Western Kentucky University (WKU)
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Location: Bowling Green, KY
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Current President or Coach |
Matthew Riggle
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National championships |
none
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NAQT Page |
link
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Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a college quizbowl team located in Bowling Green, KY. WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 by Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, and Shawna Felkins. The club has slowly grown over the last few seasons, and the addition of high school recruits (some dual-enrolled students from Gatton) has enhanced the team's performance in recent years.
Tournament Results
Date
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Name
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Place
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Roster
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Stats
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9/13/14
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ICCS at Kentucky
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3rd
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Abby Blandford, Jared Thompson, Jacob Menix
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[1]
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4/26/14
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2014 MUT
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3rd
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Matthew Riggle, Ella Shipp
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[2]
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03/30/14
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2014 College History Bowl
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15th
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Ella Shipp, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Aaron Whitehead
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[3]
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03/29/14
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2014 ICT
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24th
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Will Walters, Ella Shipp, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Aaron Whitehead
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[4]
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02/22/14
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ACF Regionals South at WKU
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3rd
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Alex Malone, Ella Shipp, Matthew Riggle
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[5]
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02/09/14
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2014 Mideast SCT
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2nd
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Nick Conder, Ella Shipp, Aaron Whitehead, Alex Malone, Will Walters
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[6]
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11/16/13
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DRAGOON at Alabama
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6th
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder
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[7]
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11/03/13
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ACF Fall Southeast at Georgia Tech
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6th
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Alex Malone, Nick Conder, Ella Shipp, Matthew Riggle
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[8]
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10/12/13
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MFT at WKU
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3rd
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Alex Malone, Ella Shipp
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[9]
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09/21/13
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Collegiate Novice at Kentucky
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1st
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Ella Shipp, Mark Reeves, Terence Donohue, Kassie Tuck
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[10]
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04/13/13
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2013 ICT
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10th (DII)
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Alex Malone, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Cole Phelps
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[11]
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03/03/13
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WIT at WKU
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3rd
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Joey Wallace
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[12]
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02/23/13
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ACF Regionals at WUSTL
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2nd
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Terence Donohue
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[13]
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02/09/13
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2013 Region 5 SCT
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4th (DII)
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Terence Donohue, Joey Wallace
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[14]
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11/03/12
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2012 ACF Fall
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7th
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Tommy Graven
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[15]
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10/13/12
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2012 QUARK at Alabama
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4th
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Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Joey Wallace
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[16]
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10/06/12
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2012 IFT at Athens, GA
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8th
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Nick Conder, Cole Phelps
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[17]
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04/14/12
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2012 MUT at Illinois
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15th
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Nick Conder, Joey Wallace
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[18]
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03/03/12
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2012 Peaceful Resolution
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10th
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Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Terence Donohue, Joey Wallace
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[19]
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02/04/12
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2012 Region 9 SCT
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2nd (DII)
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Nick Conder, Joey Wallace, Aaron Daley
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[20]
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11/06/11
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2011 ACF Fall South at Alabama
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7th
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Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, Terence Donohue
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[21]
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10/08/11
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2011 Missiles of October at Virginia
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9th
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Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, Cole Phelps
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[22]
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Tournaments Hosted
WKU hosts several high school tournaments a year, with the centerpiece usually being the fall WKU Hilltopper Invitational.
Current Players
The WKU team also uses Gatton Academy students in college tournaments, due to the fact that the Gatton educational program consists of their students taking a full course load of WKU classes alongside regular college students. Some of these players play for WKU on a regular basis, while others prefer high school quizbowl and only appear from time to time.
Former Players
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