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The earliest records of IU's quiz bowl team date to around the year 2000. Led by [[Wesley Mathews]], Indiana tied for 10th at the [[2004 ICT]].
 
The earliest records of IU's quiz bowl team date to around the year 2000. Led by [[Wesley Mathews]], Indiana tied for 10th at the [[2004 ICT]].
  
The team then went inactive until [[Justin Hawkins]] arrived from [[Maryland]] in 2019 and set about building a new team from scratch. IU has since accumulated a strong team largely composed of PhD students, which secured the school's first top bracket finish at [[2024 ACF Nationals]].
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A team was briefly formed in 2007 by [[Carlo Angiuli]] and [[Nick Matchen]], former teammates at [[New Trier]], and [[Luke Pacold]], formerly of [[St. Ignatius]]. This incarnation of the team ended no later than the end of the 2008–2009 competition year.
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In 2019, [[Justin Hawkins]] arrived from [[Maryland]] and set about building a new team from scratch. IU has since accumulated a strong team largely composed of PhD students, which secured the school's first top bracket finish at [[2024 ACF Nationals]].
  
 
= Notable Players and Alumni =
 
= Notable Players and Alumni =
 
[[Alex Akridge]]
 
[[Alex Akridge]]
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[[Justin Hawkins]]
 
[[Justin Hawkins]]
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[[Danila Kabotyanski]]
 
[[Danila Kabotyanski]]
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[[Wesley Mathews]]
 
[[Wesley Mathews]]
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[[Jakob Myers]]
 
[[Jakob Myers]]

Latest revision as of 17:34, 20 May 2024

Indiana University-Bloomington
Location:
Bloomington, Indiana
National championships none
NAQT Page link
Not to be confused with Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis.

Indiana University-Bloomington (IU) is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system and is located in Bloomington, Indiana.

History

The earliest records of IU's quiz bowl team date to around the year 2000. Led by Wesley Mathews, Indiana tied for 10th at the 2004 ICT.

A team was briefly formed in 2007 by Carlo Angiuli and Nick Matchen, former teammates at New Trier, and Luke Pacold, formerly of St. Ignatius. This incarnation of the team ended no later than the end of the 2008–2009 competition year.

In 2019, Justin Hawkins arrived from Maryland and set about building a new team from scratch. IU has since accumulated a strong team largely composed of PhD students, which secured the school's first top bracket finish at 2024 ACF Nationals.

Notable Players and Alumni

Alex Akridge

Justin Hawkins

Danila Kabotyanski

Wesley Mathews

Jakob Myers