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{{Infobox|Name = John John Groger
 
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'''John John Groger''' is a player for [[Columbia]] and former player for The [[Miami Valley School]]. His brother, [[William Groger|William]], also played for Miami Valley. The duo was notable for repeatedly breaking the [[Hoppes-Mikanowski limit]]. He was nominated by the [[National Quizbowl Awards]] for ninth grade player of the year in 2017 and was voted the top high school player in the country in the 2020 [[Groger Ranks]] player poll.<ref>https://grogerranks.com/2020/07/06/2019-20-hsqb-player-poll-results/</ref> He is also a founder of [[GrogerRanks]], which succeeded [[Fred Morlan]]'s [[HSQBRank]] as the premier ranking of high school quizbowl teams.<ref>https://grogerranks.com/members/</ref>
  
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==Career==
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===Middle school===
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John John consistently played with his brother William, captaining the team that won the first two iterations [[Ohio Middle School State Championship]]. The brothers would place t-8th at the [[2015 MSNCT]] and 5th in [[2016 MSNCT|2016]]. John John was the third place tournament all-star at the 2016 MSNCT.
  
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===High school===
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John John began playing on the high school team at local events beginning in seventh grade, typically with his brother.
  
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John John Groger was a player for The Miami Valley School who graduated in 2020. He was voted the top high school player in the country in the [[Groger Ranks]] player poll in 2020. His brother, [[William Groger|William]], currently plays.
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In 2016, John John led Miami Valley in the newly-inaugurated Charter-and-Private division to 2nd at the [[2017 SSNCT]], where he was the third-place all-star.
  
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==Middle School==
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He was the first-place freshman rising star award at the [[2017 HSNCT]] and the tenth place all-star at the [[2018 HSNCT]], at which Miami Valley placed t-20. He was on the Miami Valley team that placed 34th at the [[2018 NSC]] and won the JV title.
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===2014-2015===
 
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As a seventh grader, John John played on the winning team of Aquilla I at Olentangy Liberty and [[Ohio Middle School State Championship|the first Middle School State Championship in Ohio]], as well as the [[2015 MSNCT]], in which Miami Valley tied for eighth place.
 
  
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===2015-2016===
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John John placed 3rd in the 2017 JV [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bee]]. In 2018, he placed 11th in National History Bowl playing solo and attended the [[2018 International History Olympiad]], where he earned gold in the Ancient History and History of STEM bees as part of the 4th place Ohio team.
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John John captained the team to wins at Give Thanks for Quizbowl II and the [[Ohio Middle School State Championship|2016 State Championship]]. John John also led the Olentangy Hyatts/Miami Valley chimera team, which was undefeated at the Second-Annual Copley Middle School Invitational, but was disqualified from a tournament victory. Under his leadership, Miami Valley finished in fifth place at the [[2016 MSNCT]]. He received the third place tournament all-star.
 
  
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==High School==
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He was on the 20th place Ohio B team at the [[2017 NASAT]], as well as the 3rd place Ohio A in [[2018 NASAT|2018]].
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===2014-2015===
 
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John John played on the high school team beginning in seventh grade, attending the [[Tippecanoe Academic Challenge|Tippecanoe Academic Challenge XIX]] in the JV division and the Ninth-Annual Rowdy Raider Invitational, and winning the Northmont [[Ohio Academic Competition|OAC]] Tournament (JV division).
 
  
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===2015-2016===
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John John captained his team to third place at the Sidney Fall Tournament. He also captained the team at other high school tournaments, including the [[Tippecanoe Academic Challenge|Tippecanoe Academic Challenge XX]], Wright State Fall Invitational, and the Mason Mashup Invitational, often assisted by his brother.
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===2016-17===
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As a ninth grader, John John participated in eighteen regular-season high school events, including four solo performances and two out-of-state events, winning five of them. He captained the team at the [[NAQT Ohio State Championship|Ohio State Championship]], placing third, and the [[Ohio Academic Competition|OAC]] West-Central regional site, placing third and missing qualification for the state championship. He led the team in the first-ever Charter-and-Private division at the [[2017 SSNCT]] to second place and captained the team at the [[2017 HSNCT]] and the [[2017 NSC]]. He received the third-place all-star at the SSNCT and the first-place freshman rising star award at HSNCT. At [[NASAT]], he led Ohio B and received the eight-place all-star.
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John John played in the [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bowl (JV)]] at the Miami Valley regional site, placing second, and the Ohio State Championship. At nationals, he captained the team to seventeenth place, barely missing the quarterfinals. In the [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bee (JV)]], he placed second at both regional sites and made the national finals, placing third. He also reached the semifinals in the International Geography Bee (JV).
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John John was nominated by the [[National Quizbowl Awards]] for ninth grade player of the year.
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===2017-18===
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As a tenth grader, John John was again the captain and lead scorer on Miami Valley, leading his team to another third-place finish at the [[NAQT Ohio State Championship|Ohio State Championship]], and a second place at both the OAC West Central regional site and State Championship (in the afternoon). He was the tenth place all-star at the [[2018 HSNCT]], at which the team placed twentieth. At the [[2018 NSC]], he led the team to a thirty-fourth place finish and the JV title. He played on Ohio A, which placed third at NASAT.
 
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Though not attending the [[2018 SSNCT]], John John played at the [[National History Bee and Bowl|National History Bowl (JV)]]. Playing solo in the Bowl, he placed eleventh and was the top solo team. He also made the finals of the International Geography Bee (Varsity division), the semifinals of the U.S. History Bee, and the quarterfinals of the National History Bee. He later attended the International History Olympiad, earning gold medals in the Ancient History and History of STEM Bees and medaling or making the finals in several other events, including the International History Bee. The Ohio team placed fourth in the International History Bowl.
 

Latest revision as of 22:40, 30 September 2021

John John Groger
Noted subjects Geography, History, Fine Arts, Generalist
Current college Columbia (2020-)
High school Miami Valley (2016-2020)
Middle school Miami Valley (2014-2016)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

John John Groger is a player for Columbia and former player for The Miami Valley School. His brother, William, also played for Miami Valley. The duo was notable for repeatedly breaking the Hoppes-Mikanowski limit. He was nominated by the National Quizbowl Awards for ninth grade player of the year in 2017 and was voted the top high school player in the country in the 2020 Groger Ranks player poll.[1] He is also a founder of GrogerRanks, which succeeded Fred Morlan's HSQBRank as the premier ranking of high school quizbowl teams.[2]

Career

Middle school

John John consistently played with his brother William, captaining the team that won the first two iterations Ohio Middle School State Championship. The brothers would place t-8th at the 2015 MSNCT and 5th in 2016. John John was the third place tournament all-star at the 2016 MSNCT.

High school

John John began playing on the high school team at local events beginning in seventh grade, typically with his brother.

In 2016, John John led Miami Valley in the newly-inaugurated Charter-and-Private division to 2nd at the 2017 SSNCT, where he was the third-place all-star.

He was the first-place freshman rising star award at the 2017 HSNCT and the tenth place all-star at the 2018 HSNCT, at which Miami Valley placed t-20. He was on the Miami Valley team that placed 34th at the 2018 NSC and won the JV title.

John John placed 3rd in the 2017 JV National History Bee. In 2018, he placed 11th in National History Bowl playing solo and attended the 2018 International History Olympiad, where he earned gold in the Ancient History and History of STEM bees as part of the 4th place Ohio team.

He was on the 20th place Ohio B team at the 2017 NASAT, as well as the 3rd place Ohio A in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ https://grogerranks.com/2020/07/06/2019-20-hsqb-player-poll-results/
  2. ↑ https://grogerranks.com/members/
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