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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 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.
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{{Infobox|Name = Nate Kang
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|Subjects = History, Jazz, Sports, Literature, U.S. Politics
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|schoolcur = [[NYU|New York University]] (2022–)
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|highschool = [[St. Margaret's]] (2018–22)
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|middleschool = Grace Classical (2015–17)<br>Camelot Academy (2017–18)
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|firstname = Nathaniel
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|lastname = Kang
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'''Nathaniel Kang''' is a [[quizbowl]] player for the [[NYU|NYU Violets]]. In high school, he [[captain]]ed [[St. Margaret's]] and was founder of the team.
  
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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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==Career==
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===Middle school===
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In middle school, Kang exclusively played [[NHBB]]; between 2015 and 2018, he was a semifinalist at History Bee nationals four consecutive years.
  
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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.
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===High school===
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As a freshman, Nate began playing general quizbowl in addition to History Bowl. Kang was the national champion of the 2018 JV [[Sports & Entertainment Bee]] and placed 7th in the 2019 JV [[US History Bee]].
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Kang was the top varsity individual scorer at the [[NAQT]]-sanctioned tournaments [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5405/stats/varsity_prelims/individuals/ DNE II] in 2018 (86.67 ppg) and [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7127/stats/varsity_prelims/individuals/ PPT V] in 2021 (113.00 ppg). He was also selected as an All-Star at [[2022 SSNCT]], finishing in the top four individual scorers in the Open division with a ppg of 105.83.
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==Writing==
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He was a writer for [[ERIS]], a novel-level set produced in 2020.
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[[Category:Middle school players active in 2015]]
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 27 October 2024

Nate Kang
Noted subjects History, Jazz, Sports, Literature, U.S. Politics
Current college New York University (2022–)
High school St. Margaret's (2018–22)
Middle school Grace Classical (2015–17)
Camelot Academy (2017–18)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Nathaniel Kang is a quizbowl player for the NYU Violets. In high school, he captained St. Margaret's and was founder of the team.

Career

Middle school

In middle school, Kang exclusively played NHBB; between 2015 and 2018, he was a semifinalist at History Bee nationals four consecutive years.

High school

As a freshman, Nate began playing general quizbowl in addition to History Bowl. Kang was the national champion of the 2018 JV Sports & Entertainment Bee and placed 7th in the 2019 JV US History Bee.

Kang was the top varsity individual scorer at the NAQT-sanctioned tournaments DNE II in 2018 (86.67 ppg) and PPT V in 2021 (113.00 ppg). He was also selected as an All-Star at 2022 SSNCT, finishing in the top four individual scorers in the Open division with a ppg of 105.83.

Writing

He was a writer for ERIS, a novel-level set produced in 2020.

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