St. Margaret's

The St. Margaret's quizbowl and history bowl teams (also listed as "St. Margaret's Episcopal" in rankings & standings) have represented the Tartans of St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, CA since the beginning of the 2018-19 competition season. Both the SMES history & quizbowl programs were established in 2018 by history specialist Nate Kang (Class of 2022), a seasoned veteran of NHBB and four-time national semifinalist in the bee, in his first year at the school.

Accolades, Trophies, & Titles Won

In February 2019, at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, St. Margaret's took home its first official hardware, winning its first-ever history bowl regional championship. SMES defeated Arcadia C by 70 in the championship. (The round was moderated by tournament director Noah Prince.) Nate Kang played solo at this tournament.

In April 2019, Kang soloed St. Margaret's junior varsity team to a 19th place finish nationwide at the 2019 National History Bowl national championships in Arlington, VA.

Current roster

J.V.

• Nate Kang (captain)
• Nirmay Nanjappa
• Hunter Smith

Varsity

• Lauren Spalding (captain)
• Ian Schulze
• Nihar Nanjappa
• Matthew Rosenthal

Coach: vacant [History bowl: Simon Fellowes (de facto); general quizbowl: Jeff Jablonski (de facto)]