Missouri
| University of Missouri | |
| Location: Columbia, MO | |
|---|---|
| Current President or Coach | Itamar Naveh-Benjamin |
| National championships | |
| NAQT Page | link |
This article describes the Quiz Bowl team of the University of Missouri. For Quiz Bowl in the state of Missouri, see Missouri (State)
The University of Missouri Quizbowl Club is the official collegiate quizbowl organization of the University of Missouri's flagship campus at Columbia (also known as MU or Mizzou). The team attends circuit tournaments regularly in its home state as well as the surrounding area. The team actively hosts both high school tournaments and college tournaments as an organization and serves to assist in the efforts of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance.
History
The current incarnation of the team at Missouri began in 2008, when the club was re-founded by Charlie Dees and Alex Dzurick. Prior to this, the history of the club is a little more unclear. A competitive circuit team (that is, beyond CBI) did exist on campus as late as 2006, on which Jason Mueller competed, and NAQT records have entries for Missouri in tournaments as early as the 1996 Midwest SCT. Incomplete records date as far back as 1994's CBI Regionals.
For results from previous seasons, please see Missouri historical results.
2014-2015
| Tournament | Host Location | Finish | Team Members | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 PADAWAN | Truman State | 1st | Itamar Naveh-Benjamin, Jack Miller, James Dolezal and Avery Wagner | Statistics |
| 2014 Penn Bowl | WUSTL | 3rd | Itamar Naveh-Benjamin, Jack Miller, James Dolezal and Avery Wagner | Overall |
| 2014 DEES | Missouri | 3rd | Itamar Naveh-Benjamin & Avery Wagner | Statistics |
| 2015 MUT | Kansas State | 1st | James Dolezal & Itamar Naveh-Benjamin | Statistics |
Hosted Events
Note: Some quizbowl events that occur on the Missouri campus are not officially affiliated with the team. The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance frequently utilizes facilities due to Columbia's centralized location. While the Missouri team itself is not the host for these events, team members often staff MOQBA events. The NAQT Missouri Qualifier has been held at MU since 2010, and from 2010-2012 the Pre-Nationals tournament was held at MU. In addition, the campus is the official site for the MSHSAA state championship quizbowl tournament and the Missouri Scholars Academy Scholar Bowl, but these events are unaffiliated in any way with the Missouri team.
2008-2009
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - November 1, 2008
- Tiger Bowl I - January 24, 2009
- Brock Landers Memorial Open (mirror of Harvard International) - April 18, 2009
- Missouri Open - June 6, 2009
2009-2010
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 10, 2009
- ACF Fall (regional) - October 31, 2009
- Tiger Bowl II - December 5, 2009
- Mort Walker Invitational - February 13, 2010
2010-2011
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 16, 2010
- Tiger Bowl III - December 4, 2010
- Columbia After-School City Championship - January 19, 2011 (in conjunction with Rock Bridge)
- Mort Walker Invitational - February 12, 2011
2011-2012
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 22, 2011
- Tiger Bowl IV - December 3, 2011
- BARGE - January 15, 2012
- Mort Walker Invitational - February 11, 2012
2012-2013
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 20, 2012
- Tiger Bowl V - December 1, 2012
- Mort Walker Invitational - February 2, 2013
- Missouri Open - July 6, 2013
2013-2014
- Collegiate Novice 4 - September 28, 2013
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 19, 2013
- Tiger Bowl VI - January 25, 2014
- 2014 ACF Regionals - February 22, 2014
- DISCO - August 9, 2014
2014-2015
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 18, 2014
- DEES - November 22, 2014
- Tiger Bowl VII - January 31, 2015
2015-2016
- Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 17, 2015
- Missouri Open - October 31, 2015
- Tiger Bowl - February 14, 2016
2016-2017
Going into the 2016-2017 season, the University of Missouri Quiz Bowl Club was ranked at #22 according to the hsquizbowl.org Official Preseason Poll, as curated by Mike Cheyne. This was the highest rank for an SEC team.
Current Players
- Itamar Naveh-Benjamin (formerly Hickman)
- Avery Wagner (Hickman)
- Daniel Raymon (Rock Bridge)
- James Dolezal (Hickman)
- Andrew Kessel (Hickman)
- Gabriel Ort (Southern Boone)
- Jack Miller (Wheaton North, IL)
- Jared Kaufman (Wayzata, MN)
- Salah Daghlas (Rock Bridge)
- Diana Harmata (Hickman)
- Luke Schuster (Pilot Grove)
- Alex Harmata (Hickman)
Leadership
Presidents
- Itamar Naveh-Benjamin (2014-present)
- Avery Wagner (2013-2014)
- Jacob Billingsley (2011-2013)
- Alex Dzurick (2009-2011)
- Charlie Dees (2008-2009)
- unknown (2005-2008)
- Jason Mueller (2004-2005)
- unknown (2003-2004)
- Mark Ealick (2002-2003)
- unknown (1999-)
- Scott Brinker (????-1999)
Treasurers
- James Dolezal (2014-present)
- Greg Lindsey (2012-2014)
- Alex Dzurick (2009-2012)
- Charlie Dees (2008-2009)