The state of Missouri usually fields a high school all-star team.
National Tournament of Academic Excellence (Panasonic)
During the days of the National Tournament of Academic Excellence, Missouri often fielded a team coached by longtime North Kansas City coach Larry Allen.
Known teams and results
| Year
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Place
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Known team members
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| 1999
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4th
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Members of North Kansas City
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| 2000
|
3rd
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Ryan Manuel (Blue Springs), Jeff Dazey (NKC), Adam Hill (Nixa), Mike Ruby (Liberty), Jon Matthew (NKC)
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| 2001
|
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Greg Martin (Savannah), Adam Hill (Nixa), Kit Dawson (Truman), Jon Matthew (NKC)
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| 2002
|
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Melissa McCush (Savannah), Kyle Hill (Liberty), Jon Matthew (NKC), Matt Conway (Boonville), Caleb Overman (NKC)
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| 2003
|
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Chris Ottolino (Parkway Central), Kyle Hill (Liberty), Hoan Nguyen (NKC), Caleb Overman (NKC)
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| 2004
|
2nd
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Darren Wood (Savannah), Kim Kerr (Savannah), Taige Hou (Webb City), Michael Richards (Liberty), Tom Crowley (Savannah)
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| 2005
|
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Jimmy Li (Parkway Central), Michael Richards (Liberty), Tom Crowley (Savannah), David Hoffelmeyer (Savannah), Nate Kinast (Thomas Jefferson)
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| 2006
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3rd
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David Hoffelmeyer (Savannah), Andrew Hoekzema (Westminster Christian), Brandon Thomas (Mound City), Nate Kinast (Thomas Jefferson), Charles Dees (NKC)
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| 2007
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2nd
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John Ahlfield (Liberty), Terin Budine (Savannah), Charles Dees (NKC), Stephanie Hull (Liberty), Nate Kinast (Thomas Jefferson)
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| 2008
|
no team
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| 2009
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no team
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NASAT
The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance has sponsored a team for NASAT every year since that tournament began in 2010.
A Team
| Year
|
Place
|
Record
|
Team members
|
Coach
|
| 2010
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12/16
|
5-11
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Charlie Fritz (Villa Duchesne), Grant Gates (NKC), Ikshu Neithalath (Clayton), Nick Rupel (Parkway Central)
|
Paul Nelson
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| 2011
|
9/10
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4-10
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Craig Chval (Rock Bridge), Charlie Fritz (Villa Duchesne), Ikshu Neithalath (Clayton), Ben Zhang (Ladue)
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Jason Loy
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| 2012
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6/13
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8-6
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Jialin Ding (Ladue), Alex Meneses (Clayton), Max Schindler (Ladue), Ben Zhang (Ladue)
|
Jason Loy
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| 2013
|
1/13
|
14-2
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Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang (all from Ladue)
|
Jason Loy
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| 2014
|
8/17
|
10-6
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Jialin Ding (Ladue), Jared Lockwood (Hallsville), Kisan Thakkar (Ladue), Ben Zhang (Ladue)
|
Jason Loy
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| 2015
|
10/12
|
3-13
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Alex Harmata (Hickman), Evan Heronemus (Savannah), Jared Lockwood (Hallsville), Parth Parikh (Hannibal)
|
Jason Loy
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| 2016
|
t9/15
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7-7
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Alex Harmata (Hickman), Parth Parikh (Hannibal), Tim Quintanilla (Hannibal), Joe Stitz (Washington)
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Jason Loy
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| 2017
|
t5/25
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9-5
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Alex Donovan (MICDS), Raj Paul (Ladue), Cole Phinney (Washington), Joe Stitz (Washington)
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Jason Loy and David Dennis
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| 2018
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6/29
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8-6
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William Gentry (St. Joseph Central), Akshay Govindan (Ladue), Raj Paul (Ladue), Em Powers1 (Louisiana)
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Jason Loy and David Dennis
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| 2019
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15/23
|
10-4
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Akshay Govindan (Ladue), Samuel Lockwood (Hallsville), Raj Paul (Ladue), Em Powers1 (Louisiana)
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Jason Loy and David Dennis
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1 under the name "Michael Powers"
B Team
HSAPQ has allowed states to bring multiple teams to NASAT since 2016. Missouri fielded its first B team in 2017.
| Year
|
Place
|
Record
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Team members
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| 2017
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t14/25
|
8-7
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Matt Chalem (Washington), Ganon Evans (Francis Howell), William Gentry (St. Joseph Central), Sophia Johnson (Washington)
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| 2018
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19/29
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4-10
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Savannah Dillard (Thomas Jefferson Independent), Ganon Evans (Francis Howell), Collin Gentry (St. Joseph Central), Ben Husting (Helias)
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| 2019
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17/23
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5-9
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Savannah Dillard (Thomas Jefferson Independent), Samantha Doepker (Washington), Collin Gentry (St. Joseph Central), Frederick Rivas-Giorgi (St. Joseph Central)
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C Team
Missouri fielded its first C team in 2019.
| Year
|
Place
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Record
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Team members
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| 2019
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t18/23
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4-10
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Garrett Blum (Thayer), Ansh Gupta (St. Joseph Central), Louis Li (Ladue)
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2020 Team Missouri
As the 2020 NASAT was cancelled due to COVID-19, MOQBA was unable to field any all-star teams. However, they did release a list of all-star players (not sorted into teams), as well as a list of honorable mentions [1].
| Year
|
Type
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Members (unsorted)
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| 2020
|
All-stars
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Lauren Blakemore (Hallsville), Garrett Blum (Thayer), Savannah Carmichael (Orchard Farm), Yuvan Chali (Ladue), Savannah Dillard (Thomas Jefferson IDS), Samantha Doepker (Washington), Owen Farra (St. Louis Patriots), Gabe Forrest (College Heights Christian), Ansh Gupta (St. Joseph Central), Louis Li (Ladue), Sam Lindsey (St. Louis Patriots), Joel Miles (Raymore-Peculiar), Frederick Rivas-Giorgi (St. Joseph Central)
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| 2020
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Honorable mentions
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Audrey Bush (Washington), Samantha Dill (Weaubleau), Alfonso Franco (North Kansas City), Ryan Huynh (North Kansas City), Michael Joseph (Poplar Bluff), Asher Lidsky (Columbia Independent), Caleb Martonfi (Eldon), Mason Mitchell (Palmyra), Maia Pritchett (Houston), Chase Sponenberg (Kickapoo), Mukund Viswanadha (Parkway West), Teague Whitney (Columbia Independent), Max Yang (Ladue)
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Links
Team Missouri page on MOQBA website