Louisiana-Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | |
Location: Lafayette, LA | |
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Current President or Coach | Jake Sundberg |
National championships | None |
NAQT Page | link |
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is home to the most underrated tandem that no one knows a damn thing about, Jake Sundberg and Scott Broussard.
History
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Club for Academic Competition (which has to be the longest official name for any quizbowl organization) was founded by Matthew Hayes and another University of Louisiana student in September 2001. It has hosted an annual high school quizbowl tournament every fall since 2002.
The team has competed in NAQT sectionals every year since 2003, sometimes sending multiple teams, other times just sending one.
In 2006, the ULLCAC took home its first and only ever sectional title, winning the DII Southwest SCT with a record of 10-3, and advancing to NAQT ICT for the first time in its history.
ACF Tournaments Attended
ACF Fall 2006 was the ULLCAC's first official visit to any ACF tournament. The club had been unable to attend in the past due to the fact that its high school tournament was always run on the same day as ACF Fall.
ACF Fall 2006 at Vanderbilt: 8-6, tied for 7th place. Participating members include Jake Sundberg, Scott Broussard, Matthew Hayes, and Bryan Fontenot.
ACF Fall 2007 at Shorter College: 6-5, 16th place. Participating members include Jake Sundberg and Sumedh Deoras. Unfortunately, the team lost two round-robin matches on the last tossup, which pushed them from a spot in the "Championship Flight" to the bottom-third of an immense 21-team field.
National Tournaments Attended
2006 NAQT ICT: 5-8, 25th place.
Other Tournaments Attended
Various incarnations of the Route 66 Classic at the University of Oklahoma.
Ole Sarge Open at Texas A&M University, October 2004.
Sword Bowl Mirror at the University of Oklahoma, January 2006.
Golden Hurricane Open II at the University of Tulsa, October 2006.
Gateway Invitational Tournament XIII at WUSTL, April 2007.
Ragnarok I, September 2007.
Center of the Known Universe Open at UTC, October 2007.
College Tournaments Hosted
UL Lafayette Juniorbird Tournament, January 26, 2002
UL Lafayette Undergraduate Tournament, September 30, 2003
Old Cajun Grandma Invitational I, October 22, 2005
Gumbowl I, April 2006
Old Cajun Grandma Invitational II, October 27, 2007
High School Tournaments Hosted
UL Lafayette Annual Fall Tournament, 2002-2007
NAQT Louisiana State Championship, 2007. We are hosting this year as well, on either 3/15 or 3/29.
2007-2008 Season Results
Ragnarok I: 9-4, T-3rd place. Participating members include Jake Sundberg, Joe Torres, and Anthony Mai -- although the latter two split duties due to CUT rules.
COTKU: 2-7, 9th place. Participating members include Jake Sundberg, Sumedh Deoras, Joe Torres, and Kevin Maher. Got in a bad accident the day before the tournament but still went play.
ACF Fall 2007: 6-5, 16th place. Participating members include Jake Sundberg and Sumedh Deoras.
Active Players
Jake Sundberg (Senior, Captain)
German Acuna (Senior)
Charmika Stewart (Senior)
Sumedh Deoras (Junior)
Kevin Maher (Junior)
Anthony Mai (Freshman)
Joe Torres (Freshman)
Officers
Jake Sundberg, President
German Acuna, Vice President
Joe Torres, Secretary
Charmika Stewart, Treasurer
Retired/Inactive Players/Alumni
Matthew Hayes (Case Western Reserve)
Michael Williams, Jr. (Louisiana Tech)