Robert Muñiz
| Robert Muñiz (pictured playing in the finals of the 2017 FJCL Novice State Certamen Championship) | |
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| Noted subjects | History, Literature, Fine Arts, Mythology, Classics, Sports, Generalist |
| High school | Midtown Classical (2018 - |
| Middle school | Midtown Classical (2014 - 2018) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
General
Robert Muniz (Class of 2022) is a quiz bowl player for Midtown Classical, a homeschool collective coached by Kevin Cox in Tallahassee, Florida.
Notable Achievements
Robert was named NAQT's MS Player of the Week for the week of October 14, 2017. He was named an All-Star at the 2016 MSNCT (6th grade), at the 2017 MSNCT (7th grade), at the 2017 HSNCT (7th grade), and at the 2018 MSNCT (8th grade). Robert won the 2016 Elementary History Bee, the 2017 7th Grade History Bee, and the 2018 8th Grade History Bee. He placed second in the inaugural Elementary Academic Bee, losing to Shiva Oswal in the finals. Two years later, he won the 2018 Middle School Academic Bee. Robert also holds the NAQT record for most powers in a game (17) and highest individual PPG (285), acheived during the Fourth Annual Egghead Invitational.
Teams
Robert has been a member of the Midtown Classical quiz bowl program since 2014, becoming the captain of its A-team in 2016. Midtown Classical teams placed 13th, 8th, and 5th in the MSNCT (2016, 2017, and 2018), 3rd at the 2016 Academic Bee in the elementary division, and 5th and 3rd at the Middle School History Bowl (2016, 2017, 2018). In 2018, Robert captained Midtown Classical to a second-place finish at the 2018 US Academic Bowl.