebreaker for the 2nd Place, Undergraduate, and Division II titles, which the WUSTL team won. [http://justpredictions.webs.com/quizbowl/09ACFFall_teamdetail.html#t7]
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===2010-2011===
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Kevin was the top scorer on the Truman State team which took second at WashU's mirror of the 2010 [[ACF Novice|Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] tournament on September 25th. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=19&page=teamdetail#t3] Along with [[Jared McNett]], he was also the director of Truman's [[ACF Fall]] mirror. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10573] He also served as treasurer for the [[Truman State]] team in the Fall and as the vice-president in the Spring.
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===2011-2012===
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Along with team president [[Jared McNett]], Kevin co-directed Truman's [[ACF Fall|2011 ACF Fall]] mirror.
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===2012-2013===
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Kevin was a member of the Truman State A team which placed 3rd overall in the [[ACF Fall|2012 ACF Fall]] mirror hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1159/stats/combined/]
  
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===Awards===
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[http://www.naqt.com/stats/player.jsp?contact_id=51477 NAQT Results for Kevin Robb]
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* High Scorer (5th), [[WashU|Washington University in St. Louis]] mirror of the [[2010 ACF Novice|2010 ACF Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament]] [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=19&page=individuals]
  
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 30 March 2021

Kevin Robb
Noted subjects Chemistry
Past colleges Truman State University (2009-2013)
High school Francis Howell Central High School (2005-09)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Kevin Robb is a former player for Truman State University. He also played quiz bowl in high school at Francis Howell Central.

Career

High School

Kevin played for the Francis Howell Central High School team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. He spent three of his four years on the B team, which he captained during his junior year. Kevin played on the A team his senior year.

Kevin was a high scorer in the Two Saints Conference in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, and a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the 2008 Helias Tournament. [1] [2] Similarly, a B team led by Kevin managed to reach playoffs at the Washington High School Scholar Classic that same year, with Kevin coming in second overall in scoring. [3]

Awards

College

2009-2010

Kevin's first collegiate event was the 2009 ACF Fall tournament hosted at Missouri. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced Truman C team which took third at the tournament. [6]

Kevin was also a member of the Truman State B team which took first at the 2010 Midwest SCT to claim a bid to attend the 2010 ICT. [7] Along with fellow freshmen Kevin Lang and Jared McNett, he played on the Truman State team which took 24th of 32 teams at the 2010 NAQT ICT after going 3-11 (including a tiebreaker game not featured in NAQT's results). [8]

Along with Charlie Fritz and David Lanza, Kevin was a member of the open team "We Hate Each Other" which won the 2010 St. Charles Open. [9] Kevin was the tournament's 7th highest scorer. [10]

2010-2011

Kevin was the top scorer on the Truman State team which took second at WashU's mirror of the 2010 Early Autumn Collegiate Novice tournament on September 25th. [11] Along with Jared McNett, he was also the director of Truman's ACF Fall mirror. [12] He also served as treasurer for the Truman State team in the Fall and as the vice-president in the Spring.

2011-2012

Along with team president Jared McNett, Kevin co-directed Truman's 2011 ACF Fall mirror.

2012-2013

Kevin was a member of the Truman State A team which placed 3rd overall in the 2012 ACF Fall mirror hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [13]

Awards

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