Thomas Jefferson Classical

Thomas Jefferson Classical
Location: Mooresboro, NC
Coaches	Sally Harbin Kimberley Lloyd
State Championships	NCASA MS: 2013
National Championships	None
National Appearances	HSNCT: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 MSNCT: 2013
Program Status	Active
School Size	1300
NAQT Page	link

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy is a K-12 charter school in Mooresboro, North Carolina. US News & World Report ranked it 5th in North Carolina for the 2012-2013 school year. Thomas Jefferson Classical is coached by Sally Harbin and Kimberley Lloyd. They host the annual Gryphon Bowl in October. Thomas Jefferson Classical fields both middle and high school teams.

History

TJ Classical is first recorded in NAQT tournament results during the 2007-2008 season, when the school sent three teams (2 JV) to South Caldwell's Western NC Shootout. In the 2008-2009 season, the school's teams placed fifth at the September Wofford Invitational, 16th at the October Viking Invitational, 17th at the December Speedway Shootout, 15th at the February Quaker Bowl and third at the JV division of the Western NC Shootout in March. TJ Classical started the 2009-2010 season with a 9th place finish out of 21 at the Crusader Cup. Two weeks later, they finished 5th at the Viking Invitational, almost tripling their previous year's score. On October 24th the school finished 17th out of 30 at the Speedway Shootout. In March TJ Classical gained 6th place at the Western NC Shootout and a week and a month later were 3rd place at the 2010 NCOAST. At the Dorman Season Ender they also placed third.

TJ Classical began the 2010-2011 season with a third place finish at Crusader Cup. A week later, A Team finished seventh at Quaker Bowl. On October 30th, their A Team won the Viking Invitational (seemingly their first NAQT set tournament victory). In January the team placed ninth at the Bulldog Brawl. In late March they were fourth at the NCASA West District Tournament. TJ Classical then won the inaugural Conway Academic Tournament and achieved 4th place at the 2011 NCASA High School Quiz Bowl State Championship a few weeks later. TJ Classical's HS A team then placed 2nd at the year's Dorman Season Ender and its MS A team won the MS division of the tournament. The year was not yet over for TJ Classical and their team attended the 2011 HSNCT, their first national championship, placing 170th.

In October 2011, TJ Classical placed second at the Newton-Conover NCASA Open and 12th at the Quaker Bowl. The school's C Team won the JV division of Crusader Cup and A Team placed fourth. At the Wake Forest Brain Summit the school's team place seventh out of eleven. They were fourth at the West District Tournament in March. At the state championship the school placed eighth. At the Dorman Season Ender the team took third place. TJ Classical began the 2012-2013 season by winning the Crusader Cup JV division and placing 13th at the varsity division. The school emerged as the victor in the NCASA Weekly Meets and again placed eighth at the Wake Forest Brain Summit. Its middle school team won the NCASA Charlotte Regionals and its high school team placed fourth. On April 13th, TJ Classical placed 2nd at the high school state championship and won the inaugural middle school state championship. The highly successful year culminated in the middle school team's 33rd place finish at the 2013 MSNCT.

The 2013-2014 season began with a tenth place finish at the Quaker Bowl. At the NCASA Robinson Fall Tournament two weeks later, the team placed 2nd in the Varsity division. At the beginning of December TJ Classical won the small Highland Tech Fall Invitational. In March, the team won the NCASA Regional Tournament West. At the High School state championships the team again placed third and went on to the 2014 HSNCT, this time finishing 194th. The 2014-2015 season began with a C Team 2nd place finish at Crusader Cup JV, with A Team placing 4th in the Varsity division. The school also hosted the inaugural Gryphon Bowl, placing second. At Dorman Fall TJ Classical gained second place and then won the small Isothermal Community College Senior Challenge. The team went on to win the NCASA Regional Tournament West again and placed third at the High School State Championship. The middle school team also won the small Isothermal Community College Junior Challenge. At the 2015 HSNCT, the high school team placed 190th. In September 2015, TJ Classical placed 17th at the Ezell-Harding Academic Tournament. Despite placing 6th at the second Gryphon Bowl, TJ Classical A won the Crusader Cup almost a month later. At the Clemson University Tiger Throwdown, A Team placed 11th out of 23. In February, the middle school team again won the Isothermal Junior Challenge and placed 2nd at the NCASA Charlotte Regional. On the same day, the high school team won the NCASA Regional Tournament West and soon after placed third at the high school state championship. The middle school team placed 9th at the middle school championship, and the high school team planned to attend the 2016 HSNCT.

External links

• School website
• NAQT Stats page