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{{Infobox|Name =  Kevin Robb
 
{{Infobox|Name =  Kevin Robb
|Subjects = Chemistry, Music
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|Subjects = Chemistry
 
|schoolcur = [[Truman State|Truman State University]] (2009-  )
 
|schoolcur = [[Truman State|Truman State University]] (2009-  )
 
|schoolpast = N/A
 
|schoolpast = N/A
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=Playing History=
 
=Playing History=
==Middle School==
 
Kevin played in middle school for [[Saeger Middle School]] after being introduced to Quiz Bowl by his gifted program teacher there, Mrs. Debbe Van Beers.
 
 
 
==High School==
 
==High School==
 
Kevin played for the [[Francis Howell Central|Francis Howell Central High School]] team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. He spent three of his four years on the B team, which he captained during his junior year. Kevin played on the A team his senior year.  
 
Kevin played for the [[Francis Howell Central|Francis Howell Central High School]] team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. He spent three of his four years on the B team, which he captained during his junior year. Kevin played on the A team his senior year.  
  
Notably, Kevin was a high scorer in the [[Two Saints Conference]] in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, and a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the [[Helias Tournament|2008 Helias Tournament]] (for comparison, the A team including [[Charles Hang]] and math specialist George Yu, the team's top players, took 4th). [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1680&start=100] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1578] Similarly, a B team led by Kevin managed to reach playoffs at the [[Washington High School Scholar Classic]] that same year, with Kevin coming in second overall in scoring, while the A team including George but not Charles failed to place. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1561]  
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Kevin was a high scorer in the [[Two Saints Conference]] in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, and a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the [[Helias Tournament|2008 Helias Tournament]]. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1680&start=100] [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1578] Similarly, a B team led by Kevin managed to reach playoffs at the [[Washington High School Scholar Classic]] that same year, with Kevin coming in second overall in scoring. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1561]  
 
 
Thus, Kevin was a key player in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons, serving an important generalist role in support of the team's top players such as Peter Creedon and [[Charles Hang]]. He competed at most of the tournaments the team attended.
 
  
 
===Awards===
 
===Awards===
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==College==
 
==College==
 
===2009-2010===
 
===2009-2010===
Kevin's talents finally became apparent with his first collegiate event, the [[ACF Fall|2009 ACF Fall]] tournament hosted at [[Missouri]]. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced [[Truman State|Truman C]] team which took third at the tournament after nearly upsetting the [[WUSTL|Washington University in St. Louis]] team led by former teammate [[Charles Hang]] by defeating it in the preliminaries. WUSTL's victory over Truman C in the playoffs forced a tiebreaker for the 2nd Place, Undergraduate, and Division II titles, which the WUSTL team won. [http://justpredictions.webs.com/quizbowl/09ACFFall_teamdetail.html#t7]
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Kevin's first collegiate event was the [[ACF Fall|2009 ACF Fall]] tournament hosted at [[Missouri]]. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced [[Truman State|Truman C]] team which took third at the tournament. [http://justpredictions.webs.com/quizbowl/09ACFFall_teamdetail.html#t7]
  
Kevin was also a member of the Truman State B team which took first at the [[2010 SCT#Region 11 (Midwest)|2010 Midwest SCT]], beating out a [[WUSTL]] team led by [[Spencer Fish]] and a team from [[Harding]] to claim a bid to attend the [[2010 ICT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21339] Along with fellow freshmen [[Kevin Lang]] and [[Jared McNett]], he played on the [[Truman State]] team which took 24th of 32 teams at the [[2010 ICT|2010 NAQT ICT]] after going 3-11 (including a tiebreaker game not featured in NAQT's results). [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21995]  
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Kevin was also a member of the Truman State B team which took first at the [[2010 SCT#Region 11 (Midwest)|2010 Midwest SCT]] to claim a bid to attend the [[2010 ICT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21339] Along with fellow freshmen [[Kevin Lang]] and [[Jared McNett]], he played on the [[Truman State]] team which took 24th of 32 teams at the [[2010 ICT|2010 NAQT ICT]] after going 3-11 (including a tiebreaker game not featured in NAQT's results). [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21995]  
  
 
Along with [[Sabrina Fritz]] and [[David Lanza]], Kevin was a member of the open team "We Hate Each Other" which won the [[2010 St. Charles Open]]. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2118] Kevin was the tournament's 7th highest scorer. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=StCharlesCC&id=2&page=individuals]
 
Along with [[Sabrina Fritz]] and [[David Lanza]], Kevin was a member of the open team "We Hate Each Other" which won the [[2010 St. Charles Open]]. [http://www.moquizbowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2118] Kevin was the tournament's 7th highest scorer. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=StCharlesCC&id=2&page=individuals]
  
 
===2010-2011===
 
===2010-2011===
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Kevin was the top scorer on the Truman State team which took second at WashU's mirror of the 2010 [[ACF Novice|Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] tournament on September 25th. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=19&page=teamdetail#t3] Along with [[Jared McNett]], he was also the director of Truman's [[ACF Fall]] mirror. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10573] He also served as treasurer for the [[Truman State]] team in the Fall and as the vice-president in the Spring.
  
Kevin was the top scorer on the Truman State team which took second at WashU's mirror of the 2010 [[ACF Novice|Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] tournament on September 25th. [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=19&page=teamdetail#t3] Along with [[Jared McNett]], he was also the director of Truman's [[ACF Fall]] mirror. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10573] He also served as treasurer for the [[Truman State]] team in the Fall and as the vice-president in the Spring.
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===2011-2012===
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Along with team president Jared McNett, Kevin co-directed Truman's [[ACF Fall|2011 ACF Fall]] mirror. At the [[2012 SCT#Region 11 (Midwest)|2012 Midwest SCT]] tournament, the Truman A team consisting of Kevin and Jared placed seventh. In the individual standings, Jared placed 5th and Kevin placed 10th overall. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=4164]
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===2012-2013===
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Kevin was a member of the Truman A team which placed 3rd overall in the [[ACF Fall|2012 ACF Fall]] mirror hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1159/stats/combined/]
  
 
===Awards===
 
===Awards===

Revision as of 22:48, 15 January 2013

Kevin Robb
Noted subjects Chemistry
Current college Truman State University (2009- )
Past colleges N/A
High school Francis Howell Central High School (2005-09)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Kevin Robb is a senior and the former vice-president of the Academic Competition Organization at Truman State University. He also played Quiz Bowl in high school at Francis Howell Central.

Playing History

High School

Kevin played for the Francis Howell Central High School team coached by Kathryn Keierleber. He spent three of his four years on the B team, which he captained during his junior year. Kevin played on the A team his senior year.

Kevin was a high scorer in the Two Saints Conference in 2008 on the basis of tossups answered despite only playing four of seven games, and a B team consisting of Kevin and several of the team's other generalists placed in the top 8 at the 2008 Helias Tournament. [1] [2] Similarly, a B team led by Kevin managed to reach playoffs at the Washington High School Scholar Classic that same year, with Kevin coming in second overall in scoring. [3]

Awards

College

2009-2010

Kevin's first collegiate event was the 2009 ACF Fall tournament hosted at Missouri. Kevin was a solid contributor on the well balanced Truman C team which took third at the tournament. [6]

Kevin was also a member of the Truman State B team which took first at the 2010 Midwest SCT to claim a bid to attend the 2010 ICT. [7] Along with fellow freshmen Kevin Lang and Jared McNett, he played on the Truman State team which took 24th of 32 teams at the 2010 NAQT ICT after going 3-11 (including a tiebreaker game not featured in NAQT's results). [8]

Along with Sabrina Fritz and David Lanza, Kevin was a member of the open team "We Hate Each Other" which won the 2010 St. Charles Open. [9] Kevin was the tournament's 7th highest scorer. [10]

2010-2011

Kevin was the top scorer on the Truman State team which took second at WashU's mirror of the 2010 Early Autumn Collegiate Novice tournament on September 25th. [11] Along with Jared McNett, he was also the director of Truman's ACF Fall mirror. [12] He also served as treasurer for the Truman State team in the Fall and as the vice-president in the Spring.

2011-2012

Along with team president Jared McNett, Kevin co-directed Truman's 2011 ACF Fall mirror. At the 2012 Midwest SCT tournament, the Truman A team consisting of Kevin and Jared placed seventh. In the individual standings, Jared placed 5th and Kevin placed 10th overall. [13]

2012-2013

Kevin was a member of the Truman A team which placed 3rd overall in the 2012 ACF Fall mirror hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [14]

Awards

External References

NAQT Results for Kevin Robb