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{{Infobox|Name = Jacob O'Rourke
 
{{Infobox|Name = Jacob O'Rourke
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|Subjects = History, Sports, Theater Lit, Visual Arts
 
|Subjects = History, Sports, Theater Lit, Visual Arts
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|schoolcur = [[Truman State]] (2010-Present) [[Category: Truman State]] [[Category:People]] [[Category:Players active in 2011]] [[Category: Players active in 2012]] [[Category: Missouri Quizbowl Alliance]]
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|schoolpast= [[Truman State]] (2010-2014)
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|highschool = [[Pacific]] (2009-2010)
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|highschool = [[Pacific]] (2009-2010); [[Kirksville]] (2012-2014) [Assistant Coach]; [[Washington (Missouri High School)]] (2014-Present) [Assistant Coach]
 
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'''Jacob O'Rourke''' is a Junior quiz bowl player and current Vice President of the Truman State Academic Competition Organization. Jacob freelance writes for [[HSAPQ]], and is also a member of [[MOQBA]] and staffs several high school tournaments throughout the state, including directing the [[Kirksville Tournament]] in 2012.
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'''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=
 
=Playing History=
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==College==
 
==College==
 
===2010-2011===
 
===2010-2011===
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Jacob's first tournament during the 2010-2011 season was the [[Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] Tournament. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/314/stats/collegiate_novice/standings/] After [[2010 ACF Fall]] at Truman State[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/758/stats/acf/standings/], his next tournament was the [[2011 SCT]] at Missouri State, where he placed 5th individually in D-II. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/271/stats/division_2/individuals/] Since playing harder tournaments such as ACF Regionals[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/311/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t14], he has realized how much work he still has to do, and has begun studying harder to improve. His last tournament was the 2011 MUT mirror at Rock Bridge High School, where Truman A placed 4th.[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/268/stats/combined/standings/]
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* [[Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] at [[WUSTL]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/314/stats/collegiate_novice/teamdetail/#t5]
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* [[2010 ACF Fall]] at Truman State [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/758/stats/acf/teamdetail/#t4]  
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* [[2011 SCT]] at [[Missouri State]], where he placed 5th individually in D-II [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/271/stats/division_2/individuals/]  
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* [[2011 ACF Regionals]] at [[WUSTL]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/311/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t14]  
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* [[2011 MUT]] at [[Rock Bridge]] High School [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/268/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t10]
  
 
===2011-2012===
 
===2011-2012===
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The 2011-2012 season saw Jacob play on many high placing Truman teams, including at the [[Missiles of October]] mirror at Rock Bridge [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/56/stats/complete/] and the [[2012 SCT]] at Oklahoma State, where his team ultimately earned a bid to participate in the [[2012 ICT]][http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=39102]. He placed 10th individually in Division II at the ICT. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3872]
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* [[Missiles of October]] at Rock Bridge [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/56/stats/complete/teamdetail/#t6]  
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* [[2012 SCT]] at [[Oklahoma State]] [http://naqt.com/stats/individual-performance.jsp?team_member_id=137281]
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* [[2012 ICT]] in Chicago, IL [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3872]
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====Notable Finishes====
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* Third at SCT; qualified the team for ICT.
  
 
===2012-2013===
 
===2012-2013===
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Jacob directed Truman's mirror of QUARK, which was won by WUSTL. He also played on the team that attended Penn-ance and finished 4-6 (where he finished tied for 9th individually). At ACF Fall 2012 at Wisconsin, his team won the Division II title and he finished fifth in overall scoring after the prelims[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1159/stats/acf_fall_prelims/individuals/].
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* [[Penn-ance]] at [[WUSTL]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1136/stats/overall/teamdetail/#t0]
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* [[2012 ACF Fall]] at [[Wisconsin]][http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1159/stats/acf_fall_prelims/individuals/]
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* [[2013 ACF Regionals]] at [[WUSTL]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1300/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t1]
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* [[2013 ICT]] in Chicago, IL [http://www.naqt.com/stats/individual-performance.jsp?team_member_id=207674]
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* [[2013 MUT]] at [[Illinois]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1383/stats/combined/]
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====Notable Finishes====
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* First Place at 2013 ACF Regionals
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===2013-2014===
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* [[Michigan Fall Tournament]] at [[WUSTL]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1602/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t5]
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* 2013 [[Penn Bowl]] at Wash U [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1694/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t5]
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* [[DRAGOON]] at [[Kansas State]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1729/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t0]
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* [[SUBMIT]] at [[Southeast Missouri State|SEMO]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1947/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t2]
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* [[2014 ACF Regionals]] at [[Missouri]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2152/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t4]
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* [[2014 ACF Nationals]] at [[Columbia]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1641/stats/overall/playerdetail/#p1_27]
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* [[2014 MUT]] at [[Illinois]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2225/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t4]
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====Notable Finishes====
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* First Place at the Kansas State Mirror of [[DRAGOON]].
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* Division II Champion at the [[Missouri]] mirror of [[2014 ACF Regionals]].
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==Post-College Opens==
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* 2014 St. Louis Open-with [[Ben Zhang]], Jeffrey Wang and Patrick Naughton [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2262/stats/st._louis_open_iii_-_academic/teamdetail/#t1]
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* Mirror of [[Ottawa Hybrid]] 2014 at WUSTL-with David Dennis [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2262/stats/st._louis_open_iii_-_hybrid/teamdetail/#t2]
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* 2014 [[Missouri]] Mirror of [[DISCO]]-with Ben Zhang [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2315/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t3]
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* 2015 Oxford Open North America Open Mirror-with [[Jake Sundberg]], [[Ramapriya Rangaraju]] and [[Eric Douglass]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2911/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t2]
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* [[2015 VCU Open]] Mirror at [[WUSTL]]-with Jason Loy, David Dennis and Eric King [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3034/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t0].
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* Historature at 2018 ICT-with [[Mike Sorice]], [[Nathan Weiser]] and [[Jason Zhou]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5075/stats/final_standings/teamdetail/#t9]
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* 2018 St. Louis Open-with [[William Bordowitz]], Sophia Johnson and Matt Chadbourne [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5117/stats/all_rounds/teamdetail/#t0]
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* 2018 St. Louis Open Trash-with [[Ryan Rosenberg]] and [[Tamara Vardomskaya]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5123/stats/results/teamdetail/#t1]
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* 2018 Chicago Open Trash-with [[Andy Walz]], David Dennis and [[Tyler Ritchie]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5130/stats/playoffs/teamdetail/#t12]
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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]
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* WORLDSTAR (part of Side Event Open at UIUC)-with Ramapriya Rangaraju, [[Halle Friedman]] and [[Michael Coates]]
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* 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]
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* Super ACRONYM at UIUC-with [[Chinmay Kansara]], [[Ramapriya Rangaraju]] and [[Tyler Ritchie]] [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5836/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t8]
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=Writing/Editing=
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* 2012 [[Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] (Writer)
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* 2012 and 2013 [[CMST]] sets (served as bid coordinator in 2013)
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* [[HSAPQ]]: Freelance Writer (2012-2014); Full Writer (2014-2017)
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* Missouri Open 2013 History Writer/Editor
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* [[PADAWAN]] writer training tournament (Wrote History, Literature, Mythology Tossups)
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=18660 WHAQ (High School level)]-Head Editor
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19515 Eisenhower Memorial Tournament]-wrote History, 1 Trash Tossup
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=20041 WHAQ II]-Head Editor
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20129 Don DeLillo Presents WAO II]-American history, American literature, logistics
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20424 Stevenson Memorial Tournament]-writer
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=21382 WHAQ III]-Head Editor
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=21421 CAST]-History (American, European, Ancient/Other), Literature (American, British, Other)
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=22817 LOGIC]-Head Editor
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22581 Michigan Winter Tournament]-Literature (British, European, World/Other)
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=24470 MOQBA Novice]-Head Editor
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=23565 Matt Civijanovich Memorial Tournament]-Co-Head Editor/Oversight (with [[Ganon Evans]])
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=24284 CATT]-Head Editor
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25236 NEWT]-Head Editor
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25034 MRNA VACCINE]-European and Classical Literature
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25755 KICKOFF] -Head Editor and Pop Culture
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25922 KICKOFF Novice] -Pop Culture
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26088 SANDS] -Logistics
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25839 MRNA II] -writer
  
 
=Directing=
 
=Directing=
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Jacob has also directed 2 tournaments: the Kirksville Tournament, which had 10 teams and was won by Kirksville A, and Truman's QUARK Mirror, which was won by WUSTL.
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12333&p=236515 2012 Kirksville Tournament]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13242 QUARK] with [[Jared McNett]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13365 2013 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13894 2013 Region 11 SCT] with [[Jared McNett]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13752 2013 Western Invitational]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14639 2013 ACF Fall]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15091 2014 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15085 2014 Central SCT] with [[Houston Roberts]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15255 Truman Bowl V] with [[Houston Roberts]]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17778 Washington University Fall Academic Tournament] with [[Richard Yu]]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18781 Eureka Kickoff Tournament] with [[Michael McDonald]]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18732 Washington University Fall Academic Tournament II] with [[Sean Phillips]]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19977 2017 St. Louis Open-NASAT Mirror]
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* [http://moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3431 Eureka Kickoff Tournament II] with [[Michael McDonald]]
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* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20170 Washington University Fall Academic Tournament III] with [[Sean Phillips]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21484 Penn Bowl at Truman State] with [[William Bordowitz]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21546 Washington University Fall Academic Tournament IV] with [[Vishal Puppala]]
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* [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21997 WUHSAC XXI] with [[Erik Tomasic]]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22660 St. Louis Open 2019 Academic]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22524 Chicago Open 2019]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23178 Penn Bowl at Truman State] with [[William Bordowitz]]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23051 Washington University Fall Academic Tournament V] with [[Em Powers]]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23503 WUHSAC XXII]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23989 LOGIC Online]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=378971 IKEA Lower Midwest, Texas and Rockies Mirror]
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* [https://moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3793 Patriot Academic Tournament] with [[Sean Phillips]]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24741 WUHSAC XXIII]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24872 MOQBA Novice Online]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23639 Chicago Open 2021]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25560 Patriot Academic Tournament II]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25579 WUHSAC XXIV]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25622 Chicago Open 2022]
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* [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26317 WUHSAC XXV]
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[[Category: Players active in 2014]]
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 28 June 2023

Jacob O'Rourke
ORourke2.jpg
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

2011-2012

Notable Finishes

  • Third at SCT; qualified the team for ICT.

2012-2013

Notable Finishes

  • First Place at 2013 ACF Regionals

2013-2014

Notable Finishes

Post-College Opens

Writing/Editing

Directing

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