Jakob Myers
| Jakob Myers | |
| Noted subjects | History |
| Current college | Michigan State |
| High school | Naperville North (2013–2017) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Jakob Myers is a freshman at Michigan State University and formerly played at Napervile North High School. He was an honorable mention to the 2015–16 HSQBRank All-World Teams and the 2016–17 Player of the Year. Myers is particularly known for his strength on NAQT questions, and as a high school freshman, he led his JV team to victory at the 2014 NAC.
After inexplicably not competing at either HSNCT or PACE in 2016, Myers helped Team Illinois win HSAPQ NASAT. At the 2017 HSNCT, Myers was the tournament leading scorer after the preliminaries. At the tournament's conclusion, he had broken Adam Silverman's record for powers in a single HSNCT (116 to Silverman's 105), and Matt Jackson's 2010 record for most correct tossups in a single HSNCT (211 to Jackson's 206). Myers led his Naperville North team to third place overall in the tournament. He was also the leading scorer on Team Illinois that cleared the field to win the 2017 NASAT.
After transitioning to college quiz bowl, Myers has continued to excel, tying for second in powers during the preliminaries of the D1 2018 NAQT ICT as a college freshman.
Myers is also known for being the primary force behind Illinois Quizbowl Memes.
Notable Accomplishments
- IHSSBCA All-Sectional & All-State (First Team) 3x (2015–17)
- HSNCT All-Star 2x (2015, 2017)
- HSNCT preliminary rounds leading scorer (2017)
- NSC All-Star (2017)
- Team Illinois selection 2x (2016, 2017)
- HSAPQ NASAT champion 2x (2016, 2017)