Oklahoma
Oklahoma | |
Location: Norman, OK | |
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Current President or Coach | Evan Mooney |
National championships | None |
NAQT Page | link |
The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman,Oklahoma. Oklahoma has not fielded a strong team since the 1990's. However, Oklahoma has remained active in the local collegiate circuit.
History
The University of Oklahoma Academic Team was started in 1993 by Eric Bell and Dan Beshear. Led by Eric Bell the Oklahoma team preformed incredibly well placing third at the 1997 NCT and fourth at the ACF Nationals. After Eric Bell left Oklahoma continued to be a fairly competitive team under the leadership of Dan Beshear and Emily Moore reaching the top bracket at the ICT and ACF Nationals on several occasions. Though team quality has slowly eroded over the years, Oklahoma has fielded strong trash teams including BATTLEPLANET! and has contributed players to the TRASHional Championship team Bill O'Reilly Insert Joke Here. Oklahoma participated in the 2012 SCT and won a three-team Division One with a 6-5 record. They used to host the Boren Cup, a high school tournament on IS questions.
Alumni/Notable current members
- Eric Bell
- Dan Beshear
- Emily Moore
- Kyle Gregory
- Caleb Kendrick
- Kunal Naik
- Andrew Chandler
- Maggie Larkin
Notable National Results
- 1998 ACF Nationals-4th
- 1998 ICT DI-20th
- 1998 ICT DII- 6th
- 1999 ACF Nationals-10th
- 2000 ICT-8th