Difference between revisions of "Jake Sundberg"
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| − | [[Jake Sundberg]], a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics, was the president of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] Club for Academic Competition from 2005 to 2010. He is also the club's leader in nearly all statistical areas. He is consistently a top scorer in competitions in the southeast and southwest regions, finishing in the top 5 in scoring in every tournament he has played in but one since the start of the 2008-2009 season. He currently plays | + | [[Jake Sundberg]], a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at [[Alabama]], was the president of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] Club for Academic Competition from 2005 to 2010. He is also the club's leader in nearly all statistical areas. He is consistently a top scorer in competitions in the southeast and southwest regions, finishing in the top 5 in scoring in every tournament he has played in but one since the start of the 2008-2009 season. He currently plays for [[Alabama]]. |
| − | In his first term as president, the "A-Team" won the 2006 Southwest D2 SCT and advanced to the [[NAQT ICT]], held at the [[University of Maryland]]. They defeated [[Tulane]] 330-210 in the championship game to advance to [[ICT]]. | + | In his first term as president, the "A-Team" won the 2006 Southwest D2 SCT and advanced to the [[NAQT ICT]], held at the [[University of Maryland]]. They defeated [[Tulane]] 330-210 in the championship game to advance to [[ICT]], where they unfortunately finished tied for 26th. Also, in his first campaign as president, the team consisting of [[Jake Sundberg]], [[Scott Broussard]], [[Sumedh Deoras]], and [[German Acuna]] won the 2006 [[Sword Bowl]] mirror held at the [[University of Oklahoma]]. |
| − | + | Jake is one of the worst D1 players in the month of January, historically. Over the last four years, he has led his team to an astonishingly horrible 8-37 record at [[SCT]]. This only reflects on the fact that he is lazy. | |
| − | His strengths as a player are math, physics, sports, literature, Japan, and general knowledge. | + | His strengths as a player are math, physics, sports, literature, Japan, and general knowledge, as well as buzzer fakes. His scoring abilities don't diminish with respect to difficulty level, either. He also adjusts very well to new teammates, given that his team has had a different lineup at almost every tournament he has attended since 2004. |
| − | == Individual Results == | + | == Move to Alabama == |
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| + | It is known that Jake and [[Jonathan Thompson]] have been rivals for the past five years. There have been too many games that have gone down to the last tossup between [[ULL]] and [[Alabama]] over the last five years that Jake basically loathed playing against [[Alabama]] and hence joined them. The rivalry between [[ULL]] and [[Alabama]] is most easily explained as follows: it is the quizbowl equivalent of what Saints/Falcons was before the 2000's. Jake decided to join [[Alabama]] because they were the only team that took any interest in him. | ||
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| + | == High School Career == | ||
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| + | Jake (which is Jake's actual name) played for Westgate in New Iberia, Louisiana from 2001-2004, where the team underwent three coaching changes. Despite this fact, Jake matured into a decent player over time and contributed lots of science-y questions to his team which was lacking in that area. His general knowledge base began to grow when he began losing teammates due to retirements, which is an unfortunate trend in his quizbowl life. The team had a winning record in all four seasons during Jake's tenure. | ||
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| + | == Recent Individual Results == | ||
== 2007-2008 Season == | == 2007-2008 Season == | ||
| − | 5th at [[Ragnarok I]] | + | 5th at [[Ragnarok I]]. |
| − | 4th at [[ACF Fall 2006]] Southeast | + | 4th at [[ACF Fall 2006]] Southeast. |
| − | 9th in D1 at [[COTKU]] | + | 9th in D1 at [[COTKU]]. |
| − | 1st at [[Old Cajun Grandma Invitational II]] | + | 1st at [[Old Cajun Grandma Invitational II]]. |
== 2008 - 2009 Season == | == 2008 - 2009 Season == | ||
| − | 4th at [[EFT]] Mirror at [[Florida State]] | + | 4th at [[EFT]] Mirror at [[Florida State]]. |
| − | 3rd at NAQT Sectionals | + | 3rd at NAQT Sectionals. |
| − | 1st at [[MUT]] Mirror | + | 1st at [[MUT]] Mirror. |
== 2009 - 2010 Season == | == 2009 - 2010 Season == | ||
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2010 [[MUT]] Mirror at [[Alabama]]. | 2010 [[MUT]] Mirror at [[Alabama]]. | ||
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[[Category:People]] [[Category:Louisiana-Lafayette]] | [[Category:People]] [[Category:Louisiana-Lafayette]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 19 August 2010
Jake Sundberg, a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at Alabama, was the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Club for Academic Competition from 2005 to 2010. He is also the club's leader in nearly all statistical areas. He is consistently a top scorer in competitions in the southeast and southwest regions, finishing in the top 5 in scoring in every tournament he has played in but one since the start of the 2008-2009 season. He currently plays for Alabama.
In his first term as president, the "A-Team" won the 2006 Southwest D2 SCT and advanced to the NAQT ICT, held at the University of Maryland. They defeated Tulane 330-210 in the championship game to advance to ICT, where they unfortunately finished tied for 26th. Also, in his first campaign as president, the team consisting of Jake Sundberg, Scott Broussard, Sumedh Deoras, and German Acuna won the 2006 Sword Bowl mirror held at the University of Oklahoma.
Jake is one of the worst D1 players in the month of January, historically. Over the last four years, he has led his team to an astonishingly horrible 8-37 record at SCT. This only reflects on the fact that he is lazy.
His strengths as a player are math, physics, sports, literature, Japan, and general knowledge, as well as buzzer fakes. His scoring abilities don't diminish with respect to difficulty level, either. He also adjusts very well to new teammates, given that his team has had a different lineup at almost every tournament he has attended since 2004.
Move to Alabama
It is known that Jake and Jonathan Thompson have been rivals for the past five years. There have been too many games that have gone down to the last tossup between ULL and Alabama over the last five years that Jake basically loathed playing against Alabama and hence joined them. The rivalry between ULL and Alabama is most easily explained as follows: it is the quizbowl equivalent of what Saints/Falcons was before the 2000's. Jake decided to join Alabama because they were the only team that took any interest in him.
High School Career
Jake (which is Jake's actual name) played for Westgate in New Iberia, Louisiana from 2001-2004, where the team underwent three coaching changes. Despite this fact, Jake matured into a decent player over time and contributed lots of science-y questions to his team which was lacking in that area. His general knowledge base began to grow when he began losing teammates due to retirements, which is an unfortunate trend in his quizbowl life. The team had a winning record in all four seasons during Jake's tenure.
Recent Individual Results
2007-2008 Season
5th at Ragnarok I.
4th at ACF Fall 2006 Southeast.
9th in D1 at COTKU.
1st at Old Cajun Grandma Invitational II.
2008 - 2009 Season
4th at EFT Mirror at Florida State.
3rd at NAQT Sectionals.
1st at MUT Mirror.
2009 - 2010 Season
2nd at Old Cajun Grandma Invitational.
4th at EFT Mirror at the University of Texas.
1st at COTKU, a mirror of THUNDER.
9th at ACF Fall at Georgia Tech.
3rd at NAQT SCT Southwest at the University of Texas.
3rd at Penn Bowl Mirror at ULL.
Scoring Titles
Four, Old Cajun Grandma Invitational II.
2009 COTKU at UT-Chattanooga.