Smithtown West

Smithtown High School West
Location: Smithtown, New York
Club Presidents	Sajad Syed
Coaches	Robin Jacobsen and Laura Ferrante
National Appearances	NAC: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Program Status	Active
School Size	1,600
NAQT Page	link

Smithtown West is a public high school located in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York. The team regularly plays the Long Island circuit and is a competitor in Long Island's Regional Quiz Bowl league. The team has seen a recent resurgence in activity. In the 2015-2016 season, nine tournaments were played and they finally got their own QBWiki page. They also qualified for the HSNCT, NSC, and NAC in that year.

Smithtown was also a yearly competitor in MSG Varsity's The Challenge until the cancellation of the show.

They were also locally known for defeating East Brunswick three times during the 2015-2016 season, including one in the final of a tournament for their first-ever tourney victory; each of these wins was a massive upset.

The team hosted SWISS in September 2016; since then, Smithtown West has entered a long decline, though the team continues to be active in the 2019-2020 season.

Smithtown West Quiz Bulls roster
Upperclassmen Seniors (Class of 2020) Syd Rose Juniors (Class of 2021) Sajad Syed (C) Zayd Vakil Evelyn Mequia Kyle Sasso Colin Mattera		Underclassmen Sophomores (Class of 2022) Reilly Costello Kumail Syed Jensen Herbst AJ Cusati Alex Feyma Freshmen (Class of 2023) None Other Players Dilara Keser Julianna Yang		Coach/President Robin Jacobsen Assistants Laura Ferrante Other Notable People None Key (C) Captain (A) Alternate Captain

Former Players

Past Presidents are in bold.

Jade Anderson (‘19)

Marianne Lopez (‘19)

Sami Syed (‘19)

Logan Rivera (‘19)

Justin Boudreaux (‘19)

Skovhel Augustin (‘19)

Jared Paolillo (‘19)

Caroline Kelley (‘19)

Chloe Mango (‘19)

Allie Nieto (‘19)

Thomas Esposito (‘19)

Cory Zhou (‘17)

Bradley Zhou (‘17)

Victoria Savage (‘17)

Hannah Rosenthal ('17)

Joe Feldman (‘16)

John Compitello ('15)

Rebecca Cheng ('15)

Dan Kim ('15)

Caleb Zhu ('14)

Teddy Schneider ('12)

Christopher McIlwaine ('11)

Timothy Murphy ('11)

Joe McGann ('08)

Frank Mule ('07)

Brendan Price ('05)

Results

This table is incomplete; results before 2012 will be inputted someday.

Date	Tournament	Question Set	Team	Record	Rank	Stats
2/1/2020	Island Cup I: February	IS-191A	A	3-7	10/16	[1]
			B	0-10	16/16	[2]
11/16/2019	HFT XIV	HFT XIV	A	3-8	24/28	[3]
			B	4-7	20/28	[4]
			C	0-11	28/28	[5]
11/17/2018	Henderson Invitational V	IS-179	A	3-7	26/36	[6]
			B	5-5	30/36	[7]
			C	2-8	34/36	[8]
11/18/2017	LIFT XVII	IS-170	A	3-7	27/36	[9]
			B	0-10	36/36	[10]
11/11/2017	HFT XII	HFT XII	A	3-7	32/36	[11]
			B	3-7	29/36	[12]
			C	0-10	36/36	[13]
1/7/2017	KPAQT VII	IS-162	A	2-3	16/24	[14]
11/5/2016	HFT XI	HFT XI	A	6-4	12/30	[15]
11/19/2016	LIFT XVI	IS-160	A	5-5	20/36	[16]
			B	3-7	33/36	[17]
4/30/2016	VCU Season Finale IX	CALI	A	4-6	6/21	[18]
4/16/2016	KPAQT VI	IS-155A	A	9-2	1/22	[19]
			B	2-7	19/22	[20]
4/2/2016	Prison Bowl IX	Prison Bowl IX	A	2-7	20/29	[21]
3/26/2016	2016 NAQT Metro NY Championship	IS-156	A	5-5	9/16	[22]
11/14/2015	LIFT XV	IS-150	A	5-5	17/36	[23]
			B	1-9	36/36	[24]
10/17/2015	2015 Columbia Fall	2015 BASK	A	5-5	16/32	[25]
			B	0-10	36/36	[26]
11/1/2014	UDFT III	SCOP Novice 5	A	5-5	5/23	[27]
			B	2-8	10/23	[28]
11/9/2013	HFT VIII	HFT VII	A	3-6	12/34	[29]
			B	2-8	33/34	[30]
11/10/2012	HFT VII	HFT VII	A	1-9	36/36	[31]
			B	2-8	34/36	[32]