Dallas Simons

{{Infobox|Name = Dallas Simons |Image = [[Cat_in_the_Hat.jpg.png|200px|thumb] |Subjects = General, History, Classics |schoolcur = Harvard (2009-) |schoolpast = None |highschool = MLK (?-2008) | }}

Dallas Simons is a quizbowl player at Harvard. He formerly played for MLK Magnet High School in Nashville, TN.

High School

He was the top individual scorer at the 2007 NAQT HSNCT and led his team to a 2nd place finish at the 2007 PACE NSC.

In Feb. 2008, he also led the winning (HS) team at the 2008 ACF Regionals Southeast tournament, topping over 80 ppg in the process. He also lead his team to high finishes at both nationals again, taking 2nd individual scorer at HSNCT.

College

Dallas' performance at EFT3 was the subject of the Mind Games article by Christian Flow, and he has proven himself to be an dangerous member of Harvard's starting four, along with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Bruce Arthur. Most notably, Dallas was on the team that won the 2010 ICT and the 3rd place team at the 2009 ICT. His other notable victories include 2nd place at the 2009 Chicago Open.

Notable Tournaments

• 2010 ICT - 1st place (with Andy Watkins, Bruce Arthur, and Dennis Sun)
• 2010 ACF Nationals - Top Bracket (with Andy Watkins)
• 2010 ACF Regionals - 4th place (Solo)
• 2010 Penn Bowl - 1st place (with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Bruce Arthur)
• 2009 EFT - 1st place (Solo)
• 2009 Chicago Open - 2nd place (with Jerry Vinokurov, Ted Gioia, and Eric Mukherjee)
• 2009 Missouri Open at Maryland - 1st place (with Eric Mukherjee, Dan Puma, and Ted Gioia)
• 2009 ACF Nationals - 6th place (with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Bruce Arthur)
• 2009 ICT - 3rd place (with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Kyle Haddad-Fonda)
• 2009 ACF Regionals - 1st place (with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Bruce Arthur)
• 2009 Penn Bowl - 3rd place (with Ted Gioia, Andy Watkins, and Bruce Arthur)
• 2008 ACF Fall - 2nd place (with Dennis Sun and Andy Watkins)