User:Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson began his quiz bowl career at Cuba High School, where he became the first player in Missouri history to be a member of four state championship teams (1995-'98) and was a perennial All-State player. As a high school player, Paul's teams made the playoffs at two national tournaments and he was a member of the 1998 Missouri team at the National Tournament of Academic Excellence at Disney World. Paul then played four years for University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T), earning a berth at the 2001 NAQT Division II ICT in St. Louis.

Paul joined NAQT as a writer in 2004, and became organizer for Missouri tournaments in 2005. Paul continues to moderate quiz bowl events across the United States, and advises Missouri teams on national competition. A founding member of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance, Paul was elected president in January 2010.