Farragut
| Farragut High School | |
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| Location: Farragut, Tennessee | |
| Club Presidents | Viktoria Ohstrom and Nalin Varma |
| Coaches | Kelly Loveday for Quizbowl. Alex Shaffer for History Bowl. |
| State Championships | 2013 JV Tennessee History Bee,2014 JV Tennessee History Bowl, 2014 JV Tennessee History Bee, 2015 Varsity Tennessee History Bee |
| National Championships | 2014 JV History Bee National Championships |
| National Appearances | 2010 HSNCT, 2011 HSNCT, 2012 HSNCT, 2013 HSNCT, 2014 HSNCT, 2014 NSC, 2015 HSNCT |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 1704 |
| NAQT Page | link |
Farragut High School is a public high school located in the suburbs of Knoxville, TN. Farragut is known for several recent high finishes at various National Championships: the History Bowl team finished 2nd in the 2014 JV History Bowl, Daniel Yan won the 2014 JV History Bee, the quizbowl team finished 8th at the 2014 PACE NSC, and the History Bowl team finished 5th at the 2015 Varsity History Bowl. They have been regionally active since 2008 and recently have attended several Quizbowl and History Bowl National Championships.
2013 History Bowl and History Bee Nationals
Farragut attended the History Bowl and History Bee National Championships for the first time in 2013. The JV team was ranked quite low going into the competition after finishing 1-3 and scoring 400 points at the Tennessee State Championships due to stiff competition from Tennessee varsity powerhouses. The team surprised many by finishing 9th at the 2014 JV History Bowl National Championships with a team of only three freshmen: captain Daniel Yan, Yongyu Chen, and Kevin Hong. Yongyu Chen was also a semifinalist in the Geography Olympiad, and Daniel Yan was a quarterfinalist in the History Bee.
2013 HSNCT
At the 2013 HSNCT they tied for 50th with a team of captain Lawrence Wang(57.42 ppg), Kai Smith(20.31 ppg), Lam Tran(12.50 ppg), M.J. Badgett(8.66 ppg), and Akshay Soni(6.20 ppg). Captain Lawrence Wang was also named an All-Star for his excellent performance.
2014 History Bowl and History Bee Nationals
Farragut entered the 2014 National History Bowl as the 9th ranked team on the Madden rankings. The team consisted of captain Daniel Yan(10), Kevin Hong(10), Ronik Sheth(10), and Yongyu Chen(10). The team finished first in the preliminaries after going undefeated, and then finished first in the afternoon rounds by going 5-0 and scoring the most points. Farragut then breezed through the first through playoff rounds with a margin of victory of over 100 pts in each rounds before losing in the finals to Westview, 270-190. The second place finish in the 2014 JV History Bowl National Championships is the highest finish ever by Farragut at any National Championships.
In the individual competition, Daniel Yan was a semifinalist in the US History Bee.
In the 2014 JV History Bee National Championships, Daniel Yan scored the second most points in the preliminaries. He then won his quarterfinal group. In the semifinals, he finished in a three-way tie with two other players after 30 questions, but only two players could enter the finals. The three players played a sudden death tiebreaker, and he answered the first question(which was on J. Edgar Hoover) to advance to the finals. Chandler Burrows answered the third question after the second question went dead to advance as the other finalist. In the finals, Daniel Yan won 12-7 over Chandler to become the 2014 JV History Bee National Champion. Daniel answered with a winning buzz of "English pirates."
2014 NSC
Farragut achieved its best performance ever at a Quizbowl National Championships when they placed 8th at the 2014 NSC. The team was led by Captain Kai Smith(11), who achieved an impressive 88.89 ppg by getting 42 powers(20 points) and 76 regular tossups(10 points) and was named a tournament all-star. Daniel Yan(10) added 34.44 ppg on 18 powers and 26 tossups, Ani Perumalla(11) added 24.44 ppg on 13 powers and 18 tossups, Akshay Soni(12) added 7.78 ppg on 2 powers and 3 tossups, and Don Joo(11) added 1.11 ppg on one tossup. Captain Kai Smith was also named an all-star and played in the all-star game due to his high scoring performance.
2014 HSNCT
Farragut tied for 53rd at the 2014 HSNCT with a 7-5 record. The team consisted of captain Kai Smith(11), Yongyu Chen(10), Akshay Soni(12), Ronik Sheth(10), and Jimmy Terrell(10). Captain Kai Smith averaged a team high 82.53 points, Yongyu Chen averaged 15.24 points, Jimmy Terrell averaged 9.63 points, Ronik Sheth averaged 5.52 points, and Akshay Soni averaged -0.37 points. Captain Kai Smith was named a tournament all-star for his excellent performance.
2015 HSNCT
Farragut again tied for 53rd at the 2015 HSNCT with a 6-5 record, playing under the pseudonym "Knoxville Scholars." The team consisted of captain Kai Smith(12), Jimmy Terrell(11), and Ronik Sheth(11). Captain Kai Smith averaged 118.25 points, Ronik Sheth averaged 1.98 points, and Jimmy Terrell averaged 5.16 points. Kai Smith notably broke the individual points per 20 tossups HSNCT record by scoring 204.76 points in the first game; moreover, he was the second highest scorer in the prelims and won all-star honors for his endeavors.
Current players
Varsity
- Viktoria Ohstrom(12)-Quizbowl and History Bowl
- Nalin Varma(12)-Quizbowl
- Sam Landon(12) -Quizbowl
- Kevin Chen(11)-Quizbowl and History Bowl
- Wyatt Smith(11)-Quizbowl
- Eric Wang(11)-Mostly History Bowl, some Quizbowl
- Dennis Ross(11)-History Bowl
- Sam Calvert(11) -Quizbowl
JV
- Elliot Fang(10)-Quizbowl
- Will Hong(10)-History Bowl
- Ayush Patel(10)-History Bowl
- Eric Zhang(10) -Quizbowl
- Ronan Hix(10) -Quizbowl and History Bowl
- Roshan Varma(10) -Quizbowl
- Sam Cowell(10) -History Bowl
- Kevin Chen(10) -Quizbowl and History Bowl
- Katherine Chen(9) -Quizbowl
Former Players
- Kai Smith(2011-2015)
- Ani Perumalla(2011-2015)
- Don Joo(2011-2015)
- Lawrence Wang(2009-2013)
- Akshay Soni(2010-2014)
- Lam Tran(2010-2014)
- M.J. Badgett(2009-2013)
- Yongyu Chen(2012-2016)
- Jimmy Terrell(2012-2016)
- Ronik Sheth(2012-2016)
- Daniel Yan(2012-2016)
- Kevin Hong(2012-2016)