Sycamore (Indiana middle school)
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Sycamore School is a small Preschool-8th school in Indianapolis, Indiana for gifted students. The school offers quiz bowl to its seventh and eighth graders. However, it operates a club open to all middle schoolers
Sycamore's A team has won every iteration of the IASP Junior Quiz Bowl Area Championship since its inception in 2022. At the 2024 championship, their A team, featuring Jeffrey Kirkendall, Shayen Maun, Gavin Sigua, and Evan Ting, set the all-time NAQT tournament record for points per 20 tossups heard across a tournament, with 670. This is the highest average across every tournament recorded in NAQT's database.
Tournament Wins
| Date | Tournament | Team | Record | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-22 | IASP Junior Quiz Bowl State Tournament | Sycamore A | 8-0 | 506.25 |
| 19-Nov-22 | TQBA Turkey Trot (Uber Division) | Sycamore | 8-0-1 | 430.56 |
| 04-Mar-23 | IASP Junior Quiz Bowl State Tournament | Sycamore A | 5-1 | 538.33 |
| 16-Sep-23 | TQBA Online Jamboree (Middle School Division) | Sycamore | 8-1 | 377.78 |
| 02-Dec-23 | Achaean Invitational (Division 1) | Sycamore A | 8-1 | 367.78 |
| 13-Jan-24 | Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (Junior Varsity Division) | Sycamore B | 9-0 | 434.44 |
| 24-Feb-24 | IASP Junior Quiz Bowl State Tournament | Sycamore A | 8-0 | 670.00 |
| 03-Mar-24 | KRAMIG II (MS Division) | Sycamore | 10-0 | 390.50 |
| 04-May-24 | TQBA Texas Invitational Middle School (Online) (Uber Division) | Sycamore | 10-0 | 436.50 |
MSNCT Results
| Year | Team | Place | Record | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sycamore | 21st | 7-5 | 284.50 |
| 2023 | Sycamore A | 13th | 9-4 | 339.45 |
| 2023 | Sycamore B | 8th | 10-4 | 337.58 |