Jacob O'Rourke

Jacob O'Rourke
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Noted subjects	History, Sports, Theater Lit, Visual Arts
Current college	Truman State (2010-Present)
High school	Pacific (2009-2010)
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT

Jacob O'Rourke is a Senior 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.

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

Tournaments Played

• Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at WUSTL [1]
• 2010 ACF Fall at Truman State [2]
• 2011 SCT at Missouri State, where he placed 5th individually in D-II [3]
• 2011 ACF Regionals at WUSTL [4]
• 2011 MUT at Rock Bridge High School [5]

2011-2012

Tournaments Played

• Missiles of October at Rock Bridge [6]
• 2012 SCT at Oklahoma State [7]
• 2012 ICT in Chicago, IL [8]

Notable Finishes

• Third at SCT; qualified the team for ICT.

2012-2013

Tournaments Played

• Penn-ance at WUSTL [9]
• 2012 ACF Fall at Wisconsin[10]
• 2013 ACF Regionals at WUSTL [11]
• 2013 ICT in Chicago, IL [12]
• 2013 MUT at Illinois [13]

Notable Finishes

• First Place at 2013 ACF Regionals

2013-2014

Tournaments Played

• Michigan Fall at WUSTL [14]
• 2013 Penn Bowl at Wash U [15]
• DRAGOON at Kansas State

Writing

• 2012 and 2013 CMST sets (served as bid coordinator in 2013)
• HSAPQ Freelance Writer (2012-Present)
• Missouri Open 2013 History Writer/Editor

Directing

• 2012 Kirksville Tournament
• QUARK with Jared McNett
• 2013 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville
• 2013 Region 11 SCT with Jared McNett
• 2013 Western Invitational
• 2013 ACF Fall

Upcoming

• 2014 MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville