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| − | '''Kristin Strey''' is a tournament host and question writer in Illinois. | + | '''Kristin Strey''' is a tournament host and question writer in Illinois. She is the current coach of [[Winnebago]]. |
| − | Kristin is a former player from [[Winnebago]] High School, graduating in 2007. With [[Brad Fischer]], | + | Kristin is a former player from [[Winnebago]] High School, graduating in 2007. With her husband, [[Brad Fischer]], Strey founded quiz bowl clubs at [[Rock Valley College]] and [[Northern Illinois University]], where she served as the president of the Quiz Bowl Association until she graduated in 2010. Through those organizations, she hosted or co-directed several tournaments, including [[The Decemberist]] and [[Huskie Bowl]]. She is the director of the [[Scholastic Community Outreach Program]] (SCOP), an organization that produces introductory-level questions for new players and the [[Bergstrom Stateline]] Junior Quiz Bowl questions. |
| − | + | Strey spends a great deal of time working in the [[Stats]] room of various tournaments. | |
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| + | ==Coaching== | ||
| + | From 2010-2012, Strey and Fischer were assistant coaches at [[IMSA]] under head coach [[Noah Prince]]. | ||
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| + | From 2022-2024, while her child attended the school, Strey coached at [[Thurgood Marshall School]], a gifted academy for middle schoolers in Rockford, IL. | ||
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| + | In the 2014-15 season, Strey returned to Winnebago as head coach. Under her tenure, Winnebago has finished in the top-4 at the [[IHSA]] State Tournament including 4th (2019), 3rd (2022), 3rd (2023), & 2nd (2024). | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
| + | In 2013, Strey and Brad Fischer were co-recipients of the [[Robert Grierson Friend of Scholastic Bowl Award]] for their work in hosting tournaments and for developing SCOP. | ||
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| + | In 2022, Strey was named the recipient of the [[Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award]] for ''her tireless commitment to outreach and resource creation to make the game of quizbowl more accessible for new coaches, players, writers, and everyone in between''. | ||
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| + | In 2023, Strey was named recipient of the Karen Niemeier Award, the small school recipient of the [[IHSSBCA Coach of the Year]]. | ||
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| + | |year = 2022 | ||
| + | |previous = [[Ben Herman]] | ||
| + | |next = TBD | ||
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[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category: Northern Illinois]] | [[Category: Northern Illinois]] | ||
[[Category: Winnebago]] | [[Category: Winnebago]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:42, 30 September 2024
Kristin Strey is a tournament host and question writer in Illinois. She is the current coach of Winnebago.
Kristin is a former player from Winnebago High School, graduating in 2007. With her husband, Brad Fischer, Strey founded quiz bowl clubs at Rock Valley College and Northern Illinois University, where she served as the president of the Quiz Bowl Association until she graduated in 2010. Through those organizations, she hosted or co-directed several tournaments, including The Decemberist and Huskie Bowl. She is the director of the Scholastic Community Outreach Program (SCOP), an organization that produces introductory-level questions for new players and the Bergstrom Stateline Junior Quiz Bowl questions.
Strey spends a great deal of time working in the Stats room of various tournaments.
Coaching
From 2010-2012, Strey and Fischer were assistant coaches at IMSA under head coach Noah Prince.
From 2022-2024, while her child attended the school, Strey coached at Thurgood Marshall School, a gifted academy for middle schoolers in Rockford, IL.
In the 2014-15 season, Strey returned to Winnebago as head coach. Under her tenure, Winnebago has finished in the top-4 at the IHSA State Tournament including 4th (2019), 3rd (2022), 3rd (2023), & 2nd (2024).
Awards
In 2013, Strey and Brad Fischer were co-recipients of the Robert Grierson Friend of Scholastic Bowl Award for their work in hosting tournaments and for developing SCOP.
In 2022, Strey was named the recipient of the Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award for her tireless commitment to outreach and resource creation to make the game of quizbowl more accessible for new coaches, players, writers, and everyone in between.
In 2023, Strey was named recipient of the Karen Niemeier Award, the small school recipient of the IHSSBCA Coach of the Year.
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