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Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Current President or Coach	President: Michael Chuber (2013–present) Advisor: Mike Hundley
National championships	none
NAQT Page	link

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public land-grant university located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Its quizbowl team, the Academic Competition Organization at Virginia Tech (VT-ACO), participates in ACF, mACF, NAQT, and various other kinds of tournaments.

History

VT-ACO was founded during fall semester 1995 by undergraduate students Jeff Ford, Dennis Loo, and Jason Thweatt. In the words of the club's constitution, its founding mission was to "promote greater campus participation in College Bowl and other academic invitational tournaments by overseeing the administration of the intramural College Bowl tournaments, sponsoring other campus activities, and selecting teams for intercollegiate play."

One of the greatest moments in the team's history was when it made it to the 2007 NAQT ICT at the University of Minnesota. They finished 14th out of the 32 schools in Division II. Their top three players were Sarah Mahood, Martin Davis, and Michael Hundley, with respective PPTHs of 2.41, 0.69, and 0.65. Mahood was the fourth highest scorer in the division.

In 2010, former Maryland player Dan Goff transferred to Tech from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Elected VT-ACO's president the following year, he helped to bring the team back after a three year period of declining membership and relative inactivity.

Team members

VT-ACO yearbook photo, 1996

VT-ACO yearbook photo, 2007

Current roster

Former players

Landis Atkinson, '11
Eliot Brenner, '99
Jeff Ford
Dan Goff, '13 (President, 2011–2013)
Michael Hundley
Waldon Jue, '01 (President, XXXX–2001)
Dennis Loo, '99
Sarah Mahood, '07 (President, 2004–2007)
Emily Neal, '10 (President, 2007–20XX)
Harry White, '13
Tim Work, '04 (President, 2003–2004)
Joseph Sanderson, '04 (President, 2001–2002)
Jason Thweatt, '97
Doug Turnbull, '04 (President, 2002–2003)

External links

Official Website
VT-ACO on Facebook

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 VT-ACO was founded during fall semester 1995 by undergraduate students [[Jeff Ford]], [[Dennis Loo]], and [[Jason Thweatt]]. In the words of the club's constitution, its founding mission was to "promote greater campus participation in [[College Bowl]] and other academic invitational tournaments by overseeing the administration of the intramural College Bowl tournaments, sponsoring other campus activities, and selecting teams for intercollegiate play."
-One of the greatest moments in the team's history was when it made it to the [[2007 ICT|2007 NAQT ICT]] tournament in Minneapolis. They finished 14th out of the 32 schools in [[Division II]]. Their top three players were [[Sarah Mahood]], [[Martin Davis]], and [[Michael Hundley]], with respective PPTHs of 2.41, 0.69, and 0.65. Mahood was the fourth highest scorer in the division.
+One of the greatest moments in the team's history was when it made it to the [[2007 ICT|2007 NAQT ICT]] at the [[Minnesota|University of Minnesota]]. They finished 14th out of the 32 schools in [[Division II]]. Their top three players were [[Sarah Mahood]], [[Martin Davis]], and [[Michael Hundley]], with respective PPTHs of 2.41, 0.69, and 0.65. Mahood was the fourth highest scorer in the division.
 In 2010, former [[Maryland]] player [[Dan Goff]] transferred to Tech from [[J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College]]. Elected VT-ACO's president the following year, he helped to bring the team back after a three year period of declining membership and relative inactivity.